adidas’ legacy in basketball has never quite reached its potential. The brand leaned towards big men in the 70s and 80s with Kareem and Patrick Ewing. T-Mac’s Hall of Fame career doesn’t resonate. The Three Stripes only has a championship resume in Candace Parker and their squadron of signature athletes Harden, Trae Young, and Dame…
The Red Cement Retro 4 features sturdy construction and a clean, simple colorway with several points you can check to authenticate this sneaker. While some of the details will vary by the size of your pair and this sneaker doesn’t have QC Stamps, you should be able to follow along to check your own. 0:00…
The Huarache is a legendary Nike sneaker. Arriving at the height of Nike’s work in Cross Training alongside the Mowabb, the sock like fit became a staple of Nike’s training sneakers in the 90s. This new model is a remix of the original. It delivers serious dad shoe vibes with suede and leather overlays and…
BIRKENSTOCK Ebba Suede Leather Warm Sand in all sizes ✓ Buy directly from the manufacturer online ✓ All fashion trends from Birkenstock $BIRK is finally landing on the NYSE. Predictions are the share price will be around 46 dollars. It’s easy to say that a company built on a cork footbed, and one signature sandal,…
The first Paper Planes permanent, brick & mortar store located at 252 Lafayette Street in Soho, New York City is now open! The store will feature a robust program of events kicking off this Wednesday, October 11th from 5 PM to 7 PM with the Vic Mensa in store appearance in celebration of his second album VICTOR. Customers will…
Premium athletic wear. Made in Canada. Source: Reigning Champ I’ve seen Reigning Champ apparel over the years. When I ran Sho-Shot, I held the license, but the company was owned by a guy from Vancouver, I heard about a new startup and considered reaching out. I never did because the Sho-Shot license was pulled back…
Source: Nike Interact Run Quietly introduced on September 18th, the Nike Interact Run provides evidence of a discussion I shared when major sneaker industry analysts stated performance running was slow: Why People Should Stop Saying Performance Is ‘Soft or Slow’ 5 years ago, I explained that the 65-dollar Tanjun was a running shoe. While it…
The details on this throwback KD model are amazing. The sneaker is designed to look like a 100-dollar bill. From the blue Swoosh with the 100s inside, to the copper color and picture of KD on the footbed, this is a well-executed retro of the KD3. 0:00 Introduction 3:33 Close Up
Source: Footwear for Women, Men, and Kids | SOREL Sometimes you want to wear something that doesn’t need to be paired with the same brand’s apparel. If you’re wearing a Japanese denim and you need a clean, waterproof boot without a logo disrupting the color of the wash and jacket you’re wearing, it’s nice to…
Source: Menu – Plant Based Heat In the south there are two words which typically wouldn’t be used in the same sentence, vegan and Black Folks. The south is home to fried catfish, chicken wings, pork chops and fried chicken. While there’s an abundance of culinary options in Memphis, the idea that there is a…
The WNBA’s owners officially approved retired quarterback Tom Brady’s bid Monday to purchase a stake in the Las Vegas Aces. Source: Tom Brady’s ownership stake in Aces approved How is the NFL Goat creating an Under Armour connection for the impending WNBA Finals? Brady is a long-time Under Armour athlete. His minority purchase of ownership…
The Sabrina 1 is the latest signature sneaker from Nike. The model is easily the best-looking entry from the brand for any signature athlete in the Swoosh stable, but it does remain squarely in the “Kobe aesthetic” for Nike. Ringing up at 130 dollars places it in the mid-tier product price range with the Luka…
Quick, how many signature sneakers does Damian Lillard have? How many does Giannis have? I’m almost certain you didn’t know the answer right away for either athlete. Dame is on sneaker 8 and Giannis is on sneaker 5. Quick data checks for 3rd party sales on eBay and StockX are difficult to organize. For brevity…
This post is hypothetical. Seeing the new Couriers sneaker in the “panda” colorway inspired me to play with this concept. It isn’t outside of the realm of possibility considering Allbirds partnered with adidas on a sneaker. Source: Men’s Couriers – Natural Black (Natural White Sole) The Couriers creates a compartment for Allbirds, but a compartment…
