Tag: Upcoming Release

”Blood Orange” New Balance 1500 coming May 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming offer of the New Balance 1500 sports a blood orange suede upper underlaid with black mesh and grey leather. A New Balance “N” logo with stitching implemented in a manner to give it depth, appears on the medial and lateral sides. Additional branding appears on the rear heel, along with “1500” on the lateral side and “new balance MADE IN ENGLAND” appears on the tongue. Underneath resides a sail ENCAP-equipped midsole and black and grey rubber outsole. The “Blood Orange” New Balance 1500 is set to debut May…

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”Light Orewood Brown”Nike Air Foamposite One coming July 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming addition to the extensive Foamposite One roster sports a light orewood brown Foamposite upper pair with black leather at the eyebrows and black mesh at the collar, inner and tongue. Light rosewood brown also shows up on the on the One Cent branding on the aforementioned tongue and rear heel, as well as the small Swoosh embroidered on the lateral eyerow.  Below the upper resides a carbon fiber shank plate (after all, they are still basketball shoes) and milky translucent rubber outsole.  As it currently stands, the “Light…

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”Black” Nike Air Flightposite I returning spring 2025

Brandon King

Originally released in 1999, the Air Flightposite One was like nothing else on the market. It’s Foamposite upper molded to conform to the wearer’s foot to give a near customized fit, with the one drawback being the material being a bit weighty.  In 2025 the “Black”, one of the Flightposite I’s original colorway will finally make its long-awaited return.  We should be presented with a Flightposite One that features a black Foamposite upper partnered with a zippered, Swoosh-clad black Neoprene sleeve with a branded Velcro enclosure. A white Swoosh should…

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”Armory Navy” Nike Air Foamposite One coming this fall

Brandon King

The “Armory Navy” Nike Air Flightposite One is one of a plethora of colorways of the still classic silhouette that Nike has in the chamber to come over the next several months.  It sports a Foamposite upper that starts dark grey and transitions from white and back to dark grey at the rear. Black shows up on the eye rows, tongue and inner. Navy Swooshes can been seen on the lateral sides with One Cent branding seen on the rear heel and the aforementioned tongue. Underneath resides a burgundy crush…

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”Court Purple” Nike Kobe V Protro coming in 2025

Brandon King

This upcoming Kobe V is  testament that Nike shows no plans on halting the Kobe Protro train in 2025.  At this early juncture, there are no available images, but what is known is they will make use of an eggplant, black and metallic gold colour palette. Initial predictive, speculations assign an aesthetic a largely eggplant based upper head with black at the tongue and inner. Metallic gold could show up on the branding on the lateral , medial sides as well as the Kobe logo on the tongue.  Underneath the aforementioned…

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An initial look at the “Reimagined Black Toe” Air Jordan I High OG

Brandon King

The classic, “Black Toe” Air Jordan one is the latest classic colorway to get the remastered treatment. set to release and what is already a jampacked holiday release season we have initial images of this upcoming release.  It sports the typical aesthetic of the “Black Toe”,  meaning it will feature a white leather foundational layer overlaid with that of red at the heel and its signature black at the toe.  Black swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with the same. He also showing up at the collar as well as the…

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”Rio” J Balvin x Air Jordan 3 dropping May 22

Brandon King

I have been an unabashed unapologetic critic of J Balvin’s previous collaborations with Jordan Brand, however upcoming Rio Jordan threes are in my estimation by far is best collaborative effort.  Inspired by the recording artist sport appears to be a supple, black leather upper with a metallic gold Jumpman perched on the tongue. The cobranded rear here to heal tabs feature “NIKE AIR”  and J Balvin branding on on the left and right rear  heel, respectively.  dark elephant, print overlays at the toe and wrapping the heel round out the upper.  Underneath resides…

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Could we be looking at the Jordan Tatum 3?

Brandon King

Although signature line of Boston Celtics star forward. Jason Tatum is currently in the midst of its sophomore revolution around the footwear sun, we may have already received a look at the next model of the Tatum line.  It’s sports a combination, textile canvas, and mesh upper with the canvas portions featuring a floral motif. Black mesh shows up on the tongue,  atop which rest a Tatum logo.  Hey black, inner and rear pool tap rounds out and upper it sits a top a black midsole and rubber outsole of the…

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”Olympic” Air Jordan 6 coming August 3

Brandon King

The “Olympic” Air Jordan is making its latest latest retail return later this summer. Originally debuting in 2000 to coincide with the Sydney Olympics, they sport a midnight navy leather upper overlaid with that of white leather in a stylized “23”. Red stands in for the Jumpman branding on the tongue, and rear heel, with the same hue also showing up on the lace locks.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a midnight navy-accented white midsole as well as a Jumpman-branded navy and translucent rubber outsole.  As it currently stands, the…

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Quentin Richardson shows the “Lightning” Air Jordan XVII

Brandon King

The “Lightning” Air Jordan XVII Low is making its long-awaited return later this year, albeit with a ridiculously inflated 300 USD sticker price attached to them.  Long-time Team Jordan member and former NBA player Quentin Richardson gave the world the best look yet at the “Lightning” lows via a post to his Instagram account.  They appear to be a faithful recreation of the original, sporting a white leather upper paired with black at the tongue that is integrated into the inner boot. Jumpman branding appears at the rear heel. Yellow…

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