#2 Air Jordan 4 KAWS images via Solecollector I know the cost is high, but the KAWS has every element of my grading criteria. A dope story, premium materials, dope packaging and the ability to be a daily wear shoe based on color scheme and look. The most important element? It’s the Air Jordan 4…
#3 New Balance 247 Tokyo Rat images via Sneakernews When you talk about a shoe that changed the game this year the New Balance 247 was an obvious response to the NMD and in my opinion the variations delivered were comparable and actually better considering the cost and look of the CS and R2. The…
#4 Adidas Y-3 Qasa High Dark Green images via Packer This is an homage to the forefather of simple footwear movement. Y-3 was there before the Roshe and is the forefather of the NMD and Yeezy. It still remains one of the dopest shoes on the market. The difference between the other shoes listed and…
#5 Vans x Gore-Tex SK8-Hi MTE images via KITH This was the year that Vans moved from being a counter culture shoe primarily for the skate community, to crossing over into the “urban” market. When a brand becomes worn by more than one community the brand typically sees a serious spike in sales and that…
#6 Diadora Footpatrol v 7000 Macchiato images via KITH Delivered as a pack the Macchiato 7000 will probably be one of those shoes that everyone will look at me and say, how? In my opinion the Ramen could have gone higher, but their are subtle changes on the Diadora that have to be considered. Diadora…
#7 Saucony Grid 8500 Ramen images via Saucony Details. This one is all about the minute details that make sneaker collecting an important cultural event. Saucony understands what it takes to create a beautiful work of art. They don’t quite have the marketing aspect down, but if they ever begin to integrate themselves into the…
#8 Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG – Black/Royal-White images via SBD There are some shoes that stick with you forever. The classic silhouette of the Air Jordan 1 has always been with me. When I was young I drew shoes and when the logo of the Jordan 1 appeared and a local rich kid…
#9 Adidas Day One ADO Ultraboost ZG Clear Brown images via Packer What I think has become a forgotten project from adidas is the Day One collection. The pack featured some of the most streetwear ready performance apparel and hands down the best designed UltraBOOST to hit the market. The Zonal Primeknit upper features reinforced…
#10 Under Armour Curry 4 images via Under Armour I said that the Harden was the only performance shoe on the list. I forgot about the Curry 4. This entry is based on what I think is the most successful rebound and entry into the basketball market in recent years. I do think they have…
#11 Atmos x Nike Air Max 1 ‘Elephant Print’ images via Atmos I didn’t get it when it dropped and I didn’t get it this time around, but that doesn’t mean I don’t respect it and how much it means to the culture. The Atmos will forever be the shoe that combined the Jordan 3…
#12 adidas Originals X Pharrell NMD HU Trail Pack images via SBD To say the NMD was overproduced this year is an understatement. Today I’m less excited about the shoe than I’ve ever been. The recent releases all led me to create a post on the lack of toebox design elements in adidas shoes and…
#13 Adidas Harden Vol. 1 Black History Month (Arthur Ashe) images via adidas This is the one true performance shoe on the list which is a credit to the Three Stripes for producing a solid first shoe for The Beard. More important is the story behind the shoe. During Black History Month adidas decided to…
#14 New Balance ‘First of All’ Stance 997 images via New Balance Another brand that shows up multiple times in this list when they probably don’t show up at all on others is New Balance. The privately owned brand was one of the strongest performers this year when it comes to the delivery of premium…
#15 Saucony 5000 Chocolate Pack images via Saucony There are moments when you can’t choose between the blue or the white shoe in your closet, so you grab the brown and just roll. For many people who have sneaker/shoe selection issues this is serious business. It’s not that you have to be fly every time…
#16 Diadora Ubiq N9000 Philly Cheesesteak images via SN Are you starting to get the feeling that most of my picks are trainers? There is a reason that basketball sales are down. Trainers, running shoes, classic running is just a more comfortable option and it seems that brands take a lot of effort to create…
#17 Nike Air Max 97 Cobblestone images via Nike UK Real quick… I’m about to make an announcement and I’m slightly embarrassed by it, but not really. I’ve never owned a pair of Air Max 97s. That’s because at the time the 97s dropped I was heavy into the Reebok DMX and I was still…
#18 Karhu Aria “Porvoo Pack” -Wrought Iron/Mango images via Karhu If Kanye wears a brand it automatically becomes a hot brand, so a lot of people who had never heard of Karhu associate it with Ye. The reality? Karhu has been a dope performance and lifestyle brand. The Porvoo Pack consists of two different styles,…
#19 Nike SF Air Force 1 Urban Utility images via Nike When Nike decided to recreate the classic FORCE campaign they really changed it up. While the hype around the Special Forces AF1 has died, the initial campaign was just as dope as the original FORCE. In the 80s the Air Force 1 was a…
#20 Clarks Trigenic Evo Cola images via Clarks If anyone has had a chance to listen to my recent podcast with the Shoe-In-Show crew you know I’m a Wu-Tang fan and I’m crazy about Clarks. Wallabees stay in the rotation. This shoe has taken me away from Wallabees and on to another style from the…
Originally posted on Housakicks I was asked to do a quick research on the current market value of the Air Jordan 6 NRG Gatorade Green a couple of days ago. I finally got to it today and wanted to share my findings with you. Let me quickly set the stage though; unlike the White & Orange…
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today reported financial results for its fiscal 2018 second quarter ended November 30, 2017. Source: NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results I find it interesting that the shoe chosen for Nike’s Q2 Fiscal report is the Virgil Abloh Ten Jordan 1. Why is it interesting? The typical picture associated with…
#21 Nike Air Max 1 PRM – Ridgerock / Green images via SBD While everyone celebrated the Air Max 1 during Air Max month this year in various ways, this colorway features tumbled leather and premium suede and easily outshines the Anniversary Pack and the recently released Obsidian. It’s easy to overlook certain Nike releases…
