Month: May 2022

Nike has intentions of blessing the market with a considerable amount of new shoes in the remaining months of 2022, but there’s no doubt that the silhouette that will be rolled out the most is the Dunk. The latest to be officially unveiled is the Dunk Low “Certified Fresh” colorway which steers away from the 1985 offering’s traditional materials.Instead of uppers with full smooth leather, the Swoosh design team elected to make this installment with mesh toe boxes, quarters and collars and the overlays with buttery suedes. The former is fashioned with a “Light Smoke Grey” hue while the latter contrasts with a “Photon Dust” tone. In addition, the Swooshes and heel overlays are fitted with solid black and come produced with cracked leather. Elsewhere on the kicks, the tongues and interior liners are styled in white and the midsoles are ornamented with a “Sail” paint job.Nike and select retailers are slated to drop these in the coming months.For other news, the Supreme x Nike Zoom Air Flight 95 capsule has been announced.

We’re patiently awaiting the day that SZA confirms the release date of her highly-anticipated album, but before she blesses our ears with new tunes, she’s opted to bless our feet with new kicks alongside Crocs. Together, the GRAMMY Award-winning record artist and the comfy shoe connoisseurs have pieced together a two-pronged capsule that features Crocs’ Classic Clog and Classic Slide models.From a visual standpoint, each pair has been treated with woodgrain-inspired patterns that take shape across the base layers. The Classic Clogs also come embellished with golden bolts around the heel straps, and this comes decorated with a golden chain link and friendship bracelet-inspired attachment that fittingly spells out “SZA.” The Jibbitz that come packaged with the pairs are a reflection of mental health and the recording artist’s favorite things. You’ll find a brain piece reads “Mental Health Matters,” a water gun, asthma inhaler, Earth, mushroom, recycling logo, fish bait, butterfly and more.The raffle for the SZA x Crocs collab is now open here, and prices range from $40-$70 USD. In addition, the two parties partnered with a trio of Black mental health and positive change advocates and donate to three organizations that provide and/or fund mental health support to those in need. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SZA (@sza)In case you missed it, SZA has also been tapped to headline San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival in August.

There are a select few photographers that have gained recognition within the realm of basketball, and one of those is @koolmac. The Bay Area native-turned LA resident has made a name for himself through his captivating on-court imagery and jaw-dropping videos, and now he’s embarking on a new creative venture — a footwear collaboration with Jordan Brand. The Beaverton-based brand has provided the Air Jordan 36 Low as the canvas, and the expert behind the lens has chosen to nod to his Asian roots by reworking the hoops sneakers with a boba milk tea-inspired motif.Various shadings of green dominate the court-ready kicks as a salute to his affinity for matcha tea, and this is further confirmed by the volt strip that runs along the middle of the lateral and medial sides which comes decorated with repetitive “Matcha Matcha Man” text hits. On the left foot, the tongue swaps out its traditional Jumpman logo with an animated drink character that’s topped off with a Swoosh. A flurry of dots show up on the mudguards, inside the treading and on the insoles to represent tapioca balls, and the laces provide further contrast with their peachy appearance. Additionally, the interiors have been spruced up with green quilted lining to provide a more luxe look and feel.Boston Celtics Star Jayson Tatum recently debuted the sneakers during game one of round two of the NBA Playoffs against the Bucks. It’s unclear if these will be dropping to the public or simply serve as a PE. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cameron Look | Good Looks! ? (@koolmac) View this post on Instagram A post shared by SLAM (@slam)For other sneaker news, a release date has been confirmed for the Air Jordan 1 High OG “Stage Haze.”