Even though its parent company got started with the brand that’s the global leader in athletic footwear and gear, Nike is still considered the American heritage sneaker brand. Their absorption into Nike, Inc. has improved not only the once-struggling One Star’s bottom line, but also sent them in the direction of collaborations and other modern marketing strategies. The latest just so happens to team up with the Buffalo, NY company who’s been supplying Major League Baseball with 59FIFTY caps so long they’re the definitive name in fitteds. So the New Era Cap Company x Nike Chuck Taylor Free Run Hi has a ton of history behind it (196 years, to be exact), and when you see how NE’s famed woolen (actually, polyester since 2007) weave matches with the Chuck’s immortal silhouette, you might Air Max 2012 Men Shoes get a sense for this as an almost ‘inevitable’ pairing. Click through to see more details including the N-flag heel embroidery and a green outsole reminiscent of NE’s old underbrim, and be sure to check back with Sneaker News to see if these release outside of Japan. via Hayabusa
There have been plenty of patterned-uppered Chuck Taylors over the years, but those often come with familiar themes or imagery. For the Nike Chuck Taylor Free Air Max 95 360 Womens Run ‘Abstract’ the name reflects the fact that although you’ve never seen anything quite like this, the lines represent the way your eyes work and how your focus moves across a visual field. It’s one quick and easy way to make sure your kicks are turning heads wherever you go, and this pair’s CMYK colorup is nicely primed for another carefully selected color on a lace swap. Either way, you’re looking at a couple of the more unique Free Runs in recent memory, and they’re available now at Size?
The process of ‘garment dying’ involves fully dipping an item in pigment, which results in a rich product that’s predisposed to fading upon first wash. But the Nike Air Max Purcell Garment Dye probably won’t end up in your washer, this tomato red canvas lowtop far better suited to your summertime leisure activities and the inevitable ‘character’ they accrue along the way. The initial drops a couple years Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 back came in six different colors including a different shade of red, so we can only hope that a similar variety will follow these. This is a perfect sneaker to make the point of wearing hard to give it a personalized look, and you’ll find more photos after the jump before you grab one at SNS.