Why you shouldn’t pass on the Air Jordan 12 ‘Obsidian’

Why you shouldn’t pass on the Air Jordan 12 ‘Obsidian’: for one, it’s an original colorway, and secondly, this might be the last Air Jordan 12 Retro in a long while. The Obsidian XII caps off a nice Summer 2012 trio of AJ12s that began with April’s ‘Playoffs’ and was followed by May’s ‘Grey/Orange’, but the Obsidian could potentially be the most important of the three because it’s an untouched original. These were near the top of the ever-shortening list of un-retroed Air Jordans, but prayers have been answered because tomorrow’s release will finally remove the Obsidians from that list. Remember, Nikestore will NOT release these, so be sure to cop these tomorrow morning at Jordan Brand retailers or get ‘em right now from yellownsxt on stores online.

Nike held a Nike Zoom Kobe V iD contest that ended early March, and countless Kobe fans responded by submitting designs with hopes of winning the contest. Designed by Jason Hamilton, who goes by Kid Hollywood, this Kobe-centric Kobe V iD features the quintessential Laker purple-and-gold on a metallic silver and white upper – a colorway hand-picked by Kobe. Hamilton has been a Kobe fan since the Black Mamba slithered around in High School, and upon hearing about the Kobe V iD contest, Kid Hollywood “had to be a part of it”. Hamilton’s Kobe V iD will be worn by Kobe, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, and other Lakers. Continue reading for a look at the winning colorway. via Nike Basketball.


 

Sneaker News has now shown you both of the GT-IIs they have on tap for June’s ‘opening ceremonies’, and now we’ll move on to Bait’s Gel Lyte III collabo designs.  Just like the GTs, there are two Bait x Asics Gel Lyte IIIs coming up from their ‘Rings Pack’, though Nike Dunk SB Mens this first goes a bit further outside those traditional five colors than any of the others.  Thanks to purple accents including the laces and 90% of the outsole, these have a ‘Grape’ look to them, Air Max 87 Mens Shoes a fairly loose interpretation of the ‘Green Ring’ that’s typically presented in more of a kelly shade.  Click through to see how the asymmetrically colored netting on this canvas GL3 makes for a nice detail that’s easy to overlook and stick with Sneaker Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 News for the last Gel Lyte III x Bait as well as their Gel Saga collab.  via Sneaker Freaker