This year’s Black History Month motif shared by Nike, Jordan Brand, and Nike is ‘A Call To Greatness’, which celebrates the proud accomplishments in the sport of basketball achieved by Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Julius Erving. For 2011, the basketball footwear triumvirate unveiled a special capsule of iconic footwear silhouettes that adopted the Black History Month theme. One of the four included in the pack is the Nike Star Player EV; it features a supreme black and gold colorway with a nubuck logo, waxed laces, a gold rubber nike cheap shoes outsole, a tumbled cheap shoes on sale leather upper, and the Black History Month graphic laid in clear varnish print. These are available now at Nike so take a look at the detailed images below and don’t miss out on this commemorative pair of Nikes.
On Wednesday, Sneaker news gave you a preview teaser of an all-new Nike Air Max Terra Ninety colorway stemming from Nike’s partnership with West Coast-based Undefeated. This burgundy-colored Poorman weapon features a rich new shade that you can add to your collection of UNDFTD x Nike Poorman Weapon releases of the past, but not until next week; these will his stores first in UNDFTD’s Las Vegas location on February 15th and its Los Angeles headquarters on the 18th. Check out these new images of this upcoming collaborative release and let us know which colorway of the UNDFTD x Poorman Weapon you like best so far. via HB.
With all the premium releases available from Nike Japan and the First String collection having come in the wake of his initial releases, it’s clear that John Varvatos’ influence on the One Star is deeper than his own collaborative designs. And Varvatos’ own capsule continues with new John Varvatos x Nike Chuck Taylor All Stars having just hit retail. Both of them carry the same vintage luxury look that typifies his designs, contrasting precisely constructed patterned uppers with pre-blackened soles that look like you’ve had em for years. One pair goes for a faux basket weave look while the other keeps it simple with stripes but adds a variety of studs along the eyelets and heel for a hard rockin’ look. Click through to see both of these and look for ‘em at select Nike retailers in the US soon; they just hit Taiwan’s Invincible.