Nike is leading the push for basketball for the future, with the Nike Lunar Hyperdunk being the flagship model to pave the way for new-age design and concepts. A basketball-specific Lunar-built outsole, thick Flywire cables exposed on the upper, and a daunting Swoosh placement on the forefoot summarizes the next Hyperdunk of the 21st-Century born species, and it certainly is beefed up from the last 2011 model, isn’t it? Today, we bring you a look at some upcoming colorways, like these three nation-specific joints as well as eight team-based finishes that should arrive in the Fall 2012 season. We’ve previewed the upcoming Nike Air Yeezy 2 on the feet of Kanye West, but unfortunately, we have yet to see basic profile image of the sneaker. The counterfeit sneaker game is fairly on top with upcoming sneaker designs, so here we have a collection of sure-fire fakes that represent the Air Yeezy 2 quite well.
Prolific?adidas?Originals collaborator Jeremy Scott is a big fan of golden era hip-hop. ?It’s expressed in the patterns he’s applied to both clothing and the ’80s basketball?hightops?that represent the gold old days. Well, hate it or love it, you can’t deny that the man is pushing the creative limits of sneaker design. We’re here with a preview of the Spring/Summer 2012 line and there look to be plenty more off the wall designs in store. One of the earlier?Nike Zoom Soldier VII?colorways we’d seen was a Game Royal-dipped edition all the way back in January. ?Soliders are some of the most popular team shoes these days and blue happens to be one of the most common colors schools employ on their logos, so it’s natural to expect a few different shades and blocking patterns. ?Kemp transferred to?TVCC?after his career at the University of?Kentucky?was cut short, a fact referenced in this?‘Letter of Intent’?colorup?crafted in Wildcat colors. ?Mix up a mint julep and invite Ashley Judd to celebrate; the ‘Letter of Intent’ Kamikaze II drops this Friday at?RBK?retailers like?Extra Butter..
So you’re presented with a choice of the Air Jordan V “Grape”, and its newly formed counterpart, the Air Jordan V “Black Grape”. Which do you choose? Do you stick with the original angelic white leather, or do you get drawn to the dark side and rock the all-new Black colorway? This is definitely a win-win situation, and as long as both pairs don’t release on the same, day, you might as well play on both sides and cop both pairs. Last year’s formula is being copied in a way, with an old-school Retro model accompanying the highlighted Foamposite model, but what makes the Air Force Max different from the Air Flight One is that the latter was never re-issued, while the Air Force Max has been re-released several times. Is the energy surrounding this Air Force Max simply not on par with last year’s Air Flight One? There’s no doubt that these will disappear quickly off the shelves (some are calling the Air Force Max the better pick-up than the Barkley Posite Max), but let us know how these compare to last year’s Air Flight One ‘Galaxy’..