Two original colorways – the Black/White ‘Playoffs’ (April 2012) and the Obsidian/White (June 2012) have been confirmed, and sandwiched in-between those two is a new Cool Grey/Team Orange-White version touching down in May (sounds a bit like a Charlotte Bobcats PE, doesn’t it?). Excited? Chime in with your thoughts after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for more Air Jordan Retro release updates. Everyone knew that the jawdropping Galaxy edition of the Nike Air Foamposite One would cause release hysteria. After being pulled from the NikeStore release roster earlier this week, the only chance of getting a pair was to get out there and take your chances at one of the select few retailer spots that would be carrying them. ?The HUF Southern is a great example, its grey suede upper the kind of thing you can wear year round. ?And that’s true for the burgundy accents as well, but they also tie in with the leaves changing color and hitting the ground, so this is a solid chioce to step into at select retailers like Feature..
?Four different six-cleated ‘Majors’ colorways celebrate the year’s biggest tournaments, starting with the?PGA Championship edition?that arrives at retailers as the competition strikes its crescendo on Sunday, July 15th. ?Click through to see them all, let us know which looks best and stick with Sneaker News for further release info. The last time New Balance did something called ‘Alpine’, it was an extremely popular 2012 collaboration with West NYC. ?Perhaps in the same way that we can see ties between this year’s?New Balance 574?’Yacht Pack’ and CNCPTS’ instant classic ‘Kennedy’ 999s, this new set of 574s draws on the success of?West’s MT580s. ?The adidas Originals ZX 800 does a ‘Tiffany’-ish snakeskin treatment and another with a multicolor woven insert, while the ZX 8000 opts for a distinctive blocking layout with minimized Stripes and a bit of speckling on the midsole. ?Click through to see all three in detail, then grab a pair from retailers like Kith..
The sneakers seen on the feet of Watch The Throne Tour performers Kanye West and Jay-Z have been a hot topic on Sneaker News over the last week. We all know Kanye was rocking the Yeezy 2, so if you were wondering what was on the feet of Jay-Z, it was a pair of all-black Timberlands (once deemed ‘off that’ by Jay-Z himself). So far, the Nike LeBron X has popped up in at least one colorway that looks appropriate for the transition to the winter months – that red and white Christmas colored pair previewed last week. Is this another that we should expect to see when the weather grows colder in the coming months? The icy palette sure makes it seem that way, the cool blue and white look having already earned the nickname of the Nike LeBron X ‘Wind Chill’ in social internet circles. ?The ‘Cunningham’ tag doesn’t seem to connect with legendary Philly Eagle jersey number 12 Randall or current Timberwolves reserve player Dante, but a glimpse of the classic construction does indeed bring to mind ‘Happy Days’. ?Let us know what you think after checking out more shots below, then grab this latest S1W colorway straight from Supra..