The Flint Air Jordan 13 was never donned by MJ, but remains one of the most popular colorways in the Jordan Brand line. The smooth grey suede and the navy mesh upper with the classic Cat’s Eye logo at the heel is one of the shoes that consistently releases and is sold out immediately. A…
San Diego Blessed Track Team headed to AAU Nationals (2014) wearing the ARCH Pitt yellows I took a lot of minutes trying to figure out the title of this post. This is not going to be easy to read, and it goes against my decision to look solely at how Nike, adidas and Under Armour…
The Air Jordan 6 Retro GS DMP captures the style and quality of the original DMP Pack. The shoe arrives in a black and gold box, even in the GS version. The championship dogtags are included and the footbed has the 2020 logo with the Jumpman. Sitting on top of an icy translucent outsole, this…
pic from Reebok I finished my most recent book and released it a week ago. The book begins as a discussion on resale site StockX and then shifts into the opportunities for startups, entrepreneurs and reemerging businesses in the sneaker industry. As with any of my writing, this book can cross categories. It’s not just…
As New York City enters Phase 2, George Billis Gallery will now be offering private viewings for Art of the Sole. Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm 525 W 26th St, New York, NY If you would like to set up an appointment to view Adam‘s collection of sneaker paintings or if you would like additional information, please contact us here. ___ See below…
Visit the AAFF site In true fashion, I arrived to the Zoom Conference late… Don’t laugh at that. If you laugh at that you are reinforcing stereotypes of Black people. Here is the problem though, Black people reinforce this stereotype themselves. I’ve done it and didn’t even think about it. I’ve utilized the phrase “CP…
The Air Jordan 4 Retro Court Purple is inspired by a series of Air Jordan 1 sneakers called the metallic pack. The shoes arrived in red, blue, purple, yellow, orange and purple. The primarily white uppers accented with a pop of metallic color on the uppers. Here the purple shows up on the lace tabs…
ANTA’S DIVERSE LA DESIGN TEAM 3yrs ago ANTA (China’s #1 Footwear Brand) allowed me to compile the most diverse footwear design team in the industry. … 10 comments on LinkedIn Source: Sean OShea on LinkedIn: ANTA’S DIVERSE LA DESIGN TEAM 3yrs ago ANTA (China’s #1 Footwear | 10 comments I’m in the process of…
The Uptempo line was Scottie Pippen’s hybrid forward/guard footwear that helped one of the greatest players in NBA history become a champion. The giant Max Air cushion allowed for Scottie to throw down dunks on big men like Patrick Ewing, and allowed Pip move quickly enough to navigate the Triangle as a Point Forward. The…
The Air Max Force CB made for Charles Barkley was one of the best basketball shoes designed in the 90s. Originally released in 1993, the Max Air cushion provided a sturdy platform for the Round Mound of rebound to snatch boards and throw down rim rattling dunks. Seriously, this was one of my favorite shoes…
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3012dBX Apple Music: Vince Allen on Apple Music Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4w5xw14MY5tU6P71nh49iA Spotify: spotify:album:4w5xw14MY5tU6P71nh49iA ‘Just How It Is’ is the seventh track on Vince Allen’s new album ‘No One’s Watching’. An unintentional protest song, it was written long before the current Black Lives Matter protests. Album: No One’s Watching Label: CBP Music Songwriter: Vince Allen Distributed…
Social media and websites for Adam Port: https://adamport.com/ https://www.instagram.com/artofadamport/ https://youtube.com/artofadamport https://twitter.com/@artofadamport Adam Port is an artist based in NYC. His choice of painting is Photorealism. The artform recreates images with a photo level quality that is amazing. Prior to the quarantine Adam was launching a series named Art of the Sole at the George Billis…
This new Air Jordan 1 Mid looks a lot like the SB NYC to Paris Defiant. This is a quick look at the model in both men’s and GS sizing. Buy the Men’s on eBay Buy the GS on eBay
The Air Jordan 1 Low drops in women’s sizing in the classic UNC colorway. The lining is satin and the leather is soft at the toebox to create a more comfortable version of the 1. Buy on eBay Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XVkJu3
Source and picture from adidas: CREATING LASTING CHANGE NOW The picture above is from the adidas website. I wrote this after reading about and listening to the accolades placed on sneaker brands for working on problems with workplace racism. Systemic racism prevents the ability to educate where it’s needed the most; with White people. White…
The Air Jordan 1 Mid is continuing to get more additional colorways and is becoming the Chuck Taylor for Jordan Brand. This model takes on the traditional Bulls colors with a bit of a twist on the Black Toe 1. The Mid doesn’t have soft leather like the High OG, but this is a solid…
The adidas UltraBoost remains one of the best shoes adidas has delivered. The good thing is a lot of people aren’t buying them as fast as they used to, so they are on sale in a lot of stores. The shoe still features Primeknit and the Boost cushioning, but at a deep discount the value…
https://www.comunitymade.com/ “I HOPE TO TEACH YOU SO MUCH OF WHAT MY FATHER TAUGHT ME, BUT I PRAY THAT YOU LIVE IN A RADICALLY DIFFERENT WORLD FROM THE ONE THAT HE AND I HAVE INHERITED.” – Clint Smith You know him, the man who taught you about the world when you were growing up. Father’s Day…
Visit https://arch-usa.com for in-depth discussions on the sneaker industry. The NMD Transmission Pack delivers a bold colorway with contrasting white and blue seam taping along sections of the upper, black with white dash shoestrings and subtle black blocks on the midsole for a vivid red version. The logos are printed on the midsole and at…
AndThem is the creative agency. https://www.andthem.com/ GoodThin.gs is the social impact driver. https://www.goodthin.gs/ NinetyNine Products is the in-house brand. https://www.ninetynineproducts.com/ I was able to catch up with Bri Laboss of the three pronged creative agency And Them to discuss NinetyNine Products. Bri is what I label the Chief Everything Officer she takes on a variety…
Antonio Jones and his daughter #minimogul I got a chance to sit down and Zoom rap with the founder of RFCC (Rough Feathers Clothing Company). RFCC is based in Memphis and Antonio Jones is not just the founder, he is also the designer, warehouse team and website designer. He works full time as a graphic…
AndThem is the creative agency. https://www.andthem.com/ GoodThin.gs is the social impact driver. https://www.goodthin.gs/ NinetyNine Products is the in-house brand. https://www.ninetynineproducts.com/ I discovered NinetyNine Products while researching my new book Sneaker Resale & Retail in the New Normal. I was writing about smaller brands on the website to bring light to the amazing work startups were…
