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The 2010 U.S. Open in Flushing, NY began not long ago, so in keeping with topical sports news, this week’s Sneaker News Classics Revisited features the Nike Air Tech Challenge Future of 1993. Back in the early 90’s the sport of tennis was electrified by Andre Agassi, who stuck out like a sore thumb with his long wavy locks, bright tennis gear, and of course, his Nikes. The Nike Air Tech Challenge series featured a number of tennis-court specific designs, with a Mid cut, visible Air cushioning, and most notably its super-bright colorblocking, but the Air Tech Challenge Future was a clear aberration to the historic tennis/trainer line as it veered toward Huarache styling – perhaps an explanation of the inclusion of ‘Future’ in the name. To check out a great gallery of this rare and vintage pair of Nike classics, head on over to Sneaker News HD for the entire Classics Revisited feature.

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Last week, Sneaker News reported info on the pre-order of the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Pearl’, so many of our readers were fortunate enough to guarantee themselves a pair of this highly anticipated Nike basketball retro. The Pearl Foams has seen a clear change from the original that Ray Allen rocked in ‘He Got Game’; at first, the ‘Pearl’ upper was a milky white, but the 2010 version features more of a champagne tone. Not worth a complaint, because the color flat out works. If you were unable to get your hands on a reservation, the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Pearl’ will release tomorrow, September 3rd, at Nike Basketball retailers like Niketown, House of Hoops, as well as a midnight release at Footaction on 34th St. in Midtown, Manhattan. Be sure to get in line for a pair, or avoid the hassle altogether and snag on now from 95soleman on eBay.

Style: 624041-206 Color: Pearl White/Black-True Red

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Vans Vault continues its collaboration with Knoll Textiles as we see another set of sneakers release for Fall 2010. Featured in this pack is the Mountain Edition LX and Authentic LX, both done up in a rather simple color scheme which allows Knoll’s expertise in textile selections to shine. Two colorways are offered in each model, with all four now available through finer Vans Vault accounts, including Bows & Arrows.

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See more at Vans Vault x Knoll 2010 Fall Mountain Edition LX & Authentic LX

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Post tags: Knoll, Sneakers, Vans, Vans Authentic, Vans Mountain Edition, Vans Vault

Recently Sneaker News has been keeping you up to date with all of what Nike Basketball has to offer. If you play for an organized basketball team or plan to try out for your school’s squad, pay attention, because the Nike Hyperdunk 2010 TB (Team Bank) colorways just dropped. There are a handful of colorways to choose from and more than likely your uniform colors are covered. Check out all the colorways of the Nike Hyperdunk 2010 TB after the jump and head over to Eastbay because they just released all the new colorways.

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Reigning Champ preview a new series of hoodies for Fall/Winter 2010, all pairing black bodies with different colored hoods. Utilizing surplus fabrics from past releases, the hoodies add a bit of color and versatility to Reigning Champ’s current offerings. Look for these in select retailers later this Fall.

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Unionmade takes stock of some new pieces from the Carhartt Heritage line for Fall/Winter 2010. All build off the storied tradition from the American company, crafting workwear since the late 1880s. Offered is a look into several new releases, which include a pair of canvas logger pants, vintage style graphic tees, and a hooded graphic sweatshirt. All are now available through finer Carhartt Heritage accounts, including the Unionmade webstore.

Photography: Hypebeast
See more at Carhartt Heritage 2010 Fall/Winter New Releases

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Although it isn’t an Olympic year, we’ve seen some Jordan releases with the five-rings colorway from the international sporting event. The Jordan Flight 9 dropped in a multi-colored rendition as did the Jordan Rare Air, and we can’t forget the Air Jordan VII Olympic Retro as well. Here’s another look at the Air Jordan 1 Phat Low in a black nubuck upper with a glossy faux-croc-skin swoosh and multi-colored contrast stitching. These are available over at Schuh-You, but you can pick up a fresh pair right now in men’s or GS sizes on eBay.

