Celebrity Life
Holy Batman! What’s With All the Cartoon Sneakers?!
Those paying attention to the runways at Paris Fashion Week will have seen Lanvin’s collaboration with DC Comics and Balenciaga’s link up with The Simpsons. It was impossible to miss, as is the (re)emerging trend of cartoon sneaker collaborations. Brands collaborating with cartoon and comic franchises is nothing new. BAPE’s early ’00s Marvel pack includes […]
UNDEFEATED Chops the Top Off the Converse Chuck ’70
Brand: UNDEFEATED x Converse Model: Chuck 70 Mid Release Date: October 14 (initial release), October 21 (wider release) Price: TBC Buy: Both colorways will be available at UNDEFEATED during the initial release, while the Forest colorway only will be available via the wider release at Converse.com What We’re Saying: UNDEFEATED has chopped the top off […]
Beckon Blue Skies With the Nike Air Jordan 5 ”Bluebird”
Brand: Nike Model: Air Jordan 5 “Bluebird” Release Date: Available now Price: $190 Buy: Online at Nike Editor’s Notes: It feels like only yesterday that we got a full look at the upcoming Jordan Brand holiday release calendar and started picking off all our favorites – and there was plenty of them. As is life, blink, […]
Brain Dead & ASICS Show Us What ”Chaos Slime” Looks Like
Brand: Brain Dead x ASICS Model: TRABUCO MAX Release Date: October 12 Price: TBC Buy: Online via Brain Dead Editor’s Notes: Stepping out of reality is pretty much a specialty of Brain Dead. With each collection and every drop, its signature graphic applications kick open the door to new worlds. With a global collective of graphic designers, […]
Skip the Stress & Secure Your Nike x Patta Air Max 1 Wave Here Early
Before the meteoric rise of the Jordan 1 or Nike Dunk, the world of grail-status sneakers was much smaller. For many sneakerheads, the Air Max 1 was the silhouette claiming most spots in top-5 lists, and almost all of those grailed Air Max 1s were made in collaboration with Amsterdam streetwear boutique Patta. One of […]
Forget the Console Wars, Xbox & adidas Are Joining the Sneaker Wars
Brand: Microsoft Xbox x adidas Originals Model: Forum Buy: TBD Release Date: Late 2021 Editor’s Notes: Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X console is hard enough to buy, can you imagine how difficult it’ll be to grab its new adidas collab? Dropping to commemorate Xbox’s 20th anniversary, the Xbox 20th Forum Tech is basically a souped-up […]
Pyer Moss’ “The Sculpt” Sneaker Is the New Red October
Brand: Pyer Moss Model: The Sculpt “Red” Release Date: October 9 Price: $595 Buy: Online at Pyer Moss Editor’s Notes: These the Red Octobers. Okay, not really, but they’re certainly making a pretty bold, red statement in October, and I’m totally here for it. Pyer Moss’ first independent shoe, “The Sculpt” is straight out of the future. […]
Move Over, Fendace — Miu Miu x New Balance Wins Fashion Month
Brand: Miu Miu Season: Spring/Summer 2022 Editor’s Notes: Miu Miu, a label that’s kept its distance from sneaker collaborations, is dipping its toe into the lucrative business of co-signed footwear. At Paris Fashion Week, Prada’s sister label lit the fashion-sphere on fire with dangerously low-rise bottoms, a Y2K throwback that overshadowed an equally noteworthy development: a Miu […]
Eytys’ New Sneaker Gives Us Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Brand: Eytys Model: Aphex Release Date: October 6 at 10 a.m CET Buy: In-store and online at Eytys’ website Editor’s Notes: Eytys’ new sneaker knows how to party. The Aphex, a mid-top silhouette that takes cues from basketball shoes, is entirely maximalist. In “Twilight,” the sneaker features purple zebra paneling with hits of black mesh and smooth nubuck. A square […]
Who You Gonna Call? Reebok! (and Ghostbusters)
Brand: Ghostbusters x Reebok Model: Instapump Fury, Answer IV, Ecto Boot and Zig Kinetica Release Date: October 15 Price: $140-200 Buy: Online at Reebok Editor’s Notes: When there’s something strange in the neighborhood, lace up an extensive footwear collection from Ghostbusters x Reebok. Last year, Ghostbusters teamed up with Reebok on an exclusive collaboration that jumped straight out of the screen onto […]
The adidas Ozrah Is the YEEZY 700 & Ozweego’s Baby
Brand: adidas Model: Ozrah “Carbon” Release Date: Available now Price: $130 Buy: Online at END. and adidas Editor’s Notes: adidas’ very own ’90s baby, the Ozweego, has been a key point of inspiration for the ever-growing Three Stripes family. Since the birth of the silhouette in 1996, many successors and experimental children have followed. In short […]
New Balance’s ”Refined Future” Meets the 57/40
Brand: New Balance Model: 57/40 “Refined Future” Release Date: October Price: $120 Buy: Online at New Balance Editor’s Notes: New Balance is on the path to taking the crown for the best sneaker releases of 2021, thanks in part to its stacked collaboration calendar. Straight out of the gate, it kicked an explosive schedule into motion alongside […]