Hypethetic promoted his latest custom Onitsuka Tigers at the Customsnkr.com blog linked here. The Onitsuka Tiger is a favorite of college students and young professionals worldwide who like a stylish, lightweight pair of sneakers. These sneakers were designed for versatility and flash, both measures achieved successfully by Hypethetic.

I am fond of Hypethetic’s use of a detachable lace cover shown in the picture below. The lace cover has a colorful design that looks like a Magic Eye poster from a distance. This pattern is continued on the rest of the shoe with Hypethetic fading colors from purple to yellow and back.

While the colorful design by Hypethetic may seem disorienting, I like the different elements used by the designer to enhance these Onitsuka Tigers. The brightly colored stripes on the side vary from neon green to bright orange to stand out against the rapidly changing spectrum. Hypethetic added his logo to the heel tag though it is difficult to think of another artist who is bolder with color than this veteran designer.

ALIFE recently released their latest shoes made exclusively for Barneys New York. This time it’s the patent Everybody Mid Pack. These shoes feature colorful patent uppers (black, red or yellow) with contrasting trim.

On these shoes, you will find two references to Barney’s with the man on the heel and through the clear sole. You get these shoes right now for $140 from Barneys and Barneys CO-OP locations. Via Complex.

The Nike Power Max is one of Nikes newest basketball shoes, launched for the 08-09 season. The shoe is targeted for a bigger demographic providing maximum support and cushioning. They feature a full length Max Air Unit making it the perfect shoe for the Centers and power Forwards out there. This special Power Max was made for David West of the New Orleans Hornets. It comes in their away uniform colors of Black, Orion Blue, and Purple. Although its hard to see the upper is partially covered by New Orleans related graphics. Just in case you missed the HOH release, you can grab your pair now at osneaker for $225.

Greedy Genius has another model dropping for the holidays. This new Apache from their holiday collection is dubbed the Onyx.

Featuring a black nubuck upper with patent toe and heel bumper, these shoes are highlighted with an array of colorful details. In addition to red trim, there are yellow and purple 3M accents, as well as a clear purple gum bottom.

The Greedy Genius Apache Onyx set to hit authorized Greedy Genius dealers this coming week. So if you are a fan of the Apache, be sure to check these out.

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The Nike Air Troupe Mid is a new shoe. This shoe was inspired by hip hop dancing. The Nike Air Troupe Mid took 2 years of research and development to make. The inspiration to make this shoe came from the observations that hip hop dancers loved to wear Nike shoes, particularly, the Nike Dunk. The Nike designers invented a shoe with a style similar to the Dunk but made it more flexible. The forefoot had flex grooves for multidirectional forefoot flexibility. There is a flex notch in the forefoot upper. There is a Phylon outsole with rubber on the perimeter to help dancers do the slip and slide steps. This helps to do the stop after the dancer does the slide motion.

The toe area is lined to protect the dancer’s feet from friction. The toe box is reinforced and padded to cushion the foot for motion in all directions. One common problem for the dancer is the foot slipping in the shoe. Nike has included the internal gore strapping to help hold the foot securely in place. Nike has tried hard to include the functions into the design and make this a great shoe for hip hop dancers. The first pack of the Nike Air Troupe Mid comes in these two colorways.

Look for the shoes at Nike retailers.

As part of their partnership with European Quai54 Basketball Tournament, Jordan Brand has cooked up these Euro exclusive Mids. This is the first time the Jordan 1 has beenseen a mid cut model. This first timer makes its appearance on the sence in a white – black color way, almost identical to that of the CDP 1. So similar in fact the differences are almost unnoticeable. The Quai54’s sport the same team logo seen on the Oylmpic 1s near the back side of the shoe. No word on pricing or availibity as of yet.