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The nice treatment the Nike Air Jordan I (1) has been receiving from the designers at Jordan Brand will continue well into 2009. News just broke of an Nike Air Jordan Retro I “Hare” to be released during the spring of 2009. Just in case you don’t remember, the “Hare” nickname comes from 1992 when the Air Jordan VII was advertised in commercials featuring Michael Jordan along with Bugs Bunny. In the commercial, Bugs Bunny differentiates between “Air Jordan” (MJ) and “Hare Jordan” (The Shoes).

While the preliminary catalog images of the Nike Air Jordan I featuring the “Hare” treatment don’t reveal too many details, we can get a fairly good impression of the two colorways along with some of the design additions. One pair will come in stealth/black-light silver-pink clay-white while the other will be featured in a white/light silver-true red colorway. Other than the colorways, we can see that the “Hare” version of the Nike Air Jordan Jumpman will be located on each tongue, surrounded by a design similar to what we have seen on the Air Jordan VII. Look for these to drop as a Quickstrike release set for April, 2009 (maybe around Easter considering the bunny?).

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Another release of the always timeless Nike Air Jordan 1’s are slated for 2009. This release is said to draw inspiration from the Spike Lee directed 1989 film Do The Right Thing with the White/Varsity Red colorway said to represent Sal’s Pizza from the film. Both sneakers have a similar look and feel to the OG metallic colorways of the Nike Air Jordan 1, which are welcomed. Both also feature a colorfully printed sockliner influenced by the movie’s poster. Retail price is currently said to be $110, however, a specific set release date is not yet known so keep an eye out for more info as it comes in.

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We were pretty excited to see a new Nike Dunk for spring with grey Safari print, but seven? You are probably already sitting down, so take a deep breath and prepare to be blessed.

In another expert use of Nike’s iconic print for the first season of 2009, we get five Dunk Hi´s and two Nike Dunk Low´s. On par with Premium-level releases, each pair is equipped with Zoom Air insoles plus the emphasis on Beaverton’s legacy we find in all Nike Sportswear drops.

We all know what to expect from Dunks by now, and each pair speaks for itself. To commemorate 20 years of the Swoosh’s ACG line, every pair features Safari print on the toe and eyelets, with the aforementioned pair and the black and rave pink highs both adding it on the toe and rear quarter/heel. Have a look at all of em so you’ll be ready to cop a pair or four when they drop next year.

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Since its inception in 1987 the Nike Air Max 1 has taken on many shapes and colors but always feature the famous air cushion. For its new November releases, these two Nike Air Max 1 shows an impressive range of color combination. Release will be expected in february 2009.

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We have a an in depth look at the Spring/Summer Footwear line from Nike Sportswear.

The line up for next year, features a lot of uniqueness, with a few different Nike Air Max and a plethora of Nike Cortez. A new version of the Nike Dunk for ladies, the Nike Dunk “Skinny”, with a slimmer silhouette was added, along with a couple pairs of Nike Dunk Hi´s and a very unique pair of NikeAir Force 1´s.

With such a vast array of styles and colors from bright and flashy to dark and subtle you will be able to find something in next years line up no matter what kind of taste you have.

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With the new year only a few months away, Nike gives us a preview of their 2009 LE releases. Taking design features from its ’90s Nike Air Huarache model, the company has produced basketball, baseball and even training kicks with that very same technology due to its stability and comfortability. They have been updated with contemporary colorways, yet they still look as though they could have been found under a pile of dust in the storeroom at your local sneaker distributor. Here we see three pair, two in mostly white and another with grey. One of the whites and the grey pair have colourful slashes on the side panel, and they grey pair has a carbon fiber-esque toe cap.

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De La Soul just leaked some info in a recent interview about their 2009 project with Nike. They never said if the project was with Nike SB, but we all assumed that seeing that the two linked up back in 2005. NSB reports that this Nike Dunk Low Metallic Silver/Black” is based off of their 2001 AOI: Bionix album cover. The cover features all three members dressed in silver astronaut suits, and the Nike Dunk´s resemble the suits due to the use of metallic silver.

According to the info provided, these were originally set to release in 2006, but they scrapped and are “rumored” to drop in 2009. This makes perfect sense, but time will tell everything. Stay tuned to NewKicksOnTheBlog for more updates on this release.

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Here is another glance at what Nike has to offer in Spring 2009. As you can see Nike will bless their faithful fans with more OG heat including the Nike Air Tailwind ‘92, Nike Air Penny III, Nike Air Force Max ‘93, and Nike Air Force 180. It’s no need to carry on, we will let the previews do all the talking. Check out more of Nike’s Spring ‘09 sneaker line up after the jump. Start saving now!

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