Nike Sportswear dresses up the retro styled Nike Air Flight Falcon for summer in black with touches of volt and white. Sitting on top of a Max Air unit, the model is a part of the “Volt Pack” in which Nike released several old school silhouettes. Black nubuck sets the stage for a white piping along the side panels, leaving the white leather Nike Swoosh to fend for itself. A volt outsole is matched by volt plastic lace stays, as well as the outline of the aforementioned Nike Swoosh. The Nike Air Flight Falcon in Black/White-Volt is available now at select retailers, including Sneaker Bistro.

Nike Air Flight Falcon Black/White-Volt

Nike Air Flight Falcon Black/White-Volt

Nike Air Flight Falcon Black/White-Volt

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After the success of their collaboration with WOEI, ASICS taps the Netherlands Olympic team for the Olympic Team Netherlands x ASICS GT-II. The joint effort features a mostly orange upper with white on the ASICS side panel branding and toe box, and will be the official shoe of Dutch Athletes during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hints of red is seen on the multicolored outsole, as well as, blue and red eyelets on the upper ankle collar. This sneaker will release with the Dutch Olympic Sports bag exclusively in-store at SEVENTYFIVE in Amsterdam on July 21. Look for Dutch Athletes rocking these during the opening medal ceremony on July 28, the same day of the official European release.

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Have your board ready for Converse Coastal Carnage 2012. The pro/am skate competition will host 40 of the world’s best skateboarders in Huntington Beach, CA during the Nike US Open of Surfing. Mike Anderson, Sammy Baca, and Tom Remillard are among the field, with skaters competing in a jam format of ten qualifying rounds with four riders skating at the same time. The skate contest is free for spectators and runs from Friday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 5th. For more information and ride times, visit here.

Converse Coastal Carnage 2012
Huntington Beach, CA
August 3rd to August 5th

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A love of fashion and appreciation for sneakers is apparent in the lyrics of Kanye West. Complex takes a look back at Yeezy’s kick references on record in a new feature here.

RELATED: Lyrical Exercise- A History of Kanye & Jay-Z’s Best Jordan References

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A load of new kicks has the team excited this week, as a wide variety of styles and colorways have surfaced throughout the past seven days. Check out what our crew picked in our weekly Nicks Kicks Staff Picks column and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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There were a lot of kicks I was choosing between for this week’s staff pick, but ultimately I had to go with the “MVP” LeBron 9 custom by Mache. The gradient upper takes me back to the early 2000s (which I like), but it’s the gold leaf paneling that really set these off. I like the P.S. Elites a lot and it’d be cool to cop a custom or see Nike go a little more abstract with the colorways.

Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite “MVP” Custom

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Saturday is finally here, meaning it’s time once again to survey the #todayskicks rocked by our readers over the last seven days. From court standards to street classics, take a look at the latest sneaker pics to catch our attention on Instagram and Twitter. As always, be sure to keep tagging your daily kicks pics with the #todayskicks hashtag, and let us know in the comments which pair below gets your vote for best of the week.

Nike Presto from mickeynassrin

Hurley x Nike Air Max 90 “Phantom 4D” from virgs22

Vans Van Doren Sk8-Hi from dragon1000

Nike Air Current from deonpoint

Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Cheetah” from jalenward_

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