In April of 1986, Michael Jordan scored 63 points on the Celtics in a playoff game. Who can forget the highlight of Jordan crossing over between his legs with a helpless Larry Legend defending him, and landing a jumper from the right baseline area? This shoe, like all the other 60+ models is a hybrid sneaker that combines elements of the Air Jordan II (2), III (3), v (5), and VII (7)–all of the models he wore during his 60 + point performances. We’ve already showed you photos of forthcoming 60+ releases to be released at the end of the year, and here we have a detailed look at the kelly green and white Celtics model. These look clean in a primarily white upper with green and black tooling. Patent leather on the midfoot and toe give the tumbled leather a nice counterpoint, while the white and splatter design above the soles provides some nice detail as well. Expect to see these at Jordan retailers soon, but you can beat everyone to the punch if you go to dunk.com.cn now.
Griffey may be near a retirement that will mark the end of a historic career. His legacy on the diamond is that of a first-ballot hall of famer who was maybe the best all around player of his generation. He also leaves behind the Griffey Max 1, which was a smash hit upon its retro release months ago. The model sold very well, and now Foot Locker’s blog reports that Foot Locker locations will be re-releasing the Royal/Black/Volt model sometime next week. If you missed your shot at these the first time around, now is your shot to get a pair.
Nike Sportswear’s 21 Mercer offers sneakerheads an opportunity to work with NIKEiD consultants in an intimate setting to create a pair of one of one Air Force 1 Bespoke’s. The latest pair to come out of 21 Mercer’s backroom is this pair of AF1 Bespoke’s customized by Alex, who used various exotic leathers and a baseball stitching to give the shoe a “tethered look”. The Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke is available by appointment only. via: 21 Mercer
Nike Sportswear
21 Mercer Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
TEL #: 212-226-5433
With Halloween just around the corner, Japan’s MEDICOM TOY CO. struck an interesting arrangement with Disney recently in creating a vinyl figure of world’s most famous mouse, Mickey Mouse, in the likeness of Jack Skellington, the key character in Tim Burton‘s claymation classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each of the figure was casted in specific mold, then hand colored and painted. Though announced through MEDICOM TOY in time for Halloween, the Mickey Mouse “Jack Skellington” Edition will not be available till April of 2010.
Japanese apparel brand Devilock is celebrating its 13th year anniversary this year and this is their latest item to commemorate the occasion. They have teamed up with jewellery brand Garni, who have been good friends since the beginning, to produce a silver necklace. The Palmboy is an iconic character designed by Devilock and it is the focus of this necklace piece. Atop the Palmboy is the iconic skull piece from Garni, making the connection of both brands visible. On the back of the Palmboy, no detail is sparred with his hands crossed in a charming way. This is a unisex piece that is roughly 3cm tall including both the skull piece and Palmboy.
Situated on a quiet stretch of Crosby Street, one of the few cobblestones blocks in the trendy SoHo neighborhood. Workers hurried to put on the finishing touches for Gucci Icon Temporary, the sneaker pop-up store from the Italian fashion house. To feature 18 pairs of limited edition offerings (16 designs for men, 2 for women), including the much anticipated collaboration with musician Mark Ronson, the gallery-like space is painted all-white floor-to-celling. In fact, employee had to wear disposal overshoe so not to scuff the polished white flooring. A green-red-green tri-band, GUCCI‘s signature colors, runs across the whole interior horizontally while a mammoth neon light in the form GUCCI “double crossed Gs” will be prominently on display on the storefront window. The GUCCI Icon Temporary will host a private VIP event tomorrow evening follow by a general opening this Saturday, October 24th. If you aren’t familiar with the archaic street names in SoHo. Simply locate Bloomingdale’s Department Store SoHo Flagship on Broadway. The GUCCI Icon Temporary is located directly behind it.
