May The Force Be With You

Futura & Nike have been blessing us with some Air Force 1 packs lately...how about this AF1 High/Low duo commemorating the Yankees...



Simple & clean obsidian & black colorways, with the two-bat theme on the heel. Money! Should drop in April.


Other than the Penny Foam rumor started this week, there is talk about a Bespoke Space Jam AF1. Supposedly designed by Bun B, B himself claimed these will drop. If so, also straight money...



Congratulations to Austin Jermacans!

Not only did this high school kid win some cash in the Future Sole Design Program by JB for his Melo M6 design, Melo rocked it in a game! JB created a production version for Melo's feet and he wore it in the DEN/OKC game two days ago. Jermacans shoe will drop in June and in addition to a cash prize won computer equipment to further his design career. Props, Austin!





And I mentioned that Miami Dolphin inspired AM180 dropping....it's confirmed to hit stateside in April!



In addition is this white/black/lime colorway. Classic & reminisce of OG 180 c/ws. Perfect spring kicks!

A Penny for your thoughts?

Right now it's a rumor...I can neither confirm nor deny it...but it's looking like the coveted Royal Penny Foams might drop in September. Stay tuned...

One confirmed retro is this beauty in June...

Powder 9s! Pics per my boy Ming at Marqueesole. Anxiously awaiting these bad boys...




Oh mama....these things are musts! Double-up? You bet...

Not sure if these will be in production for us regular folk, but here are the SVSM Lebron 7s, per my dude Tomas aka ToroTrigger. Nice to have connects, homey :)




Some worthwhile Dunk Lows should be hitting your Nike Sportwear accounts in the coming weeks. These two colorways are worth a peek...


Both feature tumbled leather and nylson side sections. Very classic colorblocking. Love it.

This truly is turning into the year of the Air Max 95. Along with the neon retro, Eastbay is offering six other colorways for pre-order right now. Some of them do resemble some of the Tier Zero releases of the past. Not too shabby, IMO...





At long last - the Nike Air Max 1 x Parra x Patta has a release date.


Designed by Parra to celebrate Patta's 5th anniversary, it is set to drop March 13.

Speaking of the 13th of March....there will be some hurt wallets that day. Slated to drop that day:

* Pac-Man SC Trainers (Niketown) - $200 a pop? Ouch...
* CTK Lebron 7 PE (HOH only) - The last PE colorway...or is it? :)
* USC Kobe 5 PE (HOH only) - My most anticpated dro of the day
* AM1 Parra/Patta QS (QS accounts) - I expect this to be the hardest find.
* Aston Martin Pack (HOH only) - Silver & grey Kobe HyperDunk & Kobe Vs.
* Duke Kobe 5 PE (HOH only) - Blue toebox & side panels? Pass!

Ouch.

And if you have some free time, sign up for this...


Check out this contest from Nike iD. Design an iD of the Kobe V. Kobe will rock the winning entry and you get to go to the game too. Plus you win cash and a pair of the shoes too (pics per Sneaker News)...


You have until March 9 to submit a ZKV iD; Kobe and the Lake Show will wear the pair at the April 11 matchup vs Portland. Be sure to tag your submission with ‘KobeVContest’! Good luck!

P.S. I love you...

Boy, am I excited for these! Detailed images of the Concord-esque Lebron VII P.S. (Post Season), per FatBoyKickz.

According to designer Jason Petrie, Lebron looks at the regular season as a "marathon" and the playoffs as a "sprint", so he kept the upper of the Lebron VII & reduced the weight with Zoom Air cushioning, thus a lighter performance shoe for the "sprint".


These drop in April, while the black/white pair drops at the end of this month.

So, I thought these were going to be a GR, but I guess I was wrong. Dropping March 4 at the Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood will be this Kobe V colorway...


To me, this shoe is the "Robin" to the "Dark Knight". Personally, I'm not a fan of this colorway.

Also just uncovered, some detailed pics of the Ashton Martin Kobe pack...


A week ago, we showed you the HyperDunk, but here's the whole dealio...




I'm sold on the HyperDunk...



...but the colorblocking is terrible on the Kobe V. It looks like a poor man's version of the MLK.




Once I get final production numbers, I'll let you know. In other Kobe V/Laker news...


...before Shannon Brown knew what he was wearing at the dunk contest, he had these iD Vs ready to go...


Pics per thegrandioseco...


Glad he wore the fan vote ones. Personally, I think the colorway is hideous, but I dig this insole inscription...LOL


Onto Brand Jordan; before being dealt to the Rockets, Jared Jeffries rocked these NYC AJ Alpha 1 PEs at MSG. Supposedly there are only 72 pairs produced, even though O-Sneaker is selling a FSR for $200 a pop.


At retail, I'd probably snag....real pretty colorway! Would be my first Alpha!



But one Jordan Brand shoe I would not think twice about getting is this AJ 6-inspired Spizike...


After two very nice January and February releases, JB dropped the ball on this one. Or was it DJ Clark Kent who dropped the ball, rumored to be the designer. Due out in May. Nonetheless...trash.