November 09, 2006
Lebron IV Forbidden City Limited | Nov 11 to 15
For the love of the game or the love of the shoes, for five days only you have the opportunity to score. Limited to only 23 pairs a day, You can get the LBJ IV for $230 but only through a 5-day scavenger release in San Francisco's Chinatown. Check inside.nikebasketball.com for the daily clues.
All pairs are accompanied with a limited edition shirt and are encased in a premium wooden box modeled on China's fabled Forbidden City of Kings. 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Chinatown YMCA basketball program.
Posted by richard ting at November 09, 2006, 10:13 PM
August 03, 2006
Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ
Wow. Talk about over concepting a web experience. Check out Puma's new Mongolian Shoe BBQ customization service. This is probably the most difficult interface to use of all the customization builders out there in the marketplace. The customization builders for Nike, Converse, Timberland, Rbk, and K-Swiss are light years ahead of this builder when it comes to usability. Not sure what the designers were thinking of when they put this builder together because it is just plain difficult to use and hard to understand. The user also needs to get through 20 painful steps just to get to a point where they can purchase the shoe.
It's unfortunate though because the shoes are really, really nice and the final step of process has a sweet 360 degree rotating hero shot of your design.
Posted by richard ting at August 03, 2006, 08:14 PM
May 23, 2006
Nike x Apple = Nike+
Nike and Apple launched today NIKE+. You don’t just take iPod nano on your run. You let it take you. Music is your motivation. Thanks to a unique partnership between NIKE and Apple, your iPod nano becomes your coach. Your personal trainer. Your favorite workout companion.
Get in gear. Grab an iPod nano, a pair of Nike+ shoes, and the Nike+iPod Sport Kit. Your shoes talk. Your iPod nano listens. Track your run in real time. Stay in sync. Connect your iPod nano, then connect with the world on nikeplus.com.
Here's some other blog love around NIKE+:
Freshnessmag
Paul Mittleman (Stussy Creative Director)
Hiroshi Fujiwara
Josh Rubin
Adverblog
Posted by richard ting at May 23, 2006, 06:48 PM
May 22, 2006
The Collection Royale
Check out Nike's Collection Royale, a celebration for the true shot-callers. The collection is stacked with limited edition kicks and tees recognizing the players who give us a glimpse into the future of the playing field.
Posted by richard ting at May 22, 2006, 03:44 PM
February 25, 2006
Royalefam Hall of Fame
Here comes the heat. Check out the Royalefam international issue with SBTG's retrospective hall of fame. You'll find yourself salivating over everything on the site especially the SBTG 4 Niketalk AF1's and the SBTG X Ambush AF1 lows. I had to break out the Kleenex to wipe down the dribble from my lower lip. Thanks to LadyKickz for the link.
Posted by richard ting at February 25, 2006, 07:25 PM
February 13, 2006
female sneaker fiend
Here's a link I discovered on Weeklydrop.com. It's a site for female sneakerheads. The site comes complete with interviews, sneaker art, photos, related links, and a forum to connect and chat with your fellow sneaker freaks.
Posted by richard ting at February 13, 2006, 01:18 AM
January 26, 2006
Air Max Collection on NIKEiD.com
Oh lord. Watch out all you sneaker dorks! The full range of Air Max Classics has just launched on NIKEiD.com Everything from the original Air Max 1 to the Air Max 2003. The color choices are off the hook and the prices are quite reasonable.
Posted by richard ting at January 26, 2006, 03:58 PM
January 16, 2006
Nike Air Max 360 - Laser
The global release of the Air Max 360 is scheduled for next Saturday the 21st of January. There's been a lot of excitement around that shoe launch. Go check out Nikeair.com to see the celebration pack and to hear all of the celebrities and sneakerheads talk about Nike Air. I was able to get my hands on a photo of the Air Max 360 laser print which is supposed to be released in late Jan./early Feb. Looks pretty hot.
Posted by richard ting at January 16, 2006, 11:57 PM
December 30, 2005
Premium Kareem
The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar saga continues. These super fresh kicks are made of thick high grade leather that will soften and adapt to your feet.
