It’s the end of the year, ups and downs, joys and sorrows, not just for the economy but for all the talented people who passed this year. Hopefully, next year will see better days. Enjoy today’s highlights.

Plunder Girls: The Keeley Hazell 2009 Calendar helps us ring in the new year on a high note.

Plunder Guide: The Camo Laptop Bag would be perfect for the jungles of Brazil, hey speaking of Brazilian Jungles, Raica Oliveira is enough to get all sorts of wildlife ready to mate.

SoleRedemption: Adidas x Vespa, the perfect combination for mods on scooters.

Kicksaholic: It’s not quite Chinese New Year yet, but it’s soon, and as stylish as ever with the Nike Year of the Ox Pack.

Gizmo Groove: Eliica Electric Car… Eight Wheels of Fury?!

Hipster Chic: Love is the New Hate Watch makes the perfect gift for V-Day!

Welcome 2009, the Year of the Ox with this Air Max 1 Premium and Blazer Premium CL. Featuring the Chinese animal zodiac represented by characters on the tongue translated to English means “perseverance” or “hard work”. Both shoes have tongues made of denim materials, with a cow image at the back of the heel. These will be available in China soon but no word for releases in North America. [TheShoeGame]

The Nike Air Max 95 we have here is a combination of various Air Max Styles in the past. This is predominantly Black and White with an accent of Anthracite. The gradient coloring starts from Light to Dark in the body from the white top to the black midsole. There’s also some white mesh in the upper. A nice part of any shoe collection! [KixAndTheCity]

Nike has to boast another Zoom Kobe IV - the West Coast Carpe Diem. These Kobe kicks have a Black upper, a Black ankle collar, and a Black snake detail on the toe-box. The swoosh in Lakers Gold is outlined by Lakers Purple. And take a look at the tongue, with the phrase Carpe Diem and silhouette Ox, it reveals the year when Kobe started his career, 1997. The West Coast Carpe Diem will be released on January 17, 2009. [KixandTheCity]

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Not everything goes retro, give yourself a chance to go wild with this set of Vans Sk8 Hi and Slip-on, in animal prints. These Hi’s and Slip-ons come with a faux fur upper and a Leopard and Zebra pattern all over… Trying to get uniquely wild? Get any pair of these sneakers at ABC-Mart. [HighSnobiety]

Here’s some news around our network and some shout outs to friends.

Sole Redemption: Nike Air Classic BW Safari is fit for the Urban Jungle.

Kicksaholic: Nike Zoom Kobe IV Chaos gets the MVP ready for another title run.

Hipster Chic: Retro Webcam - Hollywood Swingin’.

Plunder Girls: Melissa Marie is Hot Salsa!

Plunder Guide: Fernanda Motta conquers the Brazilian modeling scene.

Plunder Tech: Lightsaber Nunchucks are a Force to be reckoned with.

Gizmo Groove: Eagle Eye Stimulights offers ‘night vision’.

Friends: EU Kicks: Nike Dunk SB Twin Peaks creeps us out a little bit. Where’s the midget in the red room?

Bachelor Guy: F’ed up Vanity Plates the DMV let slip by.

The Nike SB Zoom Veloce is the newest shoe to come of the ships at Nike Skateboarding. This is made from the incorporation of various SB shoes like the Nike SB Tre AD, Airmax 90, and the Nike Free. SB team even had the time to release the Zoom Veloce with two options for colorways. The first colorway is mostly white with red on the mid-sole, and even has 3M in red color in its laces. As for the other option, it is mostly black with some suede accents on the upper. [SneakerNews]