What is arguably the most important signature basketball sneaker is being re-released in its most important colorway. Returning in near identical silhouette shape is the ‘Varsity Red’ Air Jordan 1 High. The first Michael Jordan sneaker in its first ever colorway which matches perfectly with the Chicago Bulls uniform should be atop the desired list [...]
Kobe Bryant wasn’t just born with a Nike (or adidas) sneaker endorsement. There was a period before his signature like with the Swoosh that the Black Mamba was trying footwear options out. This latest Huarache release brings back those memories. Add this ‘Lakers’ Air Flight Huarache to the list of (formerly) Player Exclusive sneakers never [...]
Inspired by the unique carpeting at the airport in Portland, Oregon is this new D Lillard 1. Officially called the ‘PDX Carpet’ adidas D Lillard 1, this new colorway was affectionately named that after the former floor design inside PDX airport that has taken on a cult following (seriously search #PDXcarpet in your favorite social [...]
The latest Kobe Bryant sneaker gets its colorway from the shine of the trophy awarded at the end of the NBA Finals. Upgrading the original Kobe 10 upper from open-weave textile to Flyknit, the ‘Rose Gold’ Nike Kobe X Elite and corresponding Kobe five rings t-shirt is directly inspired by the Larry O’Brien Championship. This [...]
Jordan Brand is clearly trying to kill the competition in 2015; which is fitting since it is the 30th anniversary of the Air Jordan line. One of the highest profile releases of this year will definitely be the ‘True Red’ Air Jordan 11 Low. It is only fitting that the most popular Air Jordan colorway [...]
As the Golden State Warriors continue their NBA Playoff push, Under Armour is ready to release a new Curry One colorway inspired by The Bay. For the ‘Dub Nation’ colorway of the UA Curry One, the Golden State Warriors uniform colors serve as direct inspiration. This isn’t a never-before-seen colorway as Stephen Curry wore this [...]
Nicknames use to be a bring proponent in remembering sneaker colorways. The further you go back in time is the more a sneaker’s nickname made sense. Not all sneakers are like that however, and this new Nike Kobe X colorways proves that. Simply called the ‘Fundamentals’ Kobe X, the story goes that the black-and-white color [...]
adidas may be loud about their flagship performance sneakers (like the D Rose 5 Boost for basketball, or UltraBoost for running) but their gems don’t get the marketing spotlight they deserve. As is the case with the latest FutureStar Boost colorway. Taking the iconic “shelltoe” from the adidas Superstar and pairing it was the BOOST [...]
With floral prints on sneakers at an all-time high (seriously, there has been over a dozen basketball sneaker releases in 2015 with flowers on them) adidas crafted up this new pair of the John Wall signature sneaker. Unofficially known as the ‘Floral’ J Wall 1, this navy based sneaker has a textile upper with multi-color [...]
The phrase “one monkey don’t stop this show” comes to mind in reference to this new Nike Kobe X Elite colorway since Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers not making the NBA Playoffs. Swapping the woven textile upper for Flyknit, the ‘Elevate’ Kobe X Elite has a hightop construction for added ankle protection and [...]