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Reebok collaborated with Roland Berry to design some marvelous shoe innovations. For this pack, they have picked the CL SW Canvas Mid as the base.Roland Berry transformed the simple silhouette of the shoe. He used a mix of graphics, materials and colors to introduce the complicated design to change the simplicity of the shoe. The graphics are classical images that represent their city.

The shoe has Mexico City designs is the one with its national flag colors of red and green. Mexico is famous for its religious places of worship like the mountain where the Lady of Guadalupe appeared. Thus, the image has been featured on the shoe.

The shoe that is assigned to represent Los Angeles uses a blue colorway. The manmade landscape with telephone wires and power lines running along trees is the typical sight in LA. Blue was chosen because LA is close to the ocean.

The Japanese sneaker features the Yen. The New York shoe highlights the dark underground subways.

London City is represented in the shoe that has ornamental lattice metal works. The heel has a nice picture of London Bridge, which is one of the most famous icons of London.

Russia is represented with its traditional symbol at the heel. The sickle and hammer will always remains with Russia. There is a row of missile heads along the midsole. It reminds us that Russia is a formidable power.

The shoes featuring London and Mexico City will be released in September, Moscow by October, and New York and Los Angeles in November.

EmmanueLabor has joined a growing number of sneaker artists who are paying tribute to Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. His latest project is a pair of Nike Air Force Ones based on the outfits worn by the Joker throughout the movie. These photos were taken from EmmanueLabor’s latest Nike Talk post linked here.

The exterior of the Joker Air Force Ones feature a simple purple/black colorway that is evocative of the Joker’s signature suits. EmmanueLabor shows his true colors with the small surprises on the tongue, heel tag and outsole.

The outside of the tongue features a perfect recreation of the card given to the Joker’s victims in the movie. The tongue’s interior lining is a colorful argyle pattern that is featured on the villain’s socks. EmmanueLabor added scuff marks to the white outsole to simulate the paint that wears off the Joker’s face throughout the movie. I love the Joker Air Force Ones and hope to see other designers step up to the level that EmmanueLabor has set.

If you are a fan of the Air Jordan Force III’s, you should definitely take a look at this version. Using colors and textures rarely seen on Jordans, this release is sure to turn a few heads. This the latest of the Lifestyle (LS) colorways and certainly unique. You can purchase a pair from LTD Online and other Jordan Lifestyle retailers.

What first stands out when you look at these shoes are the different textures. The shoe has a rough look due to the variety of coarse materials utilized. The otherwise brown color scheme is broken up by a blue Jordan logo on the tongue of the shoe.

Over the last decade, people around the world have gotten more and more conscious about our environment. Individuals and companies are behaving in an eco-conscious manner. Adidas is one such company that has stepped up and their line of Adidas Grun kicks is made using eco-friendly techniques.

While the designs won’t blow you away, supporting this line of shoe is a way of supporting the “going green” movement. These shoes are made with recycled, sustainable materials. Expect to see these shoes hit select Adidas retailers soon. Via Hypebeast.

For fall of 2008, one of the trends we are seeing in the shoe world is a lot of brown leather usage. These Vans kicks you see pictured definitely are one of the best leather-based shoes we’ve seen so far this year. Not only is high quality nubuck leather used, the simple designs give these kicks a classy look.

The two shoes that will makeup the Cup LX Series are the Authentic Cup LX and the Chukka Boot Cup LX. Both version come in multiple shades of brown and both contain plaid innards. If you want to get your hands on a pair of these shoes, checkout Caliroots. Via High Snobiety.

Looks like Nike has plans to release another Back to School Pack. Last years pack which included an air max 90, dunk low, and vandal high were all inspired by the notebook and this dunk high was inspired by the crayon, which is why it has been dubbed the Crayon Dunk High. This shoe features a scribble print with yellow accenting, seen on the swoosh, outsole and laces, with re enforced eyelets. No word on pricing or release dates.