Made for Skate x Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Roller Derby’ Quickstrike

Made For Skate and Nike SB has done it again. Another superb collaboration that will leave folks BROKE as a joke. LOL! Anyways, these Nike SB Dunk Low will be a Quickstrike release in October and as with most Nike SBs, they have a story behind it, a true skateboarding roots. Inspired by the old Roller Derby skateboards that, when first introduced in 1959, had little or no features or functionality which are now common in skateboards. The shoes are made up of suede and distressed leather and take on a red and white colorway, imitating the color scheme on the roller derby decks. Contrastingly, wood embossed suede presents itself on the side panel.And for that added special something to complete the look, a graphic of a lady in that ol’ skool #10 Roller Derby skateboard is printed on the insoles.
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Nike LunarGlide+ 3 ‘City Series’ Pack

As the weather turns colder in the United States, it is when the marathon season starts. The October Bank of America Chicago Marathon would kick start the Nike Marathon season. This year it will be Sunday Oct 9, 2011. From there it goes to San Francisco and so on. To commemorate these cities, Nike once again (third year in a row) introduces their Nike Marathon City pack that consist of the United States marathon in Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Boston. As well as Beijing, London, Berlin and Tokyo. Here we take a look at FIVE of the Nike LunarGlides+ 3 in their Marathon colors inspired by artist/individual of that city.

Nike Lunarglide+ 3 City Pack – Beijing by Nod Young
Nod Young is an artist and designer from Beijing, China. His work has been seen in over 10 countries including the U.S, the U.K, Spain, Germany, and China. Young specializes in merging Chinese culture and visual elements from the Orient into his modern art work. This localization of artistic expression and creative attitude is particularly prominent and rare in the “era of globalization”. Two years ago, Nod shut down his creative team after 8 years of operation to devote his time and energy into creating art independently. This is when Nike approached Nod allowing him to apply his pure expression of culture into commercial product concepts.

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Nike Lunarglide+ 3 City Pack – Berlin by Mike Friedrich
Describing his style as “death to cuteness,” Mike Friedrich’s work mixes strong contrasts with fantasy and urban elements. His career as an artist began when he sold some of his first illustrations to tattoo studios in his hometown of Berlin. Occasionally seen running in one of the city’s local parks, he credits the sport with helping clear his mind and sparking new ideas, like the freaky funky artwork he created for the city pack.

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Nike Lunarglide+ 3 City Pack – Chicago by Tara D.
Tara D. spends her days diligently dreaming and her nights cleverly crafting. The hard-working City of Chicago provides her artwork with a beautiful balancing act of bold humor and simple positivity. Her city pack design borrows its inspiration from old signage buried throughout the city and the peacefulness of Chicago’s greatest escape, the Lakeshore.

Nike Lunarglide+ 3 City Pack – New York City by Mike Perry
Artist Mike Perry began his career as a designer for a major fashion retailer before focusing all of his attention on colors and mechanical pencils. He currently spends his days and nights in a studio in Brooklyn, a city he loves for its energy, chaos, and the way people coexist so closely it feels more like a small town than a big city. This idea–of all sizes, shapes, and speeds running together–formed the inspiration for his city pack work.







Nike Lunarglide+ 3 City Pack – San Francisco Women Marathon by Hannah Stouffer
Shadowy, ethereal themes like love, lust, and gore define Hannah Stouffer’s intricate designs. An avid runner, Stouffer finds balance from her journeys along San Francisco’s shoreline, diverse neighborhoods, and steep hills. Her work for the city pack was inspired by urban symbolism found in the city and the deep emotional release running provides.

Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III – release info via ronniefieg.com

ATTENTION TO DETAIL! That should describe this latest collaboration between Ronnie Fieg and Asics.  The new Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III 'Salmon Toe' comes in a beautiful carved wooden box and and the shoe itself is a classic in itself with beautiful navy blue and salmon brown/pink if you must.  


Purchase Info: 233 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11217 On September 30th, 11am Est. There will be a total of 72 pairs released in store which include the 40 individually numbered Collector sets. Priced at $200, the first 40 people in line have the option to purchase the full collector’s box (Box, T-Shirt, and Dog Tags). The remaining 32 pairs for in store purchase will be sold at a price of $130 and will include a set of wooden Kith x Asics Dog Tags with purchase.


If you’re not able to make it to the store, the Salmon Toe Asics will also release on Kithnyc.com at 11am Est. for the same price of $130. KITH X Asics T-Shirts will also be available online with a price tag of $28.

Nike LeBron 9 "China - Blue Flames" More detailed pics

Now that the whole Nike MAG HYPE has died down, it is time for LeBron to take center stage, at least until the New Kobe VII comes out. So yesterday, the buzz around the town was the China LeBron 9 in the Blue Flames with Orange accents. Supposedly these are coming out October 3 in CHINA only.  Why? well there are over 2 billion people in China, and basketball is growing rapidly in that country. If Nike can just tap a double digit percentage of the population to get excited over a special release and get all these Chinese kids with extremely rich parents to buy all things Nike, without a doubt Nike can reach its goal of hitting that $30 BILLION mark by 2015.