Month: May 2022

Very seldom will Jordan Brand participate in any collaborative initiatives unless there is a worthy story to tell. But this season, the imprint is linking up with various creatives in the space to have them share their journeys and affinities through special variations of the Air Jordan 36 Low. After revealing a boba milk tea-inspired installment with Cameron Look also known as @koolmac, the Jumpman family has tapped Crenshaw Skate Club’s Tobey McIntosh to reveal his version of the court-ready model.For McIntosh, the key with his design was to translate elements from his upbringing and his brand onto the shoe. The key components here are the lateral and medial walls, both of which are devised with brown exteriors and rough textures that are symbolic of the apartment buildings that he grew up in. In addition, the heel tabs have been fashioned with cement print to represent how black skaters are the cement that holds the skate industry together, and he places Crenshaw Skate Club acronym on the tongue of the left foot to call out his brand.”The alignment of Crenshaw Skate Club and a basketball sneaker may seem odd. But, Jordan to me is so much more than basketball,” McIntosh says. “Even if you are not familiar with basketball, when you hear the name Micheal Jordan you think of Excellence. That name goes beyond basketball, it can be used as an adjective to describe someone in the highest level of a certain field. You can be the Micheal Jordan of skateboarding, The Micheal Jordan of Engineering, etc. Being able to be aligned with such greatness is surreal. What I strive to do is show all kids that look like me, that they can be Micheal Jordan in whatever they decide to do.Being able to work on this shoe shows that you can accomplish anything you truly set your mind to. A kid from Crenshaw can design his own Jordan shoe. And this project represents just that.”These are a friends and family pair only and will not release to the public.In other news, HYPEBEAST has rounded up this week’s best sneaker releases.

Today’s streetwear industry is home to countless numbers of brands, but few possess as deep of heritage as Stüssy, especially when it comes to footwear collaborations. The streetwear stalwart has tallied up an impressive amount of projects with Nike, and now it’s about to enrich this catalog even further this season with a brand new Air Force 1 Mid capsule.Being that 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Nike Sportswear icon, the SoCal-based imprint was tapped to apply its touch to multiple colorways of the silhouette. So far we’ve seen an official look at the upcoming black and white colorway, and makeup that bears black uppers with snakeskin-covered Swooshes as well as a hemp-infused “Fossil” installment that resembles that of the brand’s low-slung team-up from 2020. Stüssy took to IG to announce that the collaboration will debut on May 13, 2022 in the form of an image that shows the black and white pair turned upside down to empty out a mound of sand. This pair is fitted with Stüssy branding atop the heels, straps and toe boxes.Expect more information regarding the exact colorways that are dropping and pricing to appear in the coming days. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Stüssy (@stussy)In case you missed it, Stüssy and Our Legacy WORK SHOP came together for elevated essentials for Spring 2022.

Nike has made a name for itself over the years for producing some of the most iconic lifestyle silhouettes known to mankind, but every year, it’ll make strides to push the industry forward with the release of new footwear innovations. In 2022, the brand’s Nike Spark Flyknit is expected to debut, and after being teased via early imagery, a tan colorway’s official images have now emerged onto the scene.As you can probably gather from its moniker, this upcoming creation is engineered with a Flyknit upper build. Its woven body is pieced together in a way that leaves the mid-foot slightly transparent so that you can view a tiny Swoosh logo and it splits towards the heel to show parts of the inner bootie. Two-toned embroidered Swooshes are also positioned on the medial side’s toe area. Down below, the sole piece is sculpted with a futuristic feel and is reminiscent of Nike ISPA’s forward-thinking design language. A smaller-sized Swoosh is situated towards the rear, and a spring plate is crammed between two types of foam. This cushioning is believed to be Nike’s new Spark system, but this has yet to be confirmed by the brand.Check out detailed shots of the model’s tan iteration and anticipate a drop to go down in the coming months.In other news, Supreme’s Nike Zoom Air Flight 95 trio has been unveiled.