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Last week’s Air Jordan XI ‘Blackout’ created waves of excitement and envy, but the ‘Pantone’ sample and the sick collection of other Air Jordan XI samples at K-PALS 2012 was almost too much to handle. The Nike LeBron 9 was a top headline as well due to the Foamposite option on Nike iD, as well as the High-School PEs for Fairfax and SVSM. The Kobe VII ‘Cloak’ was again a popular topic, but a look at the Home Lakers colorway was also worth noting. Nike SB is picking up steam with its impressive March ’12 roll-out, the ‘Black and Tan’ SB Dunk, and the upcoming Levi’s collaboration. The Air Foamposite One ‘Galaxy’ made headlines for the second week in a row, as Sneaker News provided ‘on-feet’ images of next week’s huge release.
The Nike Air Force 1 continues its XXX exposure with the Pearl Collection, which features the Nike Air Force 1 Lux Max Air and two premium-grade Low-tops. The popular line of Ewing signature sneakers was confirmed for a release for this Summer as we received a nice teaser of the Patrick Ewing hangtags. This week also marked the release of the Reebok 25th Anniversary Workout, selling out quickly at just three select retailers in the States. Wale topped the Celebrity Feet corner with his Galaxy Foams and Air Flight Ones, while NFL All-Pro Adrian Peterson was spotted with Flint XIIIs while seated courtside at an NBA game. In the NBA, Linsanity continued while the Red Metallic Foamposites and Old Royal X become popular picks. Finally, we got a look another set of Air Jordan ‘History of Flight’ samples that went up for sale on eBay. As usual, we have the entire week in Sneaker News below, so check out the Sneaker News Weekly Rewind and get caught up on all the important news in the world of kicks!
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The Air Jordan 2012 launch, a detailed look at the Galaxy Foamposites, a color-changing Zoom Kobe – what a great week it’s been. We’ll start with Air Jordan headlines, like the official launch and media event for the Air Jordan 2012 and a first look at the Air Jordan IV ‘Knicks’. The Nike All-Star 2012 Collection was unveiled, with a closer look at the Nike signatures, the Air Flight One, and the Dunk Highs. More news from the Nike Basketball trio surfaced, like the news of a US release for the ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Kobe VII, some new LeBron 9 iD options, and some more details on some key KD IV releases. Sneaker News provided you a first detailed look at the ‘Galaxy’ Foamposite and the glow-in-the-dark soles while providing release dates and information for this extremely limited release. Single pairs from the Air Jordan History Of Flight collection began popping up for sale, reminding us how clean a simple white/red colorway can be.
Nike SB quietly released the ‘Shrimp’ Quickstrike at select stores, while more info regarding the Entourage collab stirred some debate. We were also given a teaser of the upcoming Ronnie Fieg x Asics collaboration, focusing on ‘Rose Gold’ on the GT-II. We brought you a first look at some Total Air Pillar samples in two new colorways. The Air Max 1 got a clean and simple outfit in black and reflective silver as part of the Nike USA Track & Field Pack. Sneaker News went on an editorial excursion and put a spotlight on the Nike Air Safari, which is celebrating a 25th Anniversary this year. NBA and NCAA Feet kept us entertained as well, as UNC and Georgetown debuted the Air Jordan 2012, and Superbowl Champion Victor Cruz did some victory salsa-ing in his White/Cement Air Jordan IV. Custom kicks were a hot topic toward the end of the week, with a sick ‘Galaxy’ Zoom Rookie and a Foamposite inspired by one of the Watch The Throne tracks. Keep reading to check out all this and more from a monster week in sneakers.
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February is upon us, and that means the Black History Month Collection by Nike is unveiled. In it is the Nike Basketball signature trio, the Nike Sportswear trio (Air Max 1, Blazer, Air Force 1), and the Huarache Free 2012. This week also shed light on a number of release dates of Air Jordans that are set for a Summer arrival. The Nike LeBron 9 ‘Swingman’ release a bit earlier than expected overseas, while the Kobe VII ‘Iridescent’ raised some eyebrows as well. We finally caught a viewing of the Nike Zoom KD IV ‘All-Star/Galaxy’, and pics of two early prototype samples had some buzz of their own going. NBA/NCAA Feet brought their heat as usual, but it was a recap of the New York Giants and their Air Jordans during Superbowl XLVI Media Day that was the highlight of the week. MJ broke out some Air Jordan 2012 golf shoes while out on the course, and after President Barack Obama made sneaker headlines last week, First Lady Michelle brought out her own kicks during an appearance on The Ellen Show.
