2015

The third (and possibly final) colorway of the KD 7 Elite is about to be available. Directly inspired by the shine of the Larry O’Brian trophy is the ‘Rose Gold’ KD7 Elite. For the Elite version of Kevin Durant’s most recent signature sneaker, an upper entirely made from Foamposite replaces the mesh toe seen on [...]

Signature basketball sneakers are usually the most popular, so it isn’t uncommon to see a player wearing kicks made with one of their NBA co-workers name on them. But what happens when your team is playing the team and you’re wearing the shoe of your opponent? This is the dilemma that DeMarre Carroll of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

When sportswear companies like Nike officially announce sneakers, the pictures tend to have the same type of formulaic composition. Always high quality, just framed in the same angles with a bland background. And that is perfectly acceptable. However there are people who are interested in picking up a pair and whose only option to buy [...]

A lot of parallels can be made between the current state of the music business and sneaker business. Thanks to the internet, information is very widespread and it is harder to keep secrets. Yesterday, alleged pictures of the Nike KD8 started to go around. What started with a single, profile-type shot was seemingly used as [...]

3 weeks ago, LeBron James posted on his Instagram feed (before his annual hiatus from social media during the NBA Playoffs) a picture of him sitting in front of a large promotional black sneaker box with Sprite green trim with the caption: Special package coming soon….. 1-100 #LeBronsMix #Nike #Beats During Game 5 of the [...]

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 [...]