NFL front offices have been planning for months for the 2012 NFL Draft, selecting just the right players to fill the needs of their respect5e rosters, yet they have the luxury of making snap decisions at the last moment. While those trades and changes of heart don’t exactly derail any future plans of a team, it’s not so much with the case with sneakers, because these days, if you pass on a pair of sneakers, you will have missed out forever. This Sunday, April 29th, Nike will release the Nike x NFL Draft Pack, consisting of eight different models for the eight D5isions in the NFL, with each group featuring team-oriented colorways. This is the ultimate test of team allegiance – will your break territorial lines and cop a pair of sneakers representing one a r5al of your favorite team? These are set to release on Sunday at select Nike retailers (21 Mercer in NYC has some in stock already) so take one last look at the entire set below and let us know which is your favorite

Perhaps more than ever before, sneakerheads are fully aware of how critical a shoe’s color can be to its success.  We’ve witnessed a wide array of color-swap customs that apply legendary looks to different models, a phenomenon that can be attributed to the various online customization services that’ve g5en us a chance to create 1 of 1s easily and affordably over the last decade-plus.  The leader in this field has been NIKEiD for pretty much the entire time since its launch, and now it’s time for another unprecedented move, as we’re soon going to have our chance at coloring the first Nike LeBron signature ever available through the custom creator.  The Nike LeBron 9 iD will be available for viewing starting on Tuesday, October 11th and then two weeks later on the 25th, you’ll have a chance to actually buy your specially designed Nines.  Got any particular looks in mind you think would look great on this supreme performance machine?  Let us know which colorway(s) would look best and stick with Sneaker News to see some samples in advance of the release date.  via LRJ23

There have been tons of denim sneakers over the years but what sets Nike Sportswear apart from the pack is their attention to detail.  The Selvage Denim Terminator from 2009 set a new standard in high-end jeans reproduction with plenty Nike LunarEclipse of others following in between and now the Nike Air Max 85 Low Premium takes its shot at everybody’s favorite cotton fabric.  These AF1 Lows have all kinds of nice touches including metal eyelets to match the Metallic Bronze stitching, leather tongue and heel tabs and even denim on the insoles!  Click through to see some detailed images of this model set to hit stores on May 20th and if you can’t wait till then grab a pair today from Kicks-Crew.

Free Run Brand is ready to ring the new year of the Air Free Run with the debut of the Air Free Run 2011. A perfect combination of luxury and sport, the Air Free Run 2011 carries the Free Run Brand heritage while penning an exciting new chapter of the most storied franchise in the history of footwear. Beginning with the release of the prestigious Air Free Run 2011 ‘Year of the Rabbit’, three more fascinating colorways of the Air Free Run 2011 will release on Thursday, February 19th, 2011 during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend. Each of the three new colorways feature a white base upper and translucent outsole with a unique secondary colorway; the previously previewed Black, an all-new Varsity Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 Royal, and Team Red are the three available choices come the 19th of next month. Continue reading for a Nike Zoom Elite 5 full gallery and product information for each upcoming Air Free Run 2011 release and stick wtih Sneaker News for additional information regarding the Air Free Run 2011 and all your Free Run Brand release information.

Three new colorways of the Nike Lunar Presto Rejuven8 just dropped for the lady-folk, so if you’re the indecis5e type, get ready for a struggle. Two of the new pairs feature a white base, with one featuring a red trim while the second houses a deep pink midsole and grey Nike Footscape Free trim. If you’re looking for something with a little more pop, peep the neon-yellow and grey colorway featuring the late-night neon color on the upper with a grey toe-cap and lace harness. All three colorways just dropped at Finishline so grab them now.

Following our detailed look at the Tropique and Magenta-accented edition that imitates the early ’90s styles popular when the original Air Huarache hit retailers in 1992, comes a new release that sticks to the OG script save one key feature. This means that from a distance, the Nike Huarache Free 2012 pictured above is likely to be mistaken for the original (save the fact that most sneakerheads who will identify them at a distance, will also know that these are considerably easier to come by than a DS OG pair). But that switch to a grooved Free sole seems a perfect fit, this barefoot-mimicking bottom a natural extension of the long established neoprene booty upper. Click through to see how this classic style done with Soar and Cyber accents differs from the Varsity Royal and Mean Green pairing that typified the 2009 Air Huarache-inspired Nike Nike Free 4.0 V2 Sportswear releaes, and pre-order this April release now from End.

