The holiday season continues as we venture our way through December. Footwear brands are making the most of the shopping frenzy, with Nike, adidas, Crocs, Converse, New Balance, and Jordan Brand all preparing notable drops for us to look forward to this week. Per usual, let’s look back at which headlines caught our eye in the past seven days before we dive into what to expect this week.Nike kicked off the news slate with the unveiling of its new Structure Plus running shoe. From there, we previewed a “What The” version of Devin Booker’s Nike Book 1. As for the Jumpman team, we spotted a new Levi’s x Air Jordan 3 “Sail” that is poised to drop early next year. A Ma Maniére also offered a preview of its Air Jordan 4 “Dark Mocha” that is launching later this month. That’s not all for the AJ4, we took a first look at an upcoming J Balvin collaboration and received word of the “Bred” colorway returning in 2026.Elsewhere in the sneaker space, Pharrell’s adidas VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish “Triple Black” made its way to New York City for an exclusive pop-up. Jerry Lorenzo also made noise with a teaser of his Fear of God Athletics III Basketball sneaker. New Balance had a major week with the Sashiko Gals crafting two hand-stitched 1300JP sneakers and CNCPTS presenting a 997 “Montage” campaign. Satoshi Nakamoto rounded out the week with an early look at its OTW by Vans Era 95 “Lucky Charm” collaboration.Now that you’re all caught up on what’s been going on throughout the industry, let’s switch gears to what’s to come. After you make your way through all 10 drops set for this week, don’t forget to head over to HBX to shop styles that are available today.Nardwuar x Nike SB Dunk Low
