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Charles Barkley, who is known for his NBA talents and now a TNT broadcaster will get special treatment from Nike. A Charles Barkley pack will release with the Nike Air Force 1 designed in colors of his past teams which include Phoenix, Philadelphia and Houston. The pair we have pictured is the Phoenix Suns edition, which in total three pairs will release all contributed to Sir Charles and his time on the Suns. Suede, premium leathers and a very nice color scheme make up the Sir Charles Nike Air Force 1 Suns. Expected release date is in December of 2007.

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Not to be left out of the Philly I-95 series, Nike recently released a Nike Air Force 1 Low Philadelphia for the ladies. The Nike Air Force 1 Low WMNS “Philly” features a White/Ice Blue upper with a Nylon Toe Box and a Nylon center panel. In addition to the light upper, the WMNS “Philly” also features an clear Ice Blue midsole on a Red outsole. The Nike Air Force 1 Low WMNS is available now overseas.

05/12/2007 Women’s Air Force 1 Philly
Glacier Blue/White-Varsity Blue
315115-412
$75

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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Here is a look at the upcoming China Air Force 1 Releases. This two models are the China Editions. The first one is a Premium Air Force 1 with a hemp upper and combined with a tan and red to produce a clean and simple colorway. The Mids are Supremes and feature a grey upper with a woven swoosh and feature a visible air unit.

07/07/07 Air Force 1 Low Premium China
315180-222
$125.00

07/07/07 Air Force 1 Supreme Mid China
316665-321
$220.00

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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Purchaze received a delivery of the Nike Air Force 1 Low “Varsity Royal/University Blue-White” and in the “Wheat/Obsidian-White” Colorway!

Philadelphia and basketball have a long standing relationship. The city of brotherly love were temporary homes to NBA legends Wilt Chamberlain, Julius “Dr J” Erving, and Moses Malone. The shoes have perforated white leather rear panel and an embossed skyline of Philly on the back of the shoes. Check that out!

The Air Force 1 is one of the worlds most popular shoe that can be derived from it’s popularity in New York City. Of course it’s only fitting for the 25th Anniversary of the Air Force 1 to create a series of AF1’s themed after some of New York’s greatest monuments and foundations. Here you can take some impressions of the upcoming Air Force 1 City Series.

More pictures of the series you can find here!

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Here’s a look at another Hiroshi Fujiwara designed Air Force 1. Nike is set to release the follow up “Black/Green” Hiroshi Fujiwara AF1 this Saturday, May 12th, at select Nike accounts. Like the “Black/Blue” HF AF1, the “Black/Greens” feature an all Black Leather/Perforated Leather upper with a Forest Green Glossy Leather Heel Tab and a Forest Green outsole.

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Episode 2 of the Nike Air Force 1 25th Anniversary “Original 6″ has recently been posted on the web. The video offers a detailed insight on the success of the Air Force 1 due to the association of the Original 6 endorsee’s. For many the Original 6 are from an era which was before our time however the video gives a great description of the attributes of each player. It is interesting to note that many of the Original 6 endorsee’s were defensive specialists. Although we all know defensive doesn’t sell tickets, this did not stop the AF1 from being the world’s most popular sneaker. Enjoy!

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Thanks to the “Google-skillz” of an uptowns.net member, we can give a closer look on the upcoming Air Force 1 Supreme “London”. As you can see these kicks feature a transparent blue mid-sole with visible air unit. They should hit the shelves on August 4th 07. Price: 200$. We’ll keep you updated as soon we got more informations.

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