Month: February 2023

Often times, you’ll see a brand sprinkle in recycled materials with a shoe’s design, wherever the materials are least noticeable, to then showcase front and center in the marketing. However, with adidas’ Made To Be Remade (MTBR) initiative, the conversation of circular fashion is approached. MTBR footwear is worn with love to later be cleaned and shredded, utilizing the resulting materials in future shoes and thus creating a complete cycle.Bringing the approach to one of adidas Orginals’ newest silhouettes — the NMD S1 — the Three Stripes continues its expansion of the project as they seek to replace all virgin polyester with recycled polyester wherever possible by 2024. In its “Core Black” form, a familiar color composition on the sneaker makes an appearance with a nearly all-black look accented by hits of white throughout. These notably appear at the sole — including its MTBR nod — the heel and minimal adidas Originals logo at the tongue.For those interested in grabbing the adidas Made To Be Remade NMD S1 “Core Black,” it is launching via adidas on February 2 at 10am EST at a price of $220 USD.In other footwear news from the Three Stripes, Palace has revealed its upcoming adidas Samba collaboration as part of its Spring 2023 collection.

Capping off an eventful first month of the year, our first look at two upcoming Nike SB Dunk Lows has hit the net. One of which arrives as part of the Nike SB team’s Orange Label division that specializes in essential apparel and footwear for skaters.Known for its carefully crafted colorways, the SB Dunk Low Orange Label series continues with a “Purple Suede” rendition. As the name indicates, a crisp suede in purple appears at the upper, outfitting the overlays, Swooshes and heel tab. Beneath this, a white leather base provides a fitting level of contrast with the shade also appearing at the laces, tongue, midsole and heel branding. Supporting the look, a rubber gum sole rounds out the key details. As for its partner in crime that isn’t associate with the Orange Label line, shaggy suede stretches across its upper. A teal base serves as the backdrop of orange overlays with clean blue Swooshes offering another pop of color. Its construction is then held up by an all-yellow stitched sole unit to complete the look.Currently, no release information regarding either pair has been disclosed. Both are likely to land on shelves in the coming months with the Orange Label “Purple Suede” pair as a skate shop exclusive.In other footwear news, Nike made plenty of noise in this week’s best footwear drops list, spearheaded by the upcoming Union LA x Air Jordan 1 KO Low launch.