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Judging from the first launch of the Air Yeezys around the region, we can already assume that the upcoming release will be havoc. Here’s the heads up: the Nike Air Yeezy in Net/Net colourway will be dropping in Singapore in as few weeks and will be sold via a balloting system at the Nike Flagship store in Wisma Atria.

As expected, quantities will be very limited, and this will be the only place and time that you can get them at retail within South East Asia. Yes, unfortunately Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines will not be getting them. Also, the giveaway lucky draw for the US 10.5 Zen Grey/Light Charcoal pair which will be conducted on the same day as well, so make sure you get your entries in.

The ballot for the Nike Air Yeezy Net/Net colourway will start at 9am on May 6th at the Nike Singapore Flagship Store, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore.

Here’s a good news for those who missed out on a pair of the Air Yeezys during the first launch. Nike Singapore will be giving away a pair in size US10.5 and everybody stands a chance to win. Here’s how, simply fill up an entry slip with your contact details and drop them at the entry boxes which will be located at various stores around. Entries will be accepted from now until June 5th, so make sure you don’t miss out on a chance in winning this highly sought after pair of Kanye West’s signature shoe.

The entry boxes is located at Nike Singapore Flagship Store, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore; Limited Edt Queensway, 01-21 Queensway Shopping Centre, Singapore; and Limited Edt Vault, #03-12, The Hereen, Singapore.

One of the most popular military field jackets, the M-65 jacket is given a touch of innovation by the NSW design team. Constructed out of breathable Strom-Fit V and a 2.5 layer fabric, this is by far the lightest M-65 jacket ever made while retaining it’s original design. What’s more, the jacket is able to fold itself into a much manageable sized pocket when not in use. Available in Neo Turquoise, Electrolime and Black, the NSW Packable M-65 Jacket is set to release in Fall ‘09 at select stockists across South East Asia.

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The Gradient Grid Firefly Jacket combines Nike’s ACG ethos of lightweight protection with some of the company’s most innovative performance materials, resulting in a piece of outerwear that weighs next to nothing, is extremely durable and has distinct aesthetics.

The jacket is made from a mere 32 grams of water resistant micro-ripstop material, with laser cut ventilation holes around the neck and adjustable cords at the hood and bottom to keep the weather out. Also, the Gradient Grid has gone through a special printing process that bestows each jacket with it’s own unique gridded pattern, so that no two Fireflys are the same.

And if that isn’t enough, the jacket is able to collapse into it’s own chest pocket, where it folds up to the size of a small camera pouch and can be hung off something via the attached carabiner.

The NSW Gradient Grid Firefly Jackets are available now at the Nike Singapore Flagship Store, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore.

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At first glance, bar the punchy gradient colour upper part, the Flywire Windrunner looks exactly like any other Windrunner that came before it. Unlike the recently released Cortez Fly Motion that beared numerous physical differences from the classic Cortez, the differences on these remixed Windrunners are only noticeable upon close inspection, and most importantly, when you wear them.

The criss-cross lines that you can see going through the upper region is the Flywire technology at work, making this the lightest version of the Windrunner to date. The jacket also features breathables holes around the collar area for additional ventilation, which combined with the lightweight material makes it highly suited for use in our hot and rainy climate. It also doesn’t hurt that these feature some of the best implementation of gradient colours we’ve seen so far this year.

These are part of the NSW Pinnacle line, the highest range in the Nike Sportswear collection, and is only available at select Nike Sportswear stockists, namely the few flagship stores dotted around the globe. Luckily, the Nike Singapore Flagship store has managed to get some in, so don’t sleep!

The NSW Pinnacle Flywire Windrunners are available now at the Nike Singapore Flagship Store, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore.

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Is it possible to release a line of your own kicks with the biggest sportswear brand in the world AND a separate range with the biggest luxury fashion brands in the world at almost the same time? It shouldn’t be, but tell that to Kanye West, who is set to launch his much anticipated Air Yeezy sneaker with Nike soon, as well as his own range of kicks with Luis Vutton later this Summer.

The Nike Air Yeezy is a totally new sneaker designed by Kanye and legendary Nike Creative Director, Mark Smith. The kicks take inspiration from various basketball shoes from Nike’s back catalogue, and fuses them together in typical Kanye style. We get the big flappy strap, high cut silhouette, and if you look close enough you’ll see that what appears to be cement print is actually a whole load Ys jumbled up together.

The Zen Grey/Light Charcoal colourway will be the first to be released, keep your eyes peeled as their said to drop soon and numbers are limited. Also, stay tuned for more news on Kanye’s Luis Vutton range.

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The Air Tailwind ‘92 is undoubtedly one of Nike’s lesser known running classics, but there’s definitely more than a handful or dedicated Airheads out there that have been fiending for Nike to retro the kicks for quite some time, and they finally got their wish late last year. Now, the latest edition of the Air Tailwind ‘92 is hitting spots across the globe, and the simple white/orange/purple colourway stays true to those of the era - one for the seasoned collectors we think.

The Nike Air Tailwind ‘92 is available now at selected Nike stockists worldwide.

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A few weeks back, we took a look at the classic Cortez model, one of Nike Sportswear’s icons and one of the most important sneakers in the company’s history. Now, a good 37 years after the original was released, Nike have remixed the kicks with today’s technology to bring the icon up to date for 2009.

Although the silhouette is still essentially the same, what the shoe is physically made of is completely different. The most obvious change is the laser cut FREE-like sole that offers increased flexibility and stability. The other most important change is the use of Flywire - used in leading performance shoes such as the Hyperdunk, Zoom Kobe 4 and Zoom Victory Spike - to form an ultra-lightweight and durable upper.

The end result is a pair of kicks that’s so flexible that you can easily bend it in half with one hand, and so light that if you place it on your lap for 10 minutes, you’d probably forget that it was there, and you get all this modern tech with the Cortez’ classic good looks - if all remixes are this good then we can’[t wait for the next.

The Nike Cortez Fly Motion is available now at selected Nike stockists across South East Asia.

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