Last night Spike Lee presented US President Barack Obama with a pair of Jordan Spiz’ikes. The shoes, a pair of Spiz’ike ‘Boredeaux (out February 2012) came packaged in a custom brown wood box emblazoned with the presidential seal. Do you think we’ll see Barack wearing these?

Photos: Spike Lee

See Obama’s custom presidential box after the click.

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Shepard Fairey’s most prominent Obama artwork was featured on the cover of Time Magazine and used through-out the entire Obama campaign. Today we show you the latest Rolling Stone cover, which also features Obama and the artwork was once again created by Shepard Fairey. You can read the cover story here.

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It is incredible how far Shepar Fairey has come, especially in recent months with is Obama artwork, which also ended up taking over the covers of Time Magazine and Esquire. This past week the artist was a guest on The Colbert Report and they talked about how the poster came about. Check it out.

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January 20 is a big day for all Americans, a fact not lost on the Mishka design crew. Rather than throw up a full celebratory package for the inauguration they’ve given their “event” t-shirt a direct political bent. Optimism is high, but fears of politics being politics haven’t subsided everywhere. The “Bootleg Black Bart” T-Shirt is at once an ode to Young Jeezy as a shout to the new President. We might add that the Black Bart element lends some early ’90s flare too. Exclusive to the Mishka site starting January 16, 2009.

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On January 20th the presidential inauguration ceremony of President Obama is taking place. We have seen lots of product for the occasion from several brands. It seems like Chicago’s St. Alfred has planned a special Nike Air Force 1. For now we can only show you the image above, more info on this release soon!

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In preparation for the inauguration on January 20th, Stussy DC and Commonwealth will be combining forces for a party on the 19th. A few friends will be dropping by to provide entertainment. DC’s own Wale and UGK’s Bun B among them. The theme, following the reality of the inauguration, is “Historic.” Familiar Stussy and Commonwealth logos fill the required letters and combine with the now ubiquitous Obama “O,” for the related graphic, which will be released on special edition t-shirts. Dating on the t-shirt gets you prepared for inauguration day. (Via Commonwealth’s HS Blog).

Check out the t-shirts after the jump.

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The kings of the Obama t-shirt, Undrcrwn, celebrate the inauguration by channeling Abraham Lincoln. Don’t catch the reference? Head down to DC on January 20th for the swearing in. They’ve thrown in a little ode to the Iceman George Gervin to keep their hoop roots afloat as well. The t-shirt is available direct from Undrcrwn starting January 9, 2009.

Further details after the jump.

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According to Play Cloths, January 20 marks the beginning of “The Good New Days.” Let’s hope so. Patriotic feeling abounds in their celebration t-shirt, giving their now familiar logo some stars and stripes appeal. Get the Play Cloths Presidential Inauguration T-Shirt direct from Play Cloths starting January 10, 2009.

Details of the graphic after the jump.

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Yet another support t-shirt for Obama comes and this time by artist Tom Sachs. The artist recently presented a series of large scale Hello Kitty sculptures. The t-shirt features a drawing by the artist of Hello Kitty and the Eiffel tower on the front. On the back it features “Obama 08″.

The Tom Sachs x Hello Kitty “Obama” t-shirt is now available from Colette.

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We’ve been inundated with Obama related product and design over the course of the campaign. With the election on the horizon, we can expect the flurry to end in the next two weeks. We may also suggest that the best is yet to come. Gabriel Urist, the New York based jeweler, certainly resides in the top class. His Obama pendent doesn’t fall into pop culture reference trap. He simply takes the core campaign material and creates something simple and beautiful. Bravo.

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Jailbreak Toys, makers of the Barack Obama Action Figure, will present ART + ACTION = Obama 08 at Toy Tokyo’s gallery: The Showroom NYC on October 17th. Contemporary artists, toy designers and graf writers like Bigfoot, Mars-1, Peat Wollaeger, kaNO, Brin Berliner, Brent Nolasco, Suckadelic and Voltaire are just a handful of the customizers who will go to town on unpainted DIY Obama figures. Billboard bandit and pop surrealist Ron English will also be signing Abraham Obama posters at the show. ToyCyte.com is the media sponsor of ART + ACTION = Obama 08 and will be posting exclusive news and previews of the customs every day counting down to the event.

