NIKE AIR MAX 1 WEEK Finishing off this string of Air Max 1 collaborations is 2006′s partnership with legendary UK-based artist Ben Drury. Drury, who was world-renown for his extensive work in the music industry, composing the artwork for label Mo’Wax, first collaborated with Nike Sportswear in 2006 as part of the...

We’ve shown you both of each their GT-IIs and Gel Lyte IIIs, so what does the PYS-affiliated Bait retail spot have on tap as the fifth member of its Asics ‘Rings Pack’ collaboration?  The Bait x Asics Gel Saga features a simple black/grey/white design that’s easily the calmest of the five, a subtle...

Sneaker News has now shown you both of the GT-IIs they have on tap for June’s ‘opening ceremonies’, and now we’ll move on to Bait’s Gel Lyte III collabo designs.  Just like the GTs, there are two Bait x Asics Gel Lyte IIIs coming up from their ‘Rings Pack’, though this first goes...

The as yet unopened boutique Bait has a name that reflects the careful teasing with which it’s being rolled out, and it looks like they’ll have something to lure everyone when their doors open to sunny Orange County, California this June.  Fresh off the revelation of their Saucony Grid 9000 comes the first...

NIKE AIR MAX 1 WEEK The period between 2002 and 2005 was undoubtedly the Golden Era of sneaker collaborations. The list of top-shelf influencers in art, fashion, hip-hop and everything relevant mixed in-between is one of the most impressive rosters you’ll ever see, and it was then that names like Stash, Atmos, Diamond...

Sneaker News continues our exposition of the Bait x Asics ‘Rings Pack’ with the second and final Gel Lyte III, a model that might be the most eye-catching of the entire set.  The other Bait x Asics Gel Lyte III also features a bit of asymmetrical blocking in its own right, but instead of a subtle switch of the...

The Bait x Asics ‘Five Rings’ pack includes three silhouettes spread across five colorways symbolizing the quadrennially ubiquitous Olympic flag.  Following up on the ‘Yellow Ring’ GT-II, this pair pictured above now represents both the wrap-up for that silo in this set and the ‘Red Ring’...

Wherever and whenever the mysterious Bait decides to open up its doors its apparently going to do so with a bang, with two collabos already secured. You already saw their Asics ‘Ring Pack’, now meet their take on the Saucony Grid 9000-that techy 90′s runner that has seen quite a few well executed collabs for...

Spaced out basketball sneakers are cool and all but artist Tom Sachs has taken the idea of out of this world Swoosh products to the next level, leverage his NASA obsessed aesthetic to create the NikeCRAFT collection. The quick capsule looks at Nike gear through the functional lens of astronautical wear, outfitting jackets,...

Tom Sachs’ NIKECraft is currently up for viewing at the Park Ave Armory in the Upper East Side in NYC, so if you do plan on attending (it runs through June 17th), keep an eye out for this special Cole Haan x Nike wingtip dress shoe worn by the NIKECraft crew. While wingtip shoes aren’t all that new to fashion, this...

Even though its parent company got started with the brand that’s the global leader in athletic footwear and gear, Converse is still considered the American heritage sneaker brand.  Their absorption into Nike, Inc. has improved not only the once-struggling One Star’s bottom line, but also sent them in the direction...

NIKE AIR MAX 1 WEEK Continuing on from yesterday’s profile of 2002′s Atmos x Nike Air Max 1 ‘Safari’ is another collaboration banger of the 2000′s – the Nike Air Max 1 ‘Amsterdam’ designed by Dutch artist Parra. For those who are newer to the game, Parra’s name might ring a...

PRO-Keds continues to pump out tag-team heaters as this Thursday will see the release of the Louisville Slugger x PRO-Keds Royal Hi – right in the thick of the 2012 MLB Season. Featuring baseball-glove leather uppers, rawhide leather laces, cork foodbeds, baseball-stitch detailing on the heel, and an embossed Lousiville...

Anyone who’s ever dusted their shoulders off knows that ESPN’s on the screen at the 40/40 Club, but on the other side of the world, you can expect to see classic runners on display.  No, Jay-Z didn’t switch themes for a new nightclub in Asia.  Rather, it’s Nike Sportswear who comes through with the...

The online market known as eBay continues to be one of the best resources of finding rare gems like toys from childhood or even the most random objects, but it’s an absolute gold-mine for sneakers. Nikes continue to be one of the most listed items on eBay, and we just stumbled on a piece of history – the EA Sports...

Get ready for a solid history lesson y’all, because this week’s Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT covers an era of sneakers often praised, but infrequently seen. While we show love to all the hottest releases, SN Blog regulars have been coming through with sick originals and gems from the 90′s, and a quick...

NIKE AIR MAX 1 WEEK Kicking off a fresh week of Classics Revisited segments is a look at some of the most coveted Air Max 1 releases of the last decade+ era. Although it would almost impossible to recount every single Air Max 1 release that has become available since the sneaker first debuted in 1987, we’d like to place...

