Month: May 2021

Nike and its By You platform has garnered many a positive response for its buffet of design options, especially when it comes to the silhouette offerings such as the popular Dunk Low, Air Force 1 Low, Blazer Mid and more. And now, the Swoosh as made room for one of its more modernized models to join in on the personalization fun: the Nike Waffle One.The low-profile shoe is rather simple and sleek in construction, but the Swoosh team has given fans the opportunity to make this sneaker one of more adventurous allure. For its mesh underlays, you have the option to select the standard translucent mesh or go with a more substantial mesh layer that is decorated with all-over tie-dye graphics. Overlays can be remixed with either solid or hairy suede textures, all of which feature a range of color options such as “Off Noir”, “Sweet Beet”, “Key Lime”, “Arctic Orange” and more. Heel clips, outsoles, midsoles, laces, heel clips, and tiny forefoot Swooshes can also be altered to your liking, easily making this silhouette one of the most versatile options the By You platform has seen to-date.If interested, you can start cooking up your own pair right now and purchasing via Nike for $130 USD.On the hunt for more footwear news? Here’s a closer look at the Nike Cortez “1972”.

In 2021, Nike and its Sportswear division have been celebrating the 30th anniversary of two classic models this year including the Air Huarache and the Air Structure. The latter, after being showing off a few of its OG bring-backs, is now getting ready to introduce a new installment for its women’s audience: the Nike Air Structure “White/Hyper Pink”.For this new makeup, the Nike design team makes heavy use of grayscale hues to form a majority of its base layer, which in turn paves the way for the louder accents to steal the show. Mesh layers, along with the leather heel overlays are done up in a crisp white while the forefoot overlays and heel molds are whipped up in “Photo Dust”. 90s-esque accents of “Hyper Pink” and “Turbo Green” pop out in various sections of the upper, the former applying to the Swooshes and tongues while the latter hugs the quarter panel’s overlays. Small notes of purple also come into play by touching down on the eye stays and tongue’s Nike Air branding. Moreover, the molds that border the exposed Air units alternate between purple on the lateral side and pink on the medial.You can expect retailers like Asphalt Gold to launch these come May 15 for €129 (approx. $155 USD).For more sneaker news, check out an official look at Nike’s Dunk Low Disrupt “Kid at Heart”.

Reebok recently brought Shawn Kemp’s famed Kamikaze II back out of the vault, and with summer upon us it’s also begun to re-release the chopped-down Kamikaze II Low. Boasting most of the jagged stylings and retro basketball flair of its high-cut counterpart, the Kamikaze II Low has recently rolled out in a handful of in-line colorways — plus a Dime collaboration last December — and is now set to release in a buzzy “Alert Yellow.” The epynomous “Alert Yellow” hue takes up residence on the back and middle of the upper, and is separated from the forefoot’s “Space Grey” shade by a jagged black overlay with yellow contrast stitching. Tongues are done up in yellow as well, with heels boasting a black overlay of their own. Branding is handled by Reebok’s Vector logo on the forefoot, tongue and heel alike. Down below, black, gray and yellow reunite on the midsole, and outsoles loaded with DMX cushioning complete the look.The Reebok Kamikaze II “Alert Yellow” is available now on the Reebok Japan webstore, priced at ¥16,500 JPY (approximately $151 USD), inclusive of tax. A US release has yet to be announced.For more footwear news take a look at the latest installment of HYPEBEAST’s Sole Mates series, featuring Hanni El Khatib and Nike’s Air Zoom Flight 95.