Reebok Bodega

Date:: 5/14/08

Time: 1:41 Pm

Location: iMac

One of the most anticipated Reebok dual label sneaker projects is set for release on May 31st at Bodega(6 clearway St./Boston).

Designed by Bodega, the Escape Pack was inspired by the renegade, borderline legal, semi-dangerous, insanely cheap, revolutionary, independently run bus lines that link Boston's Chinatown to NYCs Chinatown.
 
Retailing for $200(USD),  the pack includes everything you need to escape to another city for an overnight excursion. An exquisitely designed Reebok Omni Pump Lite is the centerpiece of the project featuring a luminous jade and charcoal color-way detailed with a map of the route embossed on the ankle collar. A matching 5-panel cap by "ELM" and tee are also included in the pack. Various essentials including, but not limited to, mix-tapes, rolling, papers, paint markers, and good luck charms round out the contents of this extremely limited release. Only 100 Escape packs have been produced. Within ONE of the packs is a GOLDEN TICKET upgrade. The lucky winner of the upgrade will get airfare to anywhere in the continental US, as well as a suitcase filled with past limited releases from Reebok.

Once again not only a great sneaker by the Bodega crew, but also an overall exciting execution of the project.

Date: 5/12/08

Time: 7:23Pm

Location: iMac

The Nike Air Max 90 Infrared alongside the Air Max 95 Neon are models which have represented the two most popular original colorways from Air Max line from Nike. Despite the inception of visible Air Unit goodness in 1987 with the Air Max 1, the effect began to reach monumental levels in 1990 with the release of the Infrared 90. Twenty years since the original release and the re-branding of a segment of Nike's leisure  and lifestyle brand on the horizon, the legend has been revisited. Embodying the similar aesthetics from the past, the Air Max 90 for 2008 features updated technical and performance aspects to revive the high performing aspect of the Air Max collection in a more modern setting.

White Gum Blazers

Date: Mothers Day

Time: 1:05 Pm

Location: iMac

Although it has been a while since we have seen a White/Gum Nike air Force 1, this straight classic Summer combination is  on the new "White/Gum" Nike Blazer High. As the nickname says, the "White/Gum" Nike Blazer High has a White Leather upper sitting on a Gum bottom.To me gum bottom cna really set the tone for any sneaker  and usually makes them look 1000 times better. The White leather upper has a perforated toe box. The heal tab on these Blazers has a green Patten with a Purple Nike embroidery.

Brazil Dunk High

Date: 5/8/08

Time: 6:10 Pm

Location: iMac

Apparently part of the latest Euro Champ Pack of sneakers from Nike inspired by a bunch of soccer nations, this Dunk High draws reference to the infamous Brazilian soccer team in their iconic yellow/green colorway. But obvious geographical differences all but enures that Brazil won't be on hand for Euro 2008, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland. This particular Brazilian inspired release seems like a suitable modern update to previous Brazil inpired Dunks seen in the past.

Anthracite Pack

Date:5/1/08

Time: 11:09 Pm

Location:iMac

General releases are usually a hit or miss when it comes to sneakerheads. In some rare cases, it’s knocked out of the park and that’s what keeps us coming back for more. Recently released to all major athletic stores and e-tailers like Eastbay, the Nike Anthracite pack is just that. The simple color scheme alongside some detailed accents is eye catching in a modern but kind of old school way. The standout sneaker in this pack is by far the Blazer High in my opinion. This sneaker was recently seen on Jay-Z during a concert in California. The other two sneakers that make up this pack are the Air Max LTD and the Vandal Low.

Air Max 90 -Silver Euro Champs

Date: 4/28/08

Time: 9:18 Pm

Location: iMac

Continuing their "Euro Champs" Package into other kicks outside of the Dunk, Nike recently released 3 Air Max 90s dedicated to the European Soccer Championship. As part of this trio, Nike released the "Silver Euro Champs" Nike Air Max 90. The "Silver" Nike Air Max 90 has a completely Grey Leather/Metallic Silver upper with a mesh toebox and mesh ankle collar. Which makes this an excellent summer kick with the simplicty of the sneaker. You can also rock these anywhere with anything.The monotone upper sits on a White/Blue speckled midsole.Speckeled midsoles is something I have always been a sucker for. Overall I feel as if these are a must cop for myself.