After making an appearance as part of the Nike Zoom Rookie, the Nike Air Flight One will make its return in two colorways. The All-Star-specific Air Foamposite One ‘Galaxy’ has a release date as well. Staying on topic of the All-Star Game, adidas Basketball unveiled its All-Star colorways of the adidas adiZero Rose 2.5 and the adiPower Howard. The Dunk High will also be released in a pack, with a removable swoosh being the keynote feature of this All-Star collection. The Nike Lunar Hyperdunk 2012 was also introduced, featuring a combination of Lunar, Hyperfuse, and Flywire. China-based CLOT showed us their latest collaboration with Nike – the Museum Tennis Classic. Finally, a nice crop of Air Jordan custom sneakers made headlines. We’ve got all the top news listed below, so don’t miss out on Sneaker News Weekly Rewind!
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Closing out the month of January is Sneaker News Weekly Rewind, so let’s cut to the chase and get caught up in all the biggest news stories of the week. In Air Jordan news, Sneaker News showed you a sample pair of the upcoming Air Jordan VII ‘Charcoal’ while giving you some tips on how to claim the missing Air Jordan X hangtag from your recent Chicago X pick-up. A skilled artist going by the moniker A-BB dazzled the readers with his amazing Michael Jordan Series of artwork, capturing MJ and his kicks in some memorable scenes. LeBron James made some noise as we got a look at a Foamposite PE as well as a sample Mid version of the LeBron 8 ‘Flamingo’. The Kobe System seminars began, as Kobe took us through the first five levels of the Kobe System, while updates regarding the Zoom KD IV iD forced some curious, raised eyebrows. Sneaker News also showed you a quick peek at the upcoming Black History Month pack featuring a trio of Nike Bball signature models.
The first notable Quickstrike Dunk of 2012 from Nike SB came to light, as did news of an intriguing Air Jordan 1 x Nike SB collab. Nike Sportswear celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Air Force 1 by introducing elephant print as a custom option for Nike iD. This Sunday’s Pro Bowl will feature some sick Nike representation, as we showed you the three footwear models included in the 2012 Pro Bowl Pack. Other sports with sneaker recognition are obviously the NBA and NCAA, which was headlined by Rip Hamilton’s White/Cement IVs. The celebrities had a quiet week, but Mark Wahlberg and his LeBrons made some noise towards the end, while Amare Stoudemire had to resign from his Foot Locker job in New York. Collab news included the vast previewing of the Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals collection for 2012, a sick partnership between PickYourShoes and Reebok, and the Fall 2012 Missoni x Converse capsule. Sneaker News Weekly Rewind will return in February, so close out the month the right way by keeping in tune with the authority in Sneaker News.
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Anytime we get a first look at an upcoming Air Jordan Retro, excitement stirs! This week brought a first look at the Air Jordan VI ‘Olympic’ and some new images of the XI Low and the Cool Grey XII. President Barack Obama also received a special pair of Spiz’ikes from Spike Lee during the president’s trip to NYC. The ‘Swingman’ colorway of the LeBron 9 seems to be rising as one of the best LeBron releases of 2012, as is the Kobe VII ‘Year Of The Dragon’ which features a special box in the shape of a dragon’s head. Some new team-based KD IV colorways also released, while the ‘YOTD’ colorway has started to hit retailers. More Foamposite news came when we caught another look at the ‘Galaxy’ colorway, while a ‘Gem Green’ Foamposite Pro looks to be in the works for July. Nike SB previewed some interesting things scheduled for this year, like a re-release of the Pushead x Nike SB Dunk Low in ‘bleached’ form.
It was a strong week for ballers as Ray Allen flashed a sick Air Jordan XII PE and Monta Ellis rocked Space Jams during the week’s games, but the celebs weren’t too shabby either as Wale rocked the Air Jordan V ‘Tokyo 23′ and Ludacris wore the Olympic VII. Serena Williams will receive her own special capsule of tennis hear in celebration of Black History Month, kicking off a new season of tennis for Nike’s top athletes. Supreme will collaborate with Vans once again, while Burn Rubber works its magic on the New Balance MT580. Jeremy Scott’s Fall 2012 collection was previewed this week, highlighted by a ‘groovy’ bear. Finally, Nike launched the Nike+ FuelBand, revolutionizing the work-out experience of athletes worldwide with its state-of-the-art technology packaged in to a lightweight wristband. We’ve got plenty of great stories below so check out the Weekly Rewind in its entirety below!
