Table Tennis needs to be taken seriously, according to Nike and Puma. The two companies have collaborated  to make new products specifically for ping pong enthusiasts everywhere. Nike’s new shoe, the Sportswear Star Classic TT, are some hott kicks that are quilted and have a paddle rubber sole for the ultimate pong experience. Puma has made a paddle carrying case, part of the PT3 Ultramagnetic Collection. I guess if this doesn’t work out they can always market the items to hardcore beer pong-ers.

In the first chapter of Daniel Taylor Guide to Style we figured out how to match. In chapter 2, we figure out how to buy:

1. Check out spots like Hypebeast and sneaker forums to find out what all the cool kids don’t like.

2. Go to a store to search for said items, sticking solely to the clearance and sale racks.

3. Purchase.

4. ???

5. Profit

Thanks to the homies at Trucker for the Nike 6.0 Tetris Rogans. While the haters sit in their rooms debating the difference between Dunks and Terminators I’ll be on the street wrecking P.

Last week I brought you the news in shoes RE: Feit’s luxury sneakers

This week, I bring you something old skool…

Nike Dunk SB Mid Guns N Roses November Rain:

Inspired by the “November Rain” song by Guns N Roses, this shoe was released in November ‘07. It’s even got the girl in the coffin from the music vid on the insole. So I’m a little late, but thought you might enjoy it - they’re still ill.

Aesop Rock has never struck me as a poster boy for good health or exercise, but all that is all null and void. A question for the all the die hard underground ‘real hip hoppers’: does this constitute a sell out???

All Day: Nike + Original Run available February 13th, 2007!

Joining the ranks of renowned artists The Crystal Method and LCD Soundsystem, MC/Producer Aesop Rock has joined forces with Nike to release an original composition in the third installment of the “Nike + Orignal Run” series, available exclusively in the Nike Sport Music store on iTunes. All Day: Nike + Original Run, a 45-minute continuous mix, was created specifically with runners in mind and reflects Aesop Rock’s distinct and unique style. “I wanted to create something that evolved enough that the sound was constantly fresh and attractive, as if the runner were moving through a set of differing cities or landscapes.”

Aesop Rock’s All Day: Nike + Original Run will be available on February 13th at the Apple iTunes Music Store for $9.99.