Taxi Series

I am totally psyched for this release. Nike SB is releasing a taxi pack with shoes based on the colors from taxis from the world over. I am definitely getting a pair of the NYC zoom teams when they come out I have read that they might come out some time around January.

Three Bears Pack Update

I posted a while back about some furry Dunks that will be part of a "three bears" pack from Nike SB. I am trying to cut back on Nike news,but I find these shoes so horrendous I must post the most recent pics I found on NSB. These Dunks are made from golden brown faux fur and plush suede. I think the head of design at the skateboarding division is trying to get himself fired, but nothing he does seems to be working.

Adidas Materials of the World

Adidas is doing a project that on it';s face sounds cool, but really is just the same old ugly sneaker game that we're used to. They are taking indigenous materials from across the globe and using them in their sneakers in runs limited to 500 pairs each. Above is a metro attitude Basketball hi-top with a traditional Chinese textile. Below is a Mexican day of the dead Gazelle and a Turkish track jacket. It would seem to call these ugly would be culturally insensitive. However you know what? these materials were never intended to be used on athletic sneakers for reasons obvious to anyone with eyes.A little post script for y'all, I would like to point out that Nike SB's Day of the Dead Dunks aren't any nicer looking

The San Fransisco Feet

The Tron Stan Smiths made Skott think of these San Fransisco Stan Smiths from Adidas fresh new Skate line. Adidas is basically copying Nike by trying to make crazy overpriced skate shoes to help make the rest of the product line cooler. Skott seems to think these are ugly. I think they are really sharp.

The Stan Smith for the skate line is totally different than a regular Stan Smith. First off the foot bed is wider. I can't wear regular Stan Smiths, they just don't fit me right, the Skate SS fits me. Then there is lots of extra padding in the tongue and collar. Also it has some sort of gimmicky padding in the heel that probably amount to a hill of beans. Unlike Nike, Adidas is making all the shoes out of scuff resistant material and recessed eyelets that are supposed to live up to skating unlike a material like fur. There is a Coffee themed half-shell mid top coming out some time in 07 that I am excited about as a big fan of mid tops. High Snobriety has a post with a bunch of pics of the next years Adidas skate shoes.
But wait there's more San Fransisco shoe news. Nike Skateboarding is collaborating with HUF to make a whole pack of shoes commemorating the 100th anniversary of the San Fransisco earthquake. NSB posted some great pics.
The materials are supposed to look burned and cracked. the shoes were designed to look like they are actually smoking.

NIKE SB posted the new shoes that will come out in September. The Mork And Mindy Dunk highs take the cake as the ugliest. They are inspired by Robin William's character's outfit. the sole is clear and through it you can see a rainbow on the sole that matches his suspenders. I really like what Nike did taking the ugliness from the inside of Robin's joke stealing heart and showed it on the outside of this ugly shoe. Good work fellas.
This pair of zoom teams is actualy verynice and woudl match well with jeans and works with most fall colors.