The sacai x Nike LDV Waffle is one of those collaborations that sneakerheads will be talking about for years. When Chitose Abe first showed these during Sacai’s SS19 presentation at Paris Fashion Week, the sneaker internet basically exploded. A hybrid shoe that mashes together the Nike LDV, the Waffle Racing, and the Daybreak? That’s not […]

Every March, college basketball takes over the sneaker world in a way that no other sporting event can match. And Jordan Brand always makes sure their schools are laced up properly for the tournament. In March 2019, Jordan Brand dropped a set of school-exclusive player edition Air Jordan 4s and Why Not Zer0.2s for six […]

Tinker Hatfield is arguably the most important sneaker designer of all time. The Air Jordan 3. The Air Max 1. Two of the most iconic silhouettes ever created. So when Jordan Brand decided to combine elements of both into one shoe, sneakerheads paid attention. The Air Jordan 3 Tinker “Air Max 1” in University Red […]

Some shoes are subtle. Some shoes are loud. The Nike Air Fear of God 1 “Orange Pulse” is absolutely the latter. Jerry Lorenzo took the same Fear of God 1 platform and dressed it in a blazing orange that refuses to be ignored. If the Frosted Spruce was the chilled-out version, the Orange Pulse is […]

Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God collaboration with Nike produced some of the most distinctive basketball shoes of the last decade. The Nike Air Fear of God 1 “Frosted Spruce” is a perfect example of why this partnership works. It takes a serious performance platform and wraps it in a color story that feels more at […]

The Air Jordan 13 has always been one of my favorite retros in the Jordan lineup. It doesn’t get the same love as the 1, 3, or 11, but the design is loaded with detail. The holographic eye, the cat-inspired outsole, the quilted upper. When Jordan Brand announced the “Atmosphere Grey” colorway for 2019, I […]

The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Phantom” is one of those colorways that sneaks up on you. It does not scream for attention like a Bred or a Shattered Backboard, but once you see it in person, the details start pulling you in. This colorway dropped on March 30, 2019, after being pushed back […]

When sacai’s Chitose Abe teamed up with Nike, nobody quite knew what to expect. sacai is a Japanese fashion house known for deconstructing and reassembling garments in ways that shouldn’t work but somehow do. Bringing that philosophy to sneakers was either going to be brilliant or a disaster. Luckily for everyone, it was brilliant. The […]

The Nike LeBron 16 Low “Safari” is a shoe that connects two important moments in sneaker history. The LeBron 16 itself was LeBron’s sixteenth signature shoe, and the Safari colorway pays homage to the legendary atmos x Nike Air Max 1 Safari that dropped back in 2003. That same year, LeBron was drafted into the […]

Nike has been chasing the self-lacing dream since Back to the Future Part II introduced the concept to the world in 1989. The Mag shoes in 2016 were a teaser. The HyperAdapt 1.0 was a prototype that cost $720 and looked like a moon boot. The Nike Adapt BB is the real deal. It dropped […]

If you’ve spent any real time on sneaker Instagram, you know the fit pic is sacred. People plan their outfits around their shoes, find the right lighting, angle their feet just right, and post with the confidence that their rare grails will get the likes. So what happens when someone takes those carefully curated fit […]

The Nike Air Max 720 Saturn is one of those shoes that stops conversations when you walk into a room. The full-length Air Max unit is massive, curving up from the toe all the way around the heel like a spaceship landed on your feet. That’s not an accident. The Saturn designation comes from Nike’s […]

Supreme 2019 Spring/Summer Jackets

When Kawhi Leonard announced he was leaving Jordan Brand for New Balance in November 2018, the sneaker world was stunned. Kawhi was coming off a championship run with the Toronto Raptors and was widely considered one of the best basketball players on the planet. New Balance hadn’t been a serious player in the basketball sneaker […]

When Nike announced the Adapt BB, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Self-lacing shoes sounded like something out of Back to the Future. And honestly, the HyperAdapt 1.0 from 2017 was cool but felt more like a proof of concept than a real shoe you’d actually wear. The Adapt BB was supposed to be different. […]

From Sneakernews.com: “Although NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte is a celebration of basketball, that doesn’t mean skateboarding can’t join the festivities as well. Charlotte’s Black Sheep Skate Shop is a long-time Nike SB partner, and they’ve readied a special “Black Hornet” SB Dunk High to serve as part of the All-Star Weekend release slate, complete […]

Travis Scott and Jordan Brand have one of the most productive collaborative relationships in sneaker culture. The Air Jordan XXXIII x Travis Scott is a perfect example of why that partnership works so well. La Flame took what was already a bold, unconventional performance silhouette and gave it his personal touch. The result is something […]

When I first heard about a Vans x Led Zeppelin collaboration, I honestly thought someone was messing with me. Rock band collabs aren’t new in the sneaker world, but Led Zeppelin? That’s a different level of legacy. This collection dropped on February 22nd, 2019, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. And […]

Some colorways just don’t need an introduction. The Air Jordan 1 Low “Black Toe” is one of those. If you know your AJ1 history, you know the original “Black Toe” high-top from 1985 is basically royalty in the sneaker world. So when Jordan Brand decided to bring that same color blocking to the low-top silhouette, […]

Jordan Brand kicked off 2019 with something I wasn’t expecting. They took the Air Jordan 1, the silhouette everyone and their mother is chasing, and gave it a fresh concept. They called it the “Defiant” line, and the first colorway to drop was the “Couture.” Honestly, when I first saw the leaks, I didn’t know […]

Nike pulled a fast one on everyone. During Travis Scott’s Grammy performance on February 10, 2019, the Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG quietly dropped on SNKRS with zero warning. No announcement. No countdown. No teaser campaign. Just a surprise release while La Flame was performing on national television. That’s how you […]

The Air Jordan 4 “Bred” is one of those shoes that needs no introduction. The black, cement grey, and fire red colorway has been part of sneaker history since 1989, when Michael Jordan wore it during his legendary playoff run. The 2019 retro marked the 30th anniversary of the silhouette, and Jordan Brand went all […]

When BAPE and UGG announced their SS19 collaboration with Lil Wayne as the campaign model, I think most sneakerheads had the same reaction. Surprise, then curiosity, then a slow realization that it actually made perfect sense. Here’s why. BAPE has been pushing into unexpected collaborations for years, and UGG had been reinventing itself through partnerships […]

Game of Thrones was the biggest show on television in 2019. The final season was about to air and the hype was absolutely off the charts. So when adidas announced they were dropping a six-shoe Ultra Boost collection themed around the houses and factions of Westeros, sneakerheads and GoT fans collectively lost their minds. This […]