Check 'em out on sneakersnstuff.
Posted by richard ting at December 30, 2005, 12:17 PM
December 22, 2005
Most Expensive Sneakers according to Forbes
Here are the Most Expensive Sneakers according to Forbes. The first shoe featured are the Nike limited edition Air Force Ones, called Also Known As and produced in conjunction with a book celebrating the art of graffiti. The sneakers that were produced were only given to people involved with the release of the book, but Nom de Guerre has a pair on display. The shoes aren't currently for sale but are expected to fetch between $1,000 and $1,500 when Nom de Guerre decides to release them.
I love these sneakers, unfortunately the other sneakers that Forbes features are wack.
Posted by richard ting at December 22, 2005, 12:30 AM
December 10, 2005
Object Fetish
Object Fetish is a service started by Tom Sicurella and Jeffrey Goldsmith. They are two creative services professionals who have a good idea for a business and are in the process of executing upon the thought. On their website it states, "Perhaps your store or a store you think is very cool would like to sell select products through our site. Perhaps you're a hot photographer. Perhaps you like taking new friends around to cool shops."
It's not exactly clear what they're going to be doing, but they are planning to tell you all about it in January. If you can't wait until then, you can email them at tom@objectfetish.com or jg@objectfetish.com.
Posted by richard ting at December 10, 2005, 07:39 PM
November 26, 2005
Melo 5.5 Product Feature
The Melo 5.5 product feature launched a few days ago on the Jumpman23.com site. The B More commerical is aight, but I wasn't feeling the hovering helicopters with the spotlight. It felt like an overused visual metaphor to sell home the idea of 'this is what it feels like to be from the hood'.
Anyway, check out the Melo 5.5 Feature.
Posted by richard ting at November 26, 2005, 12:40 AM
November 24, 2005
Alife Reebok Pump
This is the ultimate tennis ball sneaker (brought to you by New York's Alife and Reebok). Thanks to Al Cabino for the photo!
Posted by richard ting at November 24, 2005, 02:08 AM
Royal Elastics L.A.M.B. shoe
Here are some photos of the Royal Elastics-produced L.A.M.B. shoe collection. It will be on sale during Holiday '05 exclusively at the Madison Avenue and Beverly Hills Barney's stores and at select Barney's CO-OP doors. Only 600 pairs exist, Each pair is numbered.
Posted by richard ting at November 24, 2005, 12:30 AM
November 23, 2005
Puma Pelé - The List
[via Sneakersnstuff]
The Pelé replica collection is brought to you from the Puma Archive. This is where you can take a peek into their heritage and learn something new, rediscover old friends and find out about the Puma legends and style icons that still live on to this day.
As a former Puma sponsored athlete Pelé‘s love for the game and his record-braking career became part of Puma‘s history. A common theme of the Pelé concept will derive from his birthplace in Brazil – Três Corações. Translated as “three hearts“, the town‘s meaning correlates directly to his passion for football and the three stages of his career. The exact replica of PUMA‘s 1970 Pelé collection is offered in a vibrant palette of blue aster and aspen gold.
Posted by richard ting at November 23, 2005, 11:08 AM
November 08, 2005
Adidas ZX700
This classic 80´s runner is one of those styles that has always been on every sneakerheads "must have"-list. This particular colourway is part of the Tempo-pack especially made for the Japanese market.
Posted by richard ting at November 08, 2005, 11:23 PM
November 04, 2005
HTM Air Footscape Woven
Check out the HTM Air Footscape Woven on the Nike Japan site. I can't read what it says, but I'm assuming this is a pre-order site where you can qualify to buy the shoes. If anyone knows, please send me an email. Thanks.
Posted by richard ting at November 04, 2005, 07:14 PM
September 26, 2005
NRF Championship Dunks
Check out the Championship Dunks that were designed for winner of the NRF (Nike Recess Federation) basketball league in NYC. The kicks were designed by the crew over at Staple Design.
