The adidas Stan Smith "Ghostface Killah" pays homage to tribute to Ghostface Killah, aka Tony Starks, of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Featuring classic Stan Smiths in a sunny colorway: gray suede uppers with yellow and orange interiors and soles, these kicks remind me of the sunshine hitting the concrete pavement.

You can grab these bee sting exclusives at select Adidas retailers.

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Atmos creates a Nike Air Troupe Mid for the girls. To be available for $123 next week via Atmos, the price tag is kind of low for the mountain load of leather, plastic and rubber you get for the Nike price - if you know what I mean.

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If you grew up in America, most likely you think of velcro strap sneakers, Nikes, or Adidas as the sneakers of your youth. However, for many Europeans, it was Zeha.

With designs inspired from the Communist times in Eastern Germany, this old school line of sneakers from the former German Democratic Republic is making a comeback after its swift death in the 90s. By aiming to create a niche for itself with edgier styling - Zeha-Berlin has also created two homes for itself in former East Berlin. Their shoes are exclusive finds like rare wines only for the sneaker connoisseur with a taste for notes, tones, and range.

So why would sneakers that remind people of concentration camps and Hitler be so hot in Germany after all that stuff gave the country such a bad rap? If I were in charge of Zeha, I'd put the kibosh on bringing back designs that conjure up the bad.

At the same time, Zeha the brand in the 70s and 80s looked comparable to vintage Nikes. Not too long ago, I was sitting at a train station in Spain and saw a clan of breakdancers all sporting Zehas to match their competition outfits. They had matching bandannas on their heads and the leader looked like "Turbo" from Breakin'. It hit me then that the way we saw Nike and Adidas in old school street culture is how some of these kids translate Zeha - and Gola.

I don't know if Zeha's "Communistic" brand is going to make waves in the States. The sneakers feature a narrower shape than what average US sneaker brands offer. Yet, trends do travel east to west. All it will take For Zeha to find their niche stateside is a few cool, innovative designs that nobody else is offering. Maybe work on internal engineering. Definitely offer slick styling that goes with American "chunkier" and "wider" shaping preferences. Focusing on these key elements - Zeha may have some success in the states. Or, they can always draw up a nifty press release and feed it to the hype machines.

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Vans and old school go hand in hand. So if you ladies are looking for some old, old, old school sneakers for the wardrobe - you might wanna consider a pair of the Vans Sophie's.

The sneaker will be available in three colorway styles - a black/white (pictured above) with leather upper, a blue colorway featuring a full canvas upper and white contrast stitching, or a checkered black/gray that also features a canvas upper. The white/black is the most conservative of the bunch - while the blue is the more playful. The checkered black is the loudest of the pack.

The Sophie is part of Vans upcoming Spring/Summer 2010 line. Expect to see these in stores possibly by end of January. In the meantime, check out some of the other ladies sneaker styles available from Vans online now.