Archive for June 16th, 2009
Yesterday, we detailed the horrific and utterly shameless looting of Los Angeles based consignment store the Holy Grail and the manager's guarded optimism of a potential reopen and recovery of goods. Today, HG's owner Richard Torres maintained that insurance would cover the estimated value of the stolen kicks, accessories and apparel. Torres and his...
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Eddie Van Halen recently filed a lawsuit against Nike, accusing the world-known brand for using the copyrighted striped pattern Van Halen made famous on his "Frankenstein" guitar without permission. The aforementioned striped pattern was used on the mid-sole of the pictured Nike Dunk Low sneakers. A spokeswoman from Nike INC. states that "Nike has not...
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Earlier this year, we previewed the Nike Air Maxim 1, and we are now receiving word that Nike's newest Air Max model has begun to arrive at retailers. The Air Maxim 1 takes the silhouette of the Air Max 1 and combines it with Flywire technology in order to give the classic sneaker a technological...
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With the Nike Hypermax already released in a couple styles, we now have our first look at a new colorway of its guard-oriented counterpart, the Nike Hyperize. This pair of the Hyperize features a white upper accented by a metallic silver grid pattern on the side panels, a grey mid-sole, white grid out-sole, and grey...
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Jordan Brand does not only care about what's on your feet, but also the feet of the little ones in your life. With the summer now under way, it's only a matter of time until children begin their hunt for the perfect shoes and lunch box to carry to school in August. Made exclusively in...
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While Jordan Brand continues to use polka dots on their sneakers, Nike has started to bring a speckle print pattern onto their high-top basketball model, the Dunk High. This style of the Dunk hosts a black base accented by volt laces, yellow speckles, a black patent leather swoosh, and a volt tongue tag. Overall, this...
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As part of the Nike SB November 2009 collection, the Bruin SB will be releasing in a new sport red colorway. The popularity of the Bruin SB has grown exponentially over the past few months, with key releases such as the Nike SB Bruins x Supreme. This pair features a sport red upper with white...
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Kobe Bryant and the Nike Zoom Kobe 4 (IV) were extremely successful this year, and Nike Basketball is hoping that Kobe's upcoming signature sneaker, the Dream Season, is also met with similar success. We have seen a couple previews of the Nike Dream Season thus far, and we now have our first look at black/white-purple...
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The AND1 Tai Chi, a basketball sneaker most known for its various colorways and unique materials, will be making a comeback later this year. The Tai Chi re-issue will consist of a couple colorways, including this pair will hosts a black leather upper accented by a suede toe box, white inner lining, a gum out-sole,...
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The Nike Zoom Soldier 3 (III) has already released in a coupkle general release (GR) styles, and we now have a look at four more GR colorways. The first style hosts a white upper with red accents, while the second pair yields a similar white upper with purple accents. The third sneaker features a black...
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