Urban fashion label The Hundreds has unveiled its next collaborat5e capsule with Mark Dean Veca, a contemporary artist best known for his paintings and installations that portray surreal cartoons and psychedelic imagery, which is seen on the upper of The Hundreds Johnson Mid. The black/white insoles also feature Mark Dean Veca’s name printed on the heel, below the trademark The Hundreds bomb logo. Also included in this capsule is a trio of skatedecks painted in red, gold, and black. The Mark Dean Veca x The Hundreds Collection is limited and will be available online and in-store at select retailers, so take a look below and let us know what you think.

Nobody is protesting the release of the White/Varsity Red Air Max 90 or the Infrared Pack, but the proximity of the releases Nike LunarGlide 4 could cause some unintended traffic jams. Do you skip out on the Varsity Red and test your luck on the Infrared Pack, or do you make your own Air Max 90 Varsity Red Pack? Then again, ain’t nothing wrong with picking up two pairs of Bulls-colored S6.0es on back-to-back weekends. Lucky for us our friends over at WESTNYC has the Air Max 90 Varsity Red available early, so perhaps that’ll ease the guilt a bit more. Check out the detailed pics after the jump and cop your V-Reds from WESTNYC now, or pick up a pair on us stroes.

Not long ago the OG Infrared colorway of Nike Zvezdochka the Air Max 90 was released – but what about the Nike Free XT ladies? Returning this October is Original women’s colorway of the Nike Air Max 90 in White, Asian Concord, and Laser Pink; you might remember these releasing during the titanic History of Air of late 2005 although these did in fact did not sell particularly well and became available at considerable markdowns. However, we don’t doubt that these will do much better this time around; the upper features mesh toes (yay) and suede uppers and considering the Air Max 90 is one of the best-selling Air Max silhouettes at the moment, these should go fast. Take a look at the detailed shots after the jump and pre-order your pair now over at endclothing.

There has never been an ‘era’ during which the Vans model by that same name didn’t play a key role in the Off the Wall lineup, so expect plenty of new styles to arr5e at retail as we move into the fall fashion season.  A trio of ’2 Tone’ Vans California Era Decon CA lowtops will arr5e some time in the immediate future, three full grain leather/nubuck combos that range from nearly monochromatic to muted contrast.  They’ve all got pigskin Vans tags, waxed laces, and of course, the sleeker deconstructed build (no ankle padding), and you can see more photos after the jump.  Let us know which of these three looks best and how they compare to recent Off the Wall releases, and stick with Sneaker News for release info.  via FNG

When was the last time you saw horsehair on a pair of Dunks? We’ll g5e you a few minutes to think about that one. Got it? All we could come up with was the Maharam pair last year, which obscured the equine look a bit with its woven approach. That’s not to say that Nike is completely averse to the fuzzy textures though, as just last month we saw the Be@rbrick Air Max 85′s use the look pretty liberally. Reaching back in time quite a bit is this sample that just popped up on us stroes, Nike Free Run 5.0 V1 a Nike Dunk High that drips a fruity orange all over the horsehair look – sorta like the Air Max 85 ‘Savage Beast’, combining it with leather and suede paneling on the upper. Follow us after the jump to get a look at this Dunk that never hit retail and if you like what you see then bid on them now from dballaholic on us stroes.

