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Love it or hate it, the shoe sold out with the quickness. Nike paid tribute to Kobe’s love for football with the Kobe 8 Mambacurial, his hoop shoe inspired by the design of the Nike Mercurial Vapor IX boot. Since its launch 15 years ago, the Mercurial has always stood out from the rest. Bold [...]

March 2008 ushered in a new breed of basketball shoe as the Nike Hyperdunk debuted for the Beijing games. Kobe Bryant soared over a car in a viral film playing on the shoe’s minimal weight, while athletes, commentators, designers and sneakerheads marveled at the Hyperdunk’s futuristic, bold aesthetic. Designed by Eric Avar, the original 2008 Nike Hyperdunk [...]

I’m not sure if you’ve seen these in store, but they surely slipped through the cracks to become a favorite. The DC Council is a pretty simple silhouette that’ll work whether you wear it for skate or as your everyday shoe. The Council comes in either textile or suede uppers, and vulcanized soles for better [...]

It’s happening a little earlier this year, but you better get ready. This year’s adidas King of the Road (KOTR) is happening this July 7 at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.  The 2013 edition of the adidas KOTR will allow runners to choose between the 16.8K and 10k race categories. The 16.8K-distance will have two [...]

There’s more to Onitsuka Tiger than the Mexico 66. One tried and tested silhouette is the Runspark. Inspired by a track shoe built in the 70s, the current Runspark carries the same narrow silhouette you would expect from the classic track and field shoe. This month’s release features premium leather uppers replacing the mesh panels [...]

Earlier we featured the adidas Originals Tennis Court Top in white full-grain leather. Also available is this Vivid Red/Running White version of the shoe. adidas replaced the leather uppers with recycled mesh panels and dressed them up nice with the suede overlays. The suede creates such a nice contrast against the different materials. The adidas [...]

It’s been a quiet month for adidas Originals after the barrage of footwear we’ve seen over the past two months. This May, adidas Originals released the Tennis Court Top. The 80s tennis shoe looks so clean and simple that they definitely deserve to be used on and off the court. With the full grain leather [...]

Last March, Nike Training debuted the Nike Free Trainer 5.0. Applying the same concept of the Chinese Finger Trap, the Free Trainer 5.0′s upper would loosen or tighten based on the user’s movements. If the Black/Pimento and Hyperblue/Volt colors were too out of your range, here’s a more traditional Black/White colorway of the latest Nike [...]

Free Your Run. If you’ve been to the Nike stores all over town, you would’ve seen the Nike Free store and window display. Going through years of study, testing, and design to mimic the foot’s natural motion, Nike released three models – Nike Free 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0. At the start of summer, Nike Philippines [...]

The heat getting to you? Too hot to wear your kicks? Here’s an option- the Nike Tennis Classic AC Mesh.  Nike Sportswear brings back the classic tennis shoe for Summer 2013 but with a couple of twists. The most obvious ofcourse would be the mesh uppers. They replaced the soles with vulc soles, giving the [...]