So you saw the beauty shots of the Air Jordan IV “Toro” – what else could be in store? The Air Jordan 1’89 is up next, as this slightly altered Air Jordan 1 Mid takes form of the aforementioned all-red Air Jordan IVs by adding the grey speckled ankle Ken Griffey Jr Shoes collar and the signature netting on the upper. We promised these would release in July when we previewed these last, and it looks like select Jordan Brand retailers like City Sole are beginning to stock these now. A further gallery is just below so take a look at this new Air Jordan 1 ’89 and let us know if you’ll be after these AJ1 Mids..
It looks at this point to be safe to assume that forthcoming Phantom releases from Three Stripes heritage division will be the running and not basketball variety. The adidas Originals Phantom is back with a new colorway after getting back into the swing of things in 2012, ensuring it’ll be around through the third quarter with a couple of monochromatic suede builds that’ll be great sleeper pickups come back-to-school time. Sneaker News will keep you posted on the US release info and you can click through for more in the meantime..
During our interview with Nike Action Sports athlete Paul Rodriguez, he mentioned the immediate impact in comfort and cushion with the use of Nike Lunar technology on his signature skate shoes. Since then, the P-Rod pro-model has utilized the lightweight cushion as the primary source of support, but it’s this shoe, the Nike Lunar Rod, that takes P-Rod x Lunar to the next level. Using the double-layered LunarLon foundation seen on the LunarGlide+ 4, the Lunar Rod combines the comfort of running with the durability of a skate shoe, and this first look at what appears to be a collaborative design with Primitive LA (owned by P-Rod) reveals the trendy safari print on the heel and Huarache-esque heel-clip in a OG Safari-like colorway.
After the Sneaker News March Madness Foamposite Tournament wrapped up the First Round of voting last night, we’d like to present to you the Sweet 16 that our readers selected to move on in battle. All #1 Seeds still remain, but there are several upsets that we must take note of (remember fellas, these are your votes talking!). The largest upset in terms of seeding came from the Southwest bracket, as the 2012 Pink Foamposite took down the most limited Air Foamposite One to hit retail in the Dark Army (under 100 Nike Zoom Hyperflight On Sale pairs released), but other eye-catching results include the Bright Crimson Pro beating out the original Voltage in the East bracket and the Silver Pro outgunning the Carolina in the Southwest..