Style: 338145-003 Color: Black/Green Bean-Varsity Red-New Blue

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Did you pick up a pair of the Nike Air Trainer Max ‘91 2010 Retro? The OG Grey/Yellow pair re-released not long ago in a wide release and although it can be argued that these aren’t the most popular of the Nike Air Trainers of the Cross-Trainer era, the Trainer Max ‘91 is certainly an honored classic. Here’s the return of another OG colorway – the black/white “Raiders” colorway. The upper features black on the nubuck upper as well as the neoprene tongue and achilles padding with white on the swoosh, heel, and outsole traction. These just released at Eastbay so continue reading for a closer look at this Trainer Retro and let us know which re-released colorway you like the best.

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The Nike Blazer is an icon of 20th century design, a sneaker among the handful of looks you could say truly defined an entire era.  These three new Blazers aren’t your typical pack of sneakers, though it’s clear they share a common bond.  It’s not a palette or colorblocking pattern, but rather the curiously embroidered tongue tags.  One of them reads ‘Nike Sportswear’.  Another, ‘Nike Force’, which makes sense if it’s a tad misplaced.  But the last one, ‘Nike I95 DMV NY’ is a callout to the highway that connects the eastern seaboard, and leaves us guessing what the inspiration for this trio may have been.  No matter the muse, they’re set to release next month and you can pre-order yours now from CrookedTongues.

Style: 379416-004 Color: Black/Yellow/Red

Style: 379416-005 Color: Black/Green

Style: 379416-003 Color: Grey/Yellow

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Read the rest of Nike Blazer SP – October 2010 Colorways

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Pumping out classic runners like there’s no tomorrow, Nike releases this latest makeup of the iconic Air Max 95. The kicks feature the model’s signature gradient look, with a nice photo blue making its presence felt amongst a series of grey hues. Priced at $145 USD, these are now available through select Nike stockists, including Nice Kicks.

Nice Kicks
2815 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705
United States
Tel: 512.320.8100

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Debuting in 1935, world famous champion badminton and tennis pro Jack Purcell helped design an innovative and durable performance court shoe, with its iconic toe smile, that irrevocably changed both games by raising the level of play made possible by performance footwear. The Converse Fall 2010 Jack Purcell collection celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Jack Purcell with archived silhouettes, early 20th century references and new material treatments, all shown below.
See more at Converse 2010 Fall Jack Purcell Collection

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NIKEiD is a great platform for customizing your favorite Swoosh sneakers, but there’s more than one way to get a fingerprint on your kicks.  This new Nike Blazer High comes in all black nubuck, but with a one-of-a-kind look thanks to a handprint graphic on both side panels.  It’s a dark shade of grey that shows through the highly translucent Swooshes, which makes a greater case for comparing these to the x-ray Blazer ACG that hit retailers a little while back.  Have a closer look at these new joints by clicking the jump below and stick with Sneaker News for updates; LTD Online has them in Japan, but also states they’ll be a House of Hoops exclusive here in the US.

Style: 416190-010 Color: Black/Clear

Read the rest of Nike Blazer High – Black – Clear Swoosh – Handprint

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Currently on display at the 20 Hoxton Square Projects is “I AM YOUR SIMULACRUM”, a new exhibition featuring the pioneering work of Yi Zhou. Showed in her signature medium, 3-D animation technology, her work exists in multiple layers as real and unreal, ancient and present collide through a process of construction, deconstruction, recreation and transformation. Two of her latest films are shown as well, including “The Greatness” and “The Ear”, which follow Pharrell Williams in two different surreal concepts. “I AM YOUR SIMULACRUM” will remain open through September 11th, 2010.

