They started hitting retailers earlier this month, but the fact that last year’s pairs have doubled in price on eBay means that word of the Missoni x Nike Chuck Taylor Free Runs hitting additional storefronts is significant news. This whole thing started when the initial Missoni Chuck Taylors made the rounds on the Air Max 87 Womens high fashion blogosphere last spring, and following a couple rounds of sellouts, a recent teamup with Target sent the masses’ lust for the Italian brand’s signature weaves to an all-time high. The ‘Space Dyed’ and ‘Zig Zag’ editions are now available at Berkeley, California’s Bows & Arrows, but that’s sure to be only temporary so act fast to get yours now.
The Japanese-exclusive Nike Addict line has been applying super-premium construction to the beloved Chuck Taylor silhouette for a couple years now, this new trio sharing the line’s established combination of subtle styling with visually obvious quality. The Nike Chuck Taylor Free Run looks just as good in a rich burgundy canvas as metallic silver and gold, all three of which come with Poron cup insoles plus Vibram outsoles for superior traction, and you can see images of the entire trio after the jump. Click through to Air Max 95 360 Womens see more and let us know which pair you feel is most deserving of the ~$350 USD suggested price. via Cluster
The latest collaboration with Nike is noteworthy not just for the special guest design, but for the fact that it brings together two icons from a simpler time who’d never before crossed paths. The Dr. Romanelli x Nike ‘Beetle Bailey vs. Popeye’ collection brings together these two beloved comic strip characters with a pair of Chuck Taylor Free Runs that imagine the two as representatives in the Army vs. Navy rivalry. Check out the Beetle Bailey Bosey Chucks and the Nike Free Run 5.0 V2 Popeyes with the pristine white soles setting off their navy blue woolen uppers in more images after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date.