The Sneak Of The Week is the Parra x Converse(RED) Chuck Taylor. For the latest Converse(RED) ‘Paint The Town Red’ campaign the brand teamed up with artists to put their touch on the legendary Chuck Taylor. Included in the set is the dutch artist Parra who is no stranger to designing sneakers. Parra’s chucks feature an entirely suede upper with artist’s signature Cherry characters carefully embroidered through out, all resting on a clean white mid sole. The sneakers also feature a friendly price point of only $75 with a portion of the proceeds from all Converse(RED) products going to fight AIDS in Africa. The Parra x Converse(RED) Chuck Taylor are available now exclusively at Converse First String accounts such as Nice Kicks. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: Nice Kicks

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Pearl Nike Air Foamposite Pro. Following many successful re-releases of the Nike Air Foamposite One in retro and new colorways, one popular Foamposite model has continued to elude serious collectors for years. The Pearl Nike Air Foamposite Pro was introduced to many on the big screen by Ray Allen who played Jesus Shuttlesworth in the 1998 Spike Lee basketball classic ‘He Got Game’ along side Denzel Washington. While the Foamposite One originally sported Penny Hardaway’s signature logo, the Foamposite Pro was it’s fraternal twin with Penny’s name sake being replaced with larger Nike symbolism. While the Pearl Nike Air Foamposite Pro finally retro’ed in extremely limited numbers only at select House Of Hoops last year, on Friday, September 3rd they will see a tad larger yet still limited release at select Nike accounts such as Adikt in Dallas and Nice Kicks in Austin. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: The Shoe Game

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Air Jordan XIII Premio Bin 23. Following the Air Jordan II and the Air Jordan IX, Jordan Brand releases the latest installment of their Premio Bin 23 luxury line, the Air Jordan XIII. Just like the other Premio shoes before it, the XIII features an upper abundant in luxurious premium materials. The Air Jordan XIII Premio Bin 23 will release in an extremely limited quantity of 1,734 individually numbered pairs Saturday, August 21st at select Jordan Brand retailers such as House of Hoops. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: Sneaker News

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite. Nike has released a plethora of fusions as of late, but rarely do they combine such iconic models as the Nike Air Foamposite and the Air Force 1. Over the years the Nike Air Force 1 has been made in many different materials and several tiers spanning from general releases to $2,000 luxury sneakers. Even at the 21 Mercer Nike iD Bespoke studio where virtually anything can be applied to the calssic silhouette, one high demand material has eluded even some of Nike’s top tier fans. After years of anticipation Nike has finally successfully applied the Foamposite material to the classic Air Force 1 sneaker. The shoes will debut as a limited release in a silver and black colorway only at select Nike Basketball accounts such as House of Hoops Saturday, August 14th. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live Photos: NiceKicks

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The Sneak Of The Week is the “Hamptons” Nike Air Force 1.  A couple of weeks back we saw the re-release of the “Jones Beach” Air Force 1. This week we have the release of a brand new shoe inspired by another infamous East Coast Beach, ” The Hamptons” Air Force 1. From afar the shoes might look like a regular White on White Air Force 1. However, upon closer inspection we see the use of premium materials such as; a unique perforated leather mid-sole, a leather interior lining, and the fan favorite translucent out-sole. The “Hamptons” Nike Air Force 1 will release at select Nike accounts such as House Of Hoops in limited quantities Saturday, July 17th. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: Nice Kicks

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke for Reggie Holloway a well respected member of the Houston Sneaker Community. Upon Reggie’s untimely passing the Reggie AF1 Project was created to raise funds to create a commemorative shoe to pay tribute to Reggie’s contributions to the world wide sneaker community. In less than twenty four hours donations came in from all over the World to exceed the projects goal. The colorway takes inspiration from the Houston Rockets team that Reggie grew up watching. A plethora of premium materials are used and the shoes also feature Reggie’s favorite gum out sole. This particular pair was made in Reggie’s size, however Nike also made a pair for Reggie’s father who shared his passion for collecting sneakers. The sneakers will be on display along with a laser engraved box featuring the names of everyone who donated to the Reggie AF1 Project at the upcoming H-Town Sneaker Summit Sunday, August 1st. The Houston Rockets will also be donating a pair of autographed Yao Ming Player Exclusive Reebok Basketball Sneakers to the event for a silent auction. All of the proceeds from this auction as well as the excess donations from the Reggie AF1 Project will be donated to the Make A Wish Foundation Of The Texas Gulf Coast in Reggie’s name. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: Nice Kicks.

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Adidas Consortium Adicup Pack. Paying tribute to the 2010 World Cup, Adidas Consortium has gotten together with some of today’s biggest names to make several commemorative packs. The each packs feature a pair of Adidas Votary sneakers complete with a matching leather bag, and uniform top. Masterpiece and Houyhnhnm of Japan created a special reggae themed pack representing Asia. No6 and Exit worked on a more contemporary look to represent the UK. No74 and High Snobiety did a clean white leather pack to represent Germany. Finally Arkitip and Undefeated brought out the red, white, and blue for the USA Pack. The Adidas Consortium Adicup Pack is now available Worldwide in limited amounts at select Adidas Consortium accounts. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live.

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Air Jordan Infrared VI Pack. In the early 90′s Nike was all about making colorways with ‘pop’. The Air Jordan VI was no exception. For the first time Air Jordan broke away from their staple colors of white, black, and red, and used a new ‘infrared’ color (also on the popular OG Air Max 90). While many today would call this color ‘pink’ it was actually an attempt at a fluorescent or neon red. The Air Jordan Infrared VI was originally released in 1991, the same season Micheal Jordan won his first Championship. After nearly two decades of never being retro’ed, the ‘Infrareds’ became somewhat of a ‘Holy Grail’ sought after by fans the World over. On Saturday June 19th the wait is over as both the White and the Black ‘Infrared’ VI will release in limited quantities as a pack at select Jordan Brand accounts. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: NiceKicks

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Nike SB Eric Koston “Thai Temple” Dunk High Premium. Finally after a year long wait to the day they signed him, Nike SB officially unveiled the premiere shoe sporting Eric Koston’s name (in this video). Along side the Icon x Icon pack which features a Nike SB Dunk Low Premium totally redesigned by Eric, is an equally impressive Dunk High. Expressing Eric’s Thai roots the shoe features a gold upper inspired by the Temples of Thailand. The shoes use several different materials from metallic foiled leather, soft suede, and a unique cross thatched leather. Finally the dunks are finished off with red accents and a redefined grippier gum bottom tested and approved by Koston himself. The Nike SB Eric Koston “Thai Temple” Dunk High Premium will release as a Quick Strike at select Nike SB accounts Saturday, June 12th. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: Sneaker News

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The Sneak Of The Week is the Nike ‘Jones Beach’ Air Force 1 Premium QS. These shoes inspired by the Long Island Beach were originally designed by Street Gear in New York City and released exclusively there last year. The shoes feature a cream canvas upper that draws inspiration from sand, while ice blue accents matching a fan favorite translucent sole represent water. A monotone cream leather heel panel features different textures that one might find growing on the beach as well. On Saturday, June 5th the Nike ‘Jones Beach’ Air Force 1 Premium will re-release on a much wider scale than it originally did, however it will still be limited to only select Quick Strike accounts in Mens and Youth sizes. To hear more about the Sneak Of The Week tune in to Sports Rapp Live. Photos: NiceKicks

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