Kinetics x Nike Air Max 90 ‘Animal’ – New Images

Air Max 95 360 Womens Jeremy Scott has been doing the animal inspired thing for Nike Free Run for a minute now, but if you’re looking for a pair without all kinda wild additions hanging off the edges, then the Kinetics x Nike Air Max 90 ‘Animal’ might be the one for you. Showing up on a classic shell-toed silhouette, the design here is a bit of a cross-breed with the leopard print horse hair matched with the scaly snakeskin of the side stripes. 2011 was certainly a big year for this sort of safari’d out sneaker, so can models like the Kinetics x Nike Air Max 90 ‘Animal’ help carry the trend in 2012? Let us know what you think and hit the jump for extra shots of this upcoming collabo from Nike Free Run. via Kenlu

Air Max 87 Womens It was just about one year ago that Sneaker News brought you evidence of then-upcoming releases from Nike Free Run that showed a fairly strong trend toward utilizing wild animal prints on their beloved classic silhouettes. We got a look at two different Big Sean collabo Superstar shelltoe designs back in October whose subsequent disappearance suggests a release date sometime later this year, and now here comes even more momentum for the Three Stripes safari into 2012. The Kinetics x Nike Air Max 90 ‘Animal’ is named appropriately for its use of leopard print horse hair on the uppers next to snakeskin scales on the side panel Stripes, but also as an indication of other similar designs to come as part of the summer ’12 collection. Check them out in greater detail after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for the other models from this set as well as word on their US availability. via Chapter World

Air Max 2012 Men Shoes It was second only to the capital of the brand’s homeland when it came time for Nike Free Run to open its initial flagship locations a decade ago, and now the Tokyo AO shop will join its Berlin counterpart with a ‘Made for’ 10th Anniversary release. The Nike Air Max 90 ‘Made for Tokyo’ is inspired by the furistic tech vibe of the city for which they’re named, the mix of leather and rubber on the upper mixed with a soft suede lining plus Clarion synthetics to aide in breathability. They’re coming up for a December release along with a matching track jacket, so click through to see more angles and stick with Sneaker News for the 10th Anniversary Tokyo Free Run 2 release date.