mastermind JAPAN x Nike Free Run – July 2013

Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 CollectionTwo weeks ago, we got our first look at the mastermind JAPAN x Nike Free Run ZX 500. A couple days ago, new images revealed the pack is actually five sneakers and not just the one. Today comes word that a sixth could be included, but it’s not depicted as such. Either way, the mastermind x Nike Free Run collection is shaping up to be something special, a quintet (or will that prove to be sextet?) of black and white Three Stripes classics blending premium suede, leather and mesh with the brand’s skeleton iconography. Click through to see the Rivalry Hi, Gazelle OG, Free Run 2 and Pro Model (will the Country O release?) and get ready for these to launch next Wednesday, July 3rd.

Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 The board game Mastermind involves attempting to figure out a secret combination of colored pegs. In the fashion world, the only two colors you expect from the company by that same name are black and white. So when we learn that the mastermind JAPAN x Nike Free Run capsule is growing, you have an idea of what to expect and it becomes a matter of which models and how the B&W look gets applied. A couple weeks after seeing their ZX 500 comes a full-on starting lineup including four other styles with the signature colors and skeleton detailing. The mastermind x Nike Rivalry Hi, Gazelle OG, Free Run 2 and Pro Model join the ZXes for a quintet that’d make the Brooklyn Nets proud, and you can draft them into your collection when they hit select retailers starting next Wednesday, July 3rd.

Nike Free Run Mens Japan’s United Arrows have been busy with sneaker collaborations of late, both from the umbrella and subsidiary labels. Here we see another Beauty & Youth x Nike Air Max 90, a follow-up on the pair they released late last year. Whereas those opted for beige suede detailing on a cream base, this new makeup is more pristine in pure white leather and crisp navy blue on the branding. Check them out up close after the jump and stick with Sneaker News to see if and when this pair just dropped in Asia makes it stateside.