With fewer and fewer AJF releases as time goes on, it’s starting to seem like the CMFT Air hybrid series has taken the Air Jordan Force Fusion collection’s place at Jordan Brand.? Here’s a look at the first leather colorway of this mashup based in summer 1997, the Jordan CMFT Max Air 12 LTR.? These upcoming releases combine the Air Jordan XII ‘Playoffs’ immortal white-on-black leather sunray design and apply it to a lowtop that rides a University Blue Nike Air Max 97 sole.? An impressive look that suggests the CMFT lineup has a bunch of quality looks in store, and perhaps more materials will be on the way. We’ve seen leather, a mesh material, and even a snake-skin print mudguard. Using an all-white Vans Era Low Pro as the base, JP adds the signature elephant print with the true-blue treatment on the midsole and inner lining for that funky skate/Jordan connection bridged by this iconic shoe. More of this custom below, so take a look and let us know what you think..
Ladies still have the lead in the race for most Nike Air Max 1 Vintage colorways, and that margin will widen in the middle of March with this new revelation arriving at retail. The womens Air Max 1 VNTG pictured above is another fine example of this three-way split template that has worked so beautifully with a variety of palettes both tonal and contrasting. We’ve started to see the Nike Mag 2011 pop up on the feet of Kanye, Brian Wilson, Kid Cudi, and sneakerhead Franalations. Would we see one of our Sneaker News readers rock their Nike Mags? Unfortunately, we haven’t seen ‘em just yet, but we’re sure they’ll arrive soon. That’s not to say CLOT didn’t influence the project at all-we’ll go ahead and thank them for the luxurious silk lining that spruces up the guts of the shoes. Click through to see the Converse UNDFTD x CLOT Chuck Taylor All Star collection and then watch for them to release starting Saturday, August 24 at JUICE in Hong Kong and UNDFTD in Las Vegas for $120..
release of the Christmas-inspired LeBron 8 V.2 shoe came in a regular slide-out box, the happy (and go-lucky) customers in Beijing received a special black wooden box with a special Christmas-themed etching on the outer facad with the shoes stored in a black suede bag with a golden LeBron Lion logo. Also included was a special booklet called ‘Christmas Day Battle in Beijing 2010′, alluding to Miami’s bout with the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. With all of the neutral releases we’ve seen on this silo so far, the mix of Army Olive ballistic nylon and black suede from?Hong Kong’s 8FIVE2 skate shop?is one of the most eye-catching so far. They dropped in Asia a short while back and are now available to a wider audience thanks to the Quickstrike stock available now at?Caliroots.. Size? isn’t the only UK boutique prone to locking down exclusive Air Max styles. Doing it for way longer is their parent company JD Sports, who have always been particularly potent in the Nike Air Max 95 category.