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Adidas A700
Adidas continues to rock the retro by bringing back the A700. Check out Crooked Tongues for more details...

Nike Laser
Crooked Tongues has a great feature on the Nike Laser Project. Basically, they're using laser etching to burn designs in to shoes. To launch the project, Nike recently featured 6 models in their new gallery at 255 Elizabeth Street in NYC. The designs etched in to Air Force Ones, Cortezs, and Dunks are from artists Stephan Georges, Mark Smith, Chris Lundy, Mike Desmond, and...

Nike Trainer 1 Launch and Sketches
The original Air Trainer (above left) debuted 20 years ago, but Nike finally unveiled the long-awaited update last week. Designed for the rigors of training and preparing for competition, the new Nike Trainer 1 (above right) is the lightest cross-trainer I've tried. Inspired by world-class athletes like Bo Jackson, who played both Football and Baseball at an All-Star level, the Nike Trainer 1 is...

Zoom Stefan Janoski SB: Designer James Arizumi Interview and Sketches
One of the most well-respected pro skaters in the biz, Stefan Janoski finally got his own long-overdue shoe with Nike SB. In keeping with his relaxed, nonchalant skate style, the Zoom Janoski is a clean, comfortable and functional shoe. Nike's second signature model, it's a marked departure from their first—a Paul Rodriguez shoe which is more beefy and athletic-looking, again following P-Rod's skate style....