Month: July 2023

Balenciaga broke the Internet with the unveiling of its heavily-distressed Paris Sneaker, and now the pair is back with a grunge twist.Taking both its high top and mule Paris Sneaker styles, the Demna-helmed house uses black canvas that’s distressed all over, sporting cuts, fringes, fraying, and scratches across the uppers. To take the pair to the next level, Balenciaga then pierces the sneaker in a haphazard manner, using nipple bars and circular septum hooks decorated with either spike or ball attachments.Elsewhere, we find scratched-out rubber toe boxes, Balenciaga branding on the toe bumper and on the gum-toned outsole, EU size embossing on the rear, an eight-eyelet and five-eyelet lacing system on the highs and lows, respectively, and branded insoles.Both pairs are available from Balenciaga’s regional China Mainland website now, retailing for approximately $1,100 USD to $1,265 USD.In other news, Nike has decked its Cortez in “Fir” green.

It feels like ages ago since Ye and his adidas crew were shutting down the streets of Chicago during NBA All-Star Weekend 2020 handing out free pairs of the inaugural colorway of the YEEZY QNTM. Over time, the silhouette and its basketball counterpart have gradually lost their appeal, but it’s ready to try and regain its momentum this year by dropping in colorways. And this vibrant orange installment is the latest to be officially revealed by the Three Stripes.For this design, Ye skews to the more playful side of the color wheel calls a traffic cone-esque orange to do most of the heavy lifting. It covers the tongues, collars, side panels, laces and toe tip overlays, the latter of which are styled with a more fluorescent hue. The silhouette’s wavy side streaks are translucent but become paired with curvy black patterns in the background for extra contrast. Save for the orange filling that covers the heel area, the midsoles are treated with a see-through build.No official release information has been announced yet, but expect adidas and select retailers to launch these sometime within the upcoming months.For other news, adidas has prepared the YEEZY SLIDE in similar “Granite” and “Slate Grey” colorways.

Parris Goebel’s renowned work as a choreographer and dancer has garnered global recognition as she’s choreographed for music industry titans such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Jennifer Lopez and more. And now the founder of Palace Dance Studio is slated to step foot into the footwear sphere as her forthcoming Nike Dunk Low collaboration has officially been revealed.Her collaborative makeup is designed with a playful and vibrant color palette. A “Playful Pink” hue stands out across the upper layer as it disperses to the glossy overlays, and this is offset by smooth leather toe boxes, collars and quarter panels that are dripped out a “Bronzine” paint job. Swooshes sport a “Clear Jade” hue while the Swoosh-shaped lace dubraes are covered with a golden finish. Goebel takes a page out of Travis Scott’s sneaker playbook here and reverses the Nike branding on the tongues and heels. Additionally, Nike calls out the talented dancer by placing “P” and crown logos on the insoles.Look for this Parris Goebel x Nike Dunk Low collaboration to release via Nike and select retailers come October 9 for $125 USD.Elsewhere in footwear, a heel shot of the forthcoming Powerpuff Girls x Nike SB Dunk Low has emerged.