Nobody knows sneakers better than the boutiques around the world that sell them. Source: Talking Shop: The Best Boutique Collabs From Atmos, Undefeated, and More I subscribed to Stadium Goods YouTube this morning. I typically overlook the channel and I kind of fall into the routine of clicking on Complex’s YouTube shows and I also…
All-Star, rapper, father, brother and son. Designed to embody all facets of Damian Lillard’s creativity and persona, adidas Basketball today officially unveils Dame 6. The latest edition of Dame’s sig Source: adidas Spotlights Damian Lillard’s Creative Identity on & off the Court with Dame 6 Dame beefed with Shaq over the summer, but adidas was…
Founded in Tokyo in 2006, White Mountaineering is the brand of Japanese designer Yosuke Aizawa. Taking the great outdoors as inspiration, Aizawa and his team use functional, high-performance textiles Source: adidas Originals x White Mountaineering FW19 Collection adidas has seen the empty space created by Outdoor companies and they have been building the Terrex line…
Source: The Fine Game Plan Project + Exec is a new series where I’ve decided to seek out footwear executives who are minorities (Black, Latino, Indian, Native American, Asian men and women) who are doing some dope work, but are being overlooked by the larger media outlets. It’s my small part. I really hope you look…
PS821 is an independent footwear brand founded on the belief that exclusivity should be inclusive and that individuality and authenticity lie at the heart and “sole” of style. 7 Days No Nike is not a shot at the Swoosh. After Nike’s latest quarterly report it’s clear the company has command of the entire sneaker industry. What…
Project + Exec is a new series where I’ve decided to seek out footwear executives who are minorities (Black, Latino, Indian, Native American, Asian men and women) who are doing some dope work, but are being overlooked by the larger media outlets. It’s my small part. I really hope you look more into the brands and…
Originally named Atlas18, CODDI™ is the brainchild of Pensole graduate, Matthew Walters. Matt developed footwear for Under Armour before taking the extremely difficult dive into brand ownership. I realize how difficult this is so I had to take the time to ask a few questions. This Project + Exec will give you some insight into…
Here are the 25 schools Brooks Running Company will give Booster Club grants to this year. Source: Brooks Running Gives Booster Club Grants to 25 High School Teams – Brooks Blog From 2005 to 2016 I owned Sho-Shot and ARCH. Yeah, I know you’ve never heard of those companies or the shoes I made….
Enda makes the world’s greatest running shoes. We build them in Kenya, the home of running greatness. Source: Built in the Home of Champions Project + Exec is a new series where I’ve decided to seek out footwear executives who are minorities (Black, Latino, Indian, Native American, Asian men and women) who are doing some dope…
photo via Kith.com The rise and fall of the G-Unit and S. Carter footwear from Reebok is an interesting approach to the current discussion on sponsorship and influencer marketing. In the early 2000’s before the Jordan Retro trend even began, Reebok still had some sway in the public eye. They had AI, MJ was a…
SUEDE CHAINS Source: SUEDE CHAINS There are a ton of us who love sneakers and love Hip-Hop. We all can speak in great detail about discovering Puma while listening to Planet Rock and trying to breakdance like the Rock Steady Crew. Less than a week ago I was building with a peer on LinkedIn and…
Inspired by the food we love so much, the “Sherbet Source: Grid 9000 HT I recently questioned if Saucony is exiting the lifestyle market. The brand that delivered 3 of my top 40 sneakers of 2017 had done very little with their retro line of runners. Last year the brand shined with releases like…
The Top Selling Shoes List for Q1 2018 was released. This list is only compiled by one company and as such it lends itself to a lack of explanation as the company seeks to gain consulting opportunities based on the data. What happens is there is never a why listed and rightfully so, people have…
Source: https://www.salomon.com/us/ Project + Exec is a new series where I’ve decided to seek out footwear executives who are minorities (Black, Latino, Indian, Native American, Asian men and women) who are doing some dope work, but are being overlooked by the larger media outlets. It’s my small part. I really hope you look more into the brands…
Source: http://www.khalilidris.com Project + Exec is a new series where I’ve decided to seek out footwear executives who are minorities (Black, Latino, Indian, Native American, Asian men and women) who are doing some dope work, but are being overlooked by the larger media outlets. It’s my small part. I really hope you look more into the brands…
The sneaker market is also failing to understand the shift in demographics of “sneakerheads” and they are excluding the market that invented the term and still participates in it. I wrote this quote in response to an analyst who constantly states that sneakerheads are a niche group who exist in an echo chamber. That analyst…
Source: http://oth-paris.com/en/ If you take a moment to look through the category on this site named Dope S–t I Like, you’ll find about 16 pages with about 18 posts per page. That’s about 288 posts on things that I think are exciting projects. A number of those posts are on new sneaker companies. I began…
Source: http://us.tretorn.com/index.php/andre3000/ Andre 3000 is every rapper’s favorite rapper and a lot of us who enjoy Hip-Hop music that celebrates musicality and lyrics still place OutKast as the most important duo in music history… not just Hip-Hop. From the moment Southernplayalistic dropped in ’94 (a year of classics in Hip-Hop), everyone knew OutKast was something…
The first sample came back for the next ARCH shoe. After my daughter and I came up with what we thought was the perfect blend of athletic and casual I knew I had to cross my fingers and hope for the best since paying for the sample meant I was at the mercy of the…
Source: ADIDAS ORIGINALS DEERUPT First, adidas has a delivery date of March 22nd. This shoe has been on the wall in Foot Locker stores for almost a month. The shoe didn’t have a launch date so the stores placed them on the shelves once they arrived. I state this to say that I’ve seen the…
photo via Jordan Brand It should be noted that as a sneaker site ARCH probably has more relevant articles regarding women’s sportswear than any sneaker site in the world. The reason for this is because I owned a sneaker shop. It was a digital sneaker shop with a physical location for shipping and receiving, but…
It’s the first running shoe to feature Nike’s latest foam technology that’s designed to cushion the impact of each stride and offer the energy return needed to stay fresh late in a run. It will be available February 22. Source: Meet the Nike Epic React Flyknit In October of 2017 Nike laid down a…
