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The first ever Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament is in the books, and it’s the mighty Air Jordan 11 left standing as the champion. After taking out a slew of worthy competitors, it wasn’t until the final matchup against the Pigeon Dunk that the AJXI really even got a close fight. In honor of its impressive tournament run and eventual championship win, we thought it would be fitting to take a closer look at the history, design and cultural significance of the legendary shoe...

 

 

Maya Moore’s got even more (See what we did there?) Air Jordan 11 goodies to show off. Pictured Nike Air Max Womens is the Air Jordan 11 “Red Velvet” made for the WNBA star, a player exclusive given as a birthday present. We’ve seen sneaker cakes a number of times in the past, but Nike Free 3.0 it’s not too often that you see a sneaker emulating a cake style like this. Get with us after the the jump for another look at the tasty Air Jordan 11 made for Maya Moore and tell us if you agr...

 

 

Jordan Brand dropped jaws when it unveiled the first ever two-pair Defining Moments Package in January of 2006. The large rectangular mass featured a slide-out casing that unfolded like a book, with each side covered with a plastic housing that featured His Airness in some his most photogenic moments in 1991 and 1996. Later in August, Black and Gold makes a return in the ‘Golden Moments‘ Package, featuring the Air Jordan VI and VII colored up in the same colorways, but here we have a ...

 

 

French denim label A.P.C. did a couple of collaborations with Nike Sportswear over the past few years, but even before the All Courts came out, Jean Touitou’s brand had been working with Vans.  They’re not mostly white like all the above mentioned teamups, but the A.P.C. x Vans Nike Free 6.0 Chukka Boots are equally as clean.  Each of four different pairs comes in rich suede with tonal leather piping and stitches, plus the signature Vans waffle sole on all but the blacked-out pair.  H...

 

 

In one of the most confusingly named collaborations in history, snowboarding outfitters 686 has once again hooked up with the New England-based brand known for numbering its shoes instead of naming them.  The newest is in three new colorways of a rarely seen silhouette with the even rarer quality of a ‘proper’ model name, the 686 x New Balance Pro Court hightop.  The black/royal/white combo utilized on the Six Eighty Six 580s is reprised here, along with all-black and all-beige joints...

 

 

Fifteen years after the Brooklyn-based apparel label 10.Deep got their start, it’s safe to say they’re veterans in the streetwear game.  They’ve been around longer than a bunch of your favorite brands combined, so fitting that they chose an undeniably classic sneaker to celebrate the occasion.  The 10.DEEP x PRO-Keds Royal Plus Hi Veteran Pack uses Nike Free Trainer 3.0 a little lateral thinking to translate a decade and a half in the game into gum-soled camo or deep blue denim, addin...

Sneaker News just showed you a Nike LunarGlide 5 new Authentic release from Vans whose Mayan-inspired Guatemalan stripe hearkens back to standout periods in the Off the Wall legacy when bold prints ruled the day.  We’re right on the cusp of another one of that same kind of fashion periods, and though the silhouette is newer and relat5ely ‘advanced’ when compared to the OG OTW plimsoll, this new Vans Era plants its flag further back on the timeline thanks to a re-issued ‘Van Doren’ series vint...

 

 

Gourmet got a running start thanks to some early designs that were remarkably similar to Air Free Runs.  Jon Buscemi and company have evolved their own niche in the lifestyle sneakers market, but their latest collaboration with UNDEFEATED has some clear Nike inspiration.  The UNDFTD x Gourmet Cinque pictured above is part of their Spring/Summer 2011 collection, but a look at the colorway and mudguard shape screams “1987!”  As Nike Free 7.0 in, the OG Nike Air Max 1, which is clearly t...

 

 

We’ve all witnessed LeBron James jump straight from high school and subsequent rise through the NBA.  Bron’s back to back MVPs let you know where his Nike Free Run 3.0 V2 game’s at today, and thanks to the History of LeBron minisite over at Foot Locker, you can rel5e his entire Nike Basketball signature line.  From the Air Zoom Generaton aka LeBron I to the Foamposite-equipped Zoom LeBron 5 and all the way to today’s carbon Air Max 95 Mens Shoes fiber and Flywire-constructed LeBron 8,...

We’ve just seen Supra offer ‘Neon’ Air Max 95, ‘Infrared’ Air Max 90 and ‘McFly’-leaning colorways, so what’s behind this latest trio of releases from the crown brand?  Well, Free Run Brand just released a ‘Stealth Pack’ of CMFT 11 hybrids and that trio was organized around each pair’s extens5e use of a particular shade of grey first made famous on Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 the Air Free Run XX pack.  One look at the green full grain leather Supra Society Mid and you’ll realize something different ...