Tag: Sneakers

“Crystal Mint” Women’s Air Jordan 2 coming August 1

Brandon King

The “Crystal Mint” Air Jordan 1 is a a new and women’s specific colorway of the Air Jordan 2 that is inspired by the up-and-coming basketball stars of New York City. It sports a primarily white leather upper with a series of perforations that extend to the leading edge of the wolf grey lower ankle overlay. Crystal mint shows up on the mid foot lace loops, underneath the previously referenced overlay, inner and lettering on the tongue “Wings” logo. A wolf grey section on the rear heel that is the…

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An intial look at the “Guava Ice” Nike Ja 1

Brandon King

This upcoming Ja 1 is scheduled to debut later this year. It sports a guava ice mesh and leather upper with medium soft pink TPU Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Ultramarine wraps the heels with a mismatched set of Morant’s number “12” displayed on each shoe. Black shows up on the inner , with Ja logos present on the tongue label and insoles. Underneath resides a white midsole that houses a forefoot Zoom Air Unit and a Ja-branded black rubber outsole. The “Guava Ice” is anticipated to debut…

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“Ultraman” Nike Dunk Low coming back next summer

Brandon King

The well-received and quite sought after “Ultraman” Nike Dunk Low is being prepared for a second retail run. Like the returning “Dark Curry” Dunk Low, this sneaker is part of the Japan-exclusive CO.JP series. At this juncture there are no available images, but what we should see is a sneaker that is a faithful recreation of it 1999 progenitor in that it sports a sports a varsity red leather foundational layer overlaid with that of silver at the toes, eyerows, and wrapping the heels. Silver Swooshes should adorn the lateral…

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“Pulse Olive” Adidas Harden Vol. 7 coming soon

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Harden Vol. 7 sports a pulse olive suede toebox , with the same hue also present on the panels on the lateral and medial sides. Black wraps the heel , with the same hue showing up on the mesh inner bootie. Underneath resides a Three Stripes branded pulse olive hybrid BOOST and Lightstrike midsole and multi colored solid rubber and translucent rubber outsole. The “Pulse Olive” Adidas Harden Vol. 7 is expected to debut sometime over the course of the coming months at adidas.com and…

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“Easy Money” Nike KD 3: Official Images

Brandon King

The KD III has been called back into service, with the “All-Star” colorway having previously made its second retail run in February and now a colorway that hearkens back to Durant’s early days in OKC is set to debut. It sports a light silver leather upper underlaid with forefoot section equipped with Flywire and mesh panels on both the lateral and medial sides. Blue Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the former filled with a series of repeating “100”, which is a nod to KD’s “Easy Money” moniker.…

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Proceeds from this Ewing Sport Lite go to the HBCU Museum

Brandon King

Initially debuting back in 1993, the Sport Lite was Ewing Athletics’ initial forray into the cross training space. This iteration of the Sport Lite was created for a great cause. In partnership with the HBCU Museum, the proceeds from the sale of this sneaker will be donated to the to Washington, DC-based institution whose mission statement is in part “is to highlight the accomplishments of not only HBCUs, but some of their most accomplished graduates. Our mission is to align ourselves with HBCUs, collect partial and full/partial scholarships from them,…

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The “Reimagined DMP” Air Jordan 11 in action

Brandon King

As a whole, I think these posts and articles on what an unreleased sneaker look on feet are, well, stupid. However these sorts of things seem to be rather popular, for some reason that escapes me, so we will present one such posts, the subject of which is the yet-to-be released “Reimagined DMP” Air Jordan 11. Check out the images below if you have never seen what a pair of 11’s look like as they are worn.

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“Polar Blue” Nike Dunk Low:Official Images

Brandon King

This latest addition to the already bloated Dunk Low lineup sports a n white leather foundational layer overlaid with that pf polar blue at the toes, eye rows, at the top of and wrapping the heels. Polar blue also shows up on the inner, the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides as well at the “NIKE” branding on the tongue. An embroidered, block “NIKE” appears on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole and a polar blue midsole. The “Polar Blue” Nike Dunk Low is anticipated to…

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“Sesame” Nike Cortez coming soon

Brandon King

This upcoming colourway of the classic Nike Cortez sports a sesame upper spread across a combination of tumbled and smooth leathers. White shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and mediall side, as well as the “NIKE”-branded rear heel overlay. Sesame inner and additional branding on the tongue completes and upper that resides atop a seasme-striped white midsole and sail rubber outsole. The debut of the “Sesame” Nike Cortez is immenently expected at nike.com and select retail establishments. They will carry a 90 USD sticker price. Nike Cortez…

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An initial look at the ”Wheat” Air Jordan 13

Brandon King

After not being seen in the retail realm since its 2004 original release, the “Wheat” Air Jordan 13 is , at long last, finally being put back in the game. Initial images of this returning sneaker have emerged and it appears to follow in the visual footsteps of its 204 forbear in that it sports a white leather upper overlaid with wheat suede and dimpled side panels on the sides. A wheat Jumpman can be seen on the tumbled lether tongue with the signature hologram on the lateal ankle. Underneath…

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