The list of people having an impact on the intersection of golf, fashion and entertainment isn’t long. One at the top of that list would certainly be legendary entertainer Bing Crosby, who in 1937 started the popular Crosby Clambake, an annual event that brought musicians, actors, celebrities, and professional golfers together for a friendly competition around a sport…
Birkenstock / Tekla – A limited collection of footwear and sleepwear, inspired by the dream-like states that feed creativity. Comprising elevated takes on Birkenstock’s iconic silhouettes and Tekla’s classic designs, all crafted in subtle and saturated colourways. Source: Birkenstock / Tekla The extreme valuation of Birkenstock dampened what should have been a celebrated IPO. I…
This image above is a concept website page I created for this post based on a concept called City Hiking. I built the splash page to show how Merrell could create a subsite for this category. I browsed their regular site (https://www.merrell.com/) and found 5 styles that could crossover into the utilitarian fashion scene. I…
WE KNOW. IT’S A LOT TO TAKE IN. Source: What Just Happened? The love/hate relationship with Nike’s SNKRS app generates the type of engagement brands dream about. Fans on SNKRS miss out on products and the engagement on Sneaker social media skyrockets. Fans win kicks on the SNKRS app, and the engagement propels to an…
There are moments in sneaker culture that rock the foundation of how the entire industry is perceived. Typically, these moments happen when big names leave brands; like Kobe leaving adidas for Nike, or like Kanye leaving Nike for adidas. In most instances game changing moments in kicks aren’t really game changing. When the SNKRS app…
Patrik Frisk was placed into the worst situation of any leader in the sneaker industry. There isn’t another publicly traded sneaker company I can create a top 10 missteps list about covering a 5–7-year timeframe. In March 2020 Under Armour had to borrow 700,000,000 to offset Covid. This happened in Frisk’s tenure but was due…
What are NFTs and how can we determine their environmental impact? Additionally, how can we mitigate this in the age of digitalisation? Source: What Are NFTs, And What is Their Environmental Impact? | Earth.Org – Past | Present | Future When I lived in San Diego, I’d pick certain days to go to Pacific Beach…
The leading creators of virtual sneakers, collectibles and experiences, born in the metaverse, join the NIKE, Inc. family Source: NIKE, Inc. Acquires RTFKT I initially discovered RTFKT in February of this year while researching Beeple’s success with NFTs. I did a video requesting questions to present to the founder of the site SneakerCred, Cash Patterson….
The winterized Air Jordan 14 is interesting. The shoe still has it’s air vents that mimic the Ferrari’s. At the medial and lateral sides of the shoe near the heel are two mesh screens that allow the foot to breath. Those vents allow water to enter the shoe in the rain completely negating the ‘winterized’…
Source: The Black Fives Collection | PUMA The Black Fives became known to me when Nike made a shoe celebrating the team over ten years ago. Nike didn’t really do a great job of storytelling. The shoes were placed on clearance when an owner of an Athlete’s Foot closed his store and combined the sneakers…
Source: FILA Launches a New Women’s Size-Inclusive Performance Collection In this first sentence I have to state openly that I love to see Black women in fitness imagery and copy. Far too often brands utilize what mainstream marketing people assumes will sell gear. This is not to minimize smaller women, or white women, but the…
adidas and Allbirds combined on a conference call to explain their collaborative effort. Following the call, there was kind of a Q&A, but not really. In the discussion we heard a series of talking points about the collab, but questions in the chat went unanswered for the most part. One of the most frustrating things…
Source for pictures: The KOBE A.D. NXT Unhinges Tradition I always wait a few days before writing a report, or response, to information in the mainstream. This gives the talking heads on YouTube and in social media a chance to pontificate and espouse their theories on why or what happened to cause negotiations to come…
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…
Pre-Order my new book “Sneaker Resale & Retail in the New Normal”: https://arch-usa.com/product/sneaker-resale-retail-in-the-new-normal-navigating-the-sneaker-industry-in-a-dtc-world/ adidas is partnering “with Allbirds, as we seek answers on our joint mission to create a sports-performance shoe with the lowest carbon emissions.” This is an admirable task, but is definitely worth a deeper dive. Allbirds is a company built on the…
The new Sole Collector app gives users the ultimate price-comparison tool for buying sneakers. Source: The Sole Collector App Is Here Source: Nike.com and the Nike App are Going Bilingual in the United States In my upcoming book: https://arch-usa.com/product/sneaker-resale-retail-in-the-new-normal-navigating-the-sneaker-industry-in-a-dtc-world/ my goal is to establish that there are opportunities in a world that is undoubtedly saturated…
nnnThe New Balance 650 x No Vacancy Inn StockX IPO is in the books with nearly 14,000 Bids. Read how it went down in our official recap. Source: New Balance 650 x No Vacancy Inn IPO Recap – StockX News Last year I discussed the absence of discussion around the adidas Campus 80s x StockX…
Buy and sell authentic adidas shoes on StockX including the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Cinder and thousands of other sneakers with price data and release dates. Source: adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Cinder Resellers are despised. They snatch up product before regular people can grab a pair for themselves. They use bots, connections with…
Morris A. Modell opened his first store on Cortlandt Street in Lower Manhattan in 1889. Source: Modell’s Sporting Goods to Close All Stores After Bankruptcy Filing When I began writing the book Nike’s Consumer Direct Offense, Amazon & StockX: The Disruption of Sneaker Retail, I floated back and forth on placing “sneaker retail” in the…
Sarunas for most of us plays Dro getting it in on HBO’s Insecure as the man in the “open” relationship. Under Armour has pegged the 6-8 actor/writer as the host of their latest online show, Home Court. Sarunas played ball at Portland State so the discussion of hoops and lifestyle is a natural fit….
Source: adidas Originals ATRIC I haven’t been excited by an adidas release in a long while, but this shoe with its fidget spinner outsole design (I know those aren’t fidget spinners, but they do look like em – Kanye shoulder shrug), is possibly the best release in the last year from the brand. Last…
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IGvNLTQenc Derrick Rose has been maligned and is now considered a journeyman player who should be signed to the league minimum. The former MVP was the shining star of adidas at a time when adidas didn’t have anyone or anything and the brand was basically dormant. D Rose brought some light to the Three Stripes….
