Category: Sneakers

“Patent Toe” Reebok Question Low GS coming Sept. 1

Brandon King

It seems the myopic practice of limiting an interesting shoe to one size category is not a Nike-specific issue. With this upcoming Reebok Question Low, Reebok has thrown its hat in that unfortunate arena. This GS Question Low sports a white leather upper with a black patent leather toe cap. The same black hue is also found on the inner, the various vector logos on the upper and on the Question logo on the rear heel. A Hexalite-housing white midsole and a vector-branded blue tinted translucent outsole sits below the…

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“Tartan Swoosh”Air Jordan 1 Mid coming in the fall

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 Mid Sports a light tan foundational layer overlaid with black. Plaid Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with the same pattern repeated on the tongue and insoles. Black at the inner, white laces and a red Wings logo on the lateral ankle completes an upper that sits atop a white midsole and black rubber outsole. The release of the ”Tartan Swoosh” Air Jordan 1 Mid is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail venues. They will carry a 125 USD sticker price Air…

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This Dunk Low is on the way in the fall

Brandon King

In what should come as no surprise to anyone who has been involved with sneakers for longer than 15 minutes, Nike has more dunks planned to release in 2022. One of the upcoming colourways is the one picture below. It sports a grey leather foundational layer overlaid with a hue that appears to be similar to that of sherwood tan at the toe, eye rows and wrapping the lower heel. Sail Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides. Tan shows up at the inner with Nike branding present on both…

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An initial look at the “Sport Spice” Air Jordan 1 Mid SE

Brandon King

Haters of the Air Jordan 1 Mid have yet another colourway at which they can direct their infinite supply of disdain. The soon-to-come women’s-specific Air Jordan 1 Mid sports a coconut milk ( yes that is the actual name of the color) foundational layer overlaid with basketball textured sport spice ( again , this is the real name of a color on this shoe) overlays present at the toe, eye rows as well as wrapping the heel and ankle. The black-bordered Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides sport…

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“Nikola Jokic” Nike Hyperdunk X

Brandon King

Though the Hyperdunk X was released back in 2018, it is still seen on NBA courts, most notably on the feet of Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and back-to-back reigning, defending MVP Nikola Jokić. This upcoming iteration of the Hyperdunk X was designed with the latter in mind. It sports a textile upper with blue Swooshes present on the lateral midfoot and medial ankle. Yellow shows up around the lace loops and backing the tongue to aid to the Nuggets-inspired aesthetic, with blue again present on the inner and tongue branding.…

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Take a look at these latest imagesof the “Taxi” Air Jordan 1 High OG

Brandon King

The “Taxi” Air Jordan I High OG is a new colorway of the 1 that is in Jordan Brand’s full 2022 release plans. Sporting an aesthetic borrowed from the classic “Black Toe ” colourway but taxi stands in where red would be. A black wings logo completes an upper that sits atop a white midsole and taxi rubber outsole. The “Taxi” Air Jordan 1 High OG is scheduled to debut September 24 at Nike, com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 120 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1…

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“Faded Salt” Adidas Yeezy 700 V3

Brandon King

This fall will see the e debut of the ”fade Salt”, a new colouway of the Adidas Yeezy 700 V3. It sports a fade salt Primeknit upper overlaid with suede at the toe with a grey tongue and inner bootie. Below resides a light tan midsole and milky translucent outsole. The ”Fade Salt” Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 is planned to debut September at adidas.com/Yeezy and select retail establishments. They will carry a 210 USD sticker price. Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 Fade Salt/Fade Salt-Fade Salt ID1674 $210 September 2022

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An up-close look at the “Reverse UNC” Nike Dunk Low

Brandon King

The ”Reverse UNC” Nike Dunk is another instance of an exceedingly well-executed that if made available across all sizing categories would do extremely well but for a mystifying reason was segregated to just women’s sizing. This upcoming Nike Dunk Low sports a university blue foundational layer overlaid with white leather at the toe , eyerow and wrapping the lower heel. White Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , while university blue shows up again at the tongue and inner with concord branding on the tongue and rear heel. Underneath…

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“Golden State” Nike Air More Uptempo GS coming soon

Brandon King

As a tribute to the 2022 NBA World Champion Golden State warriors, Nike is releasing this Air More Uptempo. The White, perforated upper of this More Uptempo sports yellow ochre-bordered “AIR” overlays on the lateral and medial sides. A blue mesh tongue is present along with yellow-ochre, a hue that Bob Ross could appreciate, showing up on the branding at toe, topping the aforementioned tongue and of the jewelled variety on the rear heel. White tongue and heel pull tabs and yellow ochre eyelets. Underneath resides a white midsole, full-length…

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FIBA news: Italian team cuts Amedeo Della Valle

Brandon King

The Italian national team journey for Amedeo Della Valle has ended, as the 29-year-old, 6’4” (193 cm) guard was cut from the squad. Della Valle’s cutting trimmed the roster down to 13, with one-more to come to conform the roster to FIBA regulations. Italian national team coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said this of the latest roster trimming: It’s another difficult choice and that makes me suffer. I thank Amedeo, who is not inferior to anyone as demonstrated by the exceptional season he had this year. In the national team, however, it…

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