Posted by richard ting at September 26, 2005, 02:54 PM
August 29, 2005
Complex Sneaker Guide
This has probably been on-line for a while, but I just came across it last night. It's a nice comprehensive buyer's guide with some hot images of the Visvim FBT, multiple Vans slip-ons, and of course a wide variety of NIKE's.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2005, 04:43 PM
August 25, 2005
Employee NIKEiD Dunks
There's been some major buzz around the Limited Edition NIKEiD Dunks that were recently awarded to employees involved with the recent NIKEiD.com site launch. Only 300 of these shoes exist and they're pretty fly with gum soles, black suede, orange mesh inner, gold swoosh, and gold/tan laces. Thanks to real estate mogul, ltjbukem for the images.
Here's the thread on Niketalk.
Here's the thread on Freshnessmag.
Check out NIKEiD.com
Posted by richard ting at August 25, 2005, 12:18 PM
August 09, 2005
Nike Logos
Thanks to our friends at Freshnessmag for sending me this link. If you're ever in need of some Nike Logos, then check out this site. Everything from Tiger Woods to Nike Football to Nike Digital.
Check out the site.
Posted by richard ting at August 09, 2005, 07:10 PM
July 21, 2005
Nike Air Max Video
Here's a NIKE AIR MAX instore video that my good friend, Joseph Cartman, found on onesize's site. It's a new piece to introduce the re-release of the Nike Air Max series, including the new "blackpack" edition.
Posted by richard ting at July 21, 2005, 10:49 PM
July 12, 2005
Five Three Footwear
All shoes are hand designed by Seth Brau. The process begins with an all white Vans shoe in either a slipon, authentic or chukka boot. Using fabric markers Seth creates a unique and original design that covers the entire shoe. Every pair is completely one of a kind, no pair is ever repeated ensuring 100% uniqueness.
Posted by richard ting at July 12, 2005, 08:56 PM
May 03, 2005
Air Force 1 thread on Niketalk.com
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Check out the Air Force 1 thread on Niketalk.com
Posted by richard ting at May 03, 2005, 02:59 PM
May 01, 2005
Limited Edition Slayer Old Skool from Vans
Posted by richard ting at May 01, 2005, 11:05 AM
March 21, 2005
New Huarache 2K5 Feature on Nikebasketball.com
March Madness is upon us and the new team oriented Air Zoom Huarache 2K5 feature has just launched on nikebasketball.com. Check out this feature which was designed by design superpower, R/GA. Nike was able to get our favorite Ghost Dog, Forest Whitaker, to chip in with the voice-over.
Posted by richard ting at March 21, 2005, 12:02 AM
March 19, 2005
New SB Line
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The new Nike SB line just recently launched. Above are the images of the Zoom Mopione, Air Mopit, and Vuldor. I'm not so crazy about the logos on the tongues.
Posted by richard ting at March 19, 2005, 12:13 AM
January 23, 2005
Nike Hypes released at the Lebron event in San Francisco
[also posted on niketalk.com and 5th-dimension.info]
Posted by richard ting at January 23, 2005, 05:40 PM
January 17, 2005
Upcoming Spring 2005 Nike SBs
Posted by richard ting at January 17, 2005, 01:36 PM
January 13, 2005
Nike Dunk - NYC edition
Only 150 pairs of these worldwide and they're selling for well over $1000 on eBay.
Posted by richard ting at January 13, 2005, 01:04 AM
January 08, 2005
The Corgishoe Collection
[found on Josh Rubin - cool hunting]
Last summer, The Hundreds visited and documented Corgishoe, a sneaker afficionado with a sneaker collection topping off in the thousands. His collection his unmatched by anyone in the game and to top it off he hasn't even worn any of his sneakers.
Posted by richard ting at January 08, 2005, 03:11 PM
January 07, 2005
Superstar 35 - City Series
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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Superstar, Adidas has put together this anniversary site tracing the history, designs, and culture around one of the world's most famous shoes. The latest city shoe releases around this campaign include Berlin, London, Paris, New York City, Boston, Tokyo, and Buenos Aires.
Posted by richard ting at January 07, 2005, 02:49 PM
December 22, 2004
Japan Nike Dunk
I found this image on 5th dimension with an accompanying link to a Japanese site that features an assortment of crazy color combinations for the Nike Dunk and AF1s.
