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Editor’s note: I’m extremely happy to welcome my homey on board the DP Dot Com team. GABEROCKKA from Flawless Hustle fame will become the Addict’s Field Correspondent because he stays in the streets and he keeps his style way fresher than most. Think of dude as like the ERNEST HEMINGWAY of streetwear styles. Just don’t call it ‘urban’.

The Hero Of The Zeros…

Firmament, in Germany just got themselves a Tier 0 account with Nike. For sneaker fiends deep in the game, finding a store that has a Tier 0 account is like dating the prom queen and hitting it from the back. It’s on some seriously exclusive shit. The first Tier 0 release at Firmament will be the sneakers to go along with the release of the ‘Tech Pack’ of Nike apparel.

The first sneaker to surface was an Air Max 90 in a sable green colorway. You may remember sable green as the green in the Air Max 90 ‘Safari’s’ and the SBTG Dunks. This shoe features some camo type designs on the bumper and the upper, and a toe box made of butter soft premium perforated leather. For those of us who are weary of how quickly the standard AM 90 leather toe box starts to show creasing, the perforated toe box is a big plus. The AM 90 Tech Pack also includes a joint with a brown and purple color scheme, and a kind of dark pin stripe design, and a very similar model with khaki replacing purple on the mudguard and accents. My favorite is the first, but cats who dig purple will definitely wanna look out for the other two.

Adidas is coming out with a vintage snake skin pack. Snake skin has been really popular lately, and Adidas will release a pack of vintage models in various patterns and colors of snake skin. Look out for the Shell Toe, Superstar, and Pro Model to drop soon.

Nike will be releasing a 3M reflective crocodile Air Max 90. The sneaker comes in a pretty simple black/white colorway, but the defining characteristic of these is a black 3M reflective crocodile pattern on the mudguard and upper. Hot!!!

Last but certainly not least is the Visvim G Polke Suede. Visvim is quickly becoming one of my favorite shoe/sneaker designers. I would say it’s my second favorite after Nike, but I don’t even know it’s an apples to apples comparison considering the vast difference between Nike and Visvim, both ideologically, and stylistically. I only own one pair of Visvim’s – the Twonbly, which is essentially a slip-on sneaker with a Clarks Wallaby upper and a sneaker sole, and it is probably my favorite pair of shoes in my collection. Visvim to me means comfort first and foremost, but also a very sophisticated, mature design, with clean silhouettes, subtle colors, and premium materials and construction. Unfortunately Visvim’s are very hard to find stateside, and when you do find them they don’t come cheap, usually retailing at $240 and up. Hearing our cries for more Visvim’s in the states, they have launched their G-Line, which is the US only line. Up until now the G-Line has consisted of more loud and garish themes like brighter colors and louder materials like patent leather – a damming albeit accurate testament to the Japanese view of American tastes. The Visvim G-Polke Suede is a departure from that, and a welcome one.

The G-Polke Suede actually looks very similar to the Twonbly (which is ok with me) with two key differences: It has laces as opposed to being a slip-on, and they’ve added two diagonal crinkle cut white stripes on the outer part of the shoe, taking influence from classic Adidas style, which adds more of a sporty feel to the sneakers. I’m pretty sure Union in NYC will be carrying these, as well as Blends in Cali. The release date is currently unknown, and any info on these would be appreciated, as I want to make sure to lock down my pair.

Sneaker Fiends Unite!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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