Source: http://oth-paris.com/en/ If you take a moment to look through the category on this site named Dope S–t I Like, you’ll find about 16 pages with about 18 posts per page. That’s about 288 posts on things that I think are exciting projects. A number of those posts are on new sneaker companies. I began…
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JOIN THE TEAM NOBULL is looking for great talent to help build a global brand. NOBULL is a footwear, apparel and accessory training brand. The company is comprised of a small team of bright, passionate, and hardworking individuals. NOBULL’s mission is to create a globally disruptive brand by developing simply innovativ Source: Careers Typically…
Nike developed a term Edit to Amplify to describe how they would stop releasing shoes no one was excited about and focus on a variety of colors of people’s favorite kicks. The Retro 11 has shown up more this year than it has in past seasons; especially in the low cut version. This model was…
This colorway is another drop in a season of shoes from Nike featuring the Coral/Pink theme. The obvious reason is the attempt at attracting more women sneakerheads, but pink has long been a subtle favorite for men in fashion as well. It could be consider more of a salmon, but either way the Penny Air…
The Epic React has been my go to since it dropped two months ago. This colorway is in the second wave of Epic Reacts. This is the more creative colorway of the latest versions: The others are pink and olive. Like the College Navy, in my opinion, the colorway here could have been better. The…
Super Heroic’s mission is to help every child unlock their superpowers through footwear and apparel designed especially for kids and made for all day play. Source: Best Sneakers for Kids – Active Play | Super Heroic Unlike most parents, I’m in the sneaker biz so I constantly have access to shoes for my kids. This…
Source: Sites-NA-Site While Hibbett Sports and smaller chains like DTLR/Villa and City Gear attempt to right their wrongs by developing stronger e-commerce platforms, brands continue to implement moves that solidify their connection to their core audience. The sneaker market entered a promotional environment a year and a half ago and it hasn’t moved away from…
Talk about not paying attention to details. Jordan Brand drops a gem of a shoe at the complete wrong time of the year. The 10 Shadow has almost a premium feel, but for the spring it’s a no go. The shoe already looks and feels like a boot, but an all black and dark grey…
Rihanna and Fenty has forced footwear brands to respect women’s sneaker fans. As soon as the velvet Creeper came on the scene every brand began to respond with their own versions. Velvet has made its way onto OG trainers in this Air Max 97 Luxe. The shoe features both suede and velvet hits with 3M…
Nike’s use of the “Undefeated” colorway shows up on its latest lifestyle sneaker featuring the military green, black and red colorway associated with the successful sportswear shop. The suede is smooth and the pop of the red Max Air cushion makes the 270 as stylish as its been so far. [ebayfeedsforwordpress feed=”http://rest.ebay.com/epn/v1/find/item.rss?keyword=Nike+Air+Force+270+Medium+Olive&categoryId1=11450&sortOrder=BestMatch&programid=1&campaignid=5337944803&toolid=10039&customid=270olive&listingType1=All&feedType=rss&lgeo=1″ items=”5″]
The Air Jordan 32 has been the best recently created Jordan numbered model. This version might be the most collectible version as it takes the Black Cat to the next level with the best on shoe representation of Jordan’s Six Rings. [ebayfeedsforwordpress feed=”http://rest.ebay.com/epn/v1/find/item.rss?keyword=Air+Jordan+XXXII+Black+Cat&categoryId1=11450&sortOrder=BestMatch&programid=1&campaignid=5337944803&toolid=10039&customid=32bc&listingType1=All&feedType=rss&lgeo=1″ items=”5″]
The box earns dopest packaging award. The Retro 9 has always had that worker’s mentality craftsmanship. One of the most street ready versions of the classic Jordan line, this boot inspired version is perfection. [ebayfeedsforwordpress feed=”http://rest.ebay.com/epn/v1/find/item.rss?keyword=Air+Jordan+9+Retro+NRG+Boot+Olive&categoryId1=11450&sortOrder=BestMatch&programid=1&campaignid=5337944803&toolid=10039&customid=aj9nrg&listingType1=All&feedType=rss&lgeo=1″ items=”5″]
This year the investment into sneaker related startups continued a trend that arrived with the initial IPO of Hypebeast and the investment into Campless which became StockX. This year LVMH invested into Stadium Goods and Felix Capital invested into GOAT to allow the acquisition of Flight Club. Tomorrow on April 26th the GOAT App will…
Source: Gary Vee 003 Clouds and Dirt Gary Vee remains one of the most divisive people in social media. The businessman turned Trainer of Entrepreneurs has dropped two shoes with K-Swiss. Naturally the releases haven’t been commercial, but the intent was to establish K-Swiss as a brand that represents the startup culture that is dominating…
The 32 is a pure performance shoe, but with the NRG Italia version Nike has created possibly their most premium release to date. The shoe features a gucci inspired colorway with dark green piping, red hits and a premium white alligator grain leather. The hangtag on the shoe is unlike any hangtag Jordan has produced…
Jordan Brand has taken an extra effort to produce styles for women athletes who are also sneaker culture enthusiasts. Most companies view women’s sportswear as a growth area due to the rise of companies like Lululemon and a host of smaller brands catering to the styles and needs of women. Jordan Brand has initiated a…
During the 2016 Olympics Jordan Brand created an Olympic Pack to celebrate the medals available at the Rio Olympics. There was the Bronze Retro 5, Air Jordan 7 Olympic, Retro 5 Gold Coin, but the highlight was the Retro 11 Metallic Gold Coin. The shoe features a shimmering gold patent leather and white leather upper…
This is my first pair of the Breaking2 inspired Zoom Fly. This version is in Japan (Tokyo) colors and features the carbon speed plate embedded inside of a Lunarlon Cushioning. The shoe also features suede construction under the nylon mesh upper with nods to the Breaking2 event where Eliud Kipchoge almost broke the sub 2…
Source: adidas Originals KAMANDA SS18 I said a year ago that adidas would see a slowdown because far too many of the shoes releasing shared the same running silhouette. While everyone is still touting the growth of the brand, I use a resell analysis to see where a brand is moving and in resell adidas…
The Shadow 1 has always been a highly coveted colorway of the retro 1. The last time the shoe released it skyrocketed in resell making it hard for people to grab a pair. This weekend’s release was more widespread and there are pairs still sitting on the shelves two days after the drop and that’s…
See the inspiring stories of athletes who refused to be denied. Our top training shoes and workout clothes help fuel their unstoppable will. Source: Will Finds A Way | Under Armour I wrote a post a month ago that was more of the same when it came to analyzing the issues with people being drawn…
