The Jordan 15 was one of those kicks that you either loved or hated. A lot of the Jordan heads will claim that it was the absolute worst Jay ever released, and some were dying for them to re-retro them. This year we see the first return of the XV, and also this Special Edition which changes it up just a bit. Here’s a look at some samples that came from that beast Air Randy. These sport a Black/Varsity-Red/White colorway, and some variation to the original, one thing that was lost was that crazy pointed out tongue. These are dropping on 4-12-08.

Say it ain’t so…..here comes Nigo with a Spongebob collabo.Honestly I think these are ridiculous, but I don’t doubt they’ll do well.  First off it’s a Bape so it’ll sell out regardless, but the last year or two there were fake spongebob dub-zeros all over NYC, and people rocked em like mad.  So here you guys go,  an expensive all yellow patent leather bapesta with Spongebob on the back.  They’re also gonna be releasing tees and hoodies.  On a side note it looks like Kaws is doing a spongebob collaboration too.  WTF?

Back again with yet another Air Jordan x Air Force 1 hybrid.  This one is a fusion of the AJ V and the AF1 mid, in a sleek black suede/fire red colorway.  They kept it a little OG on this release with the stitched #23 on the side, the burst paint job on the midsole, lacelocks, OG Jordan tongue , clear netting and the icey clear soles.  Throw in some black patent leather on the heel tab for good measure and we got another crazy Jordan Brand release.  I’m not sure if these fusion releases are doing any justice to the AJ line yet, or just watering it down even more, but some of them are kinda hot and I’m sure are gonna fly off the shelves with the quickness.

The official item info is as follows:

AIR JORDAN FORCE 5 FUSION #23 ( limited release to urban accounts & niketowns )

MODEL # : 318608 - 062 “ black / varsity red - blue ribbon “

A few snapshots of an upcoming Nike SB Abington in a green, yellow and red colorway. These sneakers have a nice perforated leather and are reinforced in the spots necessary for the skateboarders with some suede. When they drop these kicks should be available in our online shop with most of the other general release sbs. No word on what month these are gonna release yet.

Here’s some pics of an upcoming Air Flight 89′ that comes in a nice subtle black suede with a some 3m stripes to kick it up a bit with the reflection.  The Air Flight 89′ came out the same year as the Air Jordan IV and sported the same midsole and sole.  It has always been a classic basketball shoe from Nike having been retro’d throughout the years several times in a ton of colors.  These are dropping in Japan early January, but not sure about a U.S. date yet.

Nike hits us again with a dope retro that is kept true to it’s OG form.  The air structure was an old running shoe that was the first to combine the Nike footbridge technology with the air unit.  On top of this the infared accents on the heel set the colors off with a bang.  These were highly coveted by Nike runners collectors and finally will be available in wearable shape by everyone else.  These two colorways have already dropped at SIZE? in the UK, and luckily they don’t have the raindrop lines that were on the samples.  They are supposed to be dropping in the US around February and if they don’t I know I’ll be having that exchange rate kill me, cause these are a must cop.

Here’s a new blazer that’s being released by Nike Skateboarding. The colorway for these were inspired by the kings of skateboarding trucks, Independent Truck Co. Independent has been around for over 25 years and are a staple in the skateboarding community. The colors on these sneakers are silver and orange, modeled after the classic independent truck with its aluminum finish and orange cushions. These are releasing in January of 2008, so check your local retailers in the next couple of weeks.

One of the best lookin basketball shoes that Nike released in the mid 90’s had to be Jason Kidd’s zoom flight 95’s. For the time they were expensive as hell, retailing at $140, and featured carbon fiber, nubuck and leather. Nike is releasing these as a retro and hit it dead on, the only difference from the OG’s is that the density of the midsole is slightly thinner. They seem to have already dropped in Taiwan (and are already on ebay) , and should hit shelves in the States sometime in February. No set release date on these, shops will just get them and put them out when they choose to, so keep your eyes peeled for em.

At this year’s MTV European Music Awards in Munich, around 100 lucky attendees got to go home with a pair of these exclusive dunk highs which were designed and distributed solely for the awards show. As usual, a pair has already leaked to ebay, and I’m sure it got bought for a grip of cash.

Definitely a flashy pair of kicks, they feature black and gold as the primary colors. The front toe panel is made of a black 3M reflective material which you can see lit up in a couple of the pics. The swoosh is made of a gold foil, the toebox is perforated patent leather, the regular panels are a black patent leather and the midsole and heeltab have a black/gold checkerboard pattern to top it all off. There was definitely some inspiration taken from the patent black/gold Air Jordan 1’s for them. These won’t be releasing to the public, and since there are only 100 or so in existance, if you wanna own a pair, get the checkbook ready cause it’s not gonna be cheap if you can even find them.

Here’s some more pics from the upcoming Air Jordan and Air Force One hybrids.  Another brand new colorway, which will be a lifestyle release in 08′. This means only select stores with a Lifestyle account will carry them and the quantity should be slightly less than the general release colorways dropping.

The official colorway is Fusion LS Silver/Chutney-Stealth-Glacier Ice.  The shoes feature a dope icey glacier colored midsole, matching sock liner and orange accents to set it off.  Nike and Jordan Brand will be dropping A LOT of kicks in this series next year, keep your eyes open for more pics and news on the line as we get it.