A SHOW CALLED KICKS.

PARANORMAN X NIKE FOAMPOSITE EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY

The Nike Foamposite is the shoe of the year, and collaborative sneaker releases have always been a huge selling point for compelling sneaker designs. An even better selling point is when a release comes with no actual sales; the only way to get the Paranorman Nike Foamposite - with integrated design, glow in the dark soles, and branded detailing on the heel tabs incorporating imagery from the movie - is to win one of just 800 pairs through Nike’s giveaway here.

The campaign involves tweeting @Paranorman one of the weirdest photos your parents ever took of you. Good luck beating mine with the mullet-perm combo in bright blue sailor overalls.

AMAZING SPIDERMAN CUSTOM FLIGHTPOSITE 3 BY MACHE

In the Summer of record-breaking comicbook movie releases, Foamposite and Flyposite hype, and custom sneaker design blog recognition (at least for color flips), no one has rocked it harder than Dan Gamache of Mache Customs. His latest work does exactly what good custom shoe design is supposed to do, and brings together iconic patterns and a compelling sneaker silhouette into a well-thought-out and inspired theme. The result is a shoe that would break necks without dominating an outfit. Mache is certainly one of the best out there at creating shoe designs that can work with various styles. 

NIKE LEBRON 9 “WEATHERMAN” CUSTOM BY SAB-ONE

When Kevin Durant’s “Weatherman” colorway for the Nike Zoom KDIV came out, it was predicted by some to be the next “NERF” or “South Beach” in color flip customs, but quickly slipped under the radar (no pun intended) when the “Galaxy” phenomenon swept the community. Some of the bigger names in customs didn’t forget this highly compelling makeup, and Sab-One recently took to a staple in color flips to show how well it could cross over. His Lebron 9 custom matches the color palette almost perfectly, and recreated the Doppler Radar pattern on the ankle and inside the shoe. 

Sab works almost exclusively in one-offs, but you can ask for your own at his site.

NIKE AIR YEEZY II

The Nike Air Yeezy II hits stores on June 9th, and the hype could not be greater. With international stores like Solebox allowing for camping, the overseas release should prove to be one of the largest we have ever seen. The sneaker features an evolution from the previous, late 80s basketball foundation of the Air Yeezy I, with Nike Air Tech Challenge II tennis shoe outsole and Cross Training silhouette influence amidst the premium materials in the leather, ballistic nylon and soft nubuck makeup.

The shoe cuts out all unnecessary padding in exchange for sleek design, and features minimal but notable references to ancient civilizations in the loop strap hieroglyphics that spell out ‘YZY,’ as well as the screw-on obelisk-shaped lace aglets and leather lace toggle with Roman numeral ‘II.’ Reptilian textures and features embue the sneaker, giving an animalistic feel to a futuristic yet history-recognizing sneaker design. Expect the shoes to sell out quickly even at their €260 price point.

(Source: hypebeast.com)