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Name: Nike Vomero Plus “Cow Print”Colorway: Sail/Black-University Red-Light Orewood Brown-PhantomSKU: IR0035-100MSRP: $190 USDRelease Date: TBCNike has taken the Vomero Plus in an unexpected direction with a “Cow Print” colorway, dropping a barnyard-inspired graphic onto one of its hottest road-running models. The women’s makeup runs the print across the upper while keeping the shoe’s performance build largely unchanged.For all its offbeat styling, the colorway barely deviates from the standard Vomero Plus construction. The one real departure lands on the Swooshes, which are executed in Sail pony hair, a faux-textured finish that adds tactile contrast without dialing back the shoe’s running credentials.The rest of the makeup builds around the theme. Black cow print blankets nearly the whole upper along with the tongue, giving the shoe its farm-fresh identity from heel to toe. Underneath, a Light Orewood Brown ZoomX midsole delivers the cushioning in a warm, muted tone, while University Red accents surface underfoot for a final jolt of color.The result is a performance runner dressed in a distinctly lifestyle-leaning graphic, a pairing that reads as unusual on paper but tracks with cow print’s current momentum across footwear.The Nike Vomero Plus “Cow Print” has already begun surfacing at retailers, however a Nike release has not been confirmed.

Name: All-American Story Mfg High-Top, Signature Wobbly Waffle, All-American Story Mfg High-Top, Signature Indigo HandloomColorway: Indigo/Brown, Indigo/EcruSKU: A26SMFGW, A26SMFGIMSRP: $130 USDRelease Date: August 10Where to Buy: PF Flyers, Story mfg.PF Flyers and Story mfg. have joined forces on a limited edition of the All-American High-Top, reworking the canvas silhouette around handwoven, naturally dyed fabric. The two makeups translate a shared, slow-made philosophy into footwear, releasing online August 10.The pairing rests on common ground. PF Flyers has turned out honest, hard-wearing shoes since 1937 and has left its formula largely untouched across the decades. Story mfg., meanwhile, has spent thirteen years producing naturally dyed, hand-crafted clothing in small runs alongside artisan makers in India and Thailand. Two very different origins, the release argues, add up to the same underlying belief in building things that last.That belief shows most clearly in the cloth. Both makeups are handwoven and naturally dyed by weavers in Thailand who work from their own homes. The Signature Wobbly Waffle version is woven by hand, and its brown is not a dye at all but homegrown cotton that grows that color in the field, then gets woven together with yarn dyed in real indigo. Because of that process, no two panels match, which is the entire point, and the shoe is built to wear in rather than out. The Signature Indigo Handloom follows the same thinking, using handwoven indigo cloth colored in fermented vats with locally grown plants, meant to soften and fade into the wearer over time.Cloth like this rarely reaches a shoe, the brands note, because it is too slow, too irregular and too awkward for standard production. Getting there took a willing mill, a willing factory and two labels stubborn enough to push it through. “We are proud to partner with Story mfg. as we continue the nearly 90-year heritage of PF Flyers developing considered canvas shoes,” said PF Flyers CEO Kassia Davis in the release. “Story mfg. is a like-minded partner who isn’t chasing hype but is achieving thoughtful design with their hand-woven, naturally-dyed fabric”The craft carries through to the unboxing. The limited edition ships in special packaging built around a custom Story mfg. brown box and tissue design, finished with a cream dust bag to keep the sneakers protected.

YEEZY founder Ye has revealed new pastel iterations of the upcoming YEEZY 800 silhouette. The updated previe, which the artist posted to his Instagram Stories, expands upon the initial all-black edition of the independent runner, introducing a vibrant shift from the brand’s traditional muted earth tones.The Yeezy 800 leans into a retro running shape, featuring a complex layered construction across the upper. Ballistