Pretty soon Nike’s going to have as many holidays as your local bank. While Easter is certainly a tip-top time to celebrate, it hasn’t long been known as a basketball day. Nike wants to change that up a bit this March 31, offering new designs for its three signature shoes.
Category: Apparel/Shoes
Q&A: adidas Designer Talks Camo, RGIII
The camo craze at adidas has only just begun. The German-based apparel giant debuted its “Impact Camo” line across a variety of sports, especially in one-off events, whether high school all-star games or even the NBA All-Star game. And we’ve certainly all seen their interpretation of camo for March Madness.
Adidas Adds a Signature Lionel Messi Line
Adidas is keeping pace in the race to promote its gear-wearing stars with individual lines. The latest move? Announcing today a new clothing line and personalized adizero F50 for soccer sensation Lionel Messi. Messi becomes only the third adidas star with his own signature line, joining David Beckham and Derrick
Adidas Unveils New Running Design Amidst Fanfare
Jamaican track sensation Yohan Blake brought the star power. Adidas brought the leading product. In Manhattan on Feb. 13, Adidas unveiled Boost, a completely new running shoe created around an energy-transferring foam, a commercial first. While we could get in-depth on the technical aspects of the new shoe, certainly the
Nike Designer Discusses Remaking Famed Alien Logo Raygun
There’s life in outer space. Or, at least in Nike’s fictional Area 72. As Nike shoe designers had fun creating an extraterrestrial world to base a trio of signatures shoes for Kobe, Lebron and KD on ahead of the Feb. 15-17 NBA All-Star weekend, they also had a good time
Jordan Brand Cozies Up to Black Lights for All-Star Weekend
The Jordan Brand night vision line gets a bit more “stealth” come All-Star weekend. While the main Nike brand unveiled alienesque designs, the Jordan look features UV ink throughout the shoe upper that illuminates when viewed under black light. While anchored by Russell Westbrook’s Jordan XX8, released in December, a
Nike NBA All-Star Game Shoes Inspired by Space (and Houston)
Nike’s having a little fun with a bunch of space-inspired designs centered on the NBA’s All-Star game. We’ve already seen Adidas unveil the game’s uniforms and now we have Nike debuting a trio of space-inspired shoe designs. The Feb. 17 game in Houston has garnered all sorts of space references
Designing Socks: Every Creative Inch Accounted For
If you’re already designing shoes, creating socks is a logical next step. But it took decades for the big-name apparel companies to create design-forward, performance-inspired hosiery. Now we have all we want in the world of socks. Whether Nike Basketball opting for a colorful array of options or Adidas taking
Nike Reveals ‘Uniforms’ for Top Players in Melbourne
The best part about tennis uniforms is the lack of uniformity. Of course Wimbledon always offers up a steady dose of white, but other than the classic monotony of London, each of the other three Grand Slam events has its own dose of interest. Traditionally the looks in Australia and
Roger Federer Wants You to Pick His Shoes
Roger Federer needs a little help picking out his shoes for the Australian Open in Melbourne this month. Federer took to his Facebook Fan Page and the Nike Tennis page asking for fans to vote on their favorite version of the brand-new Nike Zoom Vapor 9 Tour he’ll use during
NCAA Bowl Games Phantom Champs Merchandise
The big NCAA football bowl games have come and gone, all we have left to look forward to is Monday night’s BCS National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Alabama. The champions of the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls have all been crowned, which means we got us some
Spider Webs and Bright Colors Highlight a Puma Shoe Release
The latest apparel company to join the push for more color is Puma, releasing a limited edition “Fire & Ice Pack” on Jan. 5 of its new lightweight trainer, Bioweb Elite. The shoe, which becomes part of the company’s spring 2013 line, gets a new feel for a Puma shoe,