The Nike Air Force 1 Duckboot has joined Nike‘s annual lineup of sneakers that will be receiving special Black History Month colorways. Sporting an all-over black and white print, the premium black leather adds a sophisticated touch to the high top boot. An icy bottom sole, solid black laces, and a BHM tongue tab completes the celebratory boot. Retailing for $175 USD, the ”Black History Month” Nike Air Force 1 Duckboot will be available for purchase from Sneaker Politics.
Bobby Kim & The Hundreds has announced a collaboration with adidas, with the duo looking to infuse their sensibilities to create soccer-skateboard inspired apparel. The two companies decided to work together to celebrate the valuable life lessons taught through each discipline — soccer teaching the benefits of cooperation, team play and camaraderie. The color palette was inspired by Kim’s youth soccer team, using only orange, white and navy. Look for the collaboration to drop on February 5th.
Following its initial announcement and accompanying set of preview images, we present a closer look at the fragment design x Nike Sock Dart “Dark Obsidian.” The futuristic runner flaunts Hiroshi Fujiwara’s trademark blue dye, underneath an arched translucent mid strap. A stark white midsole and black outsole completes the collaborative effort between one of fashion’s finest and the iconic sports apparel conglomerate. The sneakers are set to hit NikeLab global retailers, coupled with Nike’s online webstore starting January 29.
Nike has released a second, monochrome colorway to its revamped Air Huarache Run PRM sneaker model. The latest Nike Air Huarache Run sports a tonal black upper, outfitted in a combination of mesh and leather material. A nylon panel center offers a reflective shine to the color absent, midtop sneaker. A matching black rubber midsole completes the latest addition to the ever-growing Nike Air Hurarache line. Retailing for $100, it is now available for purchase from Sneaker Politics.
Sports inspired athletic brand Hall Of Fame debuts their first brand commercial “Be Remembered”. Director Van Alpert is able to capture and show us Hall Of Fame’s broad international reach and its appeal within the world of sports and street culture. The commercial was shot on location in the USA, France, Colombia, Belgium and Turkey.
Nike continues to capitalize on the reigning sneaker trend of the past last year through the release of the “University Red” Nike Air Flight ’89. The high top sneaker flaunts a leather, tonal red upper, which also features reptile skin paneling. A matching red sole unit, dotted with black speckles, contrasting white midsole, and red outsole finishes the latest iteration of one of Nike’s more popular basketball silhouettes. The sneakers are now available for purchase from Afew.
Nike Sportswear adds to its stable of Air Huarache releases with the introduction of this Anthracite/Gum Medium Brown-Pure Platinum colorway for the early part of 2015. Offering premium grey suede construction with a matching neoprene inner sleeve, the retro runner sports a contrasting white Air-cushioned midsole along with gum-colored applications to the rubber outsole, TPU support overlay and tongue branding badge. Fans can find these now at Switzerland’s Titolo.
As promised, the “Persian Violet” colorway of Andre Agassi‘s Nike Air Flare is set for a return this spring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release. Featuring a color palette that resembles that of the Air Jordan 8 “Aqua” — which is rumored to be returning in “Remastered” form for a Black Friday release later this year — the “Persian Violet” edition of the underrated tennis kicks don a black upper of mesh, suede, and synthetics and feature aqua hits to the embroidered Swoosh and heel pull tab while the shoe’s namesake purple hue appears on the otherwise black sole unit.
Hypebeast has examined the details of the Nike KD7 rendition. The special BHM print adorns the Swoosh, Hyperposite heel and sock liner, keeping the simple black and white colorway interesting with the eye catching print. The predominantly black toebox transitions into a white heel, with a translucent outsole to complete and complement the shoe. The entire Nike BHM collection is available now at Nike.com and at select stockists worldwide.
Long in the shadows of other silhouettes like the Air Tech Challenge II and Air Challenge Huarache. Originally released way back in 1994 and donned by the tennis great as he took home the men’s singles title at that year’s US Open, the Air Flare’s 2015 retro stays true to the OG and couples an Air-cushioned midsole with an upper that’s unmistakably ’90s. Look for the white/black colorway of the kicks to be available soon.
