South Beach was the first area of Miami Beach to be developed back in the Nineteen-Teens, but it was nearly a century later that this Biscayne Bay hot spot became a sneaker colorway.  People will be talking about that ‘South Beach’ LeBron 8 for another hundred years or more, a sneaker so popular it rivals the most elite Air Jordans in terms of copycat colorways (and, one day, retro potential?).  The LeBron 9 already had a variety of MIA-themed colorups, but none carries the same pedigree nor pricetag as the ‘South Beach’ Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite.  These official images depict the Wolf Grey-based, Mint Candy New Green and Pink Flash-accented LeBron 9 Elite in all its glory; do you have its June 2nd US release date circled on your calendar?

The Nike Air Foamposite One has steered pretty clear of too many NBA team tie-in colorways, Nike Free Run + 3 aside from the initial ‘Royal’ colorway to go with Penny’s Magic uniform and that rare ‘Knicks’ version that Spike Lee was blessed with earlier in the year. Pushing the envelope a bit is the Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Phoenix Suns’ shown here, which takes cues from the aforementioned ‘Royal’ with its blue base and then injects in some orange beyond the Foamposite sections. Will this pair hit retail and spin a career story out of the Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 Nike Air Foamposite One like the recent string of Nike Air Penny Vs? Stay tuned for the answer and hit the jump for a full look at the Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Phoenix Suns’.

One thing we can’t overlook about these European sneaker events is the variety in brand representation. In the States, it’s mostly about Air ordans, Foamposites, and Nike Basketball with other brands like New Balance and Asics growing fervently into the scene, but across the Atlantic, it’s almost an even distribution among all the labels. Solemart Berlin recently wrapped up its Fall 2012 showing and this recap proves just that – a balanced helping of Nike, adidas, Supra, Puma, and more. Check out this recap of Solemart Berlin Fall 2012 after the jump and let us know what type of shoes you don’t typically see in the States jumps out at you the most.

Volt is far and away Nike’s most popular palette choice for this year’s Olympics in London, with the yellow/green shading visible in the coverage of a vast number of events. Honing in more towards the medals that follow up said events are a few more pairs that go directly for the gold, this Nike Free Powerlines+ pair being one of them. Click through with us for some detailed shots of this all new Nike Free incorporated release and stay with Sneaker News for a release date, which should arrive soon enough what with the Olympics in full swing as we speak. Or for our international readers there are some pairs up for grabs at mita sneakers right now.