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Air Jordan V: “Thunder” Customs by El Cappy
July 11, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
Ever wonder how the whole thunder/lighting thing would have looked had it been bumped up one model from the Air Jordan IV to the Air Jordan V? Well if so then custom king El Cappy is here to help, delivering this yellow’d out take on that silhouette via what appears to be the Air Jordan ...Read More
Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul @ Team USA Basketball Media Day
July 11, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
More media coverage of this year’s outstanding USAB squad for the Olympics means some extra looks at the Jordan Brand signature sneakers being prepped for the summer games. Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul will of course both be decked out in special red, white, and blue flavored pairs of ...Read More
Air Jordan IX: Quentin Richardson “Los Angeles Clippers” PE
July 11, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
The heaviest of hitters in the Air Jordan PE game can chalk up their selection to an NBA career that had them playing in plenty of different places. Think about it: with every new team you head to the opportunity of all new personalized Air Jordan’s is waiting in the wings. Quentin Richa...Read More
Fabolous’ Top 10 Air Jordan’s
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
Fabolous is always one of the top contenders when it comes to rappers heavy in the sneaker game, with both his shoes and his lyrics reflecting a love for sports footwear in its various forms. As with most of us, the Air Jordan line in particular plays a special part, being that starting point ...Read More
Air Jordan X: “Chicago” – 23 Embroidered Sample
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
How would you feel if this year’s celebrated Air Jordan X ‘Chicago’ retro arrived with this little bit of stitching? It’s a contentious detail for many, an oddball historical innacuracy given that when Mike made his return in this very sneaker it was the 45 he wore, bot...Read More
Jordan Brand #RiseAbove Limits
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
The first video in Jordan Brand’s inspirational #RiseAbove campaign dealt with the conquering of societal norms all for the love of basketball. This time around the notion of rising above deals with limits in the physical realm through telling the story of AMP 1, an all amputee squad of ...Read More
The Daily Jordan: Air Jordan XXI – Black – Flint Grey – 2006
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
For The Daily Jordan today we’re bringing you back not too far in Air Jordan history, setting the clock back to just a few years before the legacy series made the switch from numbered to dated flagship releases. The pair in question is an Air Jordan XXI, among the darker colorways releas...Read More
Vintage Gear: Air Jordan Flight Leather Jacket
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 4.5 / 5
We’ve had a couple of leather jackets in this slot before, all pieces tied up in MJ’s love for the wide realm of motorsports. This vintage find from the Air Jordan Flight line doesn’t appear to have any particular biking conneciton, actually even hiding its Air Jordan aspect ...Read More
Air Jordan V: White – Black – Fire Red | Release Date
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 0 / 5
Generally any given Retro has to take a hiatus for at least a couple of years before jumping right back onto retail shelves. Such is not the case for the Air Jordan V at least this time around, with the model getting plenty of pairs released in 2011 and already back on tap for 2013. The colorw...Read More
Mis Zapas: An Illustrated History of Basketball Shoes
July 10, 2012 BY cement / 0 5 / 5
Sneakers as art? The whole custom scene should have you familiar with that concept by now, but if not here’s another outlet, an awesome coffee table style book crammed with over 450 pages of sneaker history in a consistently cartoony rotoscoped style. Of course any look at the history of...Read More
