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For the month of April Jordan Brand has big plans as it will hold two big Jordan Retro releases. The first is the highly-anticipated Nike Air Jordan VII Bordeaux and the second is the Nike Air Jordan XII Low in the White/Black-Taxi colorway. This is the second such release of the Taxi XII Low, the first coming in 2004 and will become available at select Jordan Brand retailers on April 9th, 2011. These are slated to be a Quickstrike release so be swift in your sneaker-copping actions!

Take a look and let us know if these are a must-have for you.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan XII Low “White/Black-Taxi”
Style: 308317-104
Color: White/Black-Taxi
Release: 04/09/2011

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This is an all-new colorway of the Nike Air Jordan Fly Wade in a Dunkman-esque Grey, Neon Green, Black and White colorway.

Featuring prominent Neon Green accents on the translucent outsole, laces, inner lining, and Dwyane Wade’s 3 logo on the tongue, this new Air Jordan Fly Wade certainly jumps out at you with its two-toned grey upper and black upper panel. But isn’t this LeBron James Dunkman colorway? Perhaps Wade and LeBron have plans on debuting their new colorways on the same night. Take a look at the detailed gallery below and let us know which Air Jordan Fly Wade colorway you like best thus far.

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The Nike Air Trainer SC II High is back! Nike teased and peeved us with the Nike Auto Trainer last year, but it’s time to get serious and focus out attention on one of the most highly anticipated and most requested Nike Retros of all time – the Nike Air Trainer SC II High. This all-new Black/Varsity Red colorway should send excited shivers down your spine, through your legs, and onto your feet, because the sweet combination of colors on one of the sweetest Nike designs of all time is a one-two-punch that will leave you in a state of dizzy ecstasy. Premier just got a full size run of these beauties ready to go, so take another look below and head there to cop a pair.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Trainer SC II High “Black/Black-Varsity Red”
Style: 443575-001
Color: Black/Black-Varsity Red

Info/Image: Premier

The Nike Air Jordan Alpha 1 has been seen on some of Jordan Brand´s best NBA players, but the whole point of this shoe is to go back to Chicago, circa 1985. That is where you will find a supremely smooth new colourway of the Nike Air Jordan Alpha 1. The white overlay is perforated on the toe and side panels to reveal a black underlay and polka dot-like visual that nicely blends the high-contrast palette. These will hit Jordan Brand retailers in the near future, so stick with NewKicksOnTheBlog for updates.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan Alpha 1 “White/Black-Varsity Red”
Style: 392813-104
Color: White/Black-Varsity Red

Info/Image: Dunk.com.cn

The continuing trend of Air Jordan 1s with slick designs continues with this latest Nike Air Jordan 1 inspired by the original colourway of the Nike Air Jordan XX. The middle panel of the Nike Air Jordan 1 Phat 20 features the laser print found on the large in-step strap of the XX, with a clear swoosh giving no disruption of viewing. The inner liner and ankle padding house a luxurious graphic while patent leather is used on the upper toe and ankle wings. The Jordan 1 started off as strictly a basketball shoe but this latest make-up seems fitting for a king, doesn´t it?

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan 1 Phat 20 “White/Black-Varsity Red”
Style: 395664-101
Color: White/Black-Varsity Red

Info/Image: Dunk.com.cn

Word association game? A sneakerhead would respond to “1985″ with “Nike Air Jordan 1″ with unflinching speed and without a second thought. There is no shame in that; the Nike Air Jordan 1 is the shoe that started the sneaker-collecting craze and the constant release of retros keeps up hungry and wanting more. Amid all the Nike Air Jordan releases we are expecting this year, get ready for the knock-out punch that will top them all; the return of the Nike Air Jordan 1 AJKO.

After a quarter-century after its original release, the AJKO rejoins us donning the same canvas upper that made it the standout that it was. The reincarnation of Nike Air Jordan 1 KO is almost spot-on with the materials and AJKO Wings logo, but there are a few minor details that might cause some stir. The Jumpman logo has replaced the OG Nike Air logo, but that is expected with all Nike Air Jordans post Nike-Jordan Brand split. The bottom sole, however, takes on a Nike Dunk/Air Jordan 1 sole, and the midsole is given the dirty treatment, as seen on Nike’s vintage rehashings like the Nike Vandal Nylon VNTG. For the Jordan heads out there who may not be familiar AJKO, consider these the ultimate retro of 2010.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan 1 AJKO Retro
Style: 402297-101
Color: White/Varsity Red–Black

You can find more detailed pictures here.

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The gold detailing, black midsole and swoosh, complete with a shiny and croc-print-esque black upper the line up for this, the latest drop from Nike Womens division. The Nike Air Force 1 Hi Supreme LE features a canvas ankle strap, which is also black. Scales aside, this a more restrained womens colourway than usual which I think is a good thing, being that the usual multi-coloured and more garish colourways usually appeal more to the male than female crowd.

Tech Info:
Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Hi Supreme LE
Style: 386152-001
Color: Black/Black-Metallic Gold

You can find more detailed pictures here.

Info/Image: Dunk.com.cn

This Nike Air Jordan III Retro looks like it belongs alongside this year’s Jordan Motorsports pack (the first to be released to retail, in the six year series), but is actually from 2006. It has hand written numbering on the outer heel (count/count) and a single digit on the inner heel that might represent different componentry. Doesn’t really matter, though, since you are not going to wear them anyway. This size 9 sample is available for your collection on eBay.

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