Today, Nike announced the Nike Ease Challenge, which invites designers, engineers to help all athletes to live more active and independent lives. Source: Nike News – Igniting Footwear Design Innovation For Athletes of All Abilities I always appreciate it when footwear companies present opportunities for designers. If you are into creating here is an opportunity…
Men’s shoes should, ideally, embody a marriage of substance and style, according to Gordon Thompson, creator of the inaugural line of George Brown Bilt footwear. Source: Former Nike, Cole Haan creative director launches mens shoe line – Chicago Tribune I wanted to share this interview for two reasons, inspiration to aspiring menswear designers and just…
Nike Basketball’s new film kicking off its season-long Come Out of Nowhere journey was directed by Mark Romanek in Cleveland and Los Angeles. Source: Nike News – Nike Basketball Opens Season With “Come Out of Nowhere” Campaign These posters are classic Nike and another reason why the brand will establish the importance of Nike Basketball.
The updated Pro Leather is a contemporary take on an iconic basketball silhouette, newly enhanced with Nike technology. Source: Nike News – Converse Reintroduces the Pro Leather ‘76 Mono This is personal for me and Nike and Converse are making sure that I buy something this fall. Since I’ve put ARCH on hiatus for making…
We’ve joined forces with Boston-based New Balance for the Danner x New Balance “American Pioneer Project,” which includes the New Balance MiUSA 585 and Danner Light Pioneer boot. The collection is a celebration of two authentic American brands, on opposing coasts, creating two premium, domestically manufactured models that represent the spirit of American craftsmanship, heritage…
Kith designer Ronnie Fieg has an Adidas Ultra Boost Consortium collaboration in the works — and this is the best look yet. Source: An Early Look at Ronnie Fieg’s Adidas Ultra Boost Collaboration | Footwear News In my attempt to prove why Ronnie Fieg could IPO, I needed to share pics of this upcoming release…
Alright, I finally picked up Venice after grabbing Malibu and while Malibu temporarily bumped Raleigh Ritchie from rotation, this song right here… Dope as F–k. Click the links and go buy this damn album and thank me later. In the meantime peep the live session on NPR from March 2016.
Source: jwdanklefs: Epitome x Saucony Shadow 5000 “Righteous One” x Ultra Boost sole swap One of the illest looks for a Saucony I’ve seen and not just because of the BOOST… although that does bring a certain level of hype to the shoe. Use the source link to visit Danklefs’ website to check out more…
The Chuck Taylor All Star II Moon features a digital moon print and werewolf footbed graphic atop a glow-in-the-dark outsole. Source: Nike News – Shoe Stream The iconic Chuck Taylor is getting some serious love from Nike. The shoes are featuring Nike graphics and storytelling endearing it to new fans on every release. It seems…
The Golden Child took over 6 months, to engineer, source and construct to get to where we are today. To date, we can officially say this is THE MOST difficult shoe we have ever constructed (and hopefully ever will). Source: LASCO Golden Child I remember when LASCO first dropped. I admired their Made in the…
DeAngelo LaNarde a.k.a @TonyD2Wild Source: Originators Only In continuously looking for content that establishes my goal in helping sneaker lovers go from consumers to owners, I keep finding this great info. One of the things on my list of top 10 things to do to go from Buyer to Boss is marketing. Another is creating…
Applications for #CupidsCup business competition now open! APPLY NOW at http://www.cupidscup.com Source: Cupid’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition This should be right up some young sneakerheads’ alley… if they are enrolled in college. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is promoting the 2017 Cupid’s Cup competition. What is this? The answer is below. If I could cut some…
Ronnie Fieg continues his strong partnership with New Balance, and becomes the first person to collaborate on the Made in USA 997.5. Fieg presents two models as part of the Mykonos 997.5 collection – Source: Ronnie Fieg x New Balance Mykonos 997.5 Collection – Kith NYC Ronnie Fieg continues to impress with his collabs on…
As part of a unique Nike/Jordan collaboration, Neymar Jr. becomes the first football (soccer) athlete to feature the Jumpman on his boots. Source: Nike News – NJR x JORDAN COLLECTION I don’t know how many times I discuss marketing on this site, but it’s not enough. Nike simply knows how to connect the product to…
I don’t have any tattoos, which is strange when you consider I am ex-Navy and all druken sailors end up with tattoos when they hit the PI or some random country abroad. I’ve always admired the art of tattoo artists. New Balance is obviously a huge influence on me. I actually contacted the US facility…
In the fourth issue of “ASICS Tiger VOICE”, we have Mr. Ricardo Nunes, the head of the SneakersBR, a sneaker website in Brazil. As a leader of Brazilian sneaker culture, he talks about the originality of the ASICS Tiger brand. Source: Ricardo Nunes | ASICS Tiger United States This weekend I thought I had a…
This fall Converse Inc. introduces the Chuck II “Engineered Mesh,” a new take on the iconic Chuck Taylor silhouette. Source: Converse Releases Chuck II and MA1 Bomber Jacket in Engineered Mesh The great thing about the fall is you get to break out those jacket and kicks combos that actually make men a bit more…
580 Outdoor Boot features blown rubber outsole and leather/neoprene upper for protective comfort during winter months. Source: 580 Outdoor Boot – Men’s 580 – Classic, – New Balance – US – 2 I’m not putting any links to make dough on with this. I’m simply sharing this because it only solidifies the point I made…
This new silhouette combines suede with a white divided TR thermoplastic sole that gives the shoe a unique finish. Handcrafted in Portugal with premium Italian materials. Arigato logo on the side in gold. Dustbag included. True to size but if you are be Source: AXEL ARIGATO – Handcrafted Designer Sneakers for Men and Women. When…
Source: Barry Workboot Doing a little research on newly acquired companies allowed me to discover a new footwear company. Naturally I had to drop a Dope ish post to deliver the pics and give you the source link to check out SWIMS. While everyone will be undoubtedly rocking either Nike Lunar Force 1 Duckboots or…
Luxury Leather Goods & Lifestyle Accessories With Down To Earth Aesthetics. Footwear. iPhone 7 Cases, iPad Cases, MacBook Sleeves, Laptop Sleeves, Camera. Source: HARDGRAFT . Leather Goods and Footwear – HARDGRAFT US In my morning browsing I hit up Uncrate to get my tech fix and style knowledge and I ran across these. Talk about…
Source: Shop All – Aimé Leon Dore Aime Leon Dore was established in 2014 by Teddy Santis. I needed to write that first sentence because as involved as I am in the scene, if it weren’t for Kith, I’d have no idea that these simply constructed garments based on the gear I wore or wanted…
