Reebok’s co-founder Joe Foster talks brand history Source: Reebok’s Founder: Don’t Drive the Consumer, Let the Consumer Drive You The Source Link provides a quick and concise narrative of Reebok’s history and how in the 80’s the company transitioned into a fitness company driven by all things, women’s aerobics. What the source link fails to…
Source: #Impretty | US The launch of the #Impretty campaign by Under Armour yesterday coincided with Women’s Day, but in typical Under Armour fashion they failed to capitalize on the momentum. It’s as if someone in house simply doesn’t get that viral isn’t viral anymore. You have to pay to play and then you have…
On Wednesday, Adidas ADDYY stock is up almost 9% to $91.90 per share in afternoon trading. The German sportswear giant soared after posting strong. Source: Adidas (ADDYY) Stock Jumps 9% on Strong Earnings and Upbeat Guidance – Nasdaq.com Influencers and analysts are all saying they saw this adidas growth coming. They are all laying the success…
Here is where you can buy my latest and past releases. Click on any album cover art to purchase. Source: Brandon Meeks MusicBrandon Meeks Music Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a big indie music guy. I even have a small record label that I don’t promote on my sneaker stuff, but I will drop…
To design the next Saucony Originals Select release, we walked our home city of Boston for inspiration. Looking up at every turn, we saw rich history and classic New England palettes, but it was looking down that revealed the signature element we ultimately chose as our muse.Saucony Footwear Designer, Source: Saucony Select – Shadow 5k…
Source: Karhu “Porvoo” Pack | Hanon Photo credit: Photos by Berlin based sneaker blogger and photographer @Runnerwally. I have yet to visit Europe although I’ve visited Asia and Australia, my travels haven’t taken me to places like Finland. The Porvoo Pack on the Hanon website may be one of the cleanest sneaker drops in the last…
Source: Puma x Trapstar – SS17 | Hanon Puma is having an incredible year, but let’s be honest that year hasn’t had anything to do with the signing of the Weeknd or the recent deal with Big Sean. Dudes aren’t rocking Puma, women are. In an attempt to attract the same level of fanaticism that…
Source: DIADORA x PATTA S.8000 & 90s TRACKSUIT / Patta While in America the retro style is clearly influenced by pop stars like Rihanna and Kanye, in Amsterdam the influence is where it truly lies, Hip-Hop. I have to repeat at least thirty times when I talk that in the early 90s dudes were rocking…
Source: ASICS Tiger United States ASICS has been consistently involved in the lifestyle market via their retro models and collabs with KITH. The brand was becoming synonymous with Ronnie Fieg and while that’s good for keeping the conversation lively, it can be compared to adidas constantly denying that Kanye is the primary influence behind…
Originally posted on Housakicks Steph Curry is having a quiet season mostly because of the arrival of Kevin Durant; having a prolific scorer on the team like KD means Steph will take a backseat. If you’ve watched the warriors at all this season, you’ll see the ball in KD’s hands when the game is on the…
Originally posted on Housakicks I was kind of surprised that the Fake Air Jordan 1 Chameleon All Star ASW hadn’t emerged yet. I guess the pirate factories are now pacing themselves, they might be waiting for the finished product to release prior to creating the replicas. But even then, they are not quite able to produce…
Nike went cold turkey with the Foamposite line since the royal foam.The Nike Air Foamposite Pro Silver Surfer will break the silence on march 17, buy it now Source: Quick Look At The Nike Air Foamposite Pro Silver Surfer SYBTF? Has been rough lately. That’s because the market has officially settled and there really aren’t…
Source: http://us.puma.com/en_US/collections/collaborations/fenty-puma-by-rihanna Starting with Radiohead’s Creep and transitioning into a Die Antwoord (a group I was introduced to while at one of the Smithsonian museums watching a video exhibit while in DC) song, this presentation of Rihanna’s Fenty is magnificently presented like a Hogwarts fashion show on steroids. I was dead wrong about Puma being able…
The Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%, Nike Zoom Fly and Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 release June 8 at Nike.com and through select retailers. Source: Nike News – Nike Redefines Look and Feel of Fast Running Nike and adidas are both making a push to reignite the performance running market and they are both going towards…
Koio began with a journey: a quest to bridge the finest old world craftsmanship with the aesthetic of young New York. We want to connect the artistry of luxury Source: Our vision | KOIO As a former shoe company owner, I guess I’m not a former I’m just on hiatus, it always amazes me to see…
Originally posted on Housakicks I got up this morning and headed to the mall to pick up a pair of the Black Air max uptempo, and sitting on the display case was the Nike PG1 Ferocity the Bait. I was debating whether to pick them up or not and finally decided to buy them for my “on…
Once upon a time I was pulling down half a million a year in sneaker resale. That time has passed and now I spend my time trying to create a site that gives people as much information about the world of sneakers as possible. It doesn’t bring me as much money as flipping ever…
Get matchy-matchy with your BF, GF, BFF, or whoever. Source: Sleek LA Shoe Brand Clae Is Now Making Stylish Sneakers For All – Uncover Los Angeles I’ve been covering CLAE for a while. The sneaker company has been around since the early 2000’s. I remember when they made what was basically a skate shoe. I…
Feature x Saucony Courageous “Belgian Waffle” ($120) Part 2 of Feature’s “Breakfast Pack” utilizes the same Courageous model seen on the first drop, this time in a … Source: Feature x Saucony Courageous “Belgian Waffle” – PACKER SHOES The great thing about being a legendary sneaker shop is the product you get that has to work…
Forty years of design and innovation for women continues to get better with favored items in more sizes and colors than ever. Source: The Nike Plus Size Collection There has always been an approach to athletics and fitness that disregarded bigger women when the reality is that most women wear a 16 not a 10….
Originally posted on Housakicks I guess Nike finally heard our lament and finally decided to bring back the “Nike Air More Uptempo 96 Asia Hoop Red”. Great was my elation yesterday when I found out the men’s sizes were making a return on April 7. I responded with the it’s about darn time I never actually…
Originally posted on Housakicks I actually wasn’t going to go through with this comparison; I started it on Monday and after looking at the first set of pictures, I wanted to abandon the project. So I remembered a story I was told about a Chemistry professor that made his students dissect a fish, observe it for…
