And1 Taiwan 2012 footwear collection (Q1/Q2) are now ready for sale

[Shoe News – 2.10.12] – And1 Taiwan 2012 footwear collection (Q1/Q2) are now ready for sale

Inks: FLASH aka g_sk1lls 
Images: And1 Taiwan

Just a couple of days ago, I posted an article about And1 Japan’s new stocks of 2012 footwear (initially shared online via the And1 Fukuoka website) – please click HERE to read more about it.  With new colorways of the Empire Mids, plus a couple of new models (Reign Mid and Fort Mid), their collection surely got us amped about the upcoming products (since local releases have only yielded the Ultra Lyte Low and the Total Assist Mid) – blog article about the local releases can be read HERE.

But now, thanks to our And1 Taiwan partners (shoutouts to Vivi!), we’ve got more shoes to check out and new colorways to peep.  I’ve mirrored the images that And1 Taiwan has posted via their Facebook fanpage below and have included the price points for everyone’s reference:

• Assault Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 1980 or roughly Php 2,835.20
• Cre8 Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2680 or roughly Php 3,837.54
• Elev8 Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2860 or roughly Php 4,095.29
• Empire Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 3480 or roughly Php 4,983.08
• Fort Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2980 or roughly Php 4,267.12
• Reign Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2680 or roughly Php 3,837.54
• Release Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 1980 or roughly Php 2,835.20
• Rocket 2.0 Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 1860 or roughly Php 2,663.37
• Sabotage Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2680 or roughly Php 3,837.54
• Slasher Low = (New Taiwan $) NT 1860 or roughly Php 2,663.37
• Straight Cash Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2380 or roughly Php 3,407.97
• Total Assist Mid = (New Taiwan $) NT 2100 or roughly Php 3,007.03

Empire Mids

- Assault Mids (left) and Elev8 Mids (right).

- Fort Mids (left) and Reign Mids (right).

- Sabotage Mids (left) and Slasher Lows (right).

- Straight Cash Mids (left) and Total Assist Mids (right).

Just as I have noted in the And1 Japan 2012 article, the price range for the Reign Mids would retail for around Php 3500-4000, and the Fort Mids will fall under the Php 4500-5000 price range.  Moreover, the new models like the Cre8 Mid could be reasonably priced if it gets sold locally between Php 3500-4000, as with the never-released locally Sabotage Mids, which I’m assuming could be bought for the same price range too.  

Again, all of my estimates are just that…estimates.  As a comparison, I’ve listed below the current SRPs of shoe models that are available in And1 outlets and department stores locally:

• Release Mid – Php 3295
• Rocket 2.0 Mid – Php 1995
• Straight Cash – Php 3995
• Total Assist – Php 3495

Big thanks to Vivi Chang of And1 Taiwan Facebook fanpage for sharing the images and pricing per model.  You can check out them out at http://www.facebook.com/and1taiwan.  But for local info, news, and updates, you can follow us in Twitter (@and1ph) and LIKE us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/and1ph).  And that’s the 411, And Juan!

New AND1 footwear for 2012 Q1/Q2 have finally arrived!

[Shoe News – 2.5.12] – New AND1 footwear for 2012 Q1/Q2 have finally arrived!

Inks and Images: FLASH aka g_sk1lls

Last Friday (February 3), AKT!V outlets such as the one in Glorietta 4 already received their stocks of new 2012 footwear for the 1^st and 2^nd quarter of the year.  Two shoe models for Men’s (adults) are now available locally, the Ultra Lyte Low and the Total Assist Mid; plus two different colorways of the Intensity Mid for kids and a new colorway for the Assault Mid, also for kids.

The Ultra Lyte Low (black/yellow) appears to be part of the off-court collection by And1, best used for shoot-arounds and training instead of actual game play.  The material is unlike the mesh covering of the current off-court model – the Downtime Low (patent leather), but they seem to share the same sole.  It has a small “L2G” tag on the topmost section of its shoelace hole, giving indication that the shoe offers Low 2 Ground And1 technology for its users.  It retails for Php 4995.

The Total Assist Mid (white/black/varsity red) is a performance shoe that somehow reminds me of the Storm Mid construction (click HERE for a previous article on that model) combined with the Release Mid (also previously featured, click HERE).  The colorway doesn’t really strike me that much, so I’ll most likely wait for new versions of this shoe for the meantime.  You can buy a pair for Php 3495.

For the young ballers, And1 Intensity Mids for kids are being sold for Php 3925 per pair and comes in two colors – black/black/grey and white/blue.  They are lightweight but appear to offer moderate ankle support.  The black/black/grey version can double up as malling shoes best paired with jeans, while the white/blue version looks really good if the kid uses it with a nice pair of walking shorts / basketball shorts.

Last but not the least, a new colorway of the Assault Mid (a previously released model for kids) rounds up the first batch of And1 shoe drops for February.  Retailing for Php 2795 (just like the other CWs of the Assault Mid for kids), the black/blue version is quite attractive to the eyes and really stands out with that silver highlights on the Player logo.  While it’s already a previously released model, this colorway looks really good in my opinion, and I would recommend this pair to parents out there looking for a solid shoe for their young boys to hoop in.

Big thanks to Relzbach Ventures/AKT!V partners for the update on these new arrivals including the price point, and also shoutouts to And1/Akt!v G4 store (especially to my man Joe Hook Up) for the heads up on the actual in-store arrival of the new models.  There could be a couple more models due to arrive this month, so standby if they do show up in shelves soon.  Follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news (@and1ph) on shoe sightings, and please LIKE us on Facebook (facebook.com/and1ph) so that our posts appears on your newsfeeds.  Check out the new models for yourselves, And Juans!