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Nike China celebrated various Chinese Nike athletes who medaled in the 1984 Olympics this past weekend at an event in Beijing, China. The event was filled with various Chinese athletes, Nike influencers, and even featured two different live bands who performed. The event displayed Nike’s strength as a global corporation and how important these Olympics and China will be to Nike’s growth strategy in the next decade. However, the highlight of the event was not the live bands, instead it was the preview of the Nike 1984 China Olympics Pack that features a variety of Nike shoes (Nike Court Force, Nike Blazer, Nike Air Max 1, Nike Trainer Dunk), each designed with inspiration coming from athletes who medaled in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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To celebrate the chinese new years festival, SBTG is proud to teamed up with Mr..SK (Samplekickz) to release the first animal zodiac pack, The Royale Rat Pack SBTG x Samplekickz 08, on KIX-FILES exclusively. The Rat Pack comes with 18 pairs in total (for its homophone for “must be wealthy”), 9 pairs for each model. The color red and gold are liberally used in all decorations. Red envelopes or Red packets are passed out during the Chinese New Year’s celebrations, from married couples or the elderly to unmarried juniors with the meaning of good fortune.

The Royale Rat Pack SBTG 08 will be available at the midnight of February 7th (the first day of the Chinese calendar) at KIX-FILES ONLINE SHOP, size runs from US8 to US12.
Release Date: 7th January 2008, 00:00AM GMT+8:00 / Ship Out on: 11th Feb 2008 - 12th Feb 2008

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Here’s a short preview of the upcoming Nike Air Stab “St. Pattys Day”. Nike seems to continue with the clover-print and the gold-metallic swoosh, seen on last years Nike Air Max 90 St. Pattys Edition. Unfortunately no exact release date, but they should be available soon.

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Nike Air Force 1 Premium “Anthracite/Black”.

This version comes in a beautiful combination of colors. It is made of smooth premium leather in a Anthracite/Black-Metallic Silver Colorway with a great black/silver midsole, black laces and a black swoosh. The heel and ankle area is black. Comes with a silver Nike Air Force 1 lace lock and a second pair of blue/red mixed laces.

A strong fan base follows the Nike Air Jordan 17, so the following news will be appreciated. Releasing alongside the Nike Air Jordan 6 Carmines, this Black/Silver Nike Air Jordan XVII will release apart of a Countdown Pack.
The NikeAir Jordan 17 in Black/Silver released once before in 2002, taking inspiration from Jazz Music. If you look closely, you can see the different Music notes. Also, the Nike Air Jordan XVII Black/Silver Countdown Pack aka Collezione releases in May 2008. Retail is $310

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A new pic of the upcoming Nike Dunk SB Hi “Ferris Bueller” recently hit the Net. Set to release in May, the “Ferris Buellers” is inspired by the jacket/vest combo worn by Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller, in the movie and on the movie poster. The “Ferris Bueller” Nike Dunk SB Hi features a White/Creme/Grey/Black upper with a Cheetah print liner.

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Here’s a shoe from Nike’s old school B-Ball line up that doesn’t get a lot of attention. The Nike Air Alpha Force II goes way back like Grandpa’s hair line, and the Nike Alpha Force is still a true OG even though they don’t get that much lime-light. Sir Charles use to ball in the Alpha Force I and II back in 1988/1989.

A new colorway of the Nike Alpha Force II has just released. They feature a black, varsity red, anthracite, and bright mango colorway. The base colors consist of black/anthracite, while yellow and red contrast stitching adds flavor to the simple base. The shoes also feature bright mango accents and a multi colored tongue. The new colorway of the Nike Air Alpha Force II is now available oversea, so check with your local Nike retailers.

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The Nike SB Air Trainer 2 has now officially become a part of the collection, Nike will push that model more. Right after the first grey/black colorway, they now also released a metallic gold/brown colorway of the sneaker. Most of the sneaker comes in metallic gold, the toebox and outer sole in brown. Even though quite a flashy sneaker, the colors work well together. These are now available worldwide!

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