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Nike and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have a joint effort to raise money for the hospital’s research and operations on needy children. Nike designs shoes in the Doernbecher series for this project. The money collected from the sales of the Doernbecher series is donated to the hospital.This series’ designer is Tony Taylor Jr., who has a nickname when he is mentioned on the shoe. Nis nickname is Mr. Boober. Tony Taylor is reported as a former patient of Nephrotic Syndrome and a kidney transplant patient.

Besides Tony Taylor, two other designers, Jayson Mayden and Estelle Maranan also helped in this project. Taylor used his personal experiences to design the shoes. The entire Nike-Doernbecher collection of 5 shoes will be released on November 14.

The shoe has a background of the night sky in various shades, ranging from black to blue. Tall trees are in the landscape, with outlines of grass and other objects in the foreground. The Air Jordan tag is in a depression at the ankle of the shoe. There is a keychain tag with the names of the healthcare people who had taken care of the patient. The tag at the tip of the tongue has the cartoon graphic of Mr. Boober.

Diversitile Custom Clothing had a fashion shoot recently for its fall line of clothes and shoes. The designer decided to leak these custom Dunk Highs called the Vine Blossoms through the Customsnkr.com blog linked here. Diversitile says in the post that the Vine Blossom Dunk Highs mix “friendly but dangerous” elements in a single design.

One look at the Vine Blossom Dunk Highs make this quote ring true. The picture above shows both shoes lined up heel to heel; the result is a pair of ominous eyes glaring through green vines. Diversitile added a lush green paint to the front of the Nike swoosh along with some pink flowers to complete the vine blossom theme.

If you look at the shoe from heel to toe, you will notice that the vine blossom motif shows up consistently. The color of the pink blossoms match the pink paint used on the swoosh as it rounds the heel as well as the color used on the toe box. You will notice that a set of blossoms float along a gray backdrop alongside the toe box. Diversitile has defied convention successfully while blending the frightening eyes on the heels with the placid pink blossoms on the rest of the shoe.

Earlier in 2008, we saw Reebok and Mita Sneakers collaborate for the Flashback 1994. Now, coming in October, is another collaboration between those two companies. This one will be dubbed the Reebok Insta Pump Fury Flashback 1997 and the look is definitely intricate.

The colors used in these kicks are in the whites, tans and browns family. Many different textures are used including a punctured leather look in the front and a crisscross pattern in the back. Despite all that went into these kicks, they are actually light and feel good on the feet.These shoes are set to release in Japan in October. Via Mita.

The Zoom Tre A.D. is Nike SBs sturdiest shoe to date although it doesnt sell nearly as well as it performs. With the success of the McFly Hyperdunks Nike decided to use the newly popular color way on a not so popular shoe and the result is a classic example that a color way can make orbreak the shoe.Although the shoe is a mixture ofgreys it is certainly nothing to sleep on. The lightly grey upper sits on a speckeled fronthalfmid sole and features a glow in the dark sole. Rumored to release later this Holiday season.
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Supra has had some exciting releases in 2008 and these Supra Vaider kicks promise to be another one in that line. With an exciting colorway and an adventure texture scheme, these sneakers are perfect for those looking to stand out from the crowd.

The colorway of these Supras features royal purple with gold trim. If you are a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, these shoes might be right up your alley. The gold on purple look works nicely, especially with the multiple textures at work. These should be hitting Supra retailers soon for $92. Via Complex.