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Free flyknit city pack celebrates 6 running cities. Nike.

Jul 20, 2013

above > new york

[ Nike ] is releasing a limited-edition City Collection to celebrate the launch of the Nike Free Flyknit, a new running silhouette that marries two Nike landmark innovations: an ultra-lightweight Flyknit upper and a flexible Nike Free outsole. Featuring a new-generation Nike Flyknit that adds more elasticity and 360-degree lockdown, the shoe’s unique build includes a bootie-constructed heel that offers a snug fit around the ankle to eliminate slippage, all riding on a Nike Free articulated outsole allowing the foot to flex and stretch.

above > tokyo

above > shanghai

above > london

above > rio

above > paris | seen in milan

The Nike Free Flyknit City Collection features colorways and custom lace jewels that pay tribute to key running cities that are home to Nike Running Crews: London, Tokyo and Paris (available in their respective cities starting July 20th), Shanghai (July 28th), NYC (August 9th) and Rio de Janeiro (September 5th).
Select Release Dates:
July 20th, 2013 (Saturday) – London, Tokyo and Paris
July 28th, 2013 (Sunday) – Shanghai
August 9th, 2013 (Friday) – New York City
September 5th, 2013 (Thursday) – Rio de Janeiro

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Just in and not confirmed. Today in Milan (below) at Stadium Milano five shoes were presented from the following cities: NYC, London, Tokyo, Paris and Shanghai. The (above) info from Nike’s blog though the Nike’s title says five cites and six are listed. Confused, like the concept, and you heard it here first.

image courtesy of highsnobiety

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Olympic games celebrated by vipp.

Jul 31, 2012

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Vipp celebrates the Olympic Games with the ‘Re-United’ art bin by Chilean artist Mauricio Clavero.

vipp re-united

At the Olympic Games in London, the world is once again reunited. Chilean artist Mauricio Clavero has created the art piece ‘Re-United’ – a Vipp pedal bin covered with 90 national flags made out of Swarovski crystals. More than 70,000 crystals were used in the creation of the bin which symbolizes a world coming together.

Re-United is a part of “The Louvre Collection” – a collection of 36 unique works of art, made out of Vipp bins and soap dispensers with Swarovski crystals, previously installed at the Musée du Louvre. Nine Vipp soap dispensers depicting the metro systems of Tokyo, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Moscow, New York, Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Dehli with colorful crystals are also a part of ‘The Louvre Collection’. During the games, Vipp has reunited the four previous Annual Colors in green, red, blue and yellow together with black in an interpretation of the Olympic rings.

[ olympic exhibition ]
The Olympic art pieces from the Louvre Collection will be exhibited at Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen during the Olympics. Vipp Flagship Store |  Ny Østergade 34 DK-1100 | Copenhagen [ vipp ]