Scottie Pippen’s Nike Air Maestro All-Star might be one of the most daring Nike Basketball sneakers of the decade, owning that sick tonal-red ‘look at me!’ colorway in the high-top profile (and yes, someone actually wore them last week and was featured on Monday’s ‘Best of WDYWT’). A similar...

All of a sudden it isn’t so easy being a lifestyle sneaker in the Swoosh lineup, with tons of strong silhouettes vying to fill that role (the Nike Gyle Mid the the Roshe Run to name a few). And while those newcomers have a reasonable shot at the throne there will always be a place in our rotation for the Nike Toki, that...

All of a sudden it isn’t so easy being a lifestyle sneaker in the Swoosh lineup, with tons of strong silhouettes vying to fill that role (the Nike Gyle Mid the the Roshe Run to name a few). And while those newcomers have a reasonable shot at the throne there will always be a place in our rotation for the Nike Toki, that...

Rappers and celebs like to boast about how they “never wear the same outfit twice”. That’s not the case for fashion taste-maker Kanye West, who clearly knows what he likes, and wears what he likes. He was spotted yet again with the Air Flight ’89s that he wore during the high-profile Game 3 between the...

It’s hard to predict the results when two worlds collide. We’ve seen Nike put out some interesting hybrids and combinations that seem to make sense in theory or on paper, but none has made more sense than the Nike Air Trainer 1 ‘Safari’, slated to release at select Nike Sportswear retailers next month....

The Dream Team will celebrate 20 years this Fall 2012 season, so get ready for Nike’s tribute to the most treasured U.S. Olympic team of all-time! With a concentration on footwear, Nike Sportswear will bring back a set of Olympic-inspired sneakers that were worn during the Games, like the Air Force 180 worn by Sir...

Tinker Hatfield designed the Air Safari to have that lifestyle duality, and the upcoming VNTG Pack proves that 25 years later, that notion still stays strong. Here’s a complete look at four upcoming colorways of the Nike Air Safari VNTG; introducing a tasteful palette of colors like Work Blue and Thunder Blue while...

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...

What happens when you take one of 1987′s standouts, apply almost the exact same motif that made another of that year’s graduating class an instant classic and release them on the twenty-fifth anniversary?  One answer is “an instant sell-out”, and another is this new Nike Air Trainer 1 done up to...

June is poised to be one of the greatest months of the year for sneaker releases with a set-list consisting of the Nike LeBron 9 ‘Miami Vice’, the Air Jordan XII ‘Obsidian’, and the yet-t0-be-postponed Air Yeezy 2, but give some credit to the Air Safari Pack, which is set for a release very soon. Part...

For whatever reason, the Nike Air Windrunner TR 2 has been one of the more unpredictable releases among the Nike Sportswear range, apparently showing up for a brief bit once every couple of years. For this particular orbit it will be doing so in a colorway most people are prone to associate with an upcoming pair of Air...

Rajon Rondo has worn everything from the Zoom Kobe series to all manner of Hyperfuses with plenty in between, yet the Boston Celtics point guard has moved back to a nearly decade-old design that he once mentioned as his favorite in terms of comfort. The Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 returning to Nike Sportswear stockists means you...

We’ve seen a few pairs scattered between here and last summer’s white-on-color pack, and now the Nike Air Presto returns with another colorway that feels like it could have come from the 2000 launch. And there were indeed ‘Olympic’/'USA’ Air Prestos released around the time of the Sydney...

Basketball sneakers are getting lighter, but are they necessarily stronger? If you think back at some of the most rock-solid sneakers in history (especially after last night’s Hyperdunk fiasco), you can’t look much farther than the Barkley line and the Air Max2 CB ’94; often considered to be one of the...

Nike Basketball has enjoyed a wildly season despite fewer NBA games, everything from standout college PEs to an All-Star weekend frenzy and now a mortal lock that one of its stars will be hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy.  But one look at the sneaker pictured above will bring serious questions into the mind of anyone...

With the No-Sew version handling the 2012 NFL Draft obligations and BB releases trying out brand new gradients on their Hyperfuse uppers, the Nike Air Max 95 has been left to experiment with a few new looks on its original silhouette.  The latest comes in the suede-uppered, two-toned motif we’ve seen on a few...

The 25th anniversary of the Nike Air Safari just keeps getting better and better. The combo pack that pairs up the original silhouette as well as the Nike Air Trainer 1 with the beloved blocking is looking right, a NIKE iD treatment is on the way, and plenty more inline colorways will fill the gaps. The one we’ve got a...

