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To mark the 2007 MLB All-Star Game, Nike has created this special colorway originally intended for release at the Nike Town SF Corporate Party. However not all 150 pairs were sold resulting in the release of these outside the party. The sneakers feature a simple white colorway matched up with an orange swoosh, lining and stylized paint splatter logo on the heel. The upper also includes a mesh toebox and patent leather. This is also the second time an exclusive sneaker has been released for San Francisco the former being the Air Max 90 created for Nike Town’s 10th Anniversary.

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Surfing through sneaker-sites is a nice thing, especially if you find something never seen. According to UnitedPeopleofSole these are some new samples. Unfortunately we’ve no further informations about this Air Force One but we’ll keep you up to date if more informations become available…

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What an event! It was a tedious and tiring journey up for the crew but they survived the journey up and back lugging 5 huge bags filled with kicks.

Where do they even begin with the shout outs and thanks? Damn…this event couldn’t have been possible without the KL family/Streething. These boys have been not just friends, but super friends! Best bunch of guys to work with and a pleasure to know. Sole Obsession are indebted to you for inviting us up to join forces with Streething.

Event Information:

Theme: Streething’s Swapmeet x Sole Obsesssion Exhibition
Date: 9th June 2007, Saturday

Event Description: Streething Presents Swap and Gawp, featuring the annual Swapmeet plus Sole Obsession Exhibition, which feature the rarest sneakers collection. This event intends to promote the local street wear scene by bringing together all local (both Malaysia and Singapore) retailers, collectors and enthusiasts to buy/sell/trade (Swap) ad witness (Gawp) the rarest collection (more than 150 pair of rare sneakers) put together by Streething and Sole Obsession.

Swapmeet is a term, which is often used by streetwear/ sneakers enthusiasts where they get together to swap shoes/ gear. Over the years, it has grown to become a tradeshow as many big retailers or brand owners would showcase their latest collection due the large crowd it attracts. Streething has successfully done two swapmeets at LOFT @Zouk KL and more than 300 people showed up. Feeling the lack of size for the venue, they managed to convince Zouk KL to provide them a larger area – Main Room (largest in fact). Known retailers such as Leftfoot (Singapore), Headline (Singapore), Dope Distribution (Malaysia), Boundlezz (Malaysia) and many others are coming forward to showcase their latest collection.

In order to add on more content to the event, Streething has managed to bring their Singapore family, Sole Obsession, to Malaysia. Sole Obsession is an independent group of collectors who share their passion of sneakers. Rare sneakers such as often overlooked New Balance European edition, Nike Dave White Neon Pack, Adidas Jeremy Scott, Puma samples and many more hyper-strikes will be showcased. What makes this event even more special is the addition of collection from B53 (nikesb.org/streething) and kzzit. We are talking about Original Air Jordan collection back in the 80s and 90s, ultra hyper-strikes like Dunk Low Stash and full collection of Adidas 35th Anniversary Consortium Series.

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You asked yourself how to open your own sneaker store?

Part of being a sneakerhead is obsessing about shoes non-stop which most of the times doesn’t pay the bills. Many of us have a life long dream of opening a sneaker shop. Sneaker Freaker has published an article they wrote a little while back that tackles this.

With interviews from DQM, Alife Rivington Club, Goliath, Classic Kicks, Premium Goods, and our local spot Motive807. Its definitely a great read for anyone with these aspiring plans.

Read the whole story at Sneakerfreaker.com.

Today we can provide you with a set of Wallpapers for 2007. Designed by Kaya Thomas, this year the set includes the Reebok x Alife Ball Out, the Nike x CLOT “Kiss of Death” Air Max 1, the Pigeon Dunk Low, the Nike Air Jordan Spizike in Black/Red/Green, and the Nike Air Jordan 4 Retro “Thunder.” All backgrounds are available in 1024×768, 1280×1024, and 1600×1200 resolutions.

Download the set here.

Source: Formatmag.com

Its no secret that word has gotten out that sneakers are a big deal and a big business. For the past couple of years major media outlets such as Time Magazine, NY & LA Times, and a handful of other publications have written articles about how “crazy” sneaker culture is or how big of a business it is.

The latest article written in a major publication was printed for this weekend’s edition of the Wall Street Journal. WSJ writer Jamin Brophy-Warrin brings up the interesting point (and pressing issue amongst collectors) is HOW limited is limited? Also, how limited is a limited shoe? It seems like every weekend there is at least either a “limited” or “exclusive” Jordan or Air Force 1 release. Even if each was limited, is 52 limited releases a year really that special?

Jamin also brings up the point that many collectors have moved onto indie and underground brands such as Japanese based Visvim and Sneaker Pimp Jason Bass’s JB Classics. It is definitely a great read. NiceKicks has scanned the article for your reading enjoyment.

You can read the whole article here.

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Today we can provide you with some links of the Tokyo Event together with Bobbito.

Looks like he have had many nice moments there. But better check yourself to prove if we are right:

Shibuya
Ueno
Shinkiba
Yoyogi
1Love Secret Party

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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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