It seems that Mondrian is going to be big this summer. Check this leak from the DC LIFE collection to deliver sometime in August. Primary color blockings, oh my! [Vagant]

Got $382 dollars burning a hole in your painted-on skinny skin jeans? Cop these Y-3 Honja His at OAK. [OAK NYC]

Fall New Balance leak = some good, some bad. [Hypebeast]

The new Diamond Supply Co. x DVS collaboration ain’t no Tiffany Dunk, but it’s still got some legs for the skate youth. [CtotheJL]

Vans Zapato Del Barco. It’s not a deck shoe mid, but it’s still cool. If you have a Mac, make a sticky that says: “April: buy Vans Zapato Del Barco.” [Sneaker Files]

Check the Converse Skateboarding Weapon. [Nice Kicks]

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At the end of the day, sometimes we just want classic silhouettes in wearable colors. Here’s a simple Air Max 90 that should be U.S-bound in a few weeks. [KOF]

Yo Jeff Staple, these black-on-black Sea Stars crap on your Converse Pigeon design. Isn’t that ironic. [Ctothejl]

Reebok continues the Reverse Jam overload. Two new colorways have hit overseas as part of a “Splatter” pack. [Hypebeast]

Lakai caters to Japanese skaters (?) with two sick colorups of the Telford. What’s up no love for the U.S? Oh well, back to Dunks. [Nice Kicks]

This new Converse All Star Owari-Shippo Hi glows in the dark, which means they’re just like the Yeezys. Only joking they’re nothing like them at all. [High Snobiety]

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It’s not easy being a sneaker collaboration super hero. According to Jeff Staple’s Twitter, the Converse x Staple Sea Star Hi was set to drop 2/7. It’s online at Colette already, ready to be bought up with the click of a mouse. Oops. So much for a coordinated global release.

But come on Jeff, this isn’t Nike. Converse has all kinds of holdups. Weren’t these shoes supposed to come out in early November? That’s what the October issue of Complex Magazine said, at least. Oh well, if you want to see the new Converse deck shoe mids (the style of Spring ‘09), check the jump.

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• Apparently the Internet does run shit. After commenters pushed for these Lupe Fiasco patent Converse Chucks to be made, the brand went to the lab and mass produced them. Look for them to drop soon as part of Converse’s spring 1Hund(red) artists series. [HighSnobiety]

• Check out this in-depth feature on the ARC x New Balance 1300’s that drop at midnight on Saturday at rivingtonclub.com
[Freshness Mag]

• Supra’s next best, the Vaider goes low-top in this black/teal colorway that’s about to start shipping to stores. [Nice Kicks]

• Nom de Guerre hooked up with Red Wing Shoes for some sick cool-grey boots. Check the flagship Nom store in NYC if you want to score a pair. [Hypebeast]

• Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Support the team and Gene Hackman with this ode to one of the greatest sports films ever made re-interpreted into a Nike Blazer. [SneakerNews]

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CONS skate map zoomed in on NYC

Converse dropped its skate line, CONS, this month to core shops across the US, and the CTS shoe has brought the brand some solid shine. While perusing the converseskateboarding site, we came across this interesting little application the company created on top of a Google Map. Basically you zero in on where you live, or where you’re going to, and the map provides you with a series of art galleries, skate spots, skate shops, and food spots that are worth checking out. We don’t know why no one thought of this before. Great job, guys. Now just perfect it.

If you want some new closeups of the CTS, check the jump where we have detail shots of the heel padding, sole, and some interesting parts you may not have sen yet, like a lobster detail on the inner tongue tab. We’re guessing it has something to do with the fact that Converse is based up in Boston. Cop ‘em now buy using that little ap on the company site
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To hype the launch of Skate 2 for EA Sports, etnies will release an RVM model that will be available at everyone’s favorite mall skate shop, Zumiez. [Hypebeast]

Nike is doing a non-buyable Dunk for the movie Coraline. Check out the glow in the dark sole. Fancy! [Nice Kicks]

Expect Jason Mayden to be a household name by the time the Jordan 2009 cools off. Here is another interview with the Chicago-bred designer. [SneakerNews]

Karmaloop got the chance to design two Reebok Ventialtors, check out the “Blue Blood” and “The Purple Heart”. [High Snobiety]

Something new from Converse, check out the Sea Star Ox. [SneakerFiles]

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For those about to rock, we salute you! Oh wait. Wrong band. This is the band where the guys light the guitars on fire and look at kiddie porn on the Internet, right? Zing!

Anny-way, if you’re into rock and roll memorabilia, and are a fan of the British Mod 60’s, these Chuck Taylor All Star collaboration shoes with The Who just might be your style. The shoes follow on the heels (get it?!) of the Doors collab, and are available now on the Converse site. Check the jump for photos of the full collection.

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Converse will be dropping this UNDFTD Special Make-Up of it’s Poor Man’s Weapon this February at UNDFTD stores. The shoe was originally set for earlier (Vapors had it on the cover of its sneaker issue back in September, and then it was planned for Jan), but the shoes took a little while to get put together, and UNDFTD didn’t want it to conflict with its other drops.

The Poor Man’s Weapon is a new lifestyle silhouette that creates a vulcanized Chuck Taylor-esque hybrid of the Original Weapon, and this version takes inspiration from flight jackets with a tough padded nylon. Hit the jump for additional photos of the Weapon, which will be a run of 700 pairs, dropping in February (think Valentine’s Day weekend) for $75.

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• Nike is incorporating Flywire technology into the Cortez for Spring 2009. Check out some of the models that will drop off the back of the Sportswear truck. [High Snobiety]

• No one can debate that Converse nailed it with the Aero Jam. Take a look back at the sneakers that created “Grandma-ma”. [Nice Kicks]

• NYC-based streetwear label Orchard Street hooked up with Reebok for a capsule collection that drops Dec. 15. [Complex]

• Apparently Hiroshi plays tennis all-year round. Check out two new collabs from the fragment design house, including a tennis classic. [Hypebeast]

• Supra just can’t keep Terry Kennedy from leaking shots of his upcoming signature sneakers. Don’t hate, he’s excited and he just can’t hide it! [TheShoeGame]

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