It has become quite evident over the years that Nike draws inspiration from a plethora of sources when it comes to their sneakers, and this time around, the unofficial inspiration for this Blazer and Dunk is the epitome of a feminine American character, Strawberry Shortcake. The Blazer hosts a white base with a yellow swoosh and a unique, multicolored floral pattern on the upper, while the Dunk High yields a white upper with soft pink, sprinter green, and sunbeam accents. The Strawberry Shortcake Pack is now available at select retailers for around $70 a sneaker.

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Just earlier today we informed you that a pair of the Nike Air Force 1 low commemorating St. Patrick’s Day this year has already been made available for purchase from Nike retailers- but it only comes in grade school sizes. However, we have now ran into the following pictures of another Nike Air Force 1 low whose colorway definitely SEEMS to pay homage to the Irish holiday. The Nike Air Force 1 low pictured here sports a sort of reverse colorway from the grade school pair- with the upper being done in predominantly green leather and mesh. White accents can be found on the midsole, patented Nike swoosh, and ankle lining. With St. Patrick’s Day less than ten days away, and with select overseas retailers already having these in stock, we can only hope to start seeing this release in Nike retailers stateside rather soon, despite no clear reference within this pair to St. Patrick’s Day.

All of us loved Elmo at some point in our life. So this design should be taken as eye candy to everyone. I must say that the designer did a perfect job on these, as every detail is perfect. The base product of this shoe is a plain all-white Nike Air Force 1 Low. The designer places Elmo red all over the uppers. Colorful dots that come in all different colors pop, and brings out the shoe even more. I think most of us know the most notable and eye catching feature. Elmo himself jumps right on the sneaker, and has a great smile indeed. If you wear these sneakers in a crowd, you will definitely be the center of attention.

Dora The Explorer is a favorite among little kids. With kids mostly watching this hit television show, bigger kids and adults have no interest in the show what so ever. So this design make no sense to me, unless the designer plans to get to the little kids. But i think these might be a little big on the children’s feet. This Nike Air Force 1 Low features a white base. The shoe comes with three colors. Purple, black, and a shade of pinkish orange. Dora The Explorers TV characters all jump right onto the sneaker. The characters include Dora Marquez, Boots the Monkey, Backpack, and Map. This design will mostly only be attracting to the little kids, but some adults might dig these.

Look out for Nike Air Max 95s pack on April at Foot Locker Inc. store for a price of $145. The pack will contain the retro Air Max 95 available in five colorways that will be a true savior amongst the tons of releases. The clean looking sneakers will feature solid color base and uppers, color-accented midsole and collar lining as well as materials of patent and synthetic leather.

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It is become safer and safer to say that no other single basketball silhouette has made a bigger splash on the hardwood floor this NBA season than the Nike Air Max Lebron VII. Because of the vast array of different colorways used on this basketball sneaker model and the plethora of events it has been used to commemorate, the Nike Air Max Lebron VII seems to always come up in sneaker conversation. Earlier in the season, Lebron James chose to display his basketball expertise while sporting a mismatching pair of Nike Air Max Lebron VII Hardwood Classics whose colorways were basically the inverse of each other (and happen to go pretty darn well with a Knicks jersey). We also saw him sport another Nike Air Max Lebron VII in a dark red hue that matched another one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Hardwood Classic uniforms. Now we’d like to show you some up-close shots of all three Hardwood Classics mentioned here for your viewing pleasure. Should any of these see a release date at some future point in time, believe that SneakerFiles will keep you informed.

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This week the Nike Blazers have come storming back into the sneaker newscast with a “stone” and a black pair of the Nike Blazer Vintage high as two of the highlights. Now we’d like to inform you that another grey Nike Blazer AC high (pictured here) has recently been made available from select Nike retailers. This pair sports a predominantly grey upper- and while the toe cap, heel tab, Nike swoosh, and set of straps come in grey patent leather, the rest of the upper is covered in grey 3M material. As per usual, the sole is completely white, and offers a bit of contrast to the sea of grey. Look out for these to continue hitting select Nike retailers in the coming weeks.

