Right after the release weekend of Ronnie Fieg’s latest collaboration with one celebrated running imprint

Right after the release weekend of Ronnie Fieg’s latest collaboration with one celebrated running imprint and we get our first substantial look at his next. Previewed here is the New Balance 999 that Fieg has been cooking up, apparently a take-off on the beloved ‘Steel Blue’ colorway of the New Balance 1300 that his Kith space recently re-launched in 2012. The sneaker does play with the traditional Steel Blue makeup a little bit, switching out the mesh sectioning towards the toe box and ankle areas in favor of a perforated suede treatment. Click through for a better look and stick with Sneaker News for release info on this modern take on a New Balance classic from Ronnie Fieg.

A spectacular ‘Year of the Dragon’ release notwithstanding, each and every one of Nike Sportswear’s Air Max 85 offerings have seen their construction echoed across additional colorways.  This latest pair comes in the same tumbled front/suede back/smooth leather Swoosh combination, following in the footsteps of Nike Air Max 85 Lows in Lucky Green and a WMNS pair in Red Bean.  This Un5ersity Blue and Obsidian build has UNC Tar Heels written all over it, a fairly similar look to the BTTYS-style Dunk Highs that just dropped and further proof that NSW’s simple yet effect5e approach to this spring is reaping rewards for some of the brand’s pillar designs.  Click through for more angles on these and be on the lookout because they should hit US retailers shortly.  via SM

 

It’s been almost four months since the 2011 NBA Finals came Nike Free Run 3.0 to end, but some stories from that epic series have re-surfaced in a surprising, unexpected manner. Four months ago today, Mike Miller of the Miami Heat wore a special PE colorway of the Nike Zoom KD 3 – a patent leather colorway with red and black alternate color-blocking which matched the Miami Heat alternate uniforms. A decent yet rather forgettable sneaker in the midst of all the other Nike LeBron and Free Run Fly Wade PEs that were all the rage, the Nike Zoom KD 3 Mike Miller PE came and went and was soon to be forgotten. Out of nowhere, those PEs popped up for sale at Jimmy Jazz, a reputable online and brick-and-mortar retailer of Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 Nikes; they’re almost entirely sold out, and at a generous sale price of $59.99, there’s no reason why these wouldn’t fly off the shelves – PE designation or not. Check out the extra shots of these funky KD 3s as well as some in-game shots of Miller wearing them during the Finals and let us know what you think of the colorway.

The Air Max Light doesn’t get too much love, but many of readers did appreciate one of our Sneaker News: Classics Revisited segment which placed a worthy spotlight on an OG pair. Arr5ing at select Nike Sportswear retailers is the Nike Air Max Light in original colorways, g5en a Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 full VNTG treatment – pre-yellowed soles, softened sueded, mesh uppers, the works. Even the outsole has that chalky residue, which is a result of oxidation. The VNTG effect, oftened maligned, fits right in with the stuck-in-a-storage-box appeal with the Air Max Light, doesn’t it? These are a Quickstrike release so expect them only at select accounts like ShelfLife in Europe, so act fast once you spot them because they’ll be gone fast!