Despite Hong Kong’s title as a cultural hub and “Asia’s World City”, a quick look through the streets reveals a relatively boring landscape for art. Despite the lack of active street artists, individuals such as Dom of Hong Kong’s Street from Zero have made it their duty to cover the streets of Hong Kong with […]

Converse contributes to the “United We Rise” Series with this Team Wade Signature sneaker seen in the Team USA colors. To be worn by Dwyane Wade in the Summer Beijing Olympics as they strive to capture a gold medal.

Featured, is a combination of red/white/blue along with the “United We Rise” reflective tribal print designed by Joshua “Hydro74″ Smith, seen at the toe and heel. The Team Wade Signature sneaker is tied in to the collective series with the “United We Rise” logo placed on the tongue. Expect these to be released on August 8th, 2008 with a run limited to 2008. Via Sneaker Freaker.

In more Nike Olympic news, the Dunk Gyrizo BMX package has finally been released. A few months ago, we reported the first sightings and released a little information describing the sneakers, but here’s a little more.

Four color-ways have just hit the Nikestore, white/blue star color-way designed by Tet of WTAPS and a red/yellow Chinese based color-way, designed by Michael Lau. Two other styles have also been released, white/red and black/gold. Head over to the NikeStore to purchase all four designs.

Nike Dunk Gyrizo BMX

Nike Dunk Gyrizo BMX

Nike Dunk Gyrizo BMX

The H-Town Sneaker Summit was held today for their 4th annual Summer Event. What’s special about this year is that a special 1800 Tequila Select Silver VIP will debut the Gourtmet Kickz x 1800 Tequilla Essential Collaboration using the Nike Air Force 1.

1800 Tequila initialized their Essential Artists Collaboration, a series of sneakers and bottles that are to be designed by some of the world’s top artists. Designer Gourmet Kickz personalized his own custom Air Force 1’s to match each bottle. The collaboration will yield 36 unique designs, 9 can be seen above.

Gourmet Kickz x 1800 Tequila

This Thursday is the release date of the Sam Flores Adidas Originals sneaker for Upper Playground. This is the fourth and final part of the series, which also included artists Herbert Baglione, David Choe, and Aesop Rock.

Sam Flores has collaborated with Upper Playground on various projects in the past and he’s currently working on two vinyl figures for their 10th anniversary.

With just 500 pairs of these sneakers available worldwide, you will need to head to an Upper Playground store or visit upperplayground.com to cop a pair. The sneakers, which are available in sizes 4 to 13 1/2 , will go on sale at 8:00 PT on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Via Upper Playground.

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We were recently just introduced the website, Im Flashy, an online gallery of artwork to used for Myspace and other outlets. The website consists of flash and non-Flashed based design that can be plastered on websites to be used to decorate websites.

A few highlights include the swinging flash based Air Jordans. Were reporting this because things like this haven’t really been seen, similar but not exactly like this. Owner and graphic designer, Jahrue directed our attention to this site, so big ups to him and we wish all the best with his website. Check out Im Flashy.

Here’s a look into Circa’s Spring ‘09 line that consists of two different color-ways available for Rouge and Cero High. The Rogue’s will make its debut next year in two color-ways, cyan/purple/dark navy/white and black/lime, two different color-ways that offers a versatile sneaker that not only looks pretty good, but has functionality with its fusion grip rubber bottom. The next sneaker from the Spring line-up is the Cero High which appears in two different color-ways. First of the two is a red/black/white model, but on the other side, a dark navy/snake skin/black model will also be released. It is made up of printerd suede with an action nubuck upper. Look for these Circa’s to hit select shops next Spring. Via Alpine Ski Shop.

We’ve been keen on these Reebok Court Victory Pumps since we first reported them awhile back and now they have finally released. These Court Victory Pumps consist of purple suede along with yellow accents. A nice combination of color and material that fuses well with each other. Undefeated reports that this Purple Haze Court Victory Pump is now available at all Undftd chapter shops and also available at the e-store.

Rare Breed Footwear has finally launched their website that offers an extensive variety ranging from the hottest brand to sneaker gems. Some of the highlights of Rare Breed include their inventory of sneakers that is made up of Nike SB Dunks, Air Jordans, and other sneaker brands.

As for their clothing brands, they include names like 10 Deep, Crooks & Castles, The Hundreds, and many others. Furthermore, they do also sell Nooka and G-Shock watches. Be sure to head over to the Rare Breed Footwear for all your sneaker, clothing and other needs. Stop by Rare Breed Footwear today.

Rare Breed Footwear
57A Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Phone:732-222-4432
E-mail info@rarebreedfootwear.com

Continuing with the Alife Fall/Winter 2008 collection, the Shell Toe is the latest model to be spotted on an online retailer. The Shell Toes appear in a mid-top style along with a suede upper, logo on the heel, as well as two simple color-ways, black and grey. Both Alife NYC Shell Toe’s are now available at Lafayette.

Alife NYC Fall / Winter 2008 Shell Toe

Alife NYC Fall / Winter 2008 Shell Toe