Nike’s excursions into the animal kingdom continue, with their little safari apparently stumbling across some leopards along the way. Well two at least, manifesting in the form of this Nike Dunk High duo. The black pair actually manages to keep things fairly tame despite the beastly look, with the metallic gold among...

It’s impossible to imagine him outside the context of the ‘alternative’ 1990s, but if Dennis Rodman were active in the NBA instead of a Hall of Famer, he’d be wearing something like this en route to another championship ring.  The Nike Air Max Shake Evolve is an updated version of his signature...

Kanye West’s role as “sneaker tastemaker” has been well-documented on the interwebs since he gained mainstream notoriety with The College Dropout in 2004, and it’s risen to a point where he’s reached the holy grail of sneakerheadism – a signature sneaker. While the collective sneaker fanbase...

It all started on a couch in New York City.  That’s where Tinker Hatfield first saw the luxurious ostrich leather that inspired him to create Safari print, one of the more enduring aesthetic contributions from his epic 1987 ‘Air Pack’.  2012 marks that fab five’s 25th anniversary and it looks like...

Nike Sportswear just debuted the Elite No-Sew in two colorways: one echoing today’s infatuation with vibrantly accented grey palettes and another taken straight from the 1976 original.  The Nike Elite VNTG goes even further with these new ‘BRS Collection’ drops that celebrate the Blue Ribbon Sports formally...

The Nike Air Flight 89 has excelled with the classic styles brought back this year, but arguably its best effort in 2012 was the totally new Neptune Blue and Action Green-accented Stealth edition. Fans of that drop are certain to find value in this new black nubuck drop, a design patterned with the exact same blocking template...

Japanese sneakerheads in particular and fashion-forward folks in general jumped on the Footscape bandwagon around the turn of the century, that offset-laced instant classic still producing new variations to satisfy the demand to this day.  But they weren’t the first Swooshed sneakers with asymmetrically aligned...

Nike Sportswear had several major anniversaries to celebrate in 2012, so they started with the most senior and the Air Force 1′s 30th got all the attention early.  The Uptown movement is still strong as we move into the warmer months, but just as more folks will be outside enjoying the weather, it’s natural to...

Sneaker customizer (and we use that term somewhat loosely) Freehand Profit has made a name for himself with gasmask versions of popular kicks since we first saw his take on the Air Jordan 1 last April.  His latest might be the most obscure design employed to date, the Mighty Crown x Nike Sky Force 88 Lows that...

Quite the select group of classic Nike Airs will celebrate a quarter century’s worth of existence this year, and in this upcoming release, you’ll see two of them come together as one. Here’s a look at the Nike Air Trainer 1 ‘Safari’, which combines the Nike Air Trainer 1 in the historic Air Safari...

For a minute there the Nike Dunk High AC was going down a very distinct path materials wise, outfitting itself again and again with an all canvas upper. Seems like we’re at another fork in the road this time, with the autoclaved version of this Nike Sportswear classic now donning ripstop nylon on top to break up the bits...

Last year’s Air Flow was a huge hit when its original colorways dropped as a summertime Quickstrike; might this equally funky classic runner be 2012′s answer? The Nike Air Current most certainly has a cult following that’s been waiting (too long) for a retro run, and these...

When Sneaker News first showed you preview images of Nike Sportswear’s summer 2012 Air Safari offerings just before the turn of the year, we noted that two pairs’ chalky outsoles seemed a clear indication of their VNTG status. All four of those were depicted with beige midsoles which could either be pre-yellowing...

If Wale ever sits down and sifts through his entire sneaker collection, there’s a good shot that a good chunk of ‘em falls under the ‘Trainer’ category. There’s no doubt that dude was beaming when he heard that some of his favorite 90′s-era Trainers like the Varsity Red ’49ers’...

A few days back, Sneaker News showed you three new Nike Air Vortex VNTG colorways that’d just arrived at a Nike Sportswear dealer in Europe.  Elsewhere in the Old Country, two others have also arrived to bring the total to five, and that means the range of colorways is sure to have something for everyone.  Each...

Safari print has shown up on the Air Force 1 iD, Sky Force 88 Mid and almost its fellow 1987 alum Air Max 1 this spring; what about its namesake silhouette? The Nike Air Safari 25th anniversary colorways are finally starting to make their way toward your sneaker closet, this first Vintage Air Safari offering an earthy vibe...

With the Olympic season right around the corner we’re about to be buried in Summer Games styled color ups. Is this one of them? Well not exactly, but the pastel pairings found on the upper of this Nike Dunk High GS do have a five ringed feel, being just a shade of green short from completing that symbolic palette. Even...