With those bikini’s calling from the back of the closet, you may be looking for a touch more oomph in the motivation department? If you’re anything like me, I can think of nothing so inspiring as shopping for a great new pair of kicks, especially if they’re adorned in the same colorful hues as those [...]

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From Hello Kitty cosmetics, to H&M’s latest offerings, to Vera Wang’s Universe — who doesn’t love a good collaboration? Well we here at SoleVine.com certainly do… so we don’t have to tell you how excited we were with Nike’s latest pairing with the UK’s Liberty of London. 2011 was the kick-off for the meeting of [...]

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Do you smell a fight brewing? Sportswear brands Nike and Reebok have been at it again today, fighting over the merchandising rights of uber-footballer Tim Tebow like two cheerleaders on a highschool football squad. And it seems Nike is the current winner. Nike was the recipient of a court order banning Reebok from selling any [...]

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We have to wonder if the marketing team over at Nike hadn’t dipped into the St. Patty’s Day bottle a touch to early with their recent alcohol-inspired misstep–namely, the hubbub over naming it’s SB Dunk Low sneakers after that pub hall fave, the “Black and Tan”. Set to premiere just in time for the holiday, [...]

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In honor of the 2012 Black History Month, Nike is set to drop a special shoe and apparel collection geared towards the sportier girl and guy set. You can expect to see a nice selection of girl and guy kicks, jackets and t-shirts hitting store shelves and online on Feb. 11th. The collection was inspired [...]

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Remember that fictional Nike sneaker that starred alongside Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2? You know the scene where Michael J. Fox’s character Marty McFly travels to 2015 and dons the glow-in the dark, high-tech high tops with power laces? It seems those kicks have become a reality. In a shrewdly philanthropic [...]

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It seems Nike has a controversial human rights problem on their hands. Last week it was reported that workers at an Indonesian factory making Converse shoes (owned by Nike) were being subjected to appalling, inhumane treatment – such as being ‘kicked, slapped and verbally abused’ by their superiors. Several workers even made claims that they [...]

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We here at SoleVine.com spend a lot of time covering the latest and greatest in the world of shoes: designers, shoe news, dress pumps and flats, dressy boots – you name it, we’ve covered it.  Yet this morning, while I was lacing up for my morning run, I realized that – gosh! – we’ve sorely [...]

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