Originally posted on Housakicks Jordan Brand has been making some strong statements since the beginning of 2018. The brand’s release calendar has been loaded with nothing but gems, and as the weeks go by, sneaker heads keep getting treated to some of the most striking sneakers they can’t pass up. The Black Cement 3 was a success for…
Question from YouTuber: Chairman7W – Q: Any idea what the braille symbols on the Kobe AD mean? Note the Kobe Code is not braille; it’s a variation of braille developed by Kobe and Avar. I spent last night decoding the Kobe Code on the Black Mamba A.D. I used a number of different sites as…
Marie Odinot, the Nike Footwear Designer who developed the upper of the Air Max 270, the first 100-percent lifestyle Nike Air shoe, shares four details behind the design. Source: Breaking Down The Air Max 270 Upper Nike just launched a breakdown of the upper of the Air Max 270. The shoe is the first sneaker…
Jamming, PUMA’s newest top-of-the-line running shoe. With a form-fitting evoKNIT upper and a high-tech midsole comprised of free-floating NRGY beads. evoKNIT, Free-floating NRGY beads, Translucent TPU encases the multi-coloured NRGY beads, internal 3D heel clip Source: Jamming Men’s Running Shoes, buy it @ www.puma.com There are only so many iterations of footwear that can be…
The USB now stands for Unofficial Sneaker Battle. With so many brands showing up, I’m beginning to see a lot of similarities. This has always happened in footwear, but sometimes brands share things in common with smaller lesser known brands and I feel like I should give you a heads up to give the smaller…
Originally posted on Housakicks I was going to write a post about the current market value of the Air Jordan 18 XVIII White Royal, but I stumbled upon a particular detail that changed the course of my post. To understand the current market value of a commodity, one must first study its availability. So my first homework…
Originally posted on Housakicks When Jordan Brand first released the official pictures of the Air Jordan 1 Gatorade collection, I burst into laughter. The shoes reminded me of popsicles and I thought for sure that they were going to be an outlet commodity within a few months. But I’ve been very astonished with how well they…
Originally posted on Housakicks I’m really thrilled with Nike’s line up for 2018 and I have good reasons why. The Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Alternate Galaxy’, a derivative of the original Foamposite One Galaxy is a testament of things to come in the near future. The Air Foamposite One style was met with a lot of lukewarm responses…
Originally posted on Housakicks Nike’s new mission has been to directly reach the consumer without the help of a mediator, in other words do away with the wholesale distribution channel. I️ wrote earlier about Nike going the Costco route, see it in the link below Nike Is Going The Costco Route And It Makes Perfect Sense…
#1 Saucony 5000 Bricks images via Saucony I know this is the most unlikely brand to land at the top of a top sneakers list. The ‘Bricks’ Saucony has the best level of detail I’ve ever seen in a sneaker. If you can show me a shoe that has the quality and craftsmanship, post it…
#2 Air Jordan 4 KAWS images via Solecollector I know the cost is high, but the KAWS has every element of my grading criteria. A dope story, premium materials, dope packaging and the ability to be a daily wear shoe based on color scheme and look. The most important element? It’s the Air Jordan 4…
#3 New Balance 247 Tokyo Rat images via Sneakernews When you talk about a shoe that changed the game this year the New Balance 247 was an obvious response to the NMD and in my opinion the variations delivered were comparable and actually better considering the cost and look of the CS and R2. The…
#4 Adidas Y-3 Qasa High Dark Green images via Packer This is an homage to the forefather of simple footwear movement. Y-3 was there before the Roshe and is the forefather of the NMD and Yeezy. It still remains one of the dopest shoes on the market. The difference between the other shoes listed and…
#5 Vans x Gore-Tex SK8-Hi MTE images via KITH This was the year that Vans moved from being a counter culture shoe primarily for the skate community, to crossing over into the “urban” market. When a brand becomes worn by more than one community the brand typically sees a serious spike in sales and that…
#6 Diadora Footpatrol v 7000 Macchiato images via KITH Delivered as a pack the Macchiato 7000 will probably be one of those shoes that everyone will look at me and say, how? In my opinion the Ramen could have gone higher, but their are subtle changes on the Diadora that have to be considered. Diadora…
#7 Saucony Grid 8500 Ramen images via Saucony Details. This one is all about the minute details that make sneaker collecting an important cultural event. Saucony understands what it takes to create a beautiful work of art. They don’t quite have the marketing aspect down, but if they ever begin to integrate themselves into the…
#8 Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG – Black/Royal-White images via SBD There are some shoes that stick with you forever. The classic silhouette of the Air Jordan 1 has always been with me. When I was young I drew shoes and when the logo of the Jordan 1 appeared and a local rich kid…
#9 Adidas Day One ADO Ultraboost ZG Clear Brown images via Packer What I think has become a forgotten project from adidas is the Day One collection. The pack featured some of the most streetwear ready performance apparel and hands down the best designed UltraBOOST to hit the market. The Zonal Primeknit upper features reinforced…
#10 Under Armour Curry 4 images via Under Armour I said that the Harden was the only performance shoe on the list. I forgot about the Curry 4. This entry is based on what I think is the most successful rebound and entry into the basketball market in recent years. I do think they have…
#13 Adidas Harden Vol. 1 Black History Month (Arthur Ashe) images via adidas This is the one true performance shoe on the list which is a credit to the Three Stripes for producing a solid first shoe for The Beard. More important is the story behind the shoe. During Black History Month adidas decided to…
#14 New Balance ‘First of All’ Stance 997 images via New Balance Another brand that shows up multiple times in this list when they probably don’t show up at all on others is New Balance. The privately owned brand was one of the strongest performers this year when it comes to the delivery of premium…
#15 Saucony 5000 Chocolate Pack images via Saucony There are moments when you can’t choose between the blue or the white shoe in your closet, so you grab the brown and just roll. For many people who have sneaker/shoe selection issues this is serious business. It’s not that you have to be fly every time…
