After recently joining forces with JJJJound for a tasteful BAPE STA collaboration, streetwear stalwart BAPE is now trucking right along with another joint venture with the likes of Vans. The Japanese label and the Anaheim-based skateboarding company have reconnected for a second head-to-toe footwear and apparel assemblage.

The main attractions of this capsule lie within the footwear department. BAPE opts to rework the Sk8-Hi 38 DX and Old Skool 36 DX silhouettes with its signature camo patterns to create street-meets-skate balance. The former is done up in mismatching fashion and comes decorated with a custom ABC camp pattern, while the latter steers in the more classic direction by making use of BAPE signature green camo graphics. Each take is completed with a black midsole stripe, white midsoles and traditional waffle bottoms.

Two limited-edition tees are also implemented into the collection, both of which are styled with co-branded hits across the front and then imagery of the Sk8-His on the backside.

If you plan on copping then mark your calendars for February 26 as the collection will be released exclusively via Vans and BAPE retail stores, as well as through the Vans website.

The celebrations of Valentine’s Day are arriving shortly, and LeBron James and Nike have decided to get into the festive spirit by pulling together a special footwear colorway. Up next for The King’s signature lineage is the Nike LeBron 19 “Valentine’s Day” colorway that has just been unveiled.

These playful hoops kicks are replete with lovers-friendly details and a vivid amalgamation of accents. A majority of the synthetic upper is left with a colorless aesthetic, but it is accessorized with light pink grid patterns throughout. The rear end is styled with pastel orange window that hosts the tiny Swooshes and this come outlined with milky yellow trim. Midsole split between minty green forefoot sections and hot pink back molds, and the interior side of the tongues have been adorned with floral patterns to nod to the February 14 holiday. To further echo its lovestruck theme, the Swoosh supplies the kicks with heart-shaped hang tags that display an image of Cupid on them and a basketball icon with an arrow running through it on the throat. More Cupid-inspired images are pasted to the heels and insoles, the latter of which shows Cupid shooting a basketball into a hoop.

Peep the kicks’ official photos here and expect these to drop via Nike soon for $200 USD.

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Recognized for its futurist, avant-garde silhouette, the Air Zoom Flight 95 features orb-like cutouts across the leather “Black Metallic” checkered upper, accented by a metallic silver midsole and outer sole. Eric Avar designed the silhouette as a vehicle to advance the then-Mavericks point guard, Jason Kidd, using the Zoom Air cushioning as a base for lateral spring and dynamic on-court maneuvering. Avar has also worked on Nike’s Kobe 9 Elite silhouette utilizing the Flyknit technology as a structural symbiosis of “science and art.”

Named a personal favorite by sneakerhead Hanni El Khatib, the OG silhouette last dropped during its 20th Anniversary in 2015 and again in 2017 in various neutral-toned iterations with contrast piping across the nubuck upper.

Along with previous models, the cursive “Flight” logo is embroidered across the heel tab, and a metallic and all-black Nike Swoosh appears at the heel and toe cap, accompanied with forward-stitching throughout. Black-and-white speckled laces complete the set.

Shop the new set at Nike’s official website later this spring, listed at USD 160.

Tommy Hilfiger and AAPE by A Bathing Ape have teamed up again, creating a unisex apparel collection, which dropped earlier today.

The winter-approved collection features skater-inspired outerwear, a collectible graphic skateboard, and a variety of accessories to help transition consumers into the early onset of spring. In its second iteration, Tommy x AAPE explores primary colors: punchy, plaid motifs complement assorted graphic pullovers and T-shirts.

The collection pays homage to local New York City-based skaters Kyota Umeki, Lucinda Jacobson, Brandon Scott James, and Hank Korsan, accompanied with documentary-style visuals, seamlessly blending AAPE’s classic camo print with Tommy Jeans’ plaid detailing. The apparel is colorful and understated – a perfect symbiosis of streetwear and skater youth culture. Traversing the Lower East Side to Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, Tommy x AAPE celebrates the unique union of skate culture with fashion and music and the communities that weave within three.

The colorblock reversible vest is an honorable mention for winter layering. Consumers will find a variety of two-tone, cold-weather essentials from heritage beanies, branded denim overalls, and a two-in-one jacket featuring a cool-toned buffalo check motif and interior plush teddy lining.

Shop the live collection on both Tommy and AAPE and select flagship stores.