Plaid is one of the hottest fashion trends in 2008 and this trend is even making its way onto kicks. Check out these plaid happy shoes from a collaboration of Fred Perry and Size?. These shoes will be released sometime in September but you should grab a pair quick as quick as you can because only 250 will be available.

In the pictures, you can see colorways that utilize the colors of white, black and red.Most noticeably, however, is the plaid used on each of the shoes in this pack. To find more information and order a pair after they are released, check out Size?. Via Sneaker Freaker.

A few months back, Adidas Skateboarding released their first pack inspired by food court eateries like Orange Julius. Now here’s a follow up pack with two more models which use a combination of suede and leather.

In September, we will see two releases from part two of the food court collection – a Superskate Vulc inspired by hotdogs or corndogs and a Polson ST using the colors of Cinnabon. These shoes will be exclusively at Zumiez and priced at $70 for the Superskate Vulc and $65 for the Polston ST. Via Complex.

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Nike has a new Pack to celebrate the middle of autumn. This Pack has been influenced by the recent Beijing Olympics 2008. There are one Terminator, one Air Max One and a Blazer in this Pack. We are going to look at the Terminator in detail in this post. This Pack will be released soon but the date has not been fixed yet.

The Terminator has a gold colorway with accents in red and white. Gold and red are supposed to be lucky colors for the Chinese people. The toe box is gold with small perforations. The toe box is made of shiny gold leather. The holes are arranged very neatly in rows. The mudguard is red and so is the frame for the shoe lace holes. The red laces look nice against this frame. The tongue is gold colored, with a white label at the tip.

The midsection is beige/gold colored. There is a background print on this section. It looks like big floral prints in the background.The red Nike Swoosh travels back to the heel where it is held by a small tag. The ankle panel at the backtab is made of red suede. The base of the heel has a gold/beige segment with “Nike” in big print outlined by red embroidery. It is a nice shoe if you are a fan of gold and red colors.

A young artist with the handle Crunchy Soups showed off these custom Dunks at the forum linked here. The designer is preparing these Velcro paneled Dunks for a recycled art show later in the year. Crunchy Soups shows that an old pair of Dunks, recycled materials and some ingenuity are the best ingredients for custom sneakers.

The designer used recycled materials for each section including plaid, distressed red leather and pink fabric with the word “San Fran” in black lettering. She notes in her post that these shoes will have Velcro panels to help the wearer add colorful cloth and other elements with ease.

While the idea of sticking fabric on a Velcro shoe may not sound appealing, Crunchy Soup is exposing the limitations of sneaker design. She admits that her custom Dunks are incomplete but they already show a new frontier for custom artists. This frontier allows artists and their customers the chance to figure out new designs without worrying about messy paint and expensive fabrics.

In the last few months, perhaps the most talked about athlete in the world has been Yao Ming. With China being home to the 2008 Olympic Games, Yao was arguably China’s most recognizable athlete. Although he wasn’t able to lead the Chinese basketball team to the podium to take home a medal, Yao played well during the Olympics.

To help celebrate Yao and the Olympics, Reebok is releasing these new kicks. The Reebok Omni Pump Olympics “Yao Ming” shoes are unmistakable in their Chinese theme. You can see the traditional Chinese dragon and Reebok also uses red and gold throughout the shoe – two of the most popular colors in Chinese design.If you want to pick up a pair of these Reeboks, get them at Undftd. Via High Snobiety.

With fall on the horizon and winter right around the corner, many sneaker companies are coming up with shoes inspired by hiking.

The Nike Sportswear Hiking Boot, called the Nike Air Magma, will be released in upcoming months and feature a brown suede upper along with red laces. There aren’t many more details available about these boots yet, but we’ll keep you in the loop. Via High Snobiety and Huge Magazine.