Nike Sportswear Air Force 1 Supreme – Year Of The Rabbit

 With Chinese New Year right around the corner, the guys at Nike Sportswear China have designed an Air Force 1 in commemoration of the February 3rd event. There are 12 animals in the cycle of the Chinese Zodiac and up next is the rabbit.  Hence the shoe's colorway is based off based off of  the White Rabbit Creamy Candy  franchise, which has far reaching appeal to pretty much anybody who’s Chinese or Asian for that matter. The design also incorporates a special and innovative midsole with a material grain contrast between the different upper panels and varsity red letterman style swoosh.   .


The limited edition pack is slated for a January 23, 2011 release which will feature special candy wrapper packaging and will run you ¥2,599 RMB (that's $393 USD). Less than a week later, a version with regular packaging will release for ¥1,999 RMB (approximately $302 USD) on January 28, 2011. As for all us state side sneaker heads they can be found at 4 places this side of the Pacific, NikeTown New York, Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer, the newly added Nike Roosevelt Field in Long Island, and finally, Nike Santa Monica. Each pair will be on sale for US$ 250 and WILL NOT come with the special candy wrapper packaging.