With brackets finalized this past weekend, March Madness is officially here. The chaos of universities duking it out in a huge, single-elimination bracket is sure to draw excitement all month long. At the same time, footwear brands are bringing energy themselves with new launches to look out for from Nike, ASICS, Timberland, New Balance, adidas, and Jordan Brand. Before we dive into the complete lineup of releases, let’s look back at last week’s headlines.Following the announcement of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s new Fragment Concept Testing platform with Nike, we explored the decades the “Godfather of Streetwear” has worked with the Swoosh. From there, a possible Palace x Nike Air Max 95 was teased. We also previewed another Patta x Nike Air Max 1 “Waves” colorway. An early launch of the Nike Air Max 95 OG “Bandana” took place too, with the Swoosh also revealing Kevin Durant’s new KD19. Rounding things out for the Swoosh, launch info for the Virgil Abloh Archive™ x Air Jordan 1 High OG was shared.Elsewhere in the industry, Jerry Lorenzo’s partnership with adidas is continuing to come to a close with its final sneaker, the Fear of God Athletics III, having just dropped in “Wonder Alumina.” For Kith, its springtime launch calendar saw a New Balance Made in UK 991v1 and 991v2 hit shelves. Another collaboration that caught our eye came courtesy of J-Hope and Louis Vuitton, with a special pink LV BUTTERSOFT sneaker.Now that you’re up to speed on what’s been going on in the sneaker space, let’s dive into this week’s top drops, starting with the aforementioned Fragment Concept Testing sneakers. After you make your way through all 10, don’t forget to check out HBX to shops styles that are available today.fragment design x Nike Mind 001, Mind 002, & Book 2
