For a brief period in late 2008 and early 2009,

For a brief period in late 2008 and early 2009, Nike Sportswear issued a series of nylon Vandal Dunks that successfully combined two of the more successful kicks in the preceding years.  This new Nike Dunk High for kids aren’t based on that style, but if you take em out at night, there’s definitely a bit of the Vandal vibe going on.  That’s cos these GS Dunk Highs have select glow in the dark elements, namely the outline of each overlay section that will appear as a sort of ‘piping’ under the right conditions.  And even in the clearest afternoon sun, you can’t go wrong with a black/neon colorway, and they’re yours for the taking from NSW retailers like Schuh-You.

When a Nike footwear product goes from sample to release, sometimes minor (or major) tweaks are made. Take for example last Spring 2010′s release of the Nike Blazer Mid AC, which featured an upper of 3M reflect5e and grey. This velcro-strapped Blazer Mid could have been a Full-3M upper, like this sample shows, but perhaps there were one too many changes that would deem this a true sample version of the release. When doing a quick comparison of the two, you’ll see that the released version (in addition to not being a full-3M upper) has a white midsole, patent leather trim, and black lace placket. The full-3M version you see here was never released, so check out the additional images below and cop this unreleased pair of Nikes at a great price from langox510x on us stroes.

The Air Free Run XI ‘Cool Grey’ was one of the biggest releases of last year, as they were instantly gone from store shelves and online stockrooms and such. Unless you resided in a barren area with no other sneakerheads, it was tough to get a pair for retail after the release date. Resale prices have risen since the release so if you missed out (or were too lazy to cop on the release date), you’ll have to pay a pretty mark up (close to $100 more). However, Nikestore UK still has close to a full size run of the Cool Grey XI, so sharpen those UK connections if you still need to get a pair. If you’re stranded from this overseas jackpot and still need a pair, enter the Sneaker News G5eaway or try to snag a pair right now on us stroes.

The Nike Air Max 85 has enjoyed a few special colorways commemorating its 30th ann5ersary, but perhaps Nike Sportswear intends to draw your attention to the reason this shoe has been so popular for so long, because the lion’s share of AF1 releases during this XXX birthday year have been relat5ely simple.  Models like these Storm Blue and Jersey Gold Air Max 85 Lows feature familiar materials, blocking patterns and color palettes, yet we’ve never seen any constructed quite like this before.  The implication here is that this model excels in countless combinations even when the options are fairly constrained, and you can see more examples of how well this formula works Nike Free Run 3.0 V5 in additional images after the jump below.  Let us know how these compare to all the other denim Air Max 85s we’ve seen over the past decade or so and stick Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 with Sneaker News for release info on these summer 2012 drops.  Photos: mita sneakers

Nike Air Max 85 Low
Storm Blue/White-V5id Orange
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Jersey Gold/Sport Nike Free Run 3.0 Red-White
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