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The pioneering shoe in the whole and massively popular Nike Air Max franchise, the Nike Air Max 1/87 is enjoying a renaissance in 2009 as we see it at the center of various new releases. From the updated hybrid known as the Nike Air Maxim 1 to this new throwback to the original, this year looks to be a good one for those who enjoy, simple, well-designed sneakers. The Nike Air Max 1 “Original Colorway” Retros seen here feature the OG red and blue versions and are available now at select retailers as a Quickstrike drop.

In 1987, Nike debuted a shoe that would forever change footwear. Designed for runners in need of maximum cushioning and stability, the Air Max 1 featured the largest air sole unit to date. For Tinker Hatfield and Nike Design the challenge was not only to build the best Air shoe of its age but also to allow athletes to understand what they were getting when they chose to run on Nike Air.

“The original goal was to put a shoe out there that had more cushioning than anything else previously made. The challenge became: how do we let runners and the general public see the Air Sole at work.”

– Tinker Hatfield, VP of Creative Design.

The Nike Air Max 1 represented a new generation of athletic footwear, breaking from the tradition of the way a sneaker was supposed to look like. By color choice alone, the Air Max 1 was unlike anything else on the market. The Air Max 1 introduced a Sport Red color rand that wrapped the AM1’s upper, radically challenging the aesthetic norm of the age, which called for athletic footwear to be neutral colored and mundane. The Air Max 1 not only started a revolution in Air, but equally important, a revolution in color.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Max 1 QS
Style: 378830-161
Color: White/Sport Red-Neutral Grey-Black
Nike Air Max 1 QS
Style: 378830-141
Color: White/Varsity Blue-Neutral Grey-Black

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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A few weeks back, images emerged of a Gucci-looking Nike Dunk Hi Supreme that featured some ostrich skin leather and a gum sole. As happy as people were to see it, it really just made most of them long for the feverishly anticipated Quickstrike re-release of the Nike SB version that much more. To the delight of many, it looks like it’s finally going to happen this winter and here are some sample pics of what the shoe will look like. As you will see, there have been some slight changes made to the ultra-rare 2005 edition.

The 2009 version will feature less fraying around the edges of the denim and also uses a smoother leather on the upper. Also, the new release will sport a fatter tongue, SB laces and a black heel tab instead of a red one. You can see some more photos of the Nike Dunk SB Hi Pro “Gucci” Quickstrike as well as a side by side comparison with the original if you check out that link. Stay tuned for more info on the release as soon as further details become available.

Tech Info:
Nike Dunk SB Hi Pro “Gucci”
Style: 305050-361
Color: Deep Forest/Paprika

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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Today we can give you an early look at some of the more interesting Nike Terminator Hi from the Sportswear Segment.

As anticipated, the Selvage Denim version features some crazy details compared to other denim kicks. Gold stitching, copper rivet and the leather tongue tag represent Selvage Denim jeans properly. The second colorway is a beige make up utilizing classic dress shoe styling for inspiration. You can find perforations, and embossed details that seem to come straight from your Sunday’s best kicks. No word on a release date yet.

Are you feeling either one of these colorways?

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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With its life-giving showers just around the corner, here we see a glimpse into some of April’s offerings from Nike SB. Of the three pictured in this post, two represent the culmination of the latest Nike SB Custom Series. The Nike Dunk SB Mid Pro Justin Brock’s “Workwear” is a perfect match for any Carhartt gear in its low key denim and suede construction. The other Custom Series release is a breathtaking Nike Blazer SB Elite “Grant Taylor”. Rounding out this group is the Nike Dunk SB Hi that looks an awful lot like the cancelled Heaven’s Gate send-up. Set to drop in a couple weeks, these are available now at some Nike SB retailers.

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The Nike Air Max 90 Current Flywire was launched last year prior to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and was only offered at select retailers such as 21 Mercer Street but now almost a year later the shoe will be released again in a couple new colorways and a couple colorways that were released last year. This two new colorways include an all over Black colorway as well as an all over Red colorway. The Nike Air Max 90 Current Flywire will be released at select Nike Sportswear retailers in the upcoming weeks.

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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Back in 2006 Nike SB planned to release a pair of Nike Dunk High SB “Gucci” colorway as a quickstrike. It was originally be a part of the team manager series and designed by Girl Skateboards. Unfortunately, the project was scrapped due to some issue inside the Crailtap group. As a result, there were only less than 30 pairs sample existing in the market.

But in the forth quarter of 2009 we will have this Gucci Nike Dunk SB Hi back into the market. The shoe is the same color scheme as the 2006 sample with black denim toe cap and heel cap, deep forest toe box and side panel, and red swoosh.

Model: Nike Dunk SB Hi “Gucci”
Colorway: Deep Forest/Paprika
Style Code: 305050-361

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With these new images, you can really get a great view of the laser etched Nike Air Force 1 Low “Black History Month” and the “100″ graphics on the upper and the details on the tongue and heel tags. Also more noticeable are the red and green stitching and the green bottom eyelet and piping around the tongue. These sneakers are not released for retail and only given to a select few, so unfortunately this is probably the closest look most of us will ever get.

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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The Nike Air Trainer III is back in the game after sitting on the bench for a couple of years. A Bo Jackson classic, the Nike Air Trainer III is set to release in several colorways throughout 2009 starting with three colorways this Spring. Nike is set to release a Black, Max Orange, Classic Charcoal, Varsity Purple Nike Air Trainer III, a Dark Grey, Black, Grey, Varsity Red Nike Air Trainer III and a Grey, Flint Grey, Varsity Royal, Dark Charcoal Nike Air Trainer III.

All three colorways are set to release this Spring which means they will hit stores between February and March.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Trainer III LE
Black/Max Orange-Classic Charcoal-Varsity Purple
679066-081

Nike Air Trainer III LE
Dark Grey/Black-Grey-Varsity Red
679066-002

Nike Air Trainer III LE
Grey/Flint Grey-Varsity Royal-Dark Charcoal
679066-003

You can find more detailed pictures here and here.

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