Last year, the good folks over in Beaverton released enough AF1′s to distract me to the point that I didn’t purchase a single pair of Dunks. With the Nike Dunk High Deconstruct Premium’s release looming on the horizon, that probably won’t be the case this year. Read the rest of this entry »

For the second year in a row, Hoop & Hang was a resounding success and our personal highlight for SXSW. Yes, watching people rock on stage is a delight, but hanging out with genuinely cool people for a few hours away from the festival’s hustle and bustle is easily the most fun we can think of having. Read the rest of this entry »

The neon’s still there. The gradient look is too. The only thing missing on the AM95 “No-Sew” would be the stitching, Read the rest of this entry »

Nice Kicks:

“As this week unravels, we continue our recap coverage of the fun-filled SXSW week. Of course, your favorite hip hop stars, such as Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent and T.I., were spotted rocking heat on stage and in the Nice Kicks shop (see Celebrity Sneaker Stalker: SXSW 2012 Edition), but a couple of Celebrity Sneaker Stalker regulars found time to hit the courts as well. Read the rest of this entry »

“At Nike we have a maniacal focus on product innovation to give athletes a competitive advantage,” said Leo Chang, Nike Basketball Footwear Design Director. “For the Nike Basketball Elite Series, we completely re-engineered each shoe from the inside out using Read the rest of this entry »

With the 49ers football fortunes on an upswing, releasing one of the DT II’s OG colorways makes perfect sense. Will flashbacks of “Prime Time” highstepping to the endzone in these evoke Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, Chicago ranks right up there with best of them in terms of doing the holiday justice. The Chicago River turns green and so do the Chicago Bulls’ uniforms. Adidas is doing their part to keep D. Rose in full uniform on Saturday Read the rest of this entry »

The “Dirty South Champs” at We Are The Process have done it again with their upcoming spring 2012 line. Two early offerings – the new “Nokahoma” snapbacks & the “Tommys” letterman jacket – are shown here and continue the brand’s focus Read the rest of this entry »

The New Balance collaborations keep coming and this time retailer Sneakersnstuff and Aaron LaCrate’s Milkcrate Athletics get their own mockups. Read the rest of this entry »

Jordan Brand’s top model, the Air Jordan 2012, gets the traditional black, red treatment in this upcoming colorway. Read the rest of this entry »

Another hot colorway – literally and figuratively – for Nike Basketball’s KD IV line, the University of Texas Player Edition. Read the rest of this entry »

My homie the UPS guy (whattup, Dave!) stopped through with a larger than normal box yesterday. Inside it was two sets of sneakers, the Air Jordan Retro 4 “Cement” and the Jordan RVCR. Read the rest of this entry »

Derrick Rose started the 2012 All-Star Game in the “Juicebox” colorway of his adiZero 2.5 but he broke out an unseen black and blue version for the game’s second half. Dubbed the “School Of Hard Knocks,” the colorway is inspired by Read the rest of this entry »

I post these on behalf of my brother Kenny from TSFJ, who has been hunting for a fair price on the Manny Trainer 1.3 for a while now. To be honest, the Air Griffey Max Fury, pictured here in old royal and action red, may or may not top Read the rest of this entry »

With all the fuss surrounding last month’s bigger releases, the white/varsity red Air Jordan XIV Retro has managed to creep back into action for spring. Inspired by Mike’s love for the Ferrari, the XIV’s clean lines, dual Zoom Air and Read the rest of this entry »