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In general, many of Nike’s latest Air Force 1 models have taken a back-to-basics approach, using simple white uppers with minimal accents. This model, however, has chosen to liven things back up a little with some bright eye-grabbing color. You may have seen the Nike Air Force 1 x Huarache that also features a similar color scheme, but these switch up the color blocking a bit. The shoe uses a simple black leather upper with a white midsole, lining and laces. Vibrant Mean Green accents on the Swoosh and outsole provide strong contrast against the black/white base and hints of royal blue can be found on the tongue label and the midsole “AIR” logo. Like the Air Max Light that we showed you earlier, this colorway is available now at selected Nike accounts.

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Its finally Asia’s turn to shine as part of the Nike 1World Air Force 1 campaign and just in time for the Chinese New Year. The collaboration is with Hong Kong based CLOT who has applied their stylistic twist of the Nike Air Force 1 Low. The overall theme for the sneaker is base of the traditional wishes during the New Year which is luck, happiness and prosperity. The upper of the Nike Air Force 1 Low is made from red Clot Royale Deluxe Silk, the most recognizable Chinese-made textile, with embroidered trademark Clot graphics inspired by thousand-year-old Chinese prints. Additionally the red upper-shoe top layer can actually be peeled, burned or torn off to reveal a bottom layer made from dark brown leather. Clot’s trademark Chinese-print graphics, as embroidered onto the silk upper layer, are lasered onto this durable leather layer.

The Nike Air Force 1 Low “Clot” comes in a special “Chinese Candy Box” packaging set. Traditionally, Lunar New Year celebrations include offering sweets and other edible treats from a red lacquer box to ensure a “sweet” year. Honoring this custom, the Nike Air Force 1 Low “Clot” packaging is a hexagonal red box with a partitioned tray layer, to hold shoe accessories, and matching lid. The box’s exterior is adorned with Clot graphics in black.

The Nike Air Force 1 Low “Clot” will be available on January 16, 2009.

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Another highlight from the Nike Playmakers Event the other night were these Nike Air Force 1 x Dunk SB Low “White Supremes” we spotted in the collection of All Day. If you don’t remember, DJ Clark Kent was spotted wearing the same shoes in the equally dope black colorway a couple months ago at a Nike Sportswear event. The shoes feature the classic Nike SB Low white Supreme upper with a white, Air Force 1 sole that has a blue out-sole to go with the inside of the shoe. As with the rest of the shoes of these nature, these will not release to the public. They were created for the original members of the Nike Skateboarding team only, which is unfortunate for all you Nike Air Force 1 fans.

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The Mayor (not the one who tried to increase the legal term limits of his office, but a different Mayor who has much better taste when it comes to kicks) has been at the epicenter of all things Nike Air Force 1 since news broke of his finally hitting his 1000th pair landmark in is personal Air Force 1 collection. In case anyone was wondering, the 1000th pair cooked up for Mayor at the Nike Innovation Kitchen was in no way the mark of a slowdown in the Mayor’s collection or creativity. Mayor shows, with his newest Nike Air Force 1 Low “Nike iD Bespoke”, that his influential mark on the sneakerworld is still very much growing.

Most recently, The Mayor made another trip to the Nike iD Bespoke studio at 21 Mercer Street in NYC to play around with some of the new options available for customizing and personalizing his muse of footwear; the Nike Air Force 1. After brainstorming and playing around with a lot of different ideas, Mayor finally came up with the fresh Nike Air Force 1 Low “Bespoke” you see above.

The shoe, which just arrived at the Bespoke studio today, features a lot of lux features including a dark, denim upper with gold stitching and a gold insole. To go with the clean details on the upper, Mayor chose to construct the swoosh, heel tag and tongue label in red, patent leather. The sole is white with a clear outsole on the final product, but Mayor’s initial intention was to have the outsole be colored a solid red in order to match the red details on the upper, but there was some miscommunication in the outcome of design process. Regardless, the shoe is definitely a dope look. Another cool feature are the lacelocks, which are stainless steel with “MYR” elegantly printed on top. The shoes come with the original factory tag from the well known Feng Tey factory in Taiwan, which is an accessory we usually see on samples. If you like what you see, and you are going to be (or are in) New York City, take a trip down to Nike Sportswear and have a go at cooking up a dope, one-of-a-kind Nike Air Force 1.

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Last month, we showed you a preview of one of the latest Nike 1World Projects: the Nike Air Force 1 Low “Booba”. This is the product of a collaboration between Nike and rapper Booba. We have now received news that this sneaker is now available at Hangtime in Japan.

The Nike 1World Air Force 1 Low “Booba” features a premium red leather upper with unique tattoo designs imprinted from the side panels to the toe box. It also contains a clear outsole in which you can clearly see the Senegal flag. This sneaker is limited to 176 pair, so visit Hangtime to get your pair now.

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Only 100 pairs total, of the Nike Air Force 1 “Stash” dropped last Friday at Concepts in Boston and at NORT/Recon in NYC.

The Nike Air Force 1 “Stash” were incredibly exclusive. 18 of these beauties were available to those that picked them up in Boston and they were able to meet Stash himself, and get their pair autographed. You can imagine the types of lines you would see for this kind of crazy release.

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DJ Clark Kent was fitted up with these rare, possibly one-of-a-kind kicks last night at the Nike Sportswear shop on Mercer St. They take on the uppers of the now classic Nike Dunk Low Supreme and add it to an Nike Air Force 1 sole. The result, well leaves most of us with are jaws still dropped and drooling.

No word on production numbers, but these are definitely nothing short of exclusive, maybe even exclusive to DJ Clark Kent’s closet. The more important question than if these are going to come out (we know Clark likes his 1 of 1’s), is what other madness is lying around in this man’s closet?!

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As head of the Nike Innovation Kitchen, you can imagine Chi McBride diving into a vault full of shoes some people would kill for and rolling around with a huge grin on his face. However, it would appear that he actually does something slightly more productive with the contents of the vaults he has access to.

This hybrid marries the DUNKLE and the Nike Air Force 1. Keeping true to the Nike Dunk’s original silhouette, McBride has kept the upper the same but added the chunky Nike Air Force 1 sole.

But before you get too excited, this shoe is 1 of 1. He made it for himself. Because he can. Don’t try and say you wouldn’t do the same.

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