Mesh Pack

Date: 4/24/08

Time: 5:53 Pm

Location: iMac

Nike recently released several Nike Air Force 1s featuring mesh in the mid panel. As part of this "Mesh" Pack, Nike recently released the "Mesh" Pack Nike Air Force 1 Low. The "Mesh" Pack Nike Air Force 1 Low features a predominantly Grey leather upper with a White toebox and Swoosh, a Black midsole, and a Red outsole. The mesh in the "Mesh Pack" comes in the form of a mesh White Mesh hit with a Black backing in the mid panel.

I have always like the different types on material on sneakers. Also, the fact that a few different subtle colors are involved is also something that I appreciate. 

Lupe Dr. Romanelli Jacket x Glow in The Dark Tour

Date: 4/21/08

Time: 6:50 Pm

Location: iMac

As part of the recent "Glow in the Dark Tour", of which I will be attending on May 13...also my birthday, reaturing Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco NERD and Rihanna, world renowned jacket  designer Dr. Romanielli and graphic designer Nathan Cabrera have created a special piece for rising music star Lupe Fiasco. The leather bomber tour jacket features a laser etched design revealing intricate art work originally seen on Lupe's "The Cool" album cover. The jacket is available exclusively at all the select cities taking part in the "Glow in the Dark" tour. 

Heaven and Hell

Date: 4/17/08

Time:6:12 Pm

Location: iMac

Wow. Haven't posted in forever.

Originally seen back in February was an upcoming collaborative effort between Singaporean sneaker store Leftfoot, New Balance and famous sneaker customizers SBTG and Methamphibian. The duo set forth with the theme of "Heaven and Hell", an evolution of their initial plan of basing it on East (SBTG) meets West (Methamphibian). The two colors on the surface are distinguished by black and white, however upon further inspection, details come to life in a series of intricate highlights and exploration that pushes the realm of sneaker design. A special slide box is included which features a tiger camo print which enables you to place the slide-out portion and the box together to create a full out art piece

Spring-Summer Collection Nike 10AC

Date:  4/9/08

Time: 10:20 Pm

Location: iMac

"10AC Brainstorming" is an interview on Houyhnhnm mag with the extremely knowledgeable designers behind Nike's high-tech 10AC line. The article discusses the unique process behind the creation of this superior sports wear technology. We are also able to gain insight about the people who are behind the scenes. The key to excellent design in this case is taking the time to do things properly and "communication". The article is thus called "10AC Brainstorming". A key element of the garments are light-weight breathable fabrics, and "Dri Fit" fabric technology. This consists more or less of moisture expelling treatments and high breathability, keeping the body and clothes free of perspiration. The Spring/Summer '08 line was built around one theme color "Orange Blaze" and we can see this utilized on the windbreaker and pants, using an Orange that fades into white fumes.

Wmns Lucky Green Canvas Air Force One

Date: 3/7/08

Time: 10:30 Pm

Location: iMac

Last year Nike released several colorways of their Nike Air Force 1 Low utilizing the classic canvas upper to critical acclaim. This year, Nike is continuing their releases of canvas Nike Air Force 1 styles, but this time, its the Ladies' turn. To kick off their canvas WMNS AF1 releases, Nike recently released the "Lucky Green" Canvas Nike Air Force 1 Low. Like last year's releases, this year's releases feature a solid upper, in this case Lucky Green", a White Swoosh and a White midsole. New to this year's canvas Air Force Ones, the "Lucky Green" WMNS Nike Air Force 1 Low features a Green translucent outsole.

Simple. Plain. Effective. The nices part about these is the fact the canvas by far. It has been in the woods for quiet sometime. I need a smaller foot.

Tech Info:

Women's Air Force 1 Low Canvas 318636-311 Tourmaline/White-Lucky Green $75

Jordan 6 Rings

Date:4/2/08

Time: 8:05 Pm

Location: iMac

First came the Dub Zero. Second, the Spiz'ike. A third time is no surprise from Jordan Brand. The latest hybrid from the Jordan camp is the 6 Rings model. This shoe is a clash of every sneaker His Airness wore while stacking up those Championship rings in the 90's for the Chicago Bulls, not to mention some of Designer Tinker Hatfield's best work. We can clearly see a mixture of the Jordan VI, VII, VIII and XI, XII, XIII. The first color way to release will be a Concord AJXI inspired masterpiece with another Black/Red (pictured) version in full production form set to release after. These should be hitting select Jordan accounts in November

Now, my opinion,  I have always been anti-Dub Zero,Spiz'ike and Packs. When I got into collecting, thats not what it was about. It was about classic kicks that were straight dope to me. I actually like these. Reasons why? I like how it keeps the OG feel. It looks like all of the Jordans that are involved. 