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Welcome to Week 2 of the new year, typically filled with broken resolutions and the itch to begin a fresh year’s worth of new sneakers. Sneaker News didn’t miss a beat with all the big-time news that went down, like the ‘Year Of The Dragon’ releases that featured special-edition boxes (Air Jordan with three shelves, Kobe VII with 3-D, KD IV with a all-around ‘tattoo’-ing). The LeBron ‘Year Of The Dragon’ is actually the ‘China’ that dropped in 2011, but we still got some LBJ headlines with the surfacing of the ‘Fortune’ Magazine Sample PE, inspired by one of LeBron’s favorite magazine covers. Chris Paul and the Jordan CP3.V made some news after last week’s debut, as CP3 and designer Tom Luedecke discussed the inspiration behind the detailed design of the CP3.V. With NBA and NCAA games in full swing, we caught a glimpse at some great sneakers, like LeBron’s Red/Black PE and the Zoom KD IV PE worn by the Texas Longhorns.
Are there plans to merge Nike SB and Nike 6.0? Recent developments point to some sort of restructuring of the two Action Sports brands, possibly to form one umbrella label to cover all genres. Nike Retros are poised for a strong year, with the Diamond Turf II, Total Griffey Max ’99, Zoom Huarache 2k4, and Air Max NM all making news this past week. On the flipside, the Zoom Rookie – a Retro-inspired hybrid – caught our attention with another look at the ‘Eggplant’ as well as a look at a Black/Gold sample. On adidas’ side, the adiRose Dominate came to light with the All-Star and Lei Feng special edition releases. Celebrity Feet is always a popular section on Sneaker News, and one common name is Wale, who owned all the headlines in that category until Chi McBride broke necks with some sick Jordans. Finally, Jason Negron continued his works of Foamposite art with a ‘Knicks’ custom. We’ve got plenty more headlines below so take a look at the Sneaker News Weekly Rewind to stay on top of all-things sneakers!
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Welcome to the first Sneaker News Weekly Rewind of 2012. As you will see below, the onslaught of sick releases and events didn’t miss a beat, so let’s see what went down during the last seven days. To start off, Nike introduced the ‘Year Of The Dragon’ collection, featuring the Air Force 1, KD IV, Zoom Kobe VII, and the Air Jordan 2012. Jordan Brand unveiled the Jordan CP3.V this week at a special media event in Los Angeles, but we also brought you a better look at the new Jordan Retro box for 2012. The KD IV has risen atop the sneaker rankings, but it’s the GR colorways that we showed you this week that truly help build the following. The Zoom Kobe VII, which already has its solid group of fans, now has solid release dates for some highly anticipated colorways, but no RD yet for the crazy ‘Big Bang’ edition that showed up late this week. It all points to a great NBA Feet recap from the New Years weekend, which we gathered for you below.
Nike SB developments are always a headline here on Sneaker News, and this week brought a look at some great upcoming kicks like the 2012 vulc sole SB Dunks. Jeremy Scott won’t disappoint this Spring, as we gave you a look at some upcoming Spring releases. The Lunar Flow got an interesting premium upgrade with leather, pairing luxury with sport for a nice combo of material and design. Elsewhere in the lifestyle world, we got our first peek at a mysterious new Asics GT-II colorway courtesy of Theophilus London. The celebrities were out and about once again, with Lil’ Wayne, NY Giants Wide Receiver Victor Cruz, and SNL funny-man Jason Sudeikis making headlines. Nike launched its #MAKEITCOUNT campaign, challenging athletes to make 2012 a memorable year. Finally, Sneaker News launched the Top 30 Sneaker Of 2011 Book, giving hardcore sneaker-heads a hard copy of the best year-end sneaker review list of 2011. Check out the rest of Weekly Rewind after the jump, and brace yourself for the best sneaker news and info for 2012!
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Sneaker News is closing out 2011 in unmatched style, providing you with some great features that you will only find here. Sneaker News unveiled the preeminent year-end sneaker-list of the year – the Top 30 Sneaker of 2011 – while allowing the readers to lend their voices with the Readers’ Choice 2011 Poll. Moving on to daily news, Jordan made the most noise when news of his engagement from over the Christmas weekend made waves. The ‘Watch The Throne’ edition of the Nike LeBron 9 was finally previewed in detail this week, with a special look at the gold jewel piece that was designed by Gabriel Urist. The Kobe VI and KD IV Year of the Dragon both got some nice previews as well, with dragon detailing predominantly focusing on the heels. This week was also the debut of NBA Feet for the 2011-12 Season, as we started things off on Christmas Day.
