A new month coming up means a new set of footwear releases from Nike Skateboarding, and perhaps in acknowledgement of the shortest month of the year, CONS is stripping away a bit of the extra detailing on one of their staples. The CONS Sea Star LS Ox strips out the traditional deck shoe-style heel lace and instead keeps the docksider sprit in its silhouette, much the way the vast majority of Zoom Stefan Janoskis have flown off Nike SB store shelves. Blue and white editions join new Trapasso Ox and CTS Ox lowtops in grey suedes, while a black CTS LS Ox shows off a slight variation on the immortal Chuck Taylor lowtop’s lines. Click through to see all five pairs and pick up your selection(s) today from Premier.
We already know that President Obama is on board with the Jumpman, but does the First Lady rock heat as well? Apparently more prone to lifestyle sneakers, Michelle Obama was recently spotted on-air with Ellen Degeneres rocking the CLOT x Nike Chuck Taylor ‘Handshake’. The Nike Chuck Taylor is obviously a very popular sneaker, so normally this wouldn’t be notable, but the fact that she showed up on the set with a collabo pair from one of Asia’s biggest footwear forces certainly hints at some deeper knowledge of the game, or at least a good stylist. Are Barack and Michelle Obama America’s first presidential sneakerhead couple? Is Joe Biden getting a pair of Nike Air Yeezy’s 2 before they drop? Stay Nike Free Run Sale tuned with Sneaker News for all the answers and check the photos after the jump. via Rick Williams
The last Super Mario-inspired kicks we showcased here on Sneaker News was a duo of custom Air Force 1 Lows, but let’s not forget that there is indeed a branch of Nike, Inc. working on an official collaboration with Nintendo. The Super Mario Bros. x Nike One Star Ox sees its Air Max 87 Womens signature element embellished with the kind of beady eyes that make you invincible, black and white pairs offering running and jumping 8-bit Marios on their respective heels. Is it possible we might see a similar design issued for brother Luigi, or maybe even the evil Wario? We wouldn’t be shocked to see more as we approach the early March release of Mario Party 9, so click through to see more of Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 these and stick with Sneaker News for updates including word on whether these will ever hit US retailers. via HS