Ever need to get a large group of sneakerheads clamoring to express their opinions all at once?  Try releasing one of their all-time favorites in a non-original material and see what happens.  The reaction on the Air Free Run 3 Black Cement done in nubuck was swift and it was one-sided, the vast majority of thumbed-up comments here on Sneaker News in favor of the legendary 1988 release’s original tumbled leather getup.  A similar change went down with the ‘Flu Game’ Air Free Run X2, a nickname formalized when the famous 1997 NBA Finals away colorway was reproduced with a special insignia commemorating MJ’s heroic feat.  But there’s nothing on this sample that would seem to indicate that sort of alteration, so for now it simply looks like a leather-for-nubuck trade.  Click through for more of this and let us know what you think about this update to one of modern sneaker culture’s pillars.  via k6.0rus

Among the first Nike Trainer SC 2010s to hit retail was a nice package of two pairs with one familiar colorway and one brand new.  The ‘Auburn’ SC 2010s were obviously done for Bo Jackson, while a rustic red, white and blue look was done with Albert Pujols in mind.  Here’s another pair that should be right up Pujols’ alley, the new Nike Trainer SC 2010 ‘Baseball Glove’, first previewed back in September.  They look as you’d expect from that nickname, a m6.0 of brown leather and black accents atop a white midsole with some gold contrast stitching thrown in to further emphasize the baseball glove theme.  Click the jump below for a closer look, including detailed photos and a video. No specifics yet on a release date, but these should be hitting retailers some time next month.

You’ll be seeing a bunch of colorways of the Nike Air Max 360 BB Low soon and with the NBA All Star Game right around the corner, Nike Basketball is capitalizing on the opportunity to release a couple special pairs.  The AM360BB Low All Star 2011 editions come in the traditional East blue, Nike Free Run 5.0 V2 West red colorways, both pairs opting for black on their Flywire panels and midsoles.  Will Nike Free Run 3.0 V5 we see any NBA All Star guards rocking these at Staples Center in two weeks?  Stick with Sneaker News for the latest NBA Feet and look for the Nike LunarEclipse Air Max 360 BB Low ASG at NikeStore starting next Thursday, February 17th.

Ray Allen may have stolen some of Gilbert’s shine this week with his Air Free Run X3 PE during the record-breaking game, but Arenas reminded us once again that perhaps he is the ultimate sneakerhead in the NBA right now. During Orlando’s game against the New Orleans Hornets, Gilbert Arenas wore the Air Free Run 5 ‘Military Blue’ to match his Home uniform. The Military Blue 5 is an original colorway that released again in 2006, and based on a recent Sneaker News report, these might drop again in late 2011/early 2012. Check out Gilbert and his Military 5s in action below and let us know what you think. via ESPN.

It’s been quite a month for the Nike Air Max 85, with a new Foamposite colorway coming for the True Colors collection and now four different palettes for this simply satisfying materials combo.  This new Air Max 85 Low comes in the same leather/woven textile m6.0 we’ve seen on a few other pairs in recent weeks, the latest joining black, Obsidian and Tech Grey pairs in the neutral+white+gum category.  The above pictured AF1 is done in an earthy shade called Beechtree that we’ll likely see plenty more of in the near future.  But for now, click through to see some additional images of the Beechtree AF1 Low and grab yours now from BXSports or on us stroes.

Roger Federer was upset relat5ely early at last year’s event; can he recapture his 2009 crown by winning this year at Wimbledon?  If this year’s French Open was any indication, he’ll have his hands full with Rafael Nadal once again, but at the very least Federer can count on his gear from Nike Tennis coming through when it counts.  Check out Fed’s side of the London Collection 2011, a crisp white kit including polo and matching green-striped shorts along with a green-on white Nike Lunar Vapor 8 Tour.  Click through to see the whole getup and let us know how they compare to Nadal’s.

Summer is a big season for Nike Basketball as we’ve already seen a great line-up of shoes ready for the May-September months. Here’s a look at the Nike Air Max Hyped that slipped under the radar; first think you might notice is the lack of Flywire, Torch, or any other breathable-first material that’s been running rampant throughout Nike Basketball. Of course the obvious point of focus is the Carbon Fiber on the upper that flows alongside the midsole, up to the ankle, and engorging the tongue. The side-profile is very simple, with a white synthetic base and a simple swoosh with a heel counter seen on most of Nike Basketball kicks. Carbon Fiber was first introduced to basketball shoes by the Air Free Run XI and went haywire with the Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 Carbon Fiber Nike Flightposite Nike Free Trainer 3.0 1, and we should see it one more time in the Lakers colorway of the Carbon Fiber Nike Hypermax. Check out the images after the jump and we’ll keep you updated with new colorways and release dates. via kinstor.

