Category: Shoes

Kanye West and adidas’ popular-yet-scarce YEEZY QNTM has appeared in a new “Flaora” colorway. Following up the “Frozen Blue” and “Teal Blue” styles that released towards the tail end of 2020, the “Flaora” boasts a look centered around a rusty bronze tone.This bronze shade appears on the upper’s wavy overlays, where it’s more prominent towards the throat and interspersed with a healthy dose of black towards the midsole. These overlays sit atop a semi-translucent mesh base, and are surrounded by a YEEZY BOOST 700 V2-style gray suede toebox and a black collar. The entire assemblage is bolstered by a smoky black heel clip, which itself descends into the midsole and meets a semi-translucent gray forefoot. Ensconced in this midsole is a full-foot BOOST cushioning setup. Black oval laces provide a finishing touch of detail, and, if the “Flaora” follows in the footsteps of the other YEEZY BSKTBL colorways, the outsole will feature a modified herringbone traction pattern.At the time of writing the adidas YEEZY QNTM “Flaora” has been rumored for a May release, but adidas has yet to make any official announcement. The MSRP will likely be set at $250 USD — in line with past models.Elsewhere in the world of footwear, check out the latest installment of HYPEBEAST’s Sole Mates series, in which independent designer Mr. Bailey discusses the Nike ISPA Road Warrior.

Nike may have debuted the now-iconic Dunk in 1985, but it enjoyed an immense resurgence in 2020 — a resurgence with momentum that’s carried into 2021. Now, Nike Sportswear is set to keep the ball rolling with a boisterous Dunk Low “Flip The Old School,” a wild style that’s a modified, modern-day tribute to the Dunk High “City Attack” pack from 1999.The right shoe offers a straightforward mixture of white and purple, with its main detail provided by ostrich leather overlays. The left shoe, however, almost completely inverses the look of its counterpart. White and purple tones swap places, with Swooshes turned upside down to drive the inspiration home even further. Besides these flipped Swooshes, the branding on the tongue and heel tab has been reversed as well. A semblance of similarity is provided by the return of the aforementioned ostrich leather on the overlays plus matching white and purple midsoles/outsoles. Just like the recent Air Force 1 “Keep ‘Em Fresh,” the “Flip the Old School” also comes covered in tissue paper, a shell that here features original illustrations of a Dunk-wearing crew plus “Flip the Old School” printed on the lateral heel. Though this finite paper may be removed before wear if the wearer choses, its graphic also appears in a much more permanent fashion on the insoles.An official release date and pricing information for the Nike Dunk Low “Flip the Old School” has yet to be revealed. However, it may arrive alongside the aforementioned Air Force 1 “Keep ‘Em Fresh” sometime this spring.For more footwear news, check out the latest installment of HYPEBEAST’s weekly Sole Mates series — in which designer Mr. Bailey discusses his appreciation for the Nike ISPA Road Warrior.

Among the plethora of unreleased YEEZY boot styles created by Kanye West and adidas, few — if any — command more attention than the YEEZY 1020. Though it’s been teased, leaked and speculated upon ad nauseam, there’s still never been any proper release information announced. We may still be waiting on the day that ‘Ye decides to bless his boot-wearing acolytes with the design, but in the meantime a closer look at the 1020 has arrived courtesy of GOAT. A high-top, hike-ready design that also seems to pull some inspiration from basketball shoes, the 1020 arrives in a two-tone orange and tan colorway. The former shade is spread around the shoe’s lower half and most of the strikingly-shaped upper, while the latter is relegated to the tongue and the throat’s zip closure. The 1020’s most striking detail is present on its midfoot, which cleverly works in a Three Stripes-style graphic with a trifecta of wavy lines. Circular shapes on the ankle give more structure to the collar, and the toebox is covered by a durable rubber. The upper’s base layer is cocooned in a protective shroud that can be opened and closed by way of a zipper that runs from tongue to forefoot. Finally, thick midsoles and lugged outsoles are constructed of high-quality Continental rubber to complete the look.Official release date and pricing information for the YEEZY 1020V has yet to be announced. However, the presence of a sample pair on the GOAT webstore may point to a release later this year.Looking for more footwear news? Check out the latest installment of Sole Mates, in which designer Mr. Bailey explains why he loves the Nike ISPA Road Warrior.