Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Reveals Manchester United Away Kit For 2017/18 Season adidas’ premier endorser Paul Pogba is featured in the new profile for the Manchester U kit. That’s not the interesting part, what is interesting is that the current retro trend that has been dominating the footwear sales market appears to be…
ASICS announces the opening of the ASICS Tiger brand concept store on Garosugil Road in Seoul’s Sinsa-dong area on April 7, as well as the re-opening of the Onitsuka Tiger flagship store in Seoul’s Myeongdong special district on April 27. ASICS is quietly having a fantastic year. While all of the attention has been heaped…
Sometimes there aren’t any words to write. There is just a link to Kurt Elling so you can buy some of his music and there is just this video below to watch.
Look to the right if you’re new to this site and on a desktop device. You see that logo over that says ARCH Started as a Shoe Company? If you’re on a mobile device scroll down to the bottom and you will see the same link. I have to establish that unlike any other sneaker…
Adidas AG has agreed to sell golf brands TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth to private-equity firm KPS Capital Partners for $425 million, after a year on the market. Source: Adidas Sells TaylorMade and Other Golf Brands to KPS for $425 Million A few months ago TaylorMade added Tiger Woods to the roster and I noted…
– The Detroit-based company launched its online secondary market for sneakers in February, 2016; company expects to pass $100 million in gross merch Source: StockX Adds Watches and Handbags to World’s First “Stock Market of Things” Wait a minute… what? Our new favorite place to push our high end kicks just added handbags and…
Originally posted on Housakicks The Pure Money 4 will release officially on Saturday May 13; fake pairs of the shoes were out months ago but I was waiting for the official pictures to do the comparison. These Fake Air Jordan 4 pure money are by far the worse pair of replicas I’ve come across. For those…
Amazon acquired Zappos because the platform did not have the backend in place to sell footwear. I joined Amazon in 2011 after selling at local flea markets and in locally owned shops in Memphis. When I launched in 2011 it was late November. By December 31st I’d earned over 40,000 dollars with very little experience…
Source: How Will Peak Sport launching China’s First 3D Printed Sneakers Shape Additive Manufacturing? – 3DSHOES.COM Peak has some of the NBA’s best players as endorsers, Dwight Howard and Tony Parker both wear the basketball models from the brand. While many Americans have never heard of the brand, Peak is one of the more successful Chinese…
The ACG.07.KMTR launches May 18 on NikeLab.com and at NikeLab retail locations. Source: Nike News – Shoe Stream Yesterday when Nike released pictures of its upcoming ACG drop from NikeLab, I noted that the brand had toned down the ACG release by introducing a monochromatic Summer 2017 collection. The black and white (mostly black) lookbook…
The lookbook for the third collaboration between Just Don and the Air Jordan 2 for Mother’s Day 2017. Shot by Julian Berman Source: Don C X Air Jordan 2 Is it me or is Just Don looking like Marley Marl? I’m half expecting to hear The Sympony when I see him. Seriously, the lookbook for…
A look at the beginnings of Jordan Brand’s 1989 Air Jordan 4 release – designed by Tinker Hatfield and coveted by sneakerheads worldwide. Source: The History of the Air Jordan 4 Craig Ehlo… that’s the name that always pops in my head when I hear or see the Air Jordan 4. I can see Jordan…
The latest ACG apparel launches May 18 at NikeLab.com and in NikeLab doors. Source: Nike News – NikeLab’s SU17 ACG Collection Speaks Volumes While adidas has completely transformed the sportswear industry by storming forward, Nike has been attempting to repair the gaps they left open that allowed the Three Stripes to jump back into contention…
Originally posted on Housakicks These days it’s really hard to know what JB might be concocting; there has been an ever-increasing number of collabs between brands and it seems to be the “in thing” now. The Kaws 4 released a couple of months ago, and while doing my routine internet search today, I came across a…
Runtastic CEO Florian Gschwandtner puts his suit and tie in the closet and encourages workwear that reflects your lifestyle. Source: Athleisure: Here to Stay I used Runtastic prior to it being acquired by adidas. It was a great app that allowed me to monitor my workouts and quickly share whatever stats I had to social…
Originally posted on Housakicks I still don’t understand why JB hasn’t brought back the Mocha 3, the Black Royal 18 and Ginger 16 yet. There is literally no excitement anymore on my part when I see the upcoming line ups and the Air Jordan 11 White Midnight Navy isn’t going to be the exception. They are supposedly…
Introducing the Speed Ignite Netfit by PUMA® Source: Netfit Lacing System Running Shoes | PUMA® Puma has been dropping some very nice collabs and sneakers lately. Their latest attempt at establishing their importance to the footwear market is the Netfit. A fitness trainer that features a layered upper with Netfit Tech that allows you to…
Jason Markk breaks down how he keeps his white kicks, like the Pure Money AJ 4s, looking crisp over summer. Source: Jason Markk – Keeping White Kicks Fresh You have to click through to peep the video discussing the cleaning of the shoes and to read a long detailed interview of keeping your shoes fresh….
Some believe it’s impossible, but barriers exist to be broken. Follow Nike’s quest to break the sub 2-hour marathon barrier and watch it live. Source: Just Do It. Unlimited Potential Eliud Kipchoge, Eliud Kipchoge, Eliud Kipchoge, I’m saying his name 3 times in hopes that my legs and body will immediately change to match this…
In back to back weeks Under Armour has been the brand behind two of the biggest boxing matches in the last few years. While boxing is a niche sport and many people have abandoned the sweet science for MMA and UFC, when you get fighters like Alvarez who beat Chavez Jr. last night and…
Nike presents: Breaking2 Source: #Breaking2 I signed up for the live tweets from Nike on #Breaking2. I started watching on my phone and it’s the first time I’ve ever, I mean ever been engaged in a distance running event. I think this is possibly one of the most important technological events in history and will…
These are the pacing and fueling techniques that will help to guide Lelisa Desisa, Eliud Kipchoge and Zersenay Tadese to the first-ever sub-two-hour marathon finish. Source: Nike News – Unpacking the Breaking2 Race Strategy The planning and effort that is involved in the #breaking2 Race is on par with any technical engineering you might read in…