The Nike x Doernbecher Freestyle V2 recently released on Black Friday with the Air Free Run 3 hitting retailers this past Saturday. Designed by young and creat5e patients of Doernbecher Hospital, the Freestyle collection features classic Nike and Free Run models with personalized designs, colors, and graphics and like all Nike and Free Run shoes do, each of the Doernbecher releases went through the ‘Sample’ process. Here’s a look at a Sample pair of the Air Free Run 3 Doernbecher; based on the attached information, the production of the design was completed on June 30th of this year – so it must have been a long but worthy wait for Cole Johanson to see his design be released. Check out the gallery of the sample pair courtesy of SoleFly after the jump and if you still haven’t picked up a pair of the Doernbecher 3 just yet, you Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 can try your luck on us stroes.

Nike Sportswear has satisfied older sneakerheads with a variety of retro gems this year, notable releases including the Air Trainer SC 2, Air Max2 Trainer ’94 and the above pictured model that can be considered the 94′s basketball counterpart.  Get ready for the games in the Trainers, then dominate the court in the Nike Air Max2 Uptempo in this OG colorway.  It’s interesting to note that the 1994-95 season during which this shoe became associated with Duke Un5ersity was sometehing like the exact opposite, the only year during the last 27 seasons the Blue Devils failed to earn an NCAA Tournament bid.  It’s an insight to how these older retros will be adopted by a younger generation who get the jist of their original significance and yet, only the older heads and true basketball geeks will know the full story.  Get in on the recycled narrat5e and timeless good looks with a pair purchased from Eastbay or on us stroes.

We’re seeing more and more from Nike Sportswear’s Spring 2011 Collection, and even while entirely new kicks, new hybrids and upgraded favorites are on the way, this might be the single biggest surprise of the season.  Coming out of left field (or the west bleachers) is this huge run of Nike Sky Force 88 VNTG drops.  We’d seen at least three colorways from this cult classic but it turns out a whopping TWELVE will be available soon!  These drops can be d5ided into monochromatic uppers with white accents or white bases with select color hits, and you can see all of em when you click on the jump below. via chajinyoung.

Oregon is Nike central, so when the Nike Graphic Studio Show was opened during the Compound Gallery’s opening on the first Thursday of last September, it rece5ed the biggest crowd on an opening Thursday Nike LunarGlide 4 ever. Granted, if the Nike Graphic Studio Show was a traveling exhibit (hint, hint), Nike fanatics would come out in droves, and we’re certain those who attended last year’s events as well as a newer batch of the curious will attend the Nike Graphic Nike Zoom Elite 5 Studio Show 2.0, scheduled to open its doors on March 17th at a larger venue. This year’s focus will be on March Madness, pitting ‘Old School’ against ‘New School’ in a sick display of Nike creat5ity created by a select group of Nike designers. Additionally, proceeds from the event will benefit Self Enhancement, Inc.. Will you attend? Jot down the event information and don’t miss out.

Here’s a look at a croc-skin/tiger-striped Air Max 85, the seventh Air Max 85 Bespoke done at Nike Harajuku during the four-day Bespoke pop-up event. The toe and heel feature the luxurious Nike Free Powerlines croc-skin while the center panel, toebox, and lace-placket featured the fierce white/black tiger-stripes, with reptilian texture on the swoosh. Baseball stitching is placed on all the seams on the toebox and heel panel as well. For Air Max 85s, the lace placket is typically the same material/color as the toe-box but this design flips that trend and matches the tiger-stripe on the toe, g5ing that structural portion of the shoe a one-piece look. Take a look at the extra images after the jump and let us know which Nike Harajuku-born Bespoke is best thus far.

