SOTC: Why the return of the Air Jordan XVII could be a watershed moment for sneakers going forward

The Air Jordan XVII makes its long awaited return in 2024, with the “University Blue” and “Lightning” lows hitting stores , followed by the White and Red mids later in the year. Sneakershoptalk.com’s Brandon King details in this video how this release could be a hallmark moment for the wallets of sneaker enthusiasts going forward.

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SOTC: AN ESSAY SneakerHead Complaints

In my introductory piece for SST, I wanted to start of with a new Essay Series called SOTC (State of the Culture). I’ll cover a range of topics, but TODAY, let’s dig into how we, as a subculture are some of the WHINIEST consumers out there. If you don’t wanna stick around while I jump into my old man bag, feel free to exit now. You’ve clicked the link. Your traffic has been counted. SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME A LEATHER AND TEXTILE MASTER? People work in whole factories, go…

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SOTC II: The SNKRS App

*I’ll start this off by saying: I don’t work for Nike. I’m not a designer or app developer on any level, period. Anything resembling a complaint about a technical feature or shortcoming comes from a place of a complete lack of knowledge of how things work from the tech side, especially what is and is not possible for Nike to control. But like any good writer, I’ve had this one in the bag  for a while, and now feels like as good a time as any to offer my unsolicited…

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SOTC: AN ESSAY- SneakerHead Complaints

In my introductory piece for SST, I wanted to start of with a new Essay Series called SOTC (State of the Culture). I’ll cover a range of topics, but TODAY, let’s dig into how we, as a subculture are some of the WHINIEST consumers out there. If you don’t wanna stick around while I jump into my old man bag, feel free to exit now. You’ve clicked the link. Your traffic has been counted. 😂 SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME A LEATHER AND TEXTILE MASTER? People work in whole factories,…

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