Month: July 2021

It’s been quite the festive Summer for Virgil Abloh as he’s managed to create major news headlines in the realms of fashion and footwear. This is especially true for his initiatives alongside Nike, and after revealing his trio of takes atop the Air Zoom Tempo NEXT% alongside its accompanying apparel for the Tokyo Olympics, the popular designer is in preparation to launch his whopping “The 50” Dunk Low collection this August. And now, the 04 and 06 colorways have just revealed themselves by way of detailed imagery.Apart from pairs 01 and 50 in the capsule, a majority of the pairs are styled with similar upper constructions. The smooth leather base layers are coordinated with a blend of white finishes on the quarters, toe boxes and collars while the Swooshes and overlays are dyed in a lighter gray hue. On the 04 makeup, the second set of laces that weave throughout the upper arrive with a minty teal tone and come complemented with a black hang tag. Hang tags that are placed on the heels are colored with a bright yellow and the midsole mold features a pop of purple.Its release sibling deviates with a fluorescent orange set of laces, peachy hang tags and a golden yellow midsole mold. Additionally, the hang tag out back bears a volt green exterior.No official release date has been revealed just yet but you can cxpect these to drop sometime in August via SNKRS.Elsewhere in footwear news, a closer look at the NBA x Nike Dunk Low “Bulls” iteration has emerged.

Every year, Jordan Brand releases a special Air Jordan 11 in December — and in 2021 that release will be the classic Air Jordan 11 “Cool Grey.” Debuted in 2001 and last retroed in 2010, the “Cool Grey” has long enjoyed status as one of the most popular non-OG Air Jordan 11 colorways, and this second retro aims to provide an accurate re-creation of the 2001 original.Uppers are crafted of signature “Cool Grey” nubuck and given flair by the Air Jordan 11’s iconic patent leather mudguard and toebox, done up in “Medium Grey.” This two-tone grey mixture is offset by thick white rope laces and a white Jumpman logo on the lateral side of the collar. Heel pieces take on “Medium Grey” as well and add Michael Jordan’s #23 logo, while a fabric Air Jordan tag takes its usual place on the throat. Moving to the shoe’s lower half, white Zoom Air-filled midsoles work with icy blue outsoles to complete the look.Though it’s been over a decade since the “Cool Grey” last released, its stylings have been kept alive in the interim by alternate makeups like the Air Jordan 11 Low “Cool Grey” and even the golf-ified Air Jordan 11 Low G “Cool Grey.” However, neither of these releases boasted the high prestige — or high cut — of their counterpart, making the return of the original “Cool Grey” a decidedly welcome one.Look for the Air Jordan 11 “Cool Grey” to release on December 11, retailing for $225 USD. View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi) View this post on InstagramA post shared by FXXKVLOG (@fxxkvlogvi)Elsewhere in the world of basketball footwear, Kyrie Irving has voiced his displeasure with the upcoming Kyrie 8, calling it “trash” in an Instagram comment.

Fresh off his first festival performance post-lockdown at Rolling Loud Miami, Travis Scott is keeping his momentum going strong as he has just unveiled a comedic spot with none other than streetwear icon Hiroshi Fujiwara. The video was posted on IG by the Cactus Jack leader, and it’s designed to promote the forthcoming release of the Travis Scott x fragment design x Air Jordan 1 High “Military Blue” — one of the most anticipated footwear collaborations of 2021.The video totals out to 55 seconds long and opens up with Fujiwara roaming the streets of what appears to be a city in Japan whilst rocking the kicks. He then enters a phone booth and that’s when the frame transitions to La Flame (also wearing the aforementioned shoes) who is spotted out braving the stormy weather to eventually answer the fragment designer’s call. On the phone, they have a brief conversation and it ends with Fujiwara advising Scott to “use a fragment of his imagination” as a cheeky way to nod to their collaboration. The final scene showcases a disgruntled Scott hopping in his wildly styled BMW M3 E30 and it closes out with a Cactus Jack x fragment design x Jordan Brand banner.Peep the full video here below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by flame (@travisscott)In case you missed it, Travis Scott also recently unveiled his newest song titled “Escape Plan”.