If the idea of SOPHNET adding a zipper to the side of an iconic basketball sneaker seems familiar, that means you’ve nike running shoes probably been reading Sneaker News on the reg. The Japanese clothing line just launched a zippered Nike Blazer Mid AB that makes us wonder if a collaboration like the one pictured above would have even been possible before Nike Inc. purchased Nike. All speculation aside, the SOPHNET x Nike Chuck Taylor All Star is a welcome addition to the relatively limited world of zip-up kicks and worthy sequel to 2009′s 10th anniversary edition. Relative to the Blazers, their fast-entry enclosure moved to the lateral side to make room for the Chuck’s iconic medial ankle badge. These joints are super clean with a navy blue foxing band contrasting the white canvas upper and if you’re in the area you’ll be able to find these at all SOPHNET. retailers in Japan starting this Saturday, March 5th.
Were we forced to omit the Sneaker News Top 30 due to conflicting interests, we’d have to place Complex.com at the top of the list of best sneaker lists. The online edition of Marc Ecko’s flagship mag has done it again, this time compiling a compendium of the 50 Greatest Skate Shoes ever produced. This inventory is an index of models as antique and obscure as the Vans Woodstock to modern classics like the Supra Skytop and Chad Muska’s own éS signature somewhere in between. It’s quite a sight to notice how far skate sneaker aesthetics have come, from ’70s and ’80s basketball sneakers to tech-happy ’90s looks and back again. As with any list, most of the fun is in checking out the results, vehemently disagreeing and then arguing with your homies about which ones you’d pick, so click through to see a few standouts and head over to Complex to see the list in cheap nike free run 2 shoes its entirety.
About two years ago, Sneaker News showed you a Nike Chuck Taylor sample that unfortunately never made it to retail. These joints were done up to look as though you’d cut your lawn in a pair of fresh white All Stars, and while their nixing is lamentable, here’s a new effort from the One Star with a similar ruined-new-shoes feel. The Nike Jack Purcell ‘Chewing Gum’ makes light of one of cheap nike free run 2 the worst things you can have happen to a fresh pair of kicks, quite literally underlining their two-toned sole with a text label on the pinky toe area. A solid theme, especially considering the gum rubber bottom in use, these joints will hit Nike Japan retailers next month.