Earlier this year, we received the first look at an all-black iteration of the Nike Air Fear of God 1, followed by additional on-feet images. Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo has now unveiled more images of the upcoming basketball sneaker in a new lookbook.
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Lorenzo and photographer Pierre Toussaint had to find a way to collaborate and take the photos while being located in Los Angeles and Sydney, respectively. The two decided to utilize video conferencing platform Zoom to communicate while Toussaint captured screengrabs. Taking part in Nike’s #PlayfortheWorld movement, the lookbook features Lorenzo’s son, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel III, as he plays at home. Highlighting the versatility of the sneakers, the tonal silhouette is worn while skateboarding, playing basketball and baseball, and simply lounging indoors.
“This collaboration is a true marriage of Reebok’s technology and heritage with traditional Japanese elements, realized through a backcountry lens,” said Setsumasa Kobayashi, founder of Mountain Research. “As a historic trail sneaker, Reebok’s DMX Trail Shadow offers a perfect opportunity to launch the partnership.”
The Mountain Research x Reebok DMX Trail Shadow releases on Mountain Research‘s website April 17, then rolls out to the Reebok webstore April 24. The MSRP is set at $180 USD.
Nike‘s cross-training product from the late ’80s-early ’90s is the stuff of legend, and now the Air Cross Trainer 3 Low — a silhouette from deep in the Nike Sportswear archives — is set to make a return to market this spring. Originally released in 1990 and taking visual cues from Bo Jackson‘s famous Air Trainer SC, the Air Cross Trainer 3 Low is a polymathic piece of footwear that was crafted for everything from turf fields to weight rooms and basketball courts.
Two retro colorways will kick off the Air Cross Trainer 3 Low’s rollout: one embellished with black and turquoise, the other accented by sport blue, black and soft gray. Each uses a subtle and supple white leather base, then disperses its secondary shades across tongues, midsoles, eyestays and branded hits.
This announcement follows up a January leak of two collaborative Supreme iterations. It’s quite possible that the Swoosh and Supreme may follow a collaborative template used in years past for the Air Max 98 and Air Max Tailwind IV: Supreme’s collaborative iteration drops first to gain acceptance and build anticipation, then in-line models follow in the ensuing weeks.
Official release dates and pricing information have yet to be divulged, but the Air Cross Trainer Low 3 will release on the Nike webstore later this spring.
Moving from sportswear to skate, Cincinnati’s UNheardof and customizer SBTG are raffling off bespoke Nike SB Dunk Low “Nasty Boys” to provide meals to Cincinnati-area emergency room workers.
First introduced in the ’50s, the Samba was designed to give footballers standout support on icy turf. In the years since, it’s become a casual favorite thanks to its soft leather upper, T-shaped suede toe overlay and sleek rubber midsole, all of which are present here and dressed in black. However, the standard Three Stripe graphics on the lateral and medial sides have been injected with a dose of venomous flair thanks to the fang-shaped overlays from the OG 1994 Predator boot. These white stripes are contrasted by a white tongue badge and a Samba text hit on the medial midfoot.
Branding isn’t the only acknowledgement of the Predator, however. Heels take on a recognizable ridged graphic, and red insoles spell out “Samba” in an original Predator font to finish the look with a daring dash of disguised detailing.
The adidas Samba Predator “Black/White” is available now on the adidas webstore, and retails for a flat $100 USD.
The Nike Blazer Mid ‘77 Vintage “Red Sketch” will release at Nike SNKRS JP come April 13, and retails for ¥12,100 JPY (approximately $112 USD)
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