Posted by richard ting at December 22, 2004, 07:57 PM
December 19, 2004
New Dunk Low - Baroque Brown
Check out more pictures at 5th Dimension.
Posted by richard ting at December 19, 2004, 01:30 AM
November 19, 2004
NikeiD Building a Colorful Future
Arcana Digital once again teamed up with Nike’s Creative Director Andy Walker in the US to put together another impressive fusion of slick 2d graphics, live action footage, CG character animation and dynamic particle effects to produce this three minute sequence.
“Some people see the world in black and white….And some people don’t!” was the ethos behind the video’s concept.
The purpose of the three minute sequence was to advertise Nikes personalised footwear and sports gear service which is currently available on line.
Posted by richard ting at November 19, 2004, 03:55 PM
November 13, 2004
Ice Cream Sneakers = Lame Marketing Gimmick
The 2nd edition of the the Ice Creams are coming out this week.
Unfortunately, I can't stand these shoes. What bothers me about the shoe is not only limited to the aesthetics of the shoe, but also the underlying marketing gimmick that these shoes represent. In my eyes, this is a sign that collecting sneakers is no longer about finding the rare old school joints or just finding a shoe that fits your flow. It's about big business where savvy marketing creates such hype and demand around such a lame excuse for a shoe that everyone wants a pair. Sneakerheads need to open their eyes and get back to the basics because we shouldn't be down with this 'shit for sale'.
Posted by richard ting at November 13, 2004, 04:41 PM
JB Classics
[featured in YI]
JB Classics: Running his designer sneaker operation under the moniker “The Modern Day Cobbler”, JB’s independent sneaker line is wearable art. A division of The KDU global creative collective, JB Classics are stylish, unique, limited edition kicks you probably won’t see on many feet but your own.
Posted by richard ting at November 13, 2004, 04:36 PM
November 04, 2004
Nike Shoxploitation
Campaign was created by Odopod and Psyop.tv.
Check out the Nike Shoxploitation site.
Posted by richard ting at November 04, 2004, 03:55 PM
November 03, 2004
Chocolate AF1s.
I love these kicks. I found these images on 5th-dimension.info.
Posted by richard ting at November 03, 2004, 02:59 PM
October 18, 2004
Brazil Huarache Light Burst
Posted by richard ting at October 18, 2004, 06:18 PM
October 14, 2004
Air Sabaku Mid
The Air Sabaku Mid is supposed to be a Japan only release for the Fall Season. They come with Zoom Air in the heel.
Posted by richard ting at October 14, 2004, 02:04 AM
October 13, 2004
Upcoming Dunk SBs
http://www.flatspot.com showcases the upcoming sb's.
Check out the site.
Posted by richard ting at October 13, 2004, 02:00 AM
October 12, 2004
Medicom Be@rbrick x Nike Dunk SB
These are a collaboration between Medicom toy Be@rbrick and Nike Skateboarding Department.
Posted by richard ting at October 12, 2004, 01:51 AM
October 10, 2004
Supreme Delta Force SB
[posted by saltpepper on 5th-dimension.info]
Posted by richard ting at October 10, 2004, 01:45 PM
September 09, 2004
Nike Air Force 1 Low (Olympic Silver Edition)
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Posted by richard ting at September 09, 2004, 01:30 AM
August 27, 2004
Nort, Recon, Huf pictures from San Francisco
Check out the pictures from San Francisco
Posted by richard ting at August 27, 2004, 12:23 PM
August 21, 2004
Vandals from the movie, Thunderbirds
Click here to peep the full "Thunderbird" Vandals collection.
Posted by richard ting at August 21, 2004, 11:30 PM
August 20, 2004
1985 - Nike Skylark and Nike Penetrator Hi
Check them out at deluded monkey.
Posted by richard ting at August 20, 2004, 11:09 PM
August 04, 2004
New Bape Kicks from Tokyo
Check out more photos. Photos courtesy of Kenny Eng.