GUCCI Icon Temporary – Sneakers Pop-Up Shop
(Formerly Schaeffer Carol Promotion Designs)
43 Crosby Street | Map
New York, NY 10012
Opening Date: October 24th (Saturday)
This bright number from Nike is the women’s Air Troupe Mid which is based on the Air Troupe that was produced with dancing and beak dancing in mind. Taking inspiration from the 80′s with the extravagant use of metalic materials on the upper in either gold or silver. Matched with contrast color tongue and shoe laces and it maintains wearability with slim silhouette. One key point of this sneaker is the large opening at the rear ankle section that is connected by large support strap. Comfort is also not compromized with the addition of Air function in its heels.
With a good working relationship with the outdoor giant The North Face, atmoshave just released their 12th collaboration project. They have once again used the Scoop jacket model in an atmos like colorful finish adding pop aesthetics to the otherwise basic jacket design. With two tone split from the top and the bottom sections of the jacket in sacks blue/blue or purple/blue color combinations. Both jackets feature red inner lining as well as The North Face logo on the chest. The outer fabric is constructed of High Vent 2 Layer that keeps warmth while providing protection against water with the interior seams totally sealed.
Two recent Nike releases have featured denim as a primary material–the Gucci-themed SB highs in dark denim and the Selvage Blazers. This Dunk Low was previewed last month, and now we have some detailed images of what looks to be a model that will sell quickly. The looks are straigtforward and clean–an all black denim upper contrasted with a patent leather swoosh in black with a white and red sole. The liner is a highlight of the visuals as well, as it features a Three-Bears and Fender-styled liner that is super thick black fur. But the element of this shoe that makes it most unique is one that is not seen–it’s heard. When the tongue is pressed, the sound of bird chirps emerges from somewhere in the thick tongue. The official release of this sneaker is sometime next year, but for now, you can get a pair on ebay a few months early.
Cap Collector is a boutique in Japan that concentrates on caps and hats with a sprinkle of street wear in their stores. Periodically they release special custom caps with New Era especially made for them and these are one such example. The classic New York Yankees and LA Dodgers caps are transformed with a use of black and white gingham check fabrics. The rest of the cap is kept simple with all the embroideries color coded in black to keep the monotone concept. Limited to only 144 pieces per team, so get on their website if you like these.
After the success this Summer during Tour de France, the global art exhibition known as STAGES is finally coming to New York City. Orchestrated by Lance Armstrong with help from Nike, over 20 world-renowned artists participated in expressing their admiration of Armstrong himself and his personal battle with cancer. The extensive anthology of contemporary art celebrate not only creativity and sport but the human spirit itself. All artworks will be available for purchase with 100% of the proceeds directly goes to the Lance Armstrong Foundation in benefiting the fight against cancer.
Art works to be on display from:
Cai Guo-Qiang | Rosson Crow | Jules De Balincourt | Dzine | Shepard Fairey | FUTURA | Andreas Gursky | KAWS | Geoff McFetridge | Yoshitomo Nara | Catherine Opie | Os Gemeos | José Parlá | Raymond Pettibon | Lari Pittman | Richard Prince | Ed Ruscha | Tom Sachs | Kenny Scharf | Eric White | Christopher Wool | Dustin Yellin | Aaron Young
Dietch Projects
489 Broome Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
Event Dates: October 31st (Saturday) – November 21st (Saturday)
> Freshness Feature: STAGES – Nike X LIVESTRONG – A Global Art Exhibition
Another entry to the rival pack is this Nike Dunk High fro Eddie Cruz, whose LA-centric models include a Lakers-themed Air Force 1 and a Dodger Blue and Red Dunk High, has what looks to be a USC colorway on this dunk high. Like the blue Dunk High, this model includes smooth leather on the upper and a tonal suede leather with flecks of what looks to be an animal styled pattern. The striated pattern appears to be reflective, a nice counterpoint to a gold swoosh and heel tab. The tongue tab has a varsity letter-styled “WEST” on the nylon red tongue. In yet another homage to LA, Cruz keeps the heat coming, so let’s see what Clark Kent counters with for the “East” answer to this Dunk. Sample size 9s of this model are available on ebay. Via: sneakernews
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