As we await the November 21 release of Nike’s 2015 Doernbecher Freestyle Collection, the Oregon-based sportswear brand has donated a dozen exclusive Jordan 12s to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Designed by Mark Smith, each of the one-of-a-kind sneakers features Smith’s personal application of original Tinker Hatfield sketches. Each special edition sneaker will be presented in a box printed with Tinker’s initial design elements, and individually autographed by both Mark and Tinker.
The hospital will auction the 12 pairs via a series of sales with all proceeds benefitting the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Bidding for the first pair begins on October 23, as part of the annual OHSU Doernbecher Collection reveal and auction. Starting October 24, the remaining 11 pairs will be auctioned by OHSU Doernbecher on eBay.
The #DBDozen eBay auction schedule is as follows:
• Pair 2 – begins Oct. 24
• Pair 3 – begins Oct. 27
• Pair 4 – begins Oct. 30
• Pair 5 – begins Nov. 2
• Pair 6 – begins Nov. 5
• Pair 7 – begins Nov. 8
• Pair 8 – begins Nov. 11
• Pair 9 – begins Nov. 14
• Pair 10 – begins Nov. 17
One-day auctions
• Pair 11 – begins Nov. 20
• Pair 12 – begins Nov. 20
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Bee Line for Billionaire Boys Club x Timberland 6-Inch Boot Preview
Bee Line for Billionaire Boys Club, the brand’s upscale collaboration between Pharrell and Mark McNairy, has added a third party to its roster in a new project with Timberland. The three brands put their heads together to produce a red-hot iteration of the timeless 6-Inch Boot. The silhouette is saturated with oxblood red leather around the upper, contrasted with a translucent rugged outsole red outsole. Pairs of either matching or traditional yellow Timb laces complete this forthcoming collaboration between Bee Line and Timberland, dropping on August 17th exclusively at the BBC New York flagship store.
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