The Nike Dynasty81 Hi is making a strong showing early in 2010. On the heels of the Team Red pair that hit the web a few weeks back is this new grey and black colorway.

The near-monochromatic upper uses a mixture of materials, as nubuck appears on the midfoot, heel and toe. Leather is used elsewhere. A black Swoosh works on the mid-panel for contrast and branding, while a white tongue tag matches up with the sole. Absent from this color-up is the orange tag that appeared on the aforementioned pair. You can grab these now at Finish Line.

When we previewed these Dunk SBs awhile back, the reception was mixed, though most of you wanted a better look. Today we’re getting that look, as this Nike Dunk High multi-colored wool design has hit select retailers earlier than its expected 2010 release.

The wool print on the toe box, midfoot and heel flap is anything but simple, as it somehow balances purples, reds, yellows and greens. Mixed in are woodgrain, zig-zags and other wild prints, as well. To help those pop, white leather is used on the mid-panel, heel and toe box, while a black Swoosh is used as well. A crisp white outsole may not stay clean long, but does its job to not overwhelm the design with too many colors. As mentioned above, these will drop in officially drop in the US in Spring.

This shoe of course needs no introduction, and while you’ll have to ship these shoes quite a distance, it may be worth it to many of you, as lines have been formed for a few hours in many parts of the country. Click here to head over to Crooked Tongues’ site and grab yourself pair. A Future Sole shirt is also included in each order while supplies last.

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They didn’t call the man Air Jordan for no reason. Taking a scientific name for clouds that are visible at high altitudes, the Air Jordan Retro Noctilucence Socks pack pays tribute to some of Michael’s most popular sneakers ever.

Going above and beyond just branding a sock and putting it in the appropriate colors, JB uses label specific to each shoe. For instance, the XI sock uses the signature sideways text, and the VI uses a label modeled after the lace lock. Other shoes include the XII “Taxi” and “Nubuck” and the XI “Concord” and “Space Jam,” among others. The II sock even gets the old school “wings” logo and the XII gets the heel logo form the “Taxi’s”. The socks, which will release sometime next year, even come in a special shoe box package covered in clouds.

Click here to see the pics and weigh in on your favorite sock-shoe combination.

This Tinker Hatfield design classic (yes, the man killed it with this one too) was the first Nike shoe to put the Air cushioning on display with a visible Nike Air Max unit in the heel. While the HOA Air Max 1 was widely available, this release is limited in numbers to just quickstrike doors. We just received word from Politics that they have received the Air Max 1’s and are accepting phone orders.

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106 Arnould Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70563
337.993.3709
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With that said, our Nice Kicks staff visited the NBA draft archives as well; however, we wanted to find out which specific draft years produced notable signature sneaker lines. A couple of draft years, namely 1984, 1996 and 2003, produced some of our favorite signature sneaker collections to date!

Click here to view our History of the NBA Draft and Signature Sneakers

At the beginning of May, we showed you four exclusive, upcoming colorways of the Nike Air Max 90. Those of you who commented stated that this Nike Air Max 90 Black/Total Orange was the best soon-to-be-released colorway of them all. That said, Nike will drop this particular colorway some time in between August and September.

It features a primarily black leather upper with minimal total orange details on the shoelaces, tongue logo and heel panel. One of the more interesting features on this sneaker is the splatter design seen throughout the side panels. Other features include an orange visible Air sole unit, a grey outsole and mesh toe box and ankle areas. Click here to view detailed photos.