Posted by richard ting at August 04, 2004, 12:18 AM
May 19, 2004
Kicks from Seoul, Korea
I just got back from Seoul, Korea where I spent some time checking out kicks in Itaewon, Apkujong, and Dongdaemun. The Recon Stash AF1's were available in Itaewon before the Operation6453 SMS game was completed.
Check out the pictures from Seoul, Korea.
Posted by richard ting at May 19, 2004, 01:41 AM
March 08, 2004
Tone Ozawa Voke's Sneaker Collection
Check out Tone's Sneaker collection.
Posted by richard ting at March 08, 2004, 11:11 AM
Josh Bletterman's Sneaker Collection
Check out Josh's Sneaker collection.
Posted by richard ting at March 08, 2004, 11:05 AM
February 27, 2004
5th Dimension
Big up to Robeson Mueller at the 5th Dimension. Check out their on-line zine about Global Street Culture.
Posted by richard ting at February 27, 2004, 07:13 PM
February 17, 2004
Hooptown and Niketown LA All-Star Kicks
View the pictures from the LA All-Star Weekend.
Check out Hooptown featuring Lebron James and Vince Carter at nikebasketball.com.
Posted by richard ting at February 17, 2004, 01:23 PM
February 16, 2004
lebron wheat nikes
Posted by at February 16, 2004, 11:09 AM
February 11, 2004
More kicks from Japan
Check out more kicks from Japan, courtesy of Kenny.
Posted by richard ting at February 11, 2004, 12:40 PM
February 05, 2004
Nike Kicks from Europe
Lovely kicks from Europe courtesy of JD Sports.
Posted by richard ting at February 05, 2004, 07:27 PM
January 26, 2004
Kenny's Japan Pictures
Check out Kenny's sneaker purchases from Japan.
Posted by at January 26, 2004, 09:43 PM
Japan Trip and Pickups
hi, i just got back from a 2 week trip to japan and picked up a few pairs. take a look.
http://www.pbase.com/image/25498977
i also made a post to niketalk. here's the thread:
http://pub175.ezboard.com/fniketalkfrm19.showMessage?topicID=26234.topic
Posted by at January 26, 2004, 08:37 PM
December 09, 2003
Pickyourshoes.com
These could be my next purchases.
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Posted by richard ting at December 09, 2003, 04:02 PM
October 17, 2003
Nike Laser Project
Check out the Photos from the Nike Laser Event at the 255 Elizabeth Energy Center in NYC
Check out the Nike Laser Project.
Posted by richard ting at October 17, 2003, 02:54 PM
October 07, 2003
PUMA Miharas
My friend, Carlos Gomez DeLarena just recently purchased these hot Pumas.
The PUMA Mihara international collection for 2003 features three “MY 6” styles: DISC, Mid and Low cuts. Each MY 6 model differs slightly, but each features a simple and classic upper combined with a unique ‘cross counter’ heel design. The exaggerated, exposed structure of the heel combined with a functional outsole creates a truly unique design and original look. The outsole of the forefoot features a ‘Cat Face’ pattern that was inspired by Japanese computer game characters. The color palette for season includes bright, eye-catching blues, yellows and oranges as well as basics like black and white. Each shoe incorporates the distinctive PUMA formstrip and the PUMA cat logo accents the sleek profile of the toe.
The 2003 PUMA Mihara collection will be available at PUMA Concept Stores, high-end boutiques and department stores in major cities in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the United States.
Posted by richard ting at October 07, 2003, 09:43 PM
August 28, 2003
Rasheed always representing the old school.
These were spotted on sneaker freaker in Australia.
Posted by richard ting at August 28, 2003, 12:11 AM
Spotted in Hong Kong.
What exactly are these kicks? Looks like a hybrid nike dunk/vandal supreme.
Posted by richard ting at August 28, 2003, 12:10 AM
August 25, 2003
Michigan Nike Dunks
My boy, Kenny, keeps hooking me up with the links. Hot Michigan Dunks selling for 90 Euros at Footlocker-Europe.
Posted by richard ting at August 25, 2003, 11:55 AM
Roswell Raygun Nike Dunks
These were being sold out of Melbourne, Australia.
