The 2008 Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing, China this year and for this occasion, Nike has created the Olympic themed series of sneakers. Included in this pack is an Air Max 1, a Free Trail 5.0, a Court Force Hi, a Cortez, a Legend Low and a Trainer Dunk Hi. These will be available on February 23rd at the Undefeated stores in Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
Snowboard Magazine has released its latest collaboration, this time teaming up with DC for a pair of Manteca 3s. The shoe features custom gunmetal leather with black and green accents as well as Snowboard Mag-colored camo soles and snowflake logo embroidery on the rear. This shoe wraps up a full season of Snowboard collabs with brands such as Oakley, New Era, 686 and Estate LA. Only 100 pairs of the shoe were made and a few will be given away next week on www.snowboard-mag.com.
New shoes have been released from the Japanese label Visvim. The brand new Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk looks a lot like the FBT Bear Foot-Folk but is actually slightly different. While both shoes offers the FBT flaps, the midsole on the FBT Lhamo-Folk is a bit higher than the Bear Foot-Folk. The Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk also comes in diferent colorways including a really nice white colorway and also a grey one. These Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk are not for everyone though as they cost 39,900 Yen (~ $370 USD) but what you’re buying is something of really nice construct and quality. Available now at Shaft.
Head Porter Plus, the apparel line of Head Porter, has release some new pieces for the month of February. These new items which include the Marine Long Sleeve Tee (13,125 Yen), the Marine Sweater (23,625 Yen), the Marine Parka (24,675 Yen), and the Tattersall Hooded Jacket (36,225 Yen) feature multicolor cuffs or zippers. Last year was the year of returning to basics. Will this year be the year of the basics plus a spice of color? We’ll just have to see and wait for more products to come out. The Head Porter Plus items are available at Daventry.
Major, a sneaker boutique located in Washingon, DC, was one of the shops chosen by Adidas to collaborate on the Remix EQT BBall Hi. Major designed this shoe with their of all time favorite shoe in mind, the Jordan XI Space Jams. The shoe also has a metallic gold “Major” embroidery as well as a speckled sock. Major has also put the Washington Metro Map as an tribute the their hometown city. The shoe comes with three sets of laces (black, gold and back with carbon fiber print tips) as well as an extra gold sock. The shoes will cost $150 USD and will be released on February 23rd at the Major DC store. You probably will want to head down early as only 30 pairs will be available.
