We’re seeing a huge influx of red, white and blue sneakers for the Olympic summer

We’re seeing a huge influx of red, white and blue sneakers for the Olympic summer, designs referencing both the United States and its past glories, as well as those designs inspired by this year’s host nation.  The first from Off the Wall is this 430 BMX x Vans Japan capsule leaning more on the latter side, a couple of Far East action sports conces coming together to craft a trio of London-flavored red-and-white-accented navy blue silos.  The Vans Sk8-Mid, Chukka Low and what’s likely a San Lucas slide have been blocked identically and each feature 430 branding on the footbed; do any of these stand out enough to warrant importing them upon next month’s release? via Unbar

Tinker Hatfield recently made a visit to Sole Fly in Miami for ‘askTinker‘, a Q&A session with the greatest performance footwear designer of all time. There’s a lot to lea from someone who basically laid the blueprint for the entire sneaker game, and the attendees most certainly left with a bit of extra Nike and Jordan Brand history known to just a few. Tinker starts off by showing off the new Jordan Trainer shoe the Jordan BCT Low, and then delves a bit further into Nike and Jordan Brand timeline and history. For those of you who were unable to attend the event, Sneaker Box Clyde has the entire askTinker session up on video, so continue reading to catch the entire three-part series and be prepared to take some notes!

They’re so nice, even Kanye looks amazed! Here we have yet another closer look at the Nike Air Yeezy 2 in the Black/Pink colorway, unhindered by the flashing lights of a concert stage. Almost instantly you’ll notice the rich green hue emanating from the forefoot outsole, but perhaps that too is the product of the sun-less NYC daytime, bringing out the naturally darker tones. When we showed you these earlier today and last Nike Free 6.0 night, the outsole appeared to be a solid white with just a slight tinge of the minty green. Until we see detailed angles of the shoe, we won’t be able to fully determine the nature of the color, but for now, enjoy this new set of images of Kanye out and about NYC wearing what is likely the most anticipated shoe of the near future that’s if a release happens. via bauergriffin.

This past Thursday, Sneaker News brought you word of the Questlove x Nike Dunk High launch event at Nike Sportswear’s 21 Mercer flagship store and now thanks to the fam over at FRESHNESS, we have exclusive photos of the party.  There were surprises galore in NYC on Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 Friday night as the first five lucky sneakerheads in line were each given free kicks and everyone had the opportunity to get theirs signed by the designer.  ?uest’s personal touch extended all the way to special edition NSW shoe boxes and later to Nike Air Jordan Mens a raucous DJ set.  Click through to see more and stick with Sneaker News for the latest event recaps from around the world.