Source: New Balance Skowhegan Factory Expansion Groundbreaking Celebrates Company’s Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing and Maine Reshoring is an extremely important aspect of reducing the carbon footprint of sneaker brands. It’s also one of the most overlooked and under-discussed aspects. This is because the production of footwear in the U.S. is almost taboo. Brands have conditioned…
I had a chance to e-mail Dr. Edwards questions about the most important moment in the sneaker industry in recent years. The ribbon cutting for the opening of the JEMS Manufacturing facility elevates Pensole to the upper echelon of any college in the country and places Pensole on par with schools like MIT where research…
Instead of my regular unboxing and close up of the Nike Air Max Flyknit Racer Price: 160.00 Style Code: DJ6106-300 Color: Multicolor The box gave me an opportunity to look at StockX’s policy on box damage. Many people have had problems with boxes being damaged in transit and they have had to forfeit sales and…
Endstate’s Next drop features 1000 NFTs connected to the luxury Drop 2: Statecraft Sneaker. ENDSTATE entered the Web3 and NFT space with an approach similar to RTFKT which was acquired by Nike. The comparison should stop there. ENDSTATE has been extremely conscious about focusing on the blockchain’s ability to tie the metaverse with physical products…
The time it takes for me to choose a pair of sneakers every day, although I don’t work with anyone and my sneakers aren’t even seen, is ridiculous. I love my shoes. I have the benefit of having gone through my brand phases with adidas and Nike. I even have my favorite Jordans, but as…
New Balance sneakers marketed as Made in USA may have up to 30 percent of its parts made in China and abroad. (Reference 1) On 12/20/2021 Cristostomo filed a Property – Personal Property Fraud lawsuit against New Balance Athletics, Inc. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Massachusetts District. The case status is Pending – Other Pending….
It’s been a while since I have attempted to do a top kicks of the year list. I’m saying kicks, because this list will be a combination of sneakers and boots. I took a break from it because I was so deeply involved in resale and writing books in 2019, and in 2020 I was…
Source: Eco Theory Authentic SF | Shop Womens Surf Shoes At Vans I’ve been buying better and more eco-friendly sneakers since I took a trip to the Footwear Innovation Summit in 2018. I was born into a new understanding of sneaker culture, and to be honest, it has created conflict in me since. My primary…
Visit: https://www.beckettsimonon.com/ Song playing in the video: Vince Allen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4TUGs8ctqw I picked up a pair of Beckett Simonon sneakers a week ago. The sneakers are handmade in South America, and feature water repellent suede upper and gum outsoles. They are leather lined and have waxed laces. The style is right up my alley. I wore…
Bellroy is a company that doesn’t require a description. The company crafts some of the most beautiful leather goods on the market. Although every time I see the owl, I think of Drake’s OVO, the brand stands at the corner of innovation and carry goods and accessories. This is a sneaker industry site however, and…
Casual and sporty. Handcrafted with the same meticulous attention to detail as our shoes, the Graham Trainers are the most casual and sporty trainers in our collection. Constructed with water-repellent suede, full-grain leather and recycled PET canvas… Source: Graham Trainers I last wrote about Beckett Simonon last year. I hadn’t revisited the brand until I…
Court shoes, in my opinion, will always mean tennis shoes. The brand I associate with court shoes the most is adidas. Their classic Rod Laver and Stan Smith models remain staples in the brands Originals footwear. The Stan Smith is so iconic, other brands have mimicked the colorway of white and green so much that…
The all black Air Force 1 has been given the dubious honor of being the shoe for covert ops. In other words, if there is some gangsta ish about to go down, and you’re trying to figure out which person you need to watch out for, 9 times out of 10, the person rocking the…
We are proud to reintroduce one of our most iconic heritage models, the Telford. A hi-top with padded ankle support on our XLK cupsole technology with durable improved tread. Lightweight, flexible and comfortable right out of the box. Source: Telford – Red/Navy Suede I know you see the immediate reference to another popular sneaker skaters…
If you remember my custom made shoe from COMUNITYmade, you recall that I designed those kicks with hemp and suede. The material is surprisingly both cool and warm. While it looks a design best suited for the fall and winter, with its Vibram outsole, I do get to wear it in spring and summer on…
In June 2020, we launched our new project in Darwin, Bordeaux: a space to clean, repair, and collect old VEJA pairs and sneakers from other brands. Nadège, our in-store cobbler, thinks about it as “a repair service that meets a need people cannot imagine.” Circularity and sustainability are not the same although both are lumped…
The response to the top 10 alternatives to the Nike Air Force 1 was a surprise. The list has a few retweets and a lot of views on LinkedIn. I decided to go with a more premium white sneaker for this list. The CLAE Malone should be here, based on SRP, but was featured on…
Source: Men’s Tree Pipers – Kaikoura White (White Sole) pictured above Source: Rothy’s RS01 Sneaker in White Allbirds Tree Pipers Rothy’s RS01 Sneaker $95 $175 Sustainability? Yes Sustainability? Yes Half sizes? No Half sizes? No I most recently bought the Saucony Court RFG as my sustainable sneaker option. I also own two pairs of COMUNITYmade…
A year ago I worked on a custom shoe with COMUNITYmade. The premise was to create a shoe that we could possibly release in limited quantities, but Covid-19 hit and the momentum we had created for the shoe waned. That custom we created reminds me so much of this collection from Ronnie Fieg. The seasonal…
Visit: https://www.saucony.com/en/jazz-court-rfg/ Sustainability has been a keyword in footwear, but the reality is for brands to really become sustainable, they would have to change their entire product line and then stop producing as many sneakers altogether. This doesn’t diminish the work taking place and the sneaker industry should celebrate the many small steps taking shape….
Krost is a streetwear company with a mission centered, philanthropic slant. the brand was founded in 2018. 10% of all sales go towards social issues and support a variety of causes. I’m late to the party in learning about Krost and I need to do my diligence, but on the surface it looks like a…
This year I’ve written about a number of independent brands. These brands do a great job of reminding us they are constantly fighting to gain attention. Here are the links to the brands in this video: COMUNITYmade https://www.comunitymade.com/collections/trending-now/products/womens-molino?variant=32956244951124 Brandblack https://brandblack.com/collections/new-arrivals-women/products/womens-capo-shearling-natural Clearweather https://clearweatherbrand.com/ CASBIA https://www.casbia.com/ CLAE https://www.clae.com/products/bradley-high-welt-black-water-repellent-leather Ewing Athletics https://shop.ewingathletics.com/ NinetyNine Products https://ninetynineproducts.com/
