After officially being revealed a few months back, we now have another look at the Air Jordan 3 “Racer Blue.”Complete with the accompanying shoebox, the latest images reveal the details of the upcoming “White/Black-Cement Grey-Racer Blue” colorway. The upper of the shoe features a mainly tumbled leather construction paired with 3M reflective elephant print, smooth white leather and perforated hits of blue and gray. The contrasting blue highlights also appear on the eyelets and branding. Rounding up the design of the shoe are gray sockliners, printed insoles and white/blue Air-assisted midsoles with gray rubber outsoles.Priced at $190 USD, the Air Jordan 3 “Racer Blue” is now set to release at select retailers July 10.For more footwear news, take a first look at another fragment design x sacai x Nike LDWaffle colorway.
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Nike Air Force 1 Receives Exotic “Tiger” Update
Nike debuted a wild take on its signature Air Force 1 silhouette: a bold “Tiger” print rendition constructed with suede and various other premium materials.A safari on foot, the shaggy animal print overlay provides the staple shoe with an entirely new texture. Its suede and leather upper is split by a “Fuel Orange” Swoosh, while the brown-and-orange tiger stripes command the silhouette from front to back. The low-cut shoe features a foam midsole for maximal comfort and perforations at the toe for breathability.Tongues feature a contrasting black detailing under the brand’s orange logo, while the heel supplies the shoe’s classic iconography in the same colorway. A “Coconut Milk” leather fills in the gaps between the suede animal print, and one final branding element, “AIR,” appears on the midsole.Nike’s “Tiger” Air Force 1 silhouette will be available to shop on the brand’s webstore beginning June 4 at 10 a.m. EDT for $130 USD.Take a look at Nike’s “Leopard” Air Force 1s, which will also hit the market on the same date.
COMME Des GARÇONS PLAY and Converse Launch Chuck 70 in Two New Colorways
COMME des GARÇONS PLAY and Converse have released their popular heart-printed Chuck 70 in two new colorways — Blue Quartz and Steel Gray.Known to many as the “Converse with the hearts,” the iconic silhouette has gotten a refresh ahead of summer featuring the iconic black heart-and-eye emblem on the structured canvas upper. The Blue Quartz color is a vibrant ocean hue, while a pigmented Steel Gray updates the style’s decade of collaboration and design.To show off the four new designs of the high and low-top stylings, the brand has released a video featuring LA-based creative Sean Lew. The multi-hyphenate wrote, directed and performed in the video and accompanying imagery.The new colors of the COMME Des GARÇONS PLAY x Converse Chuck 70 Hi and Chuck 70 Ox will be available on June 3, 2021 at COMME Des GARÇONS stores and Dover Street Market stores globally (excluding Japan), as well as select retailers. The collection will also be sold online at doverstreetmarket.com and Converse.com for $150 USD.Take a look back at 10 previous styles of the COMME des GARÇONS PLAY and Converse’s Chuck 70s, which have become a staple for the fashion/footwear collaboration since 2015.