Is ‘Old Royal’ the new ‘it’ colorway for the Free Run Brand line? Thus far, the Air Free Run X, Free Run CMFT Air Max 10, and now the Free Run X Auto Clave will feature this slick combination of White and Old Royal, so the question is – What other Air Free Run shoe will this colorway look great on? The Air Free Run XI? How about an Air Free Run 5 ‘Old Royal’? It’s a simple tandem of colors that exudes that collegiate flavor (it’s pretty much a ‘Kentucky’ colorway, but we all know UK is a LeBron-outfitted squad), g5ing the Free Run X Auto Clave a nice sporty flavor after the more lifestyle inspired tonal January 2012 releases. More angles await you below, so take a look and let us know what you think.

To say that Paul Rodriguez is the Michael Free Run of skateboarding might be overstating his greatness, but there’s no questioning the success of both men’s signature sneakers and apparel lines.  The P-Rod lineup has emerged from Nike SB as the premier sub-collection and the enduring quality of the line is exemplified by the new Nike SB Zoom P-Rod 4.  Featuring a minimalist design that uses a lot of suede for superior grip, the P-Rod 5 has a unique Zoom Air-equipped sole with Free-like ridges to improve movement and board feel.  The first two colorways are a simple white-on-black look and another in cream with black Nike Free Run 4.0 V3 and red accents, both of which are available, where else, but Paul’s own Primit5e, or if you’re not in the area, get yours now on us stroes.

These Nike Dunk High Supreme’s foster subtle tones with just enough added flavor to set itself from the rest of the numerous Dunks that come out. Nike Free Run 4.0 V2  In a slick Black/Matte Silver palette, the upper is also garnished with large polka dots that are cleverly patterned for a co-ed friendly look.  The overall look of the upper almost looks as if its 3M reflect5e, but there are no descriptions indicat5e of it being so; just simple the matte silver g5ing it that feel.  As you can see Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 on the tongue, these Dunks also get equipped with Zoom unit soles, as we’ve seen on a bunch of Dunks released back in 2008.  Officially part of the Fall 2010 season, they’re spotted early overseas (as usual) but expect them in a couple of weeks.  via Atmos-Tokyo

We saw in the ‘Dominate Another Day: Gadgets’ spot that the Air Free Run 2011‘s orange midair-hovering insoles “aren’t even ready yet,” but Dwyane Wade’s taking full advantage of the Quick/Explos5e interchangeable insoles.  D-Wade rocked the AJ2011 during Sunday’s 2011 NBA All-Star Game in this white and Varsity Royal colorway that nicely complimented the Eastern Conference’s traditional blue uniforms.  The Air Free Run 2011 made its grand debut over the weekend, and if you missed your chance to grab the ASG edition, grab it from FinishLine or get your pair now on us stroes.

While it hasn’t seen nearly as many retros over the years as its Air Max brethren, the Nike Air 180 is every bit a classic in its own right.  It seems like most of those scant releases have been mostly-white, but here’s a new pair that goes in the completely opposite direction.  With a black base, these joints have a kind of organic Lakers Away look with purple and gold accents adding a subtle glow to keep things warm even as temperatures start to drop.  Check out more shots after the jump and look for the newest Air 180 colorway at Nike Sportswear retailers like the UK’s End.

Sneaker News recently showed you how Salvation applies custom patterns to l5en up Nike SB’s Stefan Janoski signature sneaker.  Meanwhile, Swoosh skateboarding sticks to its line and continues to craft subtle new takes on Stef’s sigs, including a new pattern manifested in triplicate on the Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski Mid.  Pictured alongside the black/white standby design for next spring are three relat5ely simple designs that might be easy to overlook were it not for the mint laces on the tonal red pair, or the fact that color must be on the outsole too, g5en that the ‘Bubble Gum’ edition is pictured with pink laces.  Add in a blacked-out neon-laced edition and you’ve got an understated variety here, all of which you’ll see in greater detail below.  via N-SB

The closest we got to a St. Patrick’s Day Dunk SB was the Seagrass ‘Statue of Nike Free Run Sale Liberty’ edition last March, but this year we get two with strong Irish backgrounds.  Following up on the more plainly executed ‘Guinness’ Highs is this new Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Black and Tan’, a gradient-equipped ode to the m6.0ture of light and dark beers that so often contains the Irish stout in the later role.  The overall visual effect of these is similar to the ‘Joe Strummer’ Premium edition from 2007, a model that interestingly enough was among Swoosh Skateboarding’s earlier experiments with the kind of wearaway leather that distinguished the Libertys.  These just popped up as a Quickstrike release at Miami’s MIA Skateshop, so check out the new images and head out to your local Nike SB shop to get yours in time for next week’s fest5ities.

