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October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a number of manufacturers of all kinds of goods have turned some of their products to pink to raise public awareness for it.
These range from household items to pink M&Ms. Well, New Balance released a special edition of their New Balance 769 running shoe for women with a pink and silver upper. It is the official shoe for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

The company will donate 15 percent of all revenues from the Lace Up for the Cure apparel line, including these sneakers, to fund the research for a cure for breast cancer.
It has a mesh and synthetic upper, with synthetic lining and a rubber sole.
You can find the 769 pink running shoe at New Balance Jacksonville, 10095 Beach Blvd., for .99
Click here to take a look at a wide range of New Balance 769 sneakers in various color combinations.

Well, now that summer’s over and everybody’s already thinking of the cold weather ahead, it looks like the old summer sandals aren’t going to cut it.
Fortunately, Converse has thought of a way that will help you look cool and feel warm at the same time.
How?
Well, they teamed up with Woolrich to create a brand new Converse wool sneaker that will get you through the rough winter looking your best.

They look great and they have the classic Chuck Taylor label to prove it. They come in both low and high tops.
From what I’ve seen, there are two models that came out of this partnership: A Converse Wool sneaker and a Woolrich Converse boot (seen in the picture above).
I found a pair of converse wool sneakers here. Take a look and grab them fast if you’re into Chucks.

Sports goods giants Puma and Adidas were founded by two German brothers, Rudolf and Adi Dassler over 60 years ago. They both started manufacturing sneakers in the 1920’s in their mother’s home, and experienced quite numerous successes.

They stopped working together though during the Second World Was, probably due to political differences. So they both founded two different companies on the two sides of a river in Germany and went on to become global firms and strong adversaries. Rudolf founded Puma in 1948 and Adi turned his Adidas brand into a synonym with high performance ports apparel.
When the split was made, the town also split in two different camps, each loyal to their respective employer.
Today, none of Adi or Rudolf’s descendants controls the firms and the sports giants are about to close this 60 year old rivalry with the first joint activity that will be a football match between the employees of the two firms.
I’m curious if this match will give birth to more joint activities of will transform into an even a more powerful rivalry.
To find outmore about the feud between the two brothers, go read Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sports.
It’s a great book that will make you further understand the world of global sports apparel manufacturers.

I just came from the United States where I had the best time! Two months traveling and spending time on the beach… priceless.
Well, I went to New York for six days and, after visiting the whole city, I had to go shopping for sneakers and stuff.
You can’t imagine my surprise when I entered Foot Locker or Famous Footwear, not sure, and ran into a pair of AC-DC sneakers. I was shocked. They’re one of my favorite bands and I instantly fell in love with these shoes.

Well, unfortunately and to my disappointment, they didn’t have my size! Yeah, that really sucked and I felt like smashing something. Thank god I found a pair of Ozzy Osbourne sneakers or I would have probably made some damage in there.
The sneakers are awesome. They feature a picture of the band on the sides and the well known logo on the sole. Ah, what a shame I couldn’t get them.
I’m not 16 anymore, but having a pair of AC-DC shoes would have definitely been great when hanging out with fellow rockers. The Ozzy’s I bought aren’t bad either, but these would have been my favorite.
If you find them, buy them! Don’t loose this chance!

Tour de France seven consecutive times winner, Lance Armstrong, has just joined Nike for an integrated campaign featuring him and many world renowned athletes in a cal-to-action to join the fight against cancer.
The campaign is called “It’s about you” and includes a TV commercial “Driven” featuring Armstrong as narrator and star, moving on in spite of all criticism.
The campaign includes other short films featuring athletes like Jon Lester, Sanya Richards and LaShawn Merritt, as well as actors Patrick Dempsey and Evan Handler, and other cancer survivors including three-time Iditarod winner Lance Mackey and Sean Swarner who is the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest.
The campaign ran through the Tour de France and the Driven video was aired on many TV station like ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, MTV and NBC and on Good Morning America, the Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
Here’s the Driven video:

One of the favorites of my own personal collection, the detailing and design on the P-Rod sneakers are stellar, as you would expect from the likes of Futura.
Link to auction hereDescription: Nike Paul Rodriguez Zoom Air Elite
Style number: 312953
Color: 012 neutral grey / white-black
Year: 2005
Size: US 11.5
Condition: New – has extra pair of black laces
Original Box: Yes
Box Condition: Very Good

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As an ongoing tribute to the memory of DJ AM and in support of the current auction underway on eBay, I’m going to feature several different sneakers of the 800+ as they are listed. Prices are already skyrocketing, with rare kicks in new condition being among the most sought after. So without further delay…bid now for a great cause!
Link to auction hereDescription: Nike Air Force 1
Style number: 630117
Color: 571 deep purple / gold (LA)
Year: 2001
Size: US 13
Condition: Used – gently worn
Original Box: Yes
Box Condition: Very Good

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Known as one of the most eccentric comic artists of our time, R. Crumb’s images are immediately recognizable–and now they will be on feet around the world. Priced from around , the new kicks from Vans featuring R. Crumb’s images of some of his most famous characters, including Fritz the Cat [shown above] and Mr. Natural. Word on the street is that this will be the start of an ongoing collaboration between the artist and the innovative skate company.

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Converse and fashion-forward label COMME des GARCONS are teaming up for another batch of sneakers centered around the classic Chuck Taylor All Star model. The shoes will drop worldwide at the end of August at select COMME des GARCONS stores, including their New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Seoul locations. A second launch will take place in October at top Converse retailers in the US, Canada, and China as well as flagship COMME des GARCONS stores. Inspired by an original 50s U.S. Army model within the Converse archives, four different models will drop at 0 apiece.

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While in LA over the 4th of July weekend, I of course had to make time to hit up some of my favorite sneaker stores. While many of them were closed early because of the holiday (read I will be checking them out today),
my friends at Undefeated(La Brea location) did not disappoint. While I missed out on copping the Mr. Carton Nike’s, I was able to pick up their other quickstrike drop–the Nike Air Max 1 “OG”. Always great to see Nike reissuing the classics–wonder what will be next to drop from the vaults?

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