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With the intensity of NCAA basketball boiling to up to March Madness and NCAA tournament play, it’s time to gear up in some team-inspired gear that is fitting of the current varsity-themed fashion sportswear trends. Nike Sportswear introduces the Spring 2012 Basketball Collection, highlighting a number of prominent Nike outfitted teams with a full outfit of Destroyer jackets, t-shirts, crewnecks, and of course, a set of footwear that includes the Nike Air Force 1, Nike Dunk High, and Nike Huarache BBall 2012. Continue reading for a detailed look and relive your best college days and be ‘true’ to your school by copping the NSW Spring 2012 Basketball Collection when it hits select Nike Sportswear retailers this season.
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It was clearly a deliberate omission on the part of Nike Sportswear that sees their 30th Anniversary Air Force 1 silhouette on the outside looking into this year’s NBA All-Star pack, but one that also opened the door for the ‘other’ classic basketball cornerstone of the NSW catalog. The Nike Dunk High Premium Quickstrike ‘All-Star 2012 Pack’ is the best non-SB thing to happen to this silhouette in a good while, a thematically expressive trio that features an array of spacey imagery along with the kind of industrial lettering you’d see at a space center or nuclear reactor. They come with the same supernova sockliners as the Nike Basketball signature trio and you’ll find the All-Star Dunk High Quickstrikes along with the ‘GITD’ and ‘Orlando’ Air Flight Ones, plus the ‘Galaxy’ Foamposite Ones. Suffice to say, the Thursday, February 23rd release on NikeStore is going to drain plenty of wallets; what’s your shopping strategy for 2012 NBA All-Star sneakers?
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Sneaker customizer Martin Figueroa-Ramirez is better known around these parts as ROM thanks to a range of work on the Nike Dunk High and Low silhouettes that push the boundaries of creativitiy in today’s homage-heavy custom culture. But now that he’s an established force in the custom game, ROM has seemingly switched his focus to applying that same level of detail and attention to the hottest trend going: colorway swaps. Following up on the Air Jordan VI-inspired LeBron 8 ‘Oreo’ comes the Nike Dunk High ‘UNDRDG’, a military-themed look inspired by the UNDFTD x Air Jordan IV that manages to go even further than the legendary original by adding the AJIII’s signature Elephant print to the toebox and eyestay. Given the reputation of the UNDFTD AJ4s as one of the all-time grails, we won’t even ask if these are better than their muse, but how does ROM‘s latest stack up against one of the best loved non-bred Jays ever? Click through to see the battle ready metal case and let us know if you’ll be bidding when these 1 of 1s go on sale next Monday, February 13th.
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Houston we have a problem. The problem being the multitude of NBA All-Star 2012 sneakers vying for some space in your closet. With so many pairs on their way, from Foamposites to basketball sigs to these Nike Dunk Highs, chances are you’ll need to do some picking and choosing when it comes to your purchases. We’re here to help you out with that, breaking you off with some detailed images of the Nike Dunk High Premium QS 2012 NBA All-Star Pack, a trio that keeps up with the galactic theme with their NASA flavor. Follow us after the jump for the detailed shots and stick with Sneaker News for release info on this pack as soon as it becomes available. via TTB
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Sneaker Customs have become an acceptable form of expressive art thanks to the great concepts and craftsmanship that we’ve seen over the last few years. Revive Customs is one of the major players in the ever-growing Sneaker Custom game, serving up blockbusters like the Air Jordan 1 ‘What The One’ from 2009 to his jaw-dropping Air Trainer 1 that he fashioned for Niketalk’s Help Haiti Custom Sneaker Auctions. His latest vision arrives in the form of the Dunk High, using the pair to express his interpretation of the classic tale of Jekyll & Hyde; using a wide array of materials, like the red netting on the tongue and what appears to a braided hair-like material on the toe-box border. Check out the gallery of images below and let us know what you think of this latest custom work.
