?The relatively perfect condition made these a prime candidate for a colorway swap, and with Elephant print already on the toe and heel of these just like the Threes, the rest of the transition to a style like the one that took over last Black Friday was in the bag. ?Click through to see more angles on these, let us know how they compare to similar palette swaps on the ‘numbered’ Air Jordans and stick with Sneaker News for the best new custom kicks.. The white t-shirt features Michael at the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, which Michael transformed into a one-man show in the Black/Cement III’s. He dropped 40 points en route to his first ever NBA All-Star Game MVP award – the first of three MVP awards he would win that season. This pair of the Nike Zoom LeBron II Low of course comes from a time when he was still out in Cleveland/Akron. The white based sneakers feature a sort of snakeskin look wrapping the perimeter and covering the tongue.
The “Phoenix Suns” palette is one that we’ve seen coming out of Beaverton quite a bit lately between the Air Jordan stuff and the Nike Sportswear stuff. Proving that the general public approves, customs have started to arrive that port those tones over onto other models. Much of Vans’ footwear catalog is comprised of classic models born in the brand’s early days, so you could argue that almost anything they put out has a vintage feel to it. ?So to really get point across with the Vans Vault Vintage Pack, Off the Wall chose to adorn two of its favorite lowtops in a rich tumbled leather that insinuates careful aging. The LIVESTRONG collection, the collaboration between Nike Sportswear and Lance Armstrong, was a distinct set of releases as a result of the immediately recognizable color combo that Lance was repping at the time. While those killer releases have come and gone, these Air Max 90′s certainly would have been right at home with the other gear from that pack, with the colorway of Black/Varsity Maize/White/Medium Grey looking instantly familiar.
In the wake of the unfortunate natural disaster that hit Oklahoma in the form of their recent tornadoes, Nike has risen to the occasion with some noteworthy charitable efforts. Nike will donate $1M worth of Nike products to those affected by the storms. The latest is another project from Hanon, which appears to stick to a fiery set of colors similar to their Asics Gel Lyte III project from a few years back. Continue reading for a the full teaser and watch for this project, which appears to utilize the Colorado 85 silhouette, to release on November 2nd, 2013.. Charles Barkley is no role model, but he certainly is one of the more entertaining personalities in the pop-culture spotlight today. In fact, that charisma goes way back to his playing days, when he was one of the faces of Nike Basketball – you might remember Barkley battling Godzilla in the Nike Air Force 180 or leading ‘Nike Camp Force’ in which he puts his players through drills against…cattle.