A.R.C. x Asics Onitsuka Tiger

Date:: 4/1/08

time: 9:16 Pm

Location: iMac

This is the next collaboration between ASICS‘ Onitsuka Tiger label and New York’s Rivington Club, aka A.R.C. All suede upper with a good mix of rip-stop nylon fabric. Each comes with a red Rivington Club tag near the heel. According to the ASICS’s design team, they worked on this collaboration first before refocusing their effort on the Godzilla inspired Gel Lyte III - Monster Pack. So in one way or another, this could be consider as the very first collaboration between Onitsuka Tiger and A.R.C. Due to release May of this year. Production is limited to 216 pairs only and will be exclusively available at the 3 ALIFE/A.R.C. retail locations.

Mark Gonzales Gazelle

Date:: 3/31/08

Time:: 9:50 p.m.

Location: iMac

Hailed from Southgate, California, just outside of Irvine, Mark Gonzales (or affectionally known by peers as The Gonz) formulated a signature move by ollie across a large gap. A move that will be forever known as the Gonz Gap.  But The Gonz’s talents were not limited to skateboarding only.  He expressed his artistic side by decorating his boards with his sketches, one of the first skaters to do so.  For the better part of the last decade, The Gonz has worked closely with athletic gear giant adidas.  And in early last year, Gonzales launched his own signature sneaker, based on the classic adidas Originals line.  Over the weekend, Sweden’s Caliroots just received the latest entry to Mark Gonzales’s signature Gazelle.  The mostly bone colored canvas, highlighted with brown suede.  The colorway reflects the sneaker’s namesake - gazelle.  In fact, graphics of 2 gazelle horns can be seen on the front of the outsole wall in front

Opening Day Pack

Date: 3/28/08

Time: Seven 45 Pm

Location: iMac

To pay tribute to Michael Jordan's first albeit less talented love of baseball comes an Air Jordan 1 pack called the "Opening Day". One of the dope baseball highlights is the baseball stitching seen across the side of the toebox. Available in two different pinstripe colors. I really like the choice of materials. I don't know how to describe it, it is almost like a suede. If i could have made something different on these, I would have changed the lace son the black pair. Like the white pair I would have added a pattern to them. 

Fat Joe Album Release Party

Date: 3/24/08

Time: 6:46 p.m.

Location: iMac

This is a video from backstage at Fat Joes album release party, for Elephant in The Room, which was at Sofa Lounge in the Bronx. fat Joe is hanging out back stage with Rick ross, KRS One and Slick Rick talking about how hip hop was back then. The influence of KRS to him.

It truwe though Hip Hop was at its highest peak back then, it was actually Hip Hop not just some fake ass rap music.

Props to joe. There a re certain dudes in the game that really steal alot of light form him. And I truly feel that he is one of the better emcees in the game right now plus an OG and hasn't really got the props he deserves.

CG Spizike

Date: 10/23/08

Time:10:15 Pm

Location: Macbook Pro

The "Cool Grey" Jordan Spiz'ike surfaces once again. Originally worn by MJ last Summer during one of his Basketball Camps, the "Cool Grey" Spiz'ike has since become one of the more mysterious Jordan Brand releases as it seems to pop up every 3-4 months. It is back once again, and even still, nearly a year after their initial surfacing, a release date has not been confirmed. From these new pics though, the "CG" Spiz'ikes feature a Black/Cool Grey Nubuck upper and a fan favorite clear midsole.

Casio G Shock 25th Anniversary

Date:: 3/22/08

Time:: 6:39 Pm

Location:: iMac

To further tribute Casio G-Shock's 25th anniversary, an incredible partnership with Nissan's in-house tuner brand has resulted in a special edition G-Shock x Nismo Fairlady Z. Commonly known as the 350Z elsewhere around the world, the car features obvious Nismo branding and parts as well as the addition of a limited run MRG-8000G G-Shock. This project is exclusive to Taiwan according to

Champion Life

Date:: 3/19/08

Time:: 10:23 Pm

Location:: iMac

Streetwear brand 10 Deep supplied a view of their spring look book  recently. 

They have been in the game for over a decade now and they still continue to grow stronger and better.

The Spring collection will be releasing in two separate deliveries. The first of those two is themed "Champion Life". Which is inspired by eloquent lifestyle with a touch of some vintage Lo'.

Tomorrow night Extra Butter will premiere the 10.Deep line with the Champion Life Formal, in which I will attend.

Im really looking forward to seeing this line tomorrow night should be real interesting.