We have previously reported about the release of the Neighborhood Volume 4 magazine and here is information of what to expect in this issue thanks to Secret Base. They have gotten many industry giants to pose in this issue including Nigo from Bape, Jun Takahashi from Undercover, Kaws, Tet from W)Taps, and more. They have also introduced many different collections including the Neighborhood Spring/Summer Collection 2007 named “Ace of Spades”, White Wall Collection for kids, and the new SVG Collection 2007 “Age of Apocalypse”. You can expect the same quality and style in this seasons work with black as it’s main color, they have a great line of jackets, denim, t-shirts, button ups and more.
There has been many events going on for the NBA All Star Weekend and many sneaker releases have taken place during this event. Nike has just created an exclusive for the famous DJ Clark Kent to celebrate the All Star Weekend, this sneaker features cream patent leather, bone pony toe box, black pony swoosh, laser star pattern, silk lining, and a white wood lasered box. There are many great details and materials on this sneaker, so check out the photos to see for yourself.
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Nike is all about innovation and they have always been experimenting with different possibilities of joining different sneaker models together or taking an existing sneaker and putting a twist on it to make it a newly inspired sneaker. The Nike Talaria has always been a classic running shoe and loved by many sneaker fans for it’s comfort and well choice of colors. Nike has now taken this classic running shoe and through their Innovation Kitchen, they developed and created the Talaria Chukka. They have created two colorways, one in white premium leather with laser etching and the other featuring black as its base color with other bright colors to that give it the Talaira look, this shoe also has laser etching. The white version is a hand-crafted sample that designer Tom Luedecke created and unfortunately this model will not be produced nor sold. The other Nike Talaria Chukka had launched at Nike Tier 0 accounts worldwide on February 14th.
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Bikes seems to be catching a lot of attention lately, maybe because the weather is getting warmer to bike and this hobby is getting more popular. Bodega and Independent Fabrication have teamed up to feature a series of new bike projects and the concept for the bike originated years prior and came to fruition in 06. Independent Fabrication, well known for their custom bike work has built this bike from scratch, putting piece by piece together and finally creating this wonderful white and blue work of art. Look out for more Bodega and Independent Fabrication projects coming this year.
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Nike has a made an excellent and elegant Force Gold Legacy Pack which is limited and exclusive. This pack features an Air Force 1 Hi that showcases the Original Six scattered on a gold/white finished sneaker, an Air Force 25 in gold/white featuring the New Six designed with special graphics on the back panel and strap, a special Air Force 1 belt buckle and belt designed by the creator of the Air Force 1, Bruce Kilgore, an Air Force 25 buckle and belt designed by AF25 designer, Tracy Teague, custom cedar shoetrees, velvet shoe bags, and a special box design. Each pair of Force shoes features fine craftsmanship including an 18-karat gold-plated polished metal deubré, fine cashmere leather lining, and specially lasered tongue top and back-tabs. This limited edition Nike Force Gold Legacy Pack will on exhibition at Lane Crawford IFC mall in Hong Kong from February 14 to 16, and will be available for purchase from February 17 to March 4.
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