Cool Hunting
Nike continues to keep us on our toes. The Be True City Collection has undergone some last minute changes and CH has all the insider info including release date and retail locations.
If you want to represent your city, you are going to have to embrace a new color:
New York - Pine Green (pictured above)
Los Angeles - Orange Blaze (pictured left)
Sao Paulo (changed from Rio) - White
Tokyo - Red
Hong Kong - Varsity Royal
London - Varsity Purple
Paris - Varsity Maize
Each color was carefully selected depending on the respective city and this is the first time Nike created a collection in a solid color with the highlighted piping.
They will drop on 9 February 2008 around the globe. U.S retailers are listed after the jump. You better get in line now if you want to sport these.
New York
House of Hoops
268 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027 map
Nort
359 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012 map
Los Angeles
UNDFTD 144 LAB
144 N. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036 map
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