Tag: Sneakers

”Aunt Pearl” Nike KD 14 : Official Images

Brandon King

The commemoration of Kevin Durant’s cherished aunt who unfortunately succumbed to that pernicious disease known as cancer back in 2000 continues with the KD 14. As can be seen below, this latest footwear dedication sports a pink upper. A wing motif, representative of that of an angel, is found on the rear heel, along with “Aunt Pearl” is present on the front of one tongue and Kay Yow branding on the backs of both tongues. Below the aforementioned upper is a speckled midsole that fades from a more intense pink…

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Jordan Brand Fall 2022

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Jordan Brand has been trowng a bit of lighter fluid on their ever-present hype train by letting cat out of bag in terms of their 2022 release plans. The fall release roster will introduce us to new colourways of the I, II, IV,V VI, VII and XI IE. Most notably will be the return of original branded “Fire Red” Air Jordan 3 and “Citrus” Air Jordan VII. For the majority of the sneakers listed below, there is only a general tineframe of a potential release. As always, more information on…

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“Court Purple” Nike Dunk Low coming in 2022

Brandon King

In a move that everyone saw coming, the Nike Dunk Low will continue to see releases in 2022, with this upcoming Dunk Low being part of those plans. As an be seen , It sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with court purple overlays at the toe, eyerow and wrapping the heel. Court purple also shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, inner , tongue branding and top of the heel. White laces and embroidered “NIKE” on the rear heel finishes the upper. Underneath…

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Kobe’s dunk contest adidas are coming back in 2022

Brandon King

Way back in 1997 , a fresh-faced 18-year-old Kobe Bryant put on a show at the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the youngest ever to do so. On his feet were the Adidas Crazy 97 EQT ( then known as the EQT Elevation). The model will turn 25 in 2022 and to commemorate the milestone, adidas will be giving the silhouette another retail run. In keeping in line with the original version it will sport a purple leather upper accented with black. White stripes are found on the lateral…

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“Blueprint” Reebok Question Low: Official Images

Brandon King

Though Reebok has plenty of great silhouettes in their quiver , for some reason they are laser-focused on churning out as many colorways of the Reebok Questions as they possibly can. Which brings us to yet another upcoming version the still classic, and obviously profitable, silhouette. The inspiration behind this Reebok Question Low is Allen Iverson being the blueprint for some the stars of today’s Association and to that end sports a tonal blue suede upper that is reminiscent of those seen on construction plans. The only color break on…

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Nike will soon stop selling its products at DSW

Brandon King

The days of being able to purchase Nike products at DSW are indeed numbered. The Beaverton, Oregon based athletic giant announced the cessation of the selling of its products in DSW stores , which is just the latest chapter in the company’s march toward refining its direct -to-consumer offensive. Back in September, Nike CFO Matthew Friend said the company has “exited about 50% “of its retail partners since announcing their focus on DTC back in 2017. Nike will look to sell their wares in their own stores and websites and…

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Jayson Tatum signature shoe in the works

Brandon King

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum appears to be the latest Jordan Brand athlete to be in line for his own signature shoe. On a recent appearance on Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles’ Knuckleheads podcast, Tatum hinted at a coming signature shoe but did not provide anything in the way of when they could make their retail debut. Since joining Jordan Brand in 2019 Tatum has primarily taken to the court in the flagship game shoes- the Air Jordan XXXIV, XXXV and XXXVI in a wide array of colourways, both…

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How you may have a shot at owning the “Oregon” Air Jordan 8

Brandon King

In our initial look at the “Oregon Ducks” Air Jordan 8, we concluded with the sentence,”Unless you are taking if to the gridiron at Autzen Stadium, a friend of the program or have money to burn, getting your hands on these is remote, as a retail release is highly unlikely.” it now appears that the latter criteria of the sentence may be the must likely path to obtaining this shoe (at least for 100 people that will be the case). According to a report at sneakerbardetroit, 100 pairs of this…

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An initial look at the “Cardinal” Air Jordan 3

Brandon King

The “Cardinal Red” is a new colorway of the Air Jordan 3 that is part of Jordan Brand’s 2022 release plans. As can be surmised by the moniker, this Air Jordan 3 is given its own take on the classic colorway made famous by the Air Jordan 7.it makes use of a light curry, cardinal red, and cement grey color palette. As can be seen in the below images, this Air Jordan 3 sports a white tumbled leather upper overlaid with elephant print at the toe and wrapping the heel,…

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An initial look at the Oregon Air Jordan 8 PE

Brandon King

The Air Jordan 8 is the latest silhouette to get the Oregon treatment. This Air Jordan 8 sports grey suede on the toebox that is overlaid with smooth leather at the eyebrow that wraps the heel and a perforated leather at the straps and at the forefoot. An Oregon logo is found on the green carpeted tongue, with other details including black patent overlays flanking the heels,grey perforated leather on the sides and green and grey inner lining. A green and guy midsole and bright green rubber outsole completes the…

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