Is any brand gaining more from their range of collaborative drops than Asics these days?  The Onitsuka Tiger is crushing it in the old school running market thanks to highly coveted collabos from designers like Ronnie Fieg as well as an impressive range of boutique-based styles from shops...

Brooklyn emcees the Beastie Boys lost founding member Adam Yauch to cancer last week, but the group still has three dudes intact if you count the guy who was once known as ‘the fourth Beastie’.  Street photographer Ricky Powell has seen the entire arc of hip-hop culture, from those ’80s golden era days to...

A steady stream of great releases is what’s been coming out of the PRO-Keds camp as of late, so while we eagerly wait for the release of the DJ Jazzy Jeff x PRO-Keds 69er capsule, we’re getting hit something a bit sooner as J.Crew teams up with PRO-Keds for a late-May release. PRO-Keds will reintroduce the Royal...

Hints of Nike Skateboarding collaboration with American fashion staple Levi’s began spilling out after Omar Salazar sent a cryptic close-up of the back-tab of a pair of jeans, and after reporting the official July 4th release date in mid-April, today we have a detailed look at the Nike SB x Levi’s 511 Jeans. These...

With the skyrocketing popularity of social media and the ability to mass-market oneself with the advent of Instagram and other photo-based tools for sharing, the opportunity to share one’s ‘Street Style’ has never been more popular – and easier. Two weeks ago, Sneaker News gave you a heads up on a...

It’s something you’ll recognize as a fan of Sanrio’s signature character, and though its role as one of the most oft-licensed likenesses in the world of children’s entertainment makes this seem as obvious as  sociology 101, Hello Kitty has still managed to impress with a huge range of sneaker...

Sneaker magazine and industry principal Sneaker Freaker has displayed their level of knowledge quite well through their sneaker collaborations in the past. Asics Gels, New Balances, and Sauconys alike – whenever these Aussies get their hands on a pair of shoes, it’s time to pay attention. Sneaker Freaker recently...

Hot on the heels of this morning’s teaser logo for the project, the Woei x Asics Gel-Lyte III ‘Cervidae’ has already emerged from the woods. The look is outdoorsy as expected, with a distinct boot influence running through the earthy design. That influence is made most apparent in the laces, which get a...

‘Consortium’ is part of an exclusive set of sneaker lifestyle verbage that sparks an immediate heightening of the senses. Expectations from such an honored label are always high, and the ‘Tabula Rasa’ Collection of late 2011 was a prime example of how the adidas Consortium series can present even the...

Lupe Fiasco is no stranger to sneaker collaborations, having dropped one of the 1Hund[RED] Chuck Taylors with Converse all the way back in 2008, moving on that same year to work with Greedy Genius before conceiving the mysterious ‘Fall of Rome’ Air Force 1 Lows with Nike Sportswear.  But after that early...

Think you’re doin’ it when you’re on a G6 Jet? How about if you’re cruising in space? We recently showed you a preview video of the Nike Craft Space Camp, a project that was years in the making from next-level sculptor and artist Tom Sachs, who has a quirky obsessions with space travel and the...

“Space Camp is an athletic, dietary and psychological conditioning program, designed to prepare our crew for the rigors of the Mars mission.” Have you ever sat down and thoroughly considered the implications of deep space travel? Most of us have only scratched the surface of those philosophical and aeronautical...

Their Gel Lyte III thoroughly invigorated by collaborations with guest designers over the past half-decade, Asics seeks out another tag team partner from the same land where their 2007 Patta joints kickstarted this whole frenzy.  And while Rotterdam’s Woei brings us a Holland history lesson for that shoe’s...

Sneaker Freaker teased with a look at an upcoming Asics collaboration with Aussie sneaker boutique Highs & Lows dubbed the ‘Bricks & Mortar’ Pack, highlighting the Gel Lyte III and the GT-II. All we were given were two shots of the tongue labels, which shows the cryptic HAL compass-and-square logo, but...

Warm up your soul with a hot pair of Campbell’s Soup, coming at you in the form of a Supreme x Vans collaboration that was first previewed in late March. The three flavors are all time-honored classics, like the Authentic, Half Cab, and Sk8-Hi, all of which feature the tiled print of the Andy Warhol-styled...

Nike Sportswear’s Air Force 1 30th anniversary seems to be slightly slowing as we approach the Olympic summer as well as the Air Max 1 and Air Safari birthdays.  Elsewhere in the sneaker birthday world, New Balance continues following their own deliberate pace, steadily moving forward as we approach the release of a...

To say Nike Sportswear is selective with its collaborations would be an understatement, but there’s a reason why Hong Kong-based CLOT gets involved in these types of projects. Their most recent cooperative work with NSW was the Tennis Classic dubbed the ‘Museum’, which featured a CLOT-POV on what a sneaker...