A new shipment of Vans has arrived at Japanese sneaker retailer ABC-Mart (not to be confused with some sketchy corner store). Aside from your regular staple of Half Cabs, Eras and the like comes some more contemporary vintage inspired models such as the TNT II, J-Lay and No Skool 2 Mid. Check in with your local Vans stockist for availability and details.
As part of the Bape Store Harajuku grand opening earlier this week, a series of apparel was released to commemorate the event. A t-shirt and hoodie each feature a re-appropriated Bape head with Harajuku on the back. Available now through Cliffedge.
Click through any sneaker forum and check to see the deranged effect sneakers have had on some as people profess their hardcore affection to sneakers as they lick the soles of their sneakers. On that note, beware of lead poisoning or some other medical illness as Reebok has a Kool Aid collaboration in the works which offers scented soles to the neon colored sneakers. SpongeBob Square Pants x Bape has a new competitor for best collabo of the year and we’re only days into 2008.
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Air Jordan XX3 will come to an end next year with the twenty third rendition of the Air Jordan legacy. Going back to the legendary duo of Tinker Hatfield and Mark Smith, the Air Jordan XX3 is everything that has made Air Jordan so revolutionary and desirable. The high quality performance features go hand in hand with an aesthetic inherently Jordan. Among the first releases are a University Blue colorway symbolic of Jordan’s time at the University of North Carolina. The first release will see 23 pairs unveiled at the top twenty three Jordan Brand retailers on Friday January 25th.
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Nike will release a new set of Court Forces later this month each possessing earthy toned colors with the use of a tan/brown camo on the collar. A high and low version of this hardwood classic are available later this month at Atmos and other Nike accounts.
