Tag: Upcoming Release

Closer look at the “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan 11

Brandon King

Another year, another holiday colorway (or two) of the Air Jordan 11. As we previously previewed, the “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan 11 is one of the holiday 11’s for 2018. Just as a refresher, this sneaker features a sail ballistic mesh upper, with a platinum tint rand. Black is used for the inner collar lining and red accents are present for the Jumpman,  strip across the tongue and piping on the upper. The aesthetic is rounded out by a white midsole and a milky outsole. The “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan…

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First Look at the “Tinker” Air Jordan 10

Brandon King

Just the III and the VI before it, the Air Jordan 10 is next in line to get the “Tinker” treatment. Its racer blue, black team orange and white color scheme it pays homage to the similarly colored original Nike Air Huarache Light. The upper is a racer blue and black with a light blue lining. Team orange finds a home on the heel pull tab, while this upper sits atop a white midsole and white outsole with team orange accents. The “Tinker” Air Jordan 10 is to release on…

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Official Photos of “Tinker” Air Jordan 6

Brandon King

The Air Jordan 6 will be the latest addition to the “Tinker” series with this release later this fall. The “Tinker” Air Jordan 6 features a white leather upper with neutral grey underlays. Infrared is the color for the top of the tongue and accenting on the rear pull tab, tongue branding and on the midsole. Black is found on the lower tongue, rear spoiler and the midsole. A clear outsole rounds out this sneaker’s aesthetic. The “Tinker” Air Jordan 6 is set to release October 6 at nike.com and…

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The Air Jordan 33 is officially unveiled

Brandon King

Earlier today Jordan Brand officially unveiled the latest flagship model, the Air Jordan 33. The sneaker breaks ground for the line in that it is the first to be totally laceless. Rather than laces, the 33 makes use of a new system called Fast Fit, which basically functions as a manual version of Nike’s Electro Adaptive Reactive Lacing (E.A.R.L.) found on the Mag and the HyperADAPT 1.0. The system makes use of cables that stretch through the shoes. The wearer can pull on an elastic tab to set it on…

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Brandon King

If the details revealed by Jordan Brand on social media are true and not a swerve, then we are being shown the first images of the Air Jordan 33. It appears the sneakers eschews the knits uppers of the 29-32 for a more traditional leather construction. The 33 features the Brand’s new Flight Utility performance technology as well as a lockdown mid foot strap. The Air Jordan 33 will be officially unveiled September 20.    

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The LeBron 16 has a release date

Brandon King

The 16th model of Lebron James’ signature model now has a release date. According to the Foot Locker release calendar, the 16 will make its retail debut on September 20. The debut colorway will come in a black/university red colorway. The model does carry over some features from its predecessor- battleknit used on the upper ( albeit in a new pattern) and the visible Zoom Air unit. However unlike the 15, this model offers a more traditional tongue instead of the one piece application on last year’s shoe. A debossed…

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Nike La Cortez x Maria Sharapova

Brandon King

Last year tennis player Maria Sharapova worked worked with Nike to birth the La Cortez, which was her take on the classic sneaker inspired by the city of Los Angeles. This fall the second incarnation of the La Cortez will become a reality. This version finds its inspiration from NYC’s beauty in autumn, the earthy tones on the sneaker representative of the leaves turning from green. The brown leather upper features a debossed Swoosh and Sharapova’s lollipop logo is etched on the rear heel cuff. The Nike La Cortez x…

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PSNY gives us their take in the Air Force 1

Brandon King

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Air Force 1(which was last year), Public School co-creators Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne collaborated with Nike to bring their take on the iconic shoe to life. The duo deconstructed Low, Mid, and High models and reconstructed them using unaltered patterns parts to carry out their vision. The PSNY AF1 is launching in three different colorways- Black, white, and grey- September 4 at PSNY’s pop up space located at 3 Howard Street, New York. A global release occurs the next day on…

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First Look: Black/Sport Royal Air Jordan 18 Retro

Brandon King

Earlier we previewed new upcoming colorways of the Air Jordan 18, such as the Blue Suede, Yellow Suede, and Orange Suede, we now have the first look at an OG colorway included in this lineup, the Black and Sport Royal. Like its OG big brother from 2003, the retro version also makes use of a one piece black suede upper. The Jumpman at the bottom of the lace cover and the embroidered “23” at the top of the aforementioned cover are both silver. Metallic detailing on the top eyelets and…

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