Day: July 20, 2019

New Balance and Japanese brands created these 996’s

Brandon King

New Balance has teamed up with six Japanese brands- atmos , Beams, mita, N. Hoolywood , nonnative and United Arrows– with each of them putting their own spin on the New Balance 996. Each brand has made use of a variety of colors and materials to give the silhouette its own look. They will begin to drop July 27 followed by an August 3 release at select Japanese retail establishments. atmos x New Balance 996CM996ATNJuly 27, 2019 Beams x New Balance 996 CM996BPAAugust 3, 2019 mita x New Balance 996CM996MIGAugust…

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“Defiant” Air Jordan 1 High OG coming July 27

Brandon King

This Air Jordan 1 will be part of the brand’s Defiant series. The white base of the upper is overlaid by black leather. Red stitching is featured on the upper, including the incomplete Swoosh logo on the lateral side and surrounding the Wings logo. The medial side on the left sports a complete tour yellow Swoosh logo. The Air Jordan 1 High OG Defiant is set for a July 27 release at nike.com and select retail venues. The sticker price is set at $175 USD. Air Jordan 1 High OG…

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This Puma Clyde Court celebrates Def Jam’s 35th anniversary

Brandon King

This Puma Clyde Court is the first release ( there are more to come throughout the duration of 2019 and extending into 2020.) from the year long partnership between Def-Jam and Puma. Outfitted in a wine upper, the sneaker features the Def Jam logo on the heel and behind the tongue, “1984” is embroidered, which is the year Def Jam was founded. A semi translucent, gum colored midsole and outsole completes the aesthetic. The Def Jamx Puma Clyde Court is expected to pre-launch in limited amounts exclusively at ComplexCon Sunday…

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Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low: Official Images

Brandon King

The continuing relationship between Travis Scott and and Jordan Brand adds another chapter with this Air Jordan 1 Low that will be releasing later this fall. It features a black base upper overlaid by dark brown suede. On the lateral sides, the large white backwards Swoosh is hard to miss. Cactus Jack logos are found on the medial side of the sneaker and on the tongue. A sail midsole and dark brown rubber outsole completes the look of this sneaker. Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low OG SPBlack/Dark Mocha-…

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Black and Cement Tinker 3’s have a release date

Brandon King

The Air Jordan 3 “Tinker” is based off of Tinker Hatfield’s original sketch of the iconic and game-changing Air Jordan 3. Although this particular colorway of the Tinker 3 has been monikered “Black and Cement”, it is quite different from that well-known colorway. This sneaker makes use of black leather and suede across its upper with its elephant print overlays being black instead of cement grey. Reflective 3M finds a home on the tongue, Swoosh logos and eyelets. On the rear of the shoe is “Nike Air” in black on…

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