The Gen-K Icon Knit pushes the court style category past its conventions with a contemporary spin on a future classic. Source: K-Swiss Icon Knit A few months ago I wrote this article: Can K-Swiss’ Fall ’17 Line Help Them Gain Ground? The question was legitimate as K-Swiss has become the bargain brand at outlets like…
SiteGenesis – Hibbett Sports Source: Hibbett US When I wrote the article below and connected it to older posts I thought that Hibbett Sports would be fading away. No One Paid Attention to Hibbett Sports, Inc. 14% Plunge While Foot Locker Was Flying Since I wrote this I’ve been visiting stores and I’ve noticed that…
This Friday, July 21, Kith will be exclusively launching Daniel Arsham’s first collaboration with adidas Originals, as the duo reinvent the classic New York silhouette. Arsham’s signature design cha Source: adidas Originals x Daniel Arsham New York – Kith Exclusive Launch Daniel Arsham is an artist. adidas in the last three years has been more…
Right now Nike is making the strongest push into Asia. Kyrie has just kicked off his tour of Asia and Cristiano Ronaldo is currently touring there for the first time. During Nike’s last quarterly conference call, their greatest growth was in the international market. NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2017 4th Q and Full Year Results…
Our creative director talks about how motivating it is to train with a team and how the photography of Jamel Shabazz & Danny Lyon inspired our brand campaign. I’ve dropped a couple of posts on York and every few weeks I check in to see what’s happening with the brand. They’ve just released their FW…
Source: Reebok News Stream : Reebok Creates Revolutionary Space Boot for Astronauts Honestly, if it isn’t SpaceX I hardly even check for NASA or anything space related from the US. That may be the entrepreneur in me, or I’m just getting old and I am not as fascinated by space travel as I was as…
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…
arch didn’t get the Clot Vapormax, but here is a video of the Vapormax Flyknit 3 on the arch YT: Subscribe Now Originally posted on Housakicks The Clot Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit is the latest project birthed out of collaboration between Nikelab and CLOT. Clot is known for their 2006 Air Max 1 Kiss of Death which featured a clear…
The battle for a better bra is heading to court. (pic via Baltimore Sun) Source: Lululemon sues Under Armour over $52 bra – Baltimore Sun After launching what I think is one of the best campaigns from UA in the last few years, the brand gets hit for infringement over it’s sport bra. Lululemon, the…
Irving will immerse himself in Asian basketball culture while traveling to Japan, Taiwan and China. Check back daily for new photos and videos. Source: Nike News – Kyrie Irving Tours Asia with Nike Basketball This is actually a very big deal for the Swoosh as the Kyrie remains the top selling basketball shoe for…
The New HyperFam collection recognizes the unique culture of summer basketball in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Manila, Beijing and Madrid. Source: Six New Nike Hyperdunk Low Styles Celebrate Basketball’s Global Capital Cities Nike Basketball may not be performing at the level that analyst desire, but that doesn’t mean that Nike is going to back…
Classic sneaker lacing styles from the 1980s and 1990’s. Style and expression on court at a time when you could count basketball brands on one hand. Source: Playground Laces – air.jordan.com Until today content creation was a battle between Nike and adidas and adidas has been winning. With Under Armour’s #unlikeany campaign they enter the…
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…
The Unlike Any campaign is UA’s first visual and auditory masterpiece. Source: Misty Copeland | Under Armour | US Maybe it’s the MFA in me, or my complete admiration of Saul Williams that has made me a believer in this campaign by Under Armour. Maybe it’s a bit of both. Over the last year I’ve…
Maybe it’s because I recently watched a brilliant British film “Gone Too Far” or maybe it’s because the sound of this song feels like my mood, I discovered Kojey. I have to thank Under Armour because although he’s been on the scene for over a year, I didn’t know who he was until I saw…
Shop Under Armour for all your sports and active wear needs at Amazon.com. Under Armour delivers the best in sports apparel, accessories, shoes and activewear. Eligible for Free Shipping and Free Returns. Source: Under Armour at Amazon.com Under Armour was one of the first major brands to create a Brand Registry on Amazon to help…
Welcome to Amazon.com adidas Shop for adidas men’s and women’s athletic shoes and clothing. Eligible for free shipping. Source: adidas Men’s, Women’s & Kids Athletic Shoes & Clothing |Amazon.com Now that Brand Registry is open for almost every brand and it’s back to school time, you should definitely check out the adidas shop on Amazon….
Originally posted on Housakicks Virgil Abloh and Nike have been teasing us with all types of pictures of their upcoming Off White X Nike JB sneakers. Well sneakerheads aren’t the only one enticed by these pictures, but counterfeiters thrive on limited releases like these. For all I know most sneakers Nike releases are manufactured overseas so the potential…
I’ve written a ton of angry posts about how lackluster Under Armour has been at marketing and creating interest in their brand. Today, my opinion changed. I was browsing Facebook and a Live Stream of the Under Armour Basketball Championship, high school summer basketball, was playing on Facebook. The stream was smooth, nice job Facebook….
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Celebrates the Roots of Venice Beach, CA., with its New Store on Abbot Kinney Content via adidas VENICE, Calif., (July 13, 2017) – adidas today announced the opening of its new store on one of the most vibrant blocks in America – Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, Calif. Opening on…
Content from ASICS Corporate ASICS Corporation will provide gear for athletes from six national track and field delegations during the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London. The IAAF is the world’s preeminent track and field competition, and an important milestone for many elite athletes on their journey to Tokyo…
Originally posted on Housakicks Big T Customs has to be feeling honored right now seeing a major company like Jordan Brand launching a shoe that basically was inspired by his 2015 AJ 5 custom. Well he himself was inspired by the AJ4 white cement so I guess that levels the playing field. But seeing the amount of…