The Nike Air Yeezy made headlines once again, but not for what you think; Kanye West, in one of his rare tweets, hinted at a Air Yeezy 3 release. Nike SB closed out 2011 with a preview of a re-hashed classic colorway – the Black/Loden SB Dunk Low. 21 Mercer celebrated the holiday by giving away limited pairs of ‘The Gift’ – a special Bespoke given out to lucky winners via a Twitter Giveaway. The Nike Air Force 1 Light also debuted, featuring a slimmed-down midsole and lining made just for the female sneakerheads. In collaborations, hip-hop producer Just Blaze will team up with Supra for a Skytop II and nonnative has its way with a New Balance CM997. Celebrity Feet was about quality and not quantity, as Jay-Z was spotted sitting courtside wearing the Air Yeezy 2. This is one great way to close out one of the biggest years in sneakers, so check out all of Sneaker News Weekly Rewind below!
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The Concords are here, the Concords are here! The biggest mass sneaker release of the year went down last night, as thousands of sneakerheads waited outside storefronts or in front of their computers, ready to claim their Concords once they became available. It was the perfect ending to one of the craziest weeks we’ve had on Sneaker News all year long. The lid on the Nike LeBron container exploded off, as we got a look at a slew of new colorways like the ‘Dunkman/Griffeys’ as well as the neck-breaking ‘Big Bang’ joints. Kobe Bryant sat down with Eric Avar to discuss the Kobe VII design, but Sneaker News quickly pointed out some upcoming colorways like the Poison Dart Frog and the ‘All-Star’. The Christmas Pack releases were also a hot topic of discussion, as four great holiday-themed colorways are currently set to drop on Christmas Day. Nike SB got into the mix, as we brought a thorough preview of Fall 2012 releases while introducing the P-Rod 6, the Challenge Court, and the FC x FP.
Celebs and NBA players were also a huge hit, as we caught a look at Wale and Justin Bieber in some heat, while LeBron James and a week’s worth of college ball-players stunned us with their on-court kicks. We finally got a nice side-profile look at the Air Yeezy 2, which last week was confirmed for a March 23, 2012 release. Ronnie Fieg’s last Asics collab or 2011 – the Mazarine Blue Gel Saga – has an official release date as well. In Foamposite news, we caught a look at a White/Silver PE of the Zoom Rookie worn by Penny himself, and Jason Negron set the bar even higher with his ‘Light-Up’ custom Foamposites. As we near the end of the 2011, Sneaker News is on a mission to determine the best sneakers of the year. How do we determine that? By introducing the second annual Sneaker News Readers’ Choice Poll, which features twenty different categories. Sneaker News has a ton of stuff for you for the remainder of the year, so check out the Sneaker News Weekly Rewind, vote in the Readers’ Choice Poll, and have a safe and happy Holiday weekend!
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We’re ticking down to the end of 2011 in the best way possible – by giving you an advanced look at the big-name releases in 2012. Starting off with Jordan Brand, the Air Jordan 2012 finally showed up in detailed view, boasting a luxurious wing-tip design with a swappable cushioning system and removable inner bootie. AJ Retros were also a huge hit, as we caught a glimpse at the upcoming Olympic Pack, a new colorway of the Air Jordan X, and a GS colorway of the Spiz’ike. The Nike Zoom Kobe VII was another hot topic this week, as we got a look at the Supreme ‘Cheetah’/Christmas and a preview of the iD options. The KD IV hits keep coming, as the Christmas, Creamsicle, and more upcoming releases wowed the crowd. The third head of the Nike Basketball kingdom also made some noise, as we brought you a look at the Cool Grey LeBron 9. We also brought you release dates for the Christmas Day releases from Nike Basketball and Jordan Brand. Of course, the biggest holiday drop is the Concords, which was featured four separate times during our Celebrity Feet features.
Announcement of the return of NBA basketball was the hottest news of late-November, and this week, NBA players finally got together to participate in Media Day. Nike Skateboarding introduced its January 2012 releases, and the Team Edition in the ‘SB Chronicles’ version made some waves as well. The most anticipated sequel in sneaker history, the Air Yeezy 2, has a confirmed release date, tentatively set sometime in March. This week’s Air Force 1 news was highlighted by the new Vachetta options for the Bespoke Experience. Levi Maestro collaborated with Vans on a pair of Old Skools, while a notable Chi-Town sneakerhead partnered with adidas Originals for two colorways of a sick Forum Mid rendition. Asics will continue its big push in 2012, as we brought you a look at some great January releases, like the ‘Infra-Cement’ Gel Lyte III. Sneaker Con NYC was a huge hit as well, as we brought a nice recap from the weekend event. Check out the rest of Sneaker News Weekly Rewind below, and remember to stay with us for all the big-time news in the world of sneakers!
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