Desp One showed off some new Puma customs at his Custmsnkr.com blog linked here. These Puma First Rounds start off with a simple orange color that acts as a good base for the rest of the designer’s efforts. The black Puma symbol and heel wrap works well against the brighter orange color.

The primary design element used by Desp One is a spray effect added throughout the shoe. Desp One splattered white, gray and black paint on the heel as well as the eyelets to add an organized chaos to these First Rounds.

These custom First Rounds are the second version of this design for Desp One. The first version of Desp One’s First Rounds featured a orange/gray colorway with a wild splattering effect similar to this shoe. While the differences are subtle between the two sneakers, I think Desp One got it right with a more subtle splatter pattern on the second version.

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Last week’s best caption contest winner is Kevin Demosthenes from Totowa, New Jersey with the above caption for Yao Ming as Kobe Bryant does his thing against the China basketball team.

We had a total of 208 approved captions, with many others that didn’t quite fit the audience here at MAS. I would like to personally thank all the contestants for playing. Be sure to stay tuned for this week’s contest. You have nothing to lose and something to win. Enjoy!

Continuing with more Olympic-inspired shoes, Puma honors Tommie Smith with these gold Puma Clydes. Smith’s 200m dash record is on the tongue and metallic gold medals are embossed throughout the shoe.

Two sets of laces are included with “1968″ appearing on the tips. Smith won the gold medal in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. On the podium, the newly crowned Smith (along with Bronze medalist John Carlos) raised his fist in the air, which set off a firestorm of controversy. The barefoot athletes’ black power salute was meant to represent black poverty. The two were booed by the crowd and the Olympic committee thought politics had no place in the Games. Smith and Carlos were stripped of their medals and banned from the Olympic village. This led to many protests in the U.S. and Smith and Carlos were never given back their medals. Get these sneakers now at Overkill.

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If you dig the outdoors, consider copping a pair of these Puma Sky II Demi Gore-Tex kicks. These shoes have a very outdoorsy feel and are perfect for fall. This new Puma Sky II is at Overkill for $215 USD a pair.

The waterproof Gore-Tex will keep your feet dry in the rainy months, while still looking stylish. Using a combination of premium leathers and suede, the different shades of brown and green are what give these sneakers their unique look. Puma isn’t known for have many rugged looking shoes, but these are an example that Puma is definitely capable. Besides the brown and green, the orange is used to add some spice. Via Hypebeast.

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First and foremost I would like to thank Murris of myairshoes.com for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to brinigng a little bit of me to the forum and computer screens across the globe, in addition to the latest (and greatest) sneaker news. I hope to have a positive impact on MAS and continue to make myairshoes.com the #1 internet sneaker community. Now back to your regualrly scheduled programs.

MyAirShoes.com will be giving away $25usd (via paypal or money order for those under the legal age to have a paypal account) to the person who has the most comments on different posts throughout the website. The rules are as follows:

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The contest will BEGIN at 12:00am(Central Standard Time) Monday, July 28th, 2008 and END at 12:00am(Central Standard Time) Monday, August 4th, 2008. Please feel free to use the contact page for any questions you may have. You have nothing to loose, and $25 to gain. Enjoy!

The Puma Clyde has been one of the most popular shoes over the years. Behind the power of former New York Knick Clyde Frazier, Puma Clydes have sold at a continuous rate over the years. Now, using the power of their successful shoe, Puma has released these pair of new kicks.

Called the Puma Clyde Cloud L, these shoes utilize classic leather to give the shoe a distinguished look. Since Clyde has a unique sense of fashion and is always dressed to impress, these shoes are a natural fit to his image. If you are looking for comfortable sneakers that are also classy, these are one of the best Puma releases of 2008. These will be $75 in the U.S. and are available online at some shops like Good Will Out for quite a bit more. Via Nice Kicks.

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