Category: Sneakers

An initial look at the ”University Blue” Air Jordan 13

Brandon King

If all goes according to plan, this holiday season will see the debut of the ”University Blue” Air Jordan 13. It sports a black leather upper with 3M reflective side panels. University blue is present via the suede overlays, with white showing on the tongue Jumpman and signature hologram on the lateral ankle. Underneath resides a university blue midsole and a black- bordered outsole with white traction sections and university blue grooves. The ”University Blue” Air Jordan 13 is planned to release December 29 at nike.com and select retail venues;…

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“Ginger” Air Jordan 14: Official Images

Brandon King

The upcoming “Ginger” Air Jordan 14 is a mid-collared interpretation of the 1999 lowered collared original. The rationale for not simply releasing them in their original form is both confounding and mystifying ,which means its par for the course for Jordan Brand. This reimagined version of a long ignored original is planned to release August 17; they will carry a 200 USD sticker price. Official images of the “Ginger “ Air Jordan 14 can be seen below. Air Jordan 14 Light Ginger/Black-White 487471-701 $200 17 August 2022

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“Black Canvas” Air Jordan 4: Official Images

Brandon King

The ”Black Canvas” is another retro Air Jordan that is in the brand’s fall release plans. Its black canvas upper sports a suede overlay of the same color at the toe, with the otherwise monochromatic presentation only broken upper with grey and red tongue branding and the same grey’s sole presence on the lace tabs and rear branding. Underneath resides a black and white midsole and red-branded grey, black, white and red rubber outsole. The ”Black Canvas” Air Jordan 4, as it currently stands, is planned to debut in October;…

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Donald Glover and New Balance unveil RC30

Brandon King

Earlier this week, Donald Glover released a three-minute video (which can be seen below) on his Instagram that helped introduce their RC30 silhouette to the world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Donald Glover (@donaldglover) “With celebrity-endorsed sneakers coming out every weekend, we thought Donald was a good collaborator for New Balance to take a more considered approach. No loud colors or branding, just classic, easy-to-wear colorways of a new silhouette that fit Donald’s style.” Joe Grondin, Business Unit Manager – Global Collaborations & Energy Projects at…

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“Fire Red” Air Jordan III: Official Images

Brandon King

Sneaker enthusiasts far and wide are counting down the days until this classic makes it return and each subsequent set of images that come to light only causes them to salivate just a little more ( myself included). As can be seen from the images Beloit sports a white leather upper overlaid with elephant prints at the toe and wrapping the lower her.Beautiful and vibrant Fire Red shows up on the “NIKE AIR” brandingg on the rear heel, , collar, tongue Jumpman , as well as the top and bottom…

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An initial look at the “Afrobeats” Air Jordan 7 SE

Brandon King

The ”AfroBeats” is one of a myriad of colorways of the Air Jordan 7 that will release in 2022 in commemoration of the model’s 30th anniversary. As indicated by the nickname, this Air Jordan 7 is inspired by Aftobeats. For the unaware, Afrobeats is a musical genre that is the fusion of West African musical styles with that of the Foundational Black American genres of funk, jazz and soul. This Air Jordan 7 tan upper with lateral ankle debossed Jumpman and pattern wrapping the heel. What appears to be a…

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Hot Wheels x Nike PG 6

Brandon King

ce its inception, the NIke PG line has been known for its themed sneakers, with Playstation and NASA leitmotifs of previous iterations , both well-received and well-executed. The PG 6 will not stray from that precedent with this Hot Wheels rendition. It sports a mesh upper that transitions from red to blue. At the top of the tessellated tongue at Hot Wheels and PG logos are found respectively, with Hot Wheels-styled Nike branding seen on the on the medial heel and via the “13” on the lateral side, which is…

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Jordan Brand officially unveils the Air Jordan XXXVII

Brandon King

Although we have already seen images of the shoe, Jordan Brand officially introduced the Air Jordan XXXVII to world Wednesday. Unfortunately these images did nothing to assuage my overall siappoinment in its aesthetic. It seems the XXXVII is the latest sneaker edition to be a letdown after a high point in the series. This occurrence is not foreign to the Air Jordan line, as the XV was a clear step back from the masterpiece that was the Air Jordan XIV. At its upper, the XXXVII makes use of the next…

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An initial look at the “Team Orange” Nike Air Ship

Brandon King

For those of you who may not know, the Nike Air Ship and not the Air Jordan I , was the actual shoe that the NBA banned, but as we know , facts were not allowed to trump clever marketing and that narrative was born. A new colorway of the largely overlooked silhouette is planned for release later this year, Initial images have emerged and they reveled a clean and simple look, as it offers a white leather upper that features team orange Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.…

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“Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG WMNS release postponed

Brandon King

The “Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG is a pretty nice colourway of this women’s-specific iteration of the Jordan 1. It sports starfish overlays the white leather foundational layer, with starfish Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Cacao wow appears at the collar as well and the Wings logo, with starfish showing up on the laces and tongue branding. Underneath resides a sail midsole and starfish rubber outsole. There were initially set to debut September 22, but have been postponed to sometime in October.. When that date is announced,…

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