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This week we caught wind of a return of the Nike Air Flightposite II in a limited edition metallic zinc colorway that got several basketball sneakerheads excited. We also received word of the official re-releasing of the ever-so-popular Nike Air Foamposite One Eggplant that last year also sent shoe fiends into a frenzy (yours truly included). Now we’d like to take the time to remind our readers that both of these Nike basketball silhouettes will be releasing in the mentioned colorways from select Nike retailers starting tomorrow, Saturday, March 6th. While the Nike Air Flightposite II releasing is retailing for $180 in adult sizes and should be worlds easier to get your hands on, the Eggplant Nike Air Foamposite One is going for the usual $200 price tag and will be much more difficult to get a hold of. Bottom line- plan ahead. Happy hunting!
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Here we get a preview of a smokin Nike Dunk High! This latest Nike Dunk High comes in a Grey/Royal Blue colorway. We haven’t seen much of the Dunk lately, so this is real nice to have. As you see, the shoe really pops and it catches your eyes right away. Grey is seen on the side panels, toe box, tongue, and ankle. The shoe laces also come in grey. Royal Blue pops right onto the outsole, toe, Nike Swoosh, lace holders, tongue tag, heel, and other areas of the sneaker. The only white on the sneaker is placed on the midsole. This is just an amazing sneaker. No release date has been announced, so keep it here for updates regarding the release date.

After showing you a Nike Blazer Vintage high in black/white, it seems as though Nike has used the inverse of that colorway as it returned to work on the Nike Blazer high AC. Pictured here is the latest Nike Blazer high AC we’ve seen with a predominantly white leather upper. Very minimal black accents come by way of a line that separates the sole from the upper and by way of a black heel tab. This shoe has already hit certain retailers, so make sure to check-in with your local Nike retailer to see if/when you’ll be able to take a look at these in person.

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A couple of days ago we gave you a look at a Nike Blazer High Vintage that came in a Stone/Sail colorway. Well here we see yet another Blazer High Vintage. This one comes in a simple Black/White colorway. This one looks a little less Vintage than the last one that we saw. Now onto the details of the sneaker. It features a smooth black suede upper. Clean white is used on the Nike Swoosh, shoe laces, tongue tag, and ankle. Vintage effects are seen on the midsole and tongue, which is where they are always placed. Many people dont like the Vintage look including myself, but maybe it adds a touch of class. Look for these to drop sometime this April.

The 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was noting to brag about. It was one of the most boring Dunk Contests ever seen. Well one of the participants in the Dunk Contest was DeMar DeRozan, Guard for the Toronto Raptors. Off all the participants i think he was the best, and he should have walked away with the trophy. But DeRozan has something that the other participants don’t have. Over this past season, DeRozan has received five Nike Zoom Kobe V Player Exclusives. Thats a lot for Player Exclusives for a Rookie. All five PEs were Revealed via DeRozans Twitter. Of the five, four of them come in the Toronto Raptors team colors. The other pair is different, as it comes in a white/blue colorway. DeRozans jersey number, 10, is seen near the collar on all five pairs. All these PEs are real nice, and you wouldn’t expect these to be for DeRozan. Which one do you like the best?

2010 is seemingly shaping up to be a monumental year for Nike Penny fans. We’ve caught wind of plans to release sneakers such as an eggplant Nike Air Penny III and both the pearl and royal blue Nike Air Foamposite One. Perhaps you’re wondering what happened to the Nike Air 1/2 Cent. Well, wonder no more. Releasing during the 2010 holiday season will be two new pairs of the Nike Air 1/2 Cent that are both pictured here- cranberry and eggplant. Other than the seasonal approximation, no concreate release date is yet known for either pair but rest assured we’ll pass along any developing news once available. Which one of these two Nike Air 1/2 Cent colorways would you say looks better than the other?

Kevin Durant has to be in the top 5 when you think about the MVPs this season. He is becoming a tremendous athlete and that means more sneakers from Nike, which is always a good thing. Here we see a Nike KD2 Player Exclusive that was worn by Kevin Durant last night against the Sacramento Kings. Durants box score included 39 points and 10 rebounds, which is not big for Durants game. The shoe comes in the Oklahoma City Thunder team colors. The shoe is Kevin Durants own signature model, so he’s no stranger to this sneaker. Check out more pics after the jump, and let us know what you think about the KD2.

In early January, we had our first look at the “Cool Grey/White” Nike Air Max LeBron 7, and we are now receiving word that the aforementioned sneakers have begun to arrive at selected Nike retailers. This pair yields a full cool grey upper with white accents seen on the flywire, midsole, swoosh, laces, air max bubble, and text on the rear panel. Overall, this Air Max LeBron VII has one of the simplest and cleanest colorways we have seen yet, but what do you think? How does this colorway stack up with some of the other recent releases, such as the Dunkman and Akron editions?