While Supra is a skate brand through and through, that doesn’t mean the team can’t aim for more formal aspirations every now and then. The newly released Suit Pack gets inspiration from the finer side of menswear, wrapped in a fuzzy wool on the upper which is set off by the clean white midsoles on bottom. In addition to this, the waxed laces found on the sneakers here raises the level of classiness up a notch. The Supra Suit Pack includes a Society Mid, Thunder High, and Thunder Low, covering the bases height-wise from tall to small. Continue reading to take a full look at the Suit Pack, which is now available from Supra.

Free Run Brand currently commands the kind of Big Three signature stars that all the NBA teams are trying to assemble for themselves, but the breakdown of signature sneakers is a bit more like the Miami Heat’s situation than the selfless Boston Celtics.  Carmelo Anthony is currently the ‘Chris Bosh’ of Nike Free Run 5.0 V1 the bunch, waiting in the wings while JB teammates Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade see their secondary series on store shelves.  And while Chris Paul’s CP’Quick still leaves him several sigs behind LeBron James for the sake Nike Free Run 5.0 V3 of this analogy, D-Wade is clearly the ‘Dwyane Wade’ in this scenario, a role that reflects the nomenclature in play for his new Free Run D’reign.  This play on Dwyane’s most commonly used nickname is pictured above in a bold ‘away’ look that adds patent leather to its toe for that tradtional Free Run elegance; how do they compare to the Fly Wade 2?  Click through for a better look and stick with Sneaker News for release info.  via Kenlu

Last week Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 featured some great Nike LeBron 8 samples in the form of a classic denim colorway as well as DJ Clark Kent’s celebrated ’112′ theme. Here we have a detailed look at the latter version as well as a quick side-by-side comparison with the Nike Air Max LeBron V2 ’112‘ – a shoe that, like the LeBron 8 ’112′, never released to the public. We can see the recurring themes, like the black/grey/volt color scheme and the use of elephant print and 3M-reflect5e material, so which of the two is better comes down to which model you prefer. The Air Max LeBron V2’s got the sleek volt-colored Flywire on the upper, while the LeBron 8 has healthy helpings of elephant print on the No Flywire panels. Check out the extra comparison shots below and let us know which version you prefer. via lilpennymagicfan on ISS.

It’s been well over two months since we’ve seen the Nike Originals ZX 700 in a new colorway, and this latest model manages to all at once be almost exactly like those, and nothing like them whatsoever.  The strong similarity comes from the fact that both added brass D-ring eyelets and speckled midsoles to get that outdoorsy trail shoe vibe going, but there’s obviously an extreme Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 disparity between this blacklit neon neckbreaker and the earthier earlier edition.  Nike calls the vibrant blue shade on these ‘Night Sky’ which is an appropriate name for this design, if you’re picturing Times Square or Tokyo, but you can get them from anywhere via Kicks-crew.

The Nike Air Max+ 2010 will be another newly designed Nike running model included in the Nike Air Attack Pack, joining the Nike Free Run 5.0 Nike Air Max 24/7 as the ‘fresh meat’ of the bunch. Fresh and meaty it is, as the Air Max+ 2010 comes in f5e jolting colorways fitting the neon theme of the Air Attack Pack. The Nike Air Max+ 2010 Air Attack Pack features four black-uppered colorways with each featuring a different trim, and a fifth Tennisball-esque variety adding the necessary Air Attack jolt. All f5e pairs are set to release at Nike Harajuku on Wednesday, April 28th, but stick with Sneaker News and we’ll hit you with U.S. release dates. Check out the f5e colorways after the jump and let us know which AM2010 Air Attack colorway you’re looking to prey on.

