Originally posted on Housakicks On my way to pick up a couple of orders today, I decided to swing by my local outlet. Most brands use the holiday season to unload their excess inventory; my first stop was the Nike Factory store which was very disappointing, there was nothing in there worth mentioning. I also went…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Originals Forum Campaign I remember in the late 80s people got addicted to Nike Dunks. My entire sneaker world rotated around adidas. I can pull pictures showing me drawing or posing and in every picture I was rocking either the Forum, Top 10 or some adidas drop while everybody…
Originally posted on Housakicks Certain street lingo and traditions are particular to certain neighborhoods; but when it comes to the Bodega, nearly every inner-city has its own brand of Bodega. I come from Togo, a third world country in West Africa and we also have our own local Bodega so it resonates perfectly with me. A…
Originally posted on Housakicks The Juice X Adidas Consortium NMD Racer is supposedly releasing in the Spring/Summer of 2018; the shoes were birthed out of a project with Adidas and trendy brand CLOT in conjunction with Japanese artist Madsaki. You can recognize Madsaki arts all over the uppers of the shoes which feature his signature Alienegra thorns…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Originals Winter AF 1.3 PK & AF 1.4 PK – Scarlet/Shock Purple First, I really don’t rock red and to be honest Red October themed shoes were beat into the ground so much that to see any red shoe became a turn off. In this situation though adidas may…
Pogba doesn’t really register on the North American radar as an influencer, but for adidas he captures an element of creativity that models everything the brand is looking to represent. The explosive Manchester United midfielder is launching the second PP collection with the Three Stripes. The apparel will be limited of course, but in…
Originally posted on Housakicks I was on my way to pick up a few sneakers I oversold on my website earlier this morning and decided to do a bit of a scavenger hunt; what intrigued me the most about the hunt were my findings at the Clarksburg Adidas outlet store in Montgomery County, Maryland. As I…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas connects with Chicago Artists and Creators The alignment of art and commerce is often sketchy at best. Consider the idea that one of the greatest artists of our time doesn’t sell his art. He finds areas, creates guerilla style and disappears without a trace leaving people wondering what is…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Athletics Unveils Latest Reigning Champ Collaboration Featuring New PureBOOST The Reigning Champ series is another addition to the growing apparel line from adidas. The drops always feature premium materials and in the past the footwear was the alphaBounce. This time around the RC adidas collab earns a PureBOOST drop….
Source: KANYE WEST and adidas announce the YEEZY CALABASAS track pant I’m not one to fanboy out over a Yeezy release, but I have to share information when I know people will want to know. While it’s not shoes, this does give fans of YZY a hint that Season 6 is impending. adidas appears to…
Originally posted on Housakicks I don’t know which one is worse, Meek Mill rocking a pair of Nike Uptempo while a poster boy for Puma or V. Abloh with the Yeezy Wave Runner. For the past month and half , the sneaker community has been talking about Abloh’s Nike Off-white collection, and what does he do? His…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Originals Tubular Rise There really isn’t a silhouette that adidas has released in the last year that doesn’t have an element of Yeezy associated with it. That’s not completely true, it just feels that way. The Tubular Rise is a completely new creation from the three stripes, but at…
Originally posted on Housakicks The whole world is impatiently waiting for Nike to unleash the Virgin Abloh X Nike collection which will feature ten sneakers, you can read the details about it in the article below You’ll Be Able To Meet Virgin Abloh At Nike Off Campus Exclusive Event Instagram account holder and designer blkoutln put his genius…
Originally posted on Housakicks In this world that we live in, seldom are the things that can stand the test of time. The Word of God embodied in what is commonly known as the Bible has stood the test of time. A few other things have been able to achieve its great success. Talk to anyone in the…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas and Pharrell Williams Announce ‘Don’t Be Quiet Please’ Campaign This article is not meant to show and promote the gear. It is a continuation of my analysis of why adidas is moving to the forefront of the sneaker market. In the last two years every marketing move adidas has…
Originally posted on Housakicks Adidas has definitely mastered the art of connecting with the current breed of consumers with its myriad of very compelling campaigns. The latest one, the “Don’t Be Quiet Please” in conjunction with Pharrell Williams exemplifies what the brand is all about- what Adidas is basically conveying to the public is, We aren’t just trying…
Originally posted on Housakicks Adidas is not Nike’s biggest thorn like most people think. As a matter of fact both brands have a common enemy: the counterfeiters. And if you don’t believe me, just take a look at how many fake items are currently being unloaded on eBay on a daily basis and you’ll understand, see…
I’ve been stating that I would share more information about jobs in the sneaker industry since I created the “Sneakerhead to Boss Insider Ties: Episodes 10-19” series on YouTube. This is the second job listing I’m sharing. I hope some of you who are aspiring to enter the sneaker business beyond flipping benefit from this…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Athletics unveils new Z.N.E. Pulse Collection, the first apparel range to be inspired by athletes’ heartbeats adidas isn’t relying on classic tracksuits to carry the weight of the brand. They are utilizing new production techniques to generate athletic apparel that is given a personal, but technical application in the…
Originally posted on Housakicks The Adidas Yeezy 700 Wave Runner sold out on YeezySupply and are now reselling on eBay for as high as $900. I will admit that I’m surprised these actually sold out. Not only were they hideous but they were also overpriced at $300. On Saturday when they initially released, they were still available on…
Originally posted on Housakicks Damian Lillard has become my new favorite active player- he is a scoring machine with a very strong psyche. In a league dominated by the concept of ” Super Teams” , he is like a diamond in the rough, and his signature shoes pack a lot of stories with them. I can’t…
Source: adidas Originals = PHARRELL WILLIAMS Tennis Hu Part II Herzogenaurach – July 2017 Pharrell Williams continues his collaboration with adidas Originals this month, presenting four new iterations of his signature Tennis Hu silhouette in a range of bright, seasonal palettes. Retaining the shoe’s clean, summer-ready design, each shoe in the latest release features a…
