There is a second 983 dropping on the first of November and I think the quieter one might be the smarter buy. The New Balance 983 “Bayberry Concrete” is exactly what the name says, soft bayberry green over concrete grey on the brand’s new Y2K runner. U9834L5, 159.99 dollars, same day as the Cherry so […]

New Balance launched the 983 this fall as its next big lifestyle model, and the “Cherry” colorway might be the best argument for it so far. Cherry Leather over Dark Night, glossy burgundy panels sitting on top of the chunkiest retro runner sole New Balance has shipped in a minute. It hits newbalance.com and select […]

The Kobe 3 Low Protro “Mamba Eterno” dropped October 30 and it is one of the loudest Kobe retros Nike has ever shipped. Safety Orange and Picante Red dominate, marigold graphics bloom underneath the translucent TPU cage, and the whole thing is a Día de Muertos tribute. Mamba Eterno means Eternal Mamba. The name alone […]

Travis Scott finally circled back to the silhouette that started his whole Nike run, and the Air Force 1 Low “Ice Blue” landed October 30 at 120 dollars retail. Nearly a decade since the AF100 pair with the interchangeable Swooshes, and honestly this is the cleanest Cactus Jack AF1 we have ever gotten. No muddy […]

Nike went full horror movie for Halloween 2026 and I am honestly here for it. The Air Force 1 ’01 “Hellraiser” is the pair everyone called the Pinhead AF1 all year, and now that it actually dropped on October 23 the nickname stuck hard. Black leather base, Gym Red peaking through the cut panels, silver […]

BIN 23 is back and it is coming for your wallet. The premium Jordan Brand sub-label returned in 2026 after more than a decade away, and the Holiday headliner is the Air Jordan 4 “BIN 23”, a Wild West themed build that might be the most detailed 4 I have seen all year. The official […]

The City Pack is back. Or at least one very important piece of it is. The Air Jordan 10 “Sacramento”, one of the original 1995 City Pack colorways, is finally getting its first ever retro on December 5, 2026. Kings fans have been waiting three decades for this, and the 2026 press imagery confirms it […]

Free The Youth might be the most important new collaborator Jordan Brand has signed in years, and I do not say that lightly. The Ghana-based collective already landed the Air Jordan 16 in 2026, and now their Air Jordan 3 has surfaced in full official imagery ahead of a December drop. Nickname floating around the […]

SoleFly does not miss. I said that in 2023 when the Miami boutique dropped the “Mi Casa Es Su Casa” Air Jordan 8, and again in 2024 with the “Cafecito” Air Jordan 12, and their “Fruits of Our Labor” Air Jordan 3 from 2025 still gets brought up in every collab conversation. For Holiday 2026 […]

Every year Jordan Brand finds one Air Jordan 3 to make the sneaker internet lose its mind, and for Holiday 2026 that shoe is the “Middle East”. It just showed up in official press imagery and honestly, I was not ready for how clean this thing is. Soft Pearl leather wraps the upper, and instead […]

Code Red: The Loudest Ja 4 Yet Ja Morant’s fourth signature shoe keeps swinging for the fences with colorways, and the Nike Ja 4 “Code Red” might be the loudest of the bunch so far. It drops November 19 for $130 under style code IM4135-603, finished in Bright Crimson over black with Cobalt Bliss accents […]

The Aunt Pearl Line Turns Sixteen in Pink Every year around this time, Kevin Durant’s signature line goes pink, and honestly, it never feels like a cash grab. The Nike KD 19 “Aunt Pearl” lands November 13 for $170, and it’s the sixteenth entry in a series that honors Durant’s late aunt, who helped raise […]

Thirty years of Space Jam means the Tune Squad gets paid, and this time Lola Bunny gets her own shoe. The Air Jordan 3 SE “Lola Bunny” releases November 21 in kids sizing, joining Jordan Brand’s 30th anniversary collection for the movie. The whole lineup has been hitting, and this might be the cutest entry […]

Jordan Brand is already loading the sleigh. The Air Jordan 3 “Santa” lands November 21 in grade school sizing, and it is one of the most committed holiday themes I have seen from the Jumpman in years. This is a kids exclusive, so all the adult sneakerheads are going to have to live through their […]

Sometimes a sneaker concept lands on my desk and I just have to laugh. The Nike SB Dunk Low “Champagne” is a champagne bottle in shoe form, right down to the cork, and honestly, it kind of slaps. Guy Mariano previewed it late in October and the sneaker internet has been arguing about it ever […]

I’ll be honest, when the first photos of Victor Wembanyama’s GT Cut 4 “State of Liberty” hit my feed, I stared at them for a good minute. Nike built a whole Statue of Liberty colorway around a French big man, and somehow it actually works. The timing writes itself too. The photos surfaced right after […]

The Jordan Heir Series 2 ‘WNBA Birds of Paradise’ might be the most beautiful women’s performance shoe of the fall, and it releases in women’s sizing for $120. The Birds of Paradise treatment is Jordan’s ongoing love letter to the WNBA, and this II0568-001 colorway is the loudest and best edition yet. Buy This ↑ […]

The Jordan Tatum 5 ‘Sunset’ is the second colorway of Jayson Tatum’s fifth signature, and it arrives November 21 for $135 with the evening counterpart to the ‘Sunrise’ launch pair. Where Sunrise was the purple-pink of a 6 AM Boston sky, Sunset brings the black and burning orange of a night falling over the city. […]

The Nike Ja 4 ‘Radar’, also called the Heat Check, just dropped October 25 for $140, and it is the most conceptually fun Ja 4 yet. The nickname comes from the thermal-style print across the upper, a heat-map pattern that plays on Ja’s reputation for catching fire during games. When he gets hot, he is […]

The Jordan Heir 02 ‘Pow Pink’ released October 25 for $115, and it is part of the WNBA-flavored expansion of Jordan’s women’s performance line. The Heir Series 2 has been quietly building a following among guards and wings who want a low, fast, team-ready shoe, and the Pow Pink colorway is one of the boldest […]

The adidas Anthony Edwards 3 ‘Lucid Pink’ is one of the loudest signature colorways of the fall, and it releases November 20 for $130. Ant’s third signature continues to be the most fun line in basketball footwear, and this pink-heavy treatment follows the Omen Halloween pair with a completely different energy. Buy This ↑ The […]

The Vans LX Old Skool 36 ‘Pearlized Navy’ drops November 19 for $130, and this is the quieter sibling of the pearlized Vans family that I think ends up being the best long-term pickup of the set. Where the Fluro Lime screams, this navy blue version whispers. The pearlized finish and distressed treatment are still […]

The Nike Air Max 90 SE ‘Batman’ is coming as part of the Air Max Batman Pack, and the black and chrome yellow treatment on IM9616-002 is the dark knight AM90 I did not know I needed. The pack surfaced for Holiday 2026 alongside the previously released Big Bubble Batman 95, and this 90 completes […]

The Nike KD 19 ‘Candy Paint Black’ brings a midnight finish to the Candies series, landing November 13 for $170 with the release timing matching the rest of the KD 19 rollout. Kevin Durant’s 19th signature continues the candy-themed colorway run, and this one is for the people who want the performance without the bright […]

The Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Phantom Barely Volt’ arrives November 13 for $240, and it carries a gimmick I fully endorse, a Safari-style print across the Foamposite shell that glows green in the dark. Foams have always been night-out shoes. This one is literally built for the dark. Buy This ↑ The base look is […]