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January 2009

Kanye West for Louis Vuitton

January 27, 2009

Tweet It seems like we’re getting a steady stream of shots of the Kanye West for Louis Vuitton shoe every other day now. Kanye aka The Louis Vuitton Don aka MLK Jr (he just came up with that one this weekend … I don’t know man) is dropping his shoe in June at Louis Vuitton [...]

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Nike Air Pegasus Hiking Boot

January 26, 2009

Tweet Nike sure do love their hybrids. This one, the Nike Air Pegasus Hiking Boot, which recently dropped at select Nike Sportswear accounts, is a Nike Air Pegasus ACG hybrid. Honestly I think it looks more like a Wildwood than a Pegasus, but it does have the slimmed-down look of the Pegasus I guess, and [...]

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Nike January Releases

January 26, 2009

Tweet If January is any indicator, we’re going to be in store for some great releases of classic shoes this year. Another nice pack dropped this past week, including black-and-red Air Max 1 and Big Nike, a White/Grey/Black/Blue speckled Air Tailwind 92, black-and-neon Air Max 90 and a (sort of) houndstooth Blazer. The Tailwind and [...]

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Supra Cruizer “Grape”

January 26, 2009

Tweet Supra Footwear seems to be making a name for themselves pretty quickly, having only jumped in the shoe game in 2006 or so. They’ve done that by grabbing recognizable names in the skating industry to rock their shoes, and making really elaborate (borderline abrasive, perhaps) shoes that have crossover appeal and one would easily [...]

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Air Jordan 1 Phat Low “Lakers”

January 26, 2009

Tweet I’m sure we’re all relatively familiar with the Air Jordan 1 Phat Low by now. It’s the standard AJ1 Low, but engineered with a bit more padding through the ankles and a thicker tongue to appeal to the skating crowd. It’s a pretty brilliant shoe really, as it appeals to a different niche but [...]

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Updated Kanye West Louis Vuitton High Pictures

January 24, 2009

Tweet Mentioned this late last night when Ye put a really vague picture on his blog, but Kanye West has been wearing his Kanye West Louis Vuitton hightops out and about lately. Well it seems that someone at the club he attended got a couple of good shots of his shoes, posted above and below. [...]

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Coraline Nike Dunk; Shoe inspired by Neil Gaiman Movie

January 24, 2009

Tweet Releasing February 6th, Coraline is a new stop-motion film based on the novella written by Neil Gaiman. While the film is all-ages fare, one has to imagine it will be entertaining for the older set as well, as Gaiman is the man responsible for The Sandman comic series among others, and is truly one [...]

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Kanye West Louis Vuitton High Shoe

January 24, 2009

Tweet Yesterday, we here at NikeBlog.com gave you a peek at the new Kanye West x Louis Vuitton sneaker, to be released this June. Now, via Kanye West’s blog, we have a black-lit picture of what appears to be the hightop version of the same shoe. In typical Ye fashion, he’s really feeling the big [...]

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Jan. 24 Releases: Air Jordan Six Rings “Lakers” and “Championship”

January 23, 2009

Tweet A couple of fly Jan. 24 releases to mention here. First up we have the Air Jordan Six Rings “Championship Pack,” which takes it’s inspiration from all six teams off which MJ took rings. The colors and etching tell the story of MJ’s road to glory, while the pictures under the ice outsole represent [...]

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Adidas Originals by Originals: Jagwire by Alyasha

January 23, 2009

Tweet Adidas has teamed up with three prominent streetwear and fashion designers—Jeremy Scott, Alyasha and Kazuki—to create the “Originals by Originals” brand, a limited collection of apparel and footwear that will be available at boutiques and Originals stores. While it’s all really offbeat, some of it doesn’t quite click, coming off as more of an [...]

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