Here’s the Microzine M576 from New Balance. New Balance has really picked up the heat with the recent releases! Pictures from 
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Here’s the Nike Air Force 1 “Rug Burn” which is a womens release. It comes with a nice matching bag as well! Info and pictures from 5D and Kickshawaii.
These are the Twombly Driver and the Hockney which are brand new from Visvim. Not only are they attractive but you can wear them in almost every situation since they have sole made for running. In addition, they come in many colors to chose from. Pictures from Chapter World.
Here are the New Balance 574 “Money Greens” which will be release later in the year in October. Picture from Crooked Tongues Forum.
Sole Collector and Foot Locker has setup a new website called Lockerfreaks.com where you can participate in exclusive contests, get exclusive info, artwork and other surprises. Info via 5D.
Dave Prowse, the original actor that played Darth Vader, has had New Balance create a pair of New Balance Darth Vader 577s for himself. The Darth Vader 577s are in black nubuck with a red N that symbolizes the color of Darth Vader’s light sabre. In addition, New Balance also created two more 577s dedicated with C3PO and R2D2. Only two pairs of Darth Vader 577s are made. The C3PO and R2D2 are limited to only one pair each. One pair of the Darth Vaders will be given away in a contest in August’s Empire magazine. Pictures and story from Crooked Tongues.
Here is the Nike Dunk SB which will be released sometime in June. I like the fact that the inner part of the tongue is pink. Other than that, these look too much like regular general release Dunks. But at least you can be assured that the price will not be hyped up for these Nike Dunk SBs. Pictures from Niketalk.
I hate going away for a few days because I miss out on so much news and have to catch up on it all. But luckily I have some help. If you’ve noticed, Ctothejl has been posting for me and will continue to help post. Lets welcome Ctothejl to the HYPEBEAST team!
Pharrell and Nigo to make exclusive eye wear with Louis Vuitton. More info on 5th-Dimension. In addition, Pharrell Williams speaks with Tom Julian of Fashion Wire Daily.
Check out the newest Bape x Kaws action figures and the bapesta shoe key chain. Straight from Ace Web. These new figures are pretty cool, they are about the size of a mini iPod. The new Bapesta keychain is creative as well, its only a matter of time until they make a patent leather one.
Check out the new BBC line on Ace Web They have polos,t-shirts, and hats. The new BBC line that Pharrell Williams recently released at “Busy Works” is basically the same as A Bathing Ape. They use the same bags that Nigo uses for his clothing company. The price range for it is around the same as Bape. For more info go to
Ace Web or The Offical BBC Website
The aspiring artist made these Nina Bruan X Nike slippers which consists of Air Force Ones, Dunks, adidas, and Puma. More info on 5th-dimension
Tomorrow on May 27th, 2005, Nike iD will be giving away “Free” shoes at Times Square. Check out Freshness for full story and pictures.
This Friday May 27th 2005 will the last day visitors to Time Square will be able to see the Nike iD billboard at 3 Times Square (Reuters building signage). To celebrate, Nike iD will be hosting “NIKE FREE for ALL”. Between 1pm and 5pm every shoe created on the billboard will be produced for the creator for free.
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