More examples of the Barack Obama Action Figure and the show flier after the jump.

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With the Presidential elections coming up in the US, The Hundreds will be releasing the “Fear Of A Barack Planet” t-shirts. Designed by artist Kenyon B., the graphic was inspired by Public Enemy’s “Fear Of A Black Planet”.

The t-shirt will be released this Saturday, September 27th, at both the Hundreds LA and The Hundreds SF.

More detailed images follow after the jump.

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Fine artist David Choe is the latest artist to partner with Upper Playground to produce not one, but TWO Barack Obama prints. Choe has designed and produced apparel, adidas sneakers, comic books, movie posters, album covers, fine art books and toys, among many other projects.

David Choe’s Barack Obama posters are part of an ongoing series from Upper Playground of artist collaborations in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Upper Playground has endorsed Obama’s campaign by creating posters featuring artwork from Grotesk, The Date Farmers, Munk One, Ron English, Alex Pardee, Morning Breath, Mac, Sam Flores and Mear One, in addition to printing T-shirts with Shepard Fairey’s Obama graphics to help support the campaign.

There were 200 prints made that are signed and numbered of each design, and each poster retails for $200. The limited-edition 18"X24" prints are available exclusively online. All proceeds from the sales of the posters will go directly to creating more campaign t-shirts, posters, and stickers by other artists in support of Obama’s bid for President.

In additional news, Upper Playground is partnering with Shepard Fairey, MoveOn.org and Evolutionary Media Group on a special exhibit at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The Manifest Hope Gallery (www.manifesthope.com) will showcase both established and emerging artists and present the most widely recognized pieces seen throughout the 2008 presidential primary campaign, as well as newly commissioned works and previous works on loan from some of the United States’ top artists.

Featured artists at the exhibit will include Shepard Fairey and many of the artists that have designed Obama posters via Upper Playground including Sam Flores, Mac, Ron English, David Choe, The Date Farmers, and Justin Bua (his print will be available soon). Other artists include Chris Pastras, Mel Kadel, Todd Lockwood, Maya Hayuk, Cathie Bleck, CRO (Go Tell Mama), Evan Hecox, Lukas Ketner, Gary Baseman, Scot Lefavor, Lisa Congdon, Amy Martin, and many more.  Resident DJ Jeremy Sole will on hand all week to inspire music inside the art galleries.

Check the full David Choe posters after the jump.

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Artist Virtual Mo created two pairs of the Mobama Dunk Low 2008. The shoe features many laser details, hinting at senator Obama and the elections.
It is a custom shoe, designed by Virtual Mo. For now there are only two pairs, but as the elections heat up, there is a good chance that the shoe will release in a very limited edition. 
We will keep you posted!

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In this election year it there is little debate as to who the streetwear world is supporting for next US President. It begs a few questions. First, do we not dress like Republicans? Are there no hardcore feminists amongst our ranks? 
While several companies have made stance driven products, Upper Playground has been responsible for the most compelling. Their poster series, which features work from Sam Flores, Alex Pardee and Shepard Fairey, endorsing Barak Obama is some of the most inspired contemporary political art. The newest in the series comes from Ron English. He connects Obama to Lincoln, adding the famous beard to the Illinois senators features. The poster is available direct from Upper Playground in a limited run of 200. All posters are signed and numbered.

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In an ongoing effort to secure Democratic hopeful Barack Obama’s presidential bid, The 008, Shepard Fairey and Upper Playground are working together to create T-shirts of Fairey’s popular Obama campaign posters to be distributed throughout Texas prior to the primary on March 4, 2008. In the past month, Fairey announced his endorsement of Obama by creating a limited run of posters adorned with a portrait of the Senator along with the words “Hope” and “Progress” that have become defining slogans of his campaign. 

Shepard Fairey and Upper Playground will be offering the T-shirts for purchase at Upper Playground stores and online through www.UpperPlayground.com. The T-shirts are available in both a “Hope” and “Progress” edition and they each retail for $25. All proceeds from the sales of the Shepard Fairey/Upper Playground collaborative Obama T-shirt will go directly to creating more campaign T-shirts, posters, and stickers by other artists in support of Obama’s bid for President. Upper Playground recently endorsed Obama’s campaign by creating campaign posters featuring artwork from the Date Farmers.

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