The Nike Air Royalty Mid reigns king, or perhaps ‘queen’

The Nike Air Royalty Mid reigns king, or perhaps ‘queen’, when it comes to quirky colorways and designs. The women’s releases this year have been nothing short of show-stopping as Nike ditched the ‘simple’ for the ‘whimsical’, like the Kimono Pack as well the recently featured Black/Swan colorway that Nike Free 4.0 V2 featured a unique stitching on the heel. The Royalty Mid VT has been common as well, featuring the molded leather upper with a unique colorblocking unseen in any other Nike model. Check out these two new colorway for women, one in Birch, Deep Burgundy, and Light Wild Mango and a second in Stealth, Dark Army, and Liquid Lime. Following the motif of previous Royal Mid VT releases, these two fresh new colorways just became available at SNS, so take a peek after the jump.

Nike Free sneakers have Nike Free Run Sale that appeal of being completely stripped down to the bone. While it may certainly feel that way, there’s actually a ton of research and performance tech that goes into the Free models particularly the newly released Nike Free Haven 3.0. The upper is completely seamless, but offers freedom and restriction of movement at the just the right areas the midfoot, for examples, features larger tesselation cut-outs for improved torsional flexion of that area. Dynamic Fit construction also wraps the fore-foot for a glove-like fit, while a sturdy rear cradles the heel for supreme stability. The Free Haven 3.0 is available at retailers now, so take a look at the gallery below and get your summer training in full effect with this top-of-the-line training shoe.

We got a look at a similarly blocked pair of LeBron 8 PSes early last month, but in the absence of their sighting during the Playoffs, it appears that there are only two ‘Triple Black’ Nike LeBron signature sneakers this year.  The LeBron 8s that released last December were a big hit in the same colorway, so you know this new Nike LeBron 8 V/2 Low will also be Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 a crowd-pleaser.  Featuring a variety of black shades thanks to the upper’s Flywire shell, these have a wider tonal range than your average ‘Blackout’ edition and have gotta be at or near the top of the list for non-white summertime staple looks.  Click through to see more angles, let us know if you plan to grab a pair and stick with Sneaker News for updates including the release date.  via AGS

We’ve shown you both of each their GT-2s and Gel Lyte 3s, so what does the PYS-affiliated Bait retail spot have on tap as the fifth member of its Asics ‘Rings Pack’ collaboration?  The Bait x Asics Gel Saga features a simple black/grey/white design that’s easily the calmest of the f5e, a subtle look befitting the only silo chosen just once for this quintet.  They also happen to reside in a section of the color wheel that’s been arguably the single most popular this spring; might this premium perfed-out Gel Saga have what it takes to beat the other four Asics x Bait collabos to the finish line?  Stick with Sneaker News to find out when they release and check out detailed images of this pair (including the golden footbed) below.  via Sneaker Freaker