Category: Sneakers

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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“Chicago” Air Jordan 1 coming February 2020

Brandon King

The shoe you see depicted is, in the sneaker world, colloquially known as the “Chicago” Air Jordan 1. It originally released way back in 1985, it has since seen returns in 1994, 2013, and 2015. It appears that they are on the docket for a return in 2020…sort of. That is because Jordan Brand is now calling the 2020 release “New Beginnings” . The 2020 version is supposed be the high collared version on par with he original 1985 version ( though some of the previous re-releases appear to have…

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“SpongeBob” and “Patrick” Kyrie 5 has a release date

Brandon King

After Kyrie Irving himself officially unveiled the Kyrie 5 “SpongeBob” Collection, there are now release dates on two of the Kyrie 5s that are inspired by two of Bikini Bottom’s most well-known residents. SpongeBob SquarePants x Nike Kyrie 5 Opti Yellow/Opti Yellow CJ6951-700$130August 10, 2019 SpongeBob SquarePants x Nike Kyrie 5 “Patrick Star”Lotus Pink/University RedCJ6951-600$130 August 10, 2019

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These two colorways of the Adidas Streetball are releasing soon

Brandon King

The Adidas Streetball is a basketball shoe that has been altered from its 1990’s roots of a previous model. Two coming colorways of this silhouette are a black-based and a white based version. Both feature gradient midsole, with the black one going from volt to pink , while the white colorway goes from a very faint green to turquoise. Both styles’ release are imminent at adidas.com and select retail establishments. Adidas StreetballCore Black/MultiEF1906 Adidas StreetballWhite/MultiEF1908

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“Light Bone” Fear of God x Nike Air Skylon 2 coming this weekend

Brandon King

This Light Bone colorway is the latest addition to Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God x Nike Air Skylon 2 collection. It sports a light bone and sail upper spread across mesh and suede with reflective detailing. A white midsole and sail outsole complete the aesthetic of this sneaker. The “Light Bone” Fear of God x Nike Air Skylon 2 is set to release July 20 at nike.com and select retail venues. The sticker price is set at $150 USD. Fear of God. X Nike Air Skylon 2 Light Bone/Clear Silver-Sail…

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“Viotech” Dunk Low coming back this fall

Brandon King

Since its original 2002 release as a Japan CO.JP exclusive, the “Viotech” Nike Dunk Low has seen a re-release in 2013 and it appears that a third run is on the horizon for the Fall of 2019. It features a plethora of colors across of every section of its suede upper. A black leather lining and tongue completes the look of the upper. A white midsole which contains a Zoom Air unit and a lavender outsole completes the aesthetic. The “Viotech” Dunk Low is expected to make its re-re-return this…

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