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It was just yesterday that Sneaker News brought you the first word of Nike’s plans for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game beyond the Basketball division’s signature models, and today we already have an extensive detailed look. That’s just how it goes when you cram a 66-game regular season into four months, and the rapid-fire revelation of ASG-inspired releases like this new trio of Nike Dunk High Premium Quickstrikes is something we can expect to see more of as we approach the game in just over three weeks. These Dunk High Premiums carry the same NASA-inspired space theme as the Kobe VII, LeBron 9 and an all-new Air Flight One QS that just made itself known, and what they lack in cutting edge tech these Dunks make up in detailing, including removable velcro Swooshes and tongue emblems, as well as 3M reflective eyestays. There’s even a hint of that ‘Galaxy’ print common to the Kobes and LeBrons on the sockliner of each pair, so click through to take in all the details incorporated into these canvas hightops and stick with Sneaker News for updates on all the 2012 NBA All-Star sneakers. via Warped
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The ‘Big Bang’/'Galaxy’ colorways of the Kobe VII and LeBron 9 break with the traditional East blue/West red color scheme the NBA has employed in recent years and opt for a different theme during the relatively late upcoming NBA All-Star celebration in Orlando. The ASG’s proximity to NASA’s ‘Space Coast’ is a natural fit for a group of evolutionary freaks flying around through space and creating massive explosions, and we see the whole packaged from a different perspective on these new Nike Dunk High Premium Quickstrikes. Three pairs add ominous industrial text to the bodies of these wide-ranging palettes, each offering a bold-outlined removable Swoosh and Flight-winged ‘NIKE’ tongue badges for that flight jacket feel. Click through to see all of them, let us know which you like best and stick with Sneaker News for updates on all the 2012 NBA All-Star shoes. via Soleroom
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As is the case with most of our beloved classic designs, the Nike Dunk High is impeccable in its original style. The classic two-tone upper we came to know on the ‘Original 7′ college-inspired releases is one of those formulae that simply cannot miss, and Nike Sportswear has relied on this BTTYS-ish build for each of its spring 2012 releases. This new pair in Action Red and black is the Bulls answer to the University Blue UNC look, together a reminder that the Dunk and Air Jordan 1 share the same vintage and traction pattern. Click through to get a closer look at these, let us know if this stark approach is better than the comparatively calm white/V.Maize edition we most recently previewed, and expect these at select NSW retailers soon. via The Toe Box
Nike Dunk High
Black/Action Red-Black
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The Nike Dunk is an institution in the sneaker world, a model that’s been going strong for over a quarter-century with well over that still left in the tank. The Dunk is one of those foundational models that’s seen a bit of attention stolen by the newfangled lifestyle sneakers that’ve come onto the scene in the past couple years, and that’s where this newest custom release from Pimp My Kicks comes into play. Handcrafted by Hollywood’s Oliver Moore Bootmakers, the Nike Dunk Hybrid Dress collection by PMK pairs rich mahogany and olive dress leather with black authentic alligator for a mere 5 pairs each of the ‘Spy’/wingtip and ‘Soldier’/captoe Highs along with the ‘Tailor’/penny loafer Lows and another lowtop that echoes the ‘Golf Pack’ Dunk Low SB’s tassled lace cover. The quality is apparent in more images you’ll see after the jump, and in a world where we haven’t yet seen a Dunk Bespoke experience, is it possible these are some of the nicest pairs ever created? Let us know what you think and stick with Sneaker News for more custom sneaker designs.
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Nike Sportswear has taken a supremely simple approach to its two foundational classic basketball models, with the Air Force 1 relying primarily on black and/or white designs in its 30th anniversary year, and the model pictured above opting for a variety of looks based on its OG releases from 1985. The Nike Dunk High is back in another black and yellow release, this time eschewing the ubiquitous white Dunk midsole in favor of an all-Pittsburg approach to colorblocking. A black and Medium Grey pair follows the same tumbled/smooth leather distribution and color pattern, bringing the total to five for this formula this season with four of those opting for the black base. Click through for more photos so you can see how these compare to the University Blue and Varsity Red editions, and look for all of them now at select NSW accounts like Millennium Sports in LA.
Nike Dunk High
Varsity Maize/White-Black
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Black/Medium grey
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