Yi Zhou “I AM YOUR SIMULACRUM” Exhibition [MAP]
20 Hoxton Square Projects
20 Hoxton Square
London
N1 6NT

Photography: Hypebeast
See more at Yi Zhou “I AM YOUR SIMULACRUM” Exhibition Recap

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Post tags: Art, Events, Pharrell Williams, Yi Zhou

Por Vocacao give us a look into a new pair of Fall/Winter boots from Italian shoemakers Buttero. Beautifully hand-crafted, the boots feature premium vegetable tanned leather uppers, full leather lining, metal eyelets, leather laces, and Vibram outsoles, all atop a classic brown base. Definitely another nice hiking boot design for the new season. Available now through Por Vocacao.
See more at Buttero 2010 Fall/Winter Hiking Boots

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Having seen a re-release in mostly all of the original colorways, Nike’s Air Foamposite Pro finally gets a retro in 2010, 13 years after its initial launch. This new edition pairs everything you’d expect from the coveted originals, with slight alterations here and there. Priced at a hefty $200 USD, they’re now available via finer Nike accounts, including Proper.

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Japanese superflat artist Takashi Murakami will be making his way to New York City this November as an announcement has been made about his role in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. He’ll be designed two floats, each based off his studio mascots, “Kaikai” and “Kiki”, with the heads measuring in at 16 ft wide. No further information is available at the moment but stay tuned as we get closer to November.

Source: Arrested Motion

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Atmos set New York on fire last month with their ‘For the Love of the Game’ Air Jordan Legacy display, but uniformly colored collections of Jays 1-2010 started back in February with the white-on-white 25th Anniversary collection.  An all-white Air Jordan 2010 from that bunch was released at retail, but they were quite hard to get as Quickstrikes.  There was also a Silver Anniversary AJ2010, given as a PE to Jordan Brand universities UNC, Cal and Georgetown.  A pair very similar to those (also similar to the Dwyane Wade ASG PE) will also touch down as a QS drop, scheduled for November 2010.  Click the jump below to see more shots and stick with Sneaker News for the exact release date.

Style: 387358-006 Color: Metallic Silver/Metallic Silver-White
Read the rest of Air Jordan 2010 ‘Silver Anniversary’ – November 2010

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Adding to the new wave of adidas x Star Wars sneakers, adidas and the Star Wars brand have linked up to release the Han Solo x adidas SL72. The Han Solo adidas SL72 is inspired by Solo being frozen in carbonite in The Empire Strikes Back and features a Grey and Black upper with an illustration of Solo embossed on the tongue. Stepping the detail up even further, the sneakers come packaged in their own "frozen carbonite" silver wrapping. The Han Solo adidas SL72 x Star Wars is available now at select adidas accounts. Click [HERE] for more.

Packs of sneakers carrying similar themes and/or colorways are usually released on the same day, or at least around the same time.  But with the motif common to this new Nike Air Force 1 Low and two others, Nike Sportswear has stretched the drops over nearly half a year.  Starting back with a Team Red pair back in April, the patent toe/perfed side and rear combo popped up again in August, this time flipped, in black with red accents.  This newest pair has a nearly-Gucci look to it, with white and red coming in on the midsole to contrast the tonal green uppers.  Check out more shots after the jump, and look for these at NSW retailers like Extra Butter or get your pair on eBay.
Read the rest of Nike Air Force 1 Low – Gorge Green – White | Available

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An undeniable truth: DJ Clark Kent’s sneaker game is on point. From exclusive pairs to hand-picked colorways, Clark Kent is truly a Superman of the sneaker sub-culture, and he’s not shy about it all. If you follow his twitter, you’d probably seen one or two or a few hundred of his kicks that he’s posted over time, and Complex.com has compiled all of his sneaker twitpics for you to enjoy. The guy’s a true Air Force 1 head but DJCK likes to keep the rotation fresh with Air Force 1s, Air Maxes, Trainers, and anything else he deems worthy enough to put on his feet. Check out some of the sample twitpics after the jump and head over to Complex for the entire feature.

Read the rest of DJ Clark Kent’s ‘One-A-Day’ Twitpic Collection by Complex.com

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