Day: December 5, 2018

Nearly $1.7 Million in counterfeit Nikes seized by Customs and Border Protection

Brandon King

Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that their officers at the Port of New York and New Jersey seized over 9,000 pair of counterfeit Nikes worth nearly $1.7 million. According to a press release issued by the agency, CBP officers inspected the shipment when it arrived from Dongguan City, China in late September. The seizure was completed last Thursday.   Officers then submitted digital images of the sneakers to CBP’s Apparel Footwear and Textiles Center for Excellence and Expertise, the agency’s trade experts. CBP’s CEE specialists worked with the trademark holders…

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Nike Zoom LeBron 3 returning in original white and navy

Brandon King

  An original colorway of LeBron James’ third signature shoe is set to make its return this holiday season. The white and navy colorway of the LeBron 3 has not been seen since it’s original release in 2006. Like it OG forefather, this shoe features a white and navy upper with its understated patent leather overlays. The lace loops are silver and both the Nike branding on the lateral rear and the LeBron logo on the medial ankle are navy and silver. A white and navy midsole and white outsole…

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Travis Scott x Air Jordan 6 coming Spring/Summer 2019

Brandon King

The partnership between Jordan Brand and rapper Travis Scott will be extending even further into 2019 past the release of his coming Air Jordan 1.  He and the brand are teaming up on an Air Jordan 6 that will be outfitted in a medium olive, black, sail and university red color palette. At this juncture there are no photos of the sneakers , however it is speculated they will feature an olive upper, black details and red for the logos. The aesthetic would be finished off with a sail midsole,…

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Another Air Jordan XII “Michigan” to release

Brandon King

It seems that Jordan Brand has another Michigan-inspired Air Jordan 12 on the horizon in 2019. Although no images of the shoe have seen the light of day, the coming Air Jordan 12 will make use of a white, Amarillo, metallic gold and midnight navy color palette. At this time there has not been conformation of any connection between the school and the shoe. This Air Jordan 12 is likely to release sometime during the fall of 2019 at nike.com and select Jordan Brand retail venues. The sticker price is…

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Nike releasing Kobe AD in Lakers colors

Brandon King

Nike is releasing two Lakers-esque colorways of the Kobe AD. The first pair is outfitted with a hyper grape upper on the lateral side split with university gold on the medial side, The midsole and outsole share this same color splitting. The branding on the upper, which include Kobe logos and his initials behind the tongue, are composed of university gold. The second sneaker has amarillo taking up the lateral side with the medial side being court purple. Like the first shoe, this one also carries that hue implementation through…

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