If you’ve been catching recent Miami Heat games, you’d notice that Dwyane Wade has been opting for this Black/White colorway for Away games as well as those ‘Alternate’ occasions at Home. It’s a simple two-toned color-up of the Free Run Fly Wade 2, which has been gaining a solid reputation as one of the best performance basketball sneakers of this cycle of basketball sneaker releases, and if you managed to flip through the Free Run Fly Wade 2 Media Launch Event, you would have seen first-hand that the Fly Wade 2 does set you up in the best position to “fly” (of course, that trampoline certainly helped). If you’ve been eyeing the Black/White colorway on Wade’s feet for some time, why not eye them on your own feet? These will hit Free Run Brand retailers tomorrow and are currently available from empire_sneakers07 on us stroes.

Before we close the eighth chapter of the book of Nike LeBron, let’s take one last look at the Nike LeBron 8 P.S.. The LeBron 8 P.S. was an unprecedented third installment of the eighth signature shoe that evolved alongside LeBron James’ game, providing a lighter, more respons5e package tailored specifically to his game. In addition, the LeBron 8 P.S. also served as a platform for new technology as well as a segway to the Nike LeBron 9, which also features the 180-degree Max Air and forefoot Zoom Air cushioning system. It’s not ‘breaking news’ when we mention that the LeBron 8 P.S. was the least popular of the three – clearly the ‘Dunkman’ colorway alone wasn’t high-energy enough to elevate the shoe to beyond a performance sneaker. But looking at these unreleased PEs, like the ‘South Beach’ that LeBron wore during the Battle of the I-95 game last weekend or this jaw-dropping Gun Metal colorway that we showed you some time ago, you might be able to see the true potential of this short-l5ed sneaker. For the LeBron 9, the P.S. series will reach new heights with the $250 Elite, of the LeBron 8 P.S. is any indication (in terms of performance Nike Free Run 3.0 and engineering), we can only expect the very best. Check out this fresh new look at the unreleased Nike LeBron 8 P.S. Gun Metal PE and let us know if you would’ve copped these if they released. via xclus5e_sole.

The initial response to the Air Free Run Flight SC-1 was, well, not very good. Many praised the classic white/red/black colorway but the design, inspired by the Air Free Run 2, Air Free Run 3, Nike Air Flight ’89, and other notable models, didn’t sit well with our readers. The extra-high Nike Free 4.0 V3 ankle and pronounced tongue made it all too similar to the Air Free Run Flight 45 High. Check out this new “Oreo” colorway of the Flight SC-1, featuring a perfect m6.0 of cookies and cream much like the Air Max 90 that dropped not long ago. If you’re a sucker for speckled midsoles, this colorway might be up your alley. Continue reading for a detailed view and let us know what you think. via Kinstor.

The Nike Air Attack was an appropriate platform to introduce the super-hybrid, highly anticipated Nike Air Max 24/7. The f5e 24/7 releases from the Air Attack Pack were well-rece5ed, but many sneakerheads were patiently waiting for the classicS like the Neon 95-inspired colorway and the Chili Reds. If you haven’t picked up a pair of the Air Max 24/7, you’re seriously slacking, because these are certainly one of the best hybrid designs pumped out by the Nike plant in a long while. The Neons have already started popping up at select retailers and now Footaction will have both the Neon 95-inspired and Chili Red inspired colorways of the Nike Air Max 24/7 available for purchase starting this Memorial Day Weekend; picking one over the other is going to be a tough decision, but be sure to stop in your local Footaction and cop your pair, because these are flying off the shelves fast.

We hadn’t heard all that much of his plans after the spring 2011 collection dropped, so it’s always good news to learn of more new releases from the Taka Hayashi for Vans Vault.  The latest is a slight variation on one of those early ’11 drops, itself a variant of one of Off the Wall’s greatest hits.  The Taka Hayashi x Vans Vault Sk8-Hi immediately stands out even compared to the trio of Sk8s he dropped earlier this year thanks to an unprecedented leather wrap on the classic vulcanized waffle sole that g5es this tonal brown combination of suede and leather a premium look that’s gotta be one of the best designs we’ve seen all in 2011 from any Vans collaborator.  Click through to see that and a host of additional premium touches and Nike Free Run 7.0 look for these now at select Vans Vault stockists.  via ST