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Adidas teamed up with Livestock as part of their Consortium City series to design "The Toronto." You wont find any silhouettes of the CN Tower or the Skydome (I refuse to call it Rogers Centre) on these but what you will find is a patent red leather heel tab, a darker upper and my particular favourite, the metal D-rings for the top laces. It really gives it that rugged hiking boot feel, which we all know, we need when slushing through the Toronto winter. It's finished off with Blue printed lettering highlighting both city and store. LS definitely held it down for the TDot.
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This Friday, Roots Redemption will be holding their quarterly "Reunion" jam down @ Revival (783 College St.).
Based out of Markham, the guys from Roots Redemption focus on bringing back that feel good music. If you haven't been to a Roots Redemption jam then you're seriously missing out. All night they'll be spinning some Reggae, R&B, Soca, Hip Hop, Old School & House jams so there's something for everyone.
If you're looking for a good time this Friday night come out to Revival and check out "Reunion"!
Welcome to this week's installment of Kickstart Mondays. This week we feature a sneaker that compliments last week's entry where we discussed the iconic Reebok Pump. With the introduction of the Pump, many wanted to leverage the phenomenon Reebok created with the air bladder technology. One company stood above the rest in leveraging this technology, L.A. Gear who released the L.A. Gear Regulators in the '90s. The L.A. Gear Regulators contained very subtle differences between themselves and the Pumps. The first was the over sized pumping mechanism. The Pump sported a small circular pumping mechanism in the shape of a basketball or tennis ball (depending on the model) while The Regulators had a much larger half circle pumping mechanism in the shape of gauge. The release mechanism also differed; The Pump had a release button often located beside the pumping mechanism or on the back while The Regulators had a release switch located above the pumping mechanism that had to be pushed to the right to release the compressed air. The Regulators which were owned by a company focusing on the youthfulness of LA also sported flashier colourways than Reebok who remained relatively traditional with its colourways. Even with the aesthical differences between the two shoes, many would still consider them to be knockoffs or cheap imitations of The Pumps.
The beauty of The Regulators was not that it was the most "original" shoe but rather it appealed and touched a broader market. The Reebok Pumps were very expensive when they were first released and many people such as myself could not afford them. L.A. Gear focused on this point and released these alternatives at a lower cost allowing more individuals to own a pair of these shoes. Reebok simply could not compete with this simple economic feature and allowed L.A. Gear to flourish as a brand. The success of The Regulators indirectly gave way to L.A. Gear's most notable success, the L.A. Gear Lights.
In the early '90s, I remember when I was growing up that these inflatable shoes were the biggest thing in athletic footwear. I was in Primary School when these came out and growing up as kid from Scarborough, I didn't have much means to obtain the highly coveted Reebok Pumps due to the extremely high price point. I remember I really wanted a pair and my family simply could not afford to spend 200+ (keep in mind most sneakers at this time costed no more than 130-150) at the time for sneakers for a kid who was still growing. I really wanted to have a pair of these shoes and since my Mom really wanted to give me the most that she could, she opted for the more cost effective alternative which were the L.A. Gear Regulators. I owned a pair of White/Royal-Blue Regulators and Fatz owned a pair of the White/Vivid-Pink. As a kid I didn't really know the differences between the two and I didn't really care at that time cause as long as they pumped up and could air out, I was happy. Many people like myself owned a pair of The Regulators for this exact reason. To this day I don't know one person who hasn't wanted or have tried to pump up an inflatable shoe and then tried the release valve.
Although The Regulators will not be as fondly remembered as an iconic shoe to many, it still holds a special spot in my heart. If you got a DS pair of The Regulators in Men's 9.5 and want to let them go, give me a shout!
The Nike Air Max Lebron VII has received much critical acclaim and love from sneakerheads and ballers since before its retail release. Marqueesole has recently received a shipment of a special colourway for these kicks.
The Nike Air Max Lebron VII has released a special limited quickstrike model unseen previously. This model which are dubbed the "Xmas" colourway features a deep red, almost burgundy gradient effect on the upper. This model is dubbed the "Xmas" colourway due to the fact that the insoles feature a picture of LBJ when he was child receiving a very special gift on Christmas. As always, expect to pay a premium on these bad boys to cop them early and to guarantee your pair.
What are your thoughts? Will YOU be coppin these?Source via: marqueesole
We all know how dope some of the things that come out of the Nike iD studios are but someone seems to have found yet another way to WOW us. Check out this sick pair of kicks that came out of the kitchen and was posted by KicksOnFire. This pair of iD's pay homage to the classic Nike Dunk SB Low Pigeons Jeff Staple designed a while back. The colourway is on point with the greys and although the salmon is missing, I think the infrareds will do just fine.
Do you have them in a 9.5?
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The Air Jordan 2010's which are scheduled to drop February '10 are now available for sale on marqueesole with a full size run. Similar to all early drops from marqueesole, expect to pay a premium to have them a couple of months early.
Will YOU be coppin them?
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The guys over @ Nice Kicks have recently released a "The Best of BRED" list counting down the top Jordans in the oh so infamous Black/Varsity-Red colourway.
I agree w/ numero uno for sure but some of the other entries shoulda been higher! Peep the list and share your thoughts...
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year you probably already know that the Air Jordan XI's are set to re-release during the upcoming holiday season. The Air Jordan XI (Black/Varsity Royal-White) dubbed the "Space Jams" have finally received an official drop date and are scheduled to release on December 24, 2009. If the recent retro craze from the Air Jordan III "True Blues" is any indication, it's in your best interest to grab your pair NOW. Like most anticipated releases, Foot Locker has already been taking pre-orders and these will be dropping for approximately 225CAD (w/tax). If you got a link Stateside, these bad boys will be droppin for 175USD. These kicks will be a general release but will surely sell out within seconds of their release.
The "Space Jams" differ slightly from its original general release back in '01 (The OGs were only released for the movie!). Most notable differences are the placement of the Jumpman on the heal of the left shoe (look @ the CDP XI), the Jumpman on the sole is now blue and not white and the "Jumpman Jam" tongue tag has been replaced to "Jumpman Jordan". In addition to these changes on the shoe, the XI's will come in a special drawer style box (like the Lebrons) and will also feature special shoe inserts to reduce creasing.
If you've got the extra cash and want to cop them prior to the drop, cop them now over @ osneaker, marqueesole or vmv inc.
Will YOU be coppin?
UPDATE: If you want a nice accent to go with these kicks you might want to head over to osneaker and cop the ltd. Space Girls poster they have for sale.
To all my Jordanheads out there, don't forget tomorrow is the much anticipated drop of the Air Jordan XII "Flu Games" which sports an updated nubuck upper rather than the pebbled leather seen in the previous retro. This model also features a few additional subtle changes such as a lazered tag on the heal w/ the "sick" face, updated text on the tongue tag and red "23" on the heal.
Although they're not true to the OG's (p.s. none of the other blk/varsity-red retros truly are!), most Jordanheads will still probably cop this colourway for nostalgia reasons.
Will YOU be copping them this Saturday?
An essential for any avid sneakerhead, JGoods' created a sneaker restoration kit which includes a 12-inch square white towel, a stiff scrub brush, a melamine foam pad, JGoods Finish Remover, white and black JGoods Leather Paint, a high-quality paint brush, cotton swabs, and a scourer sponge. All these goodies plus a guide on sneaker restoration packaged in a dope sneakerbox make this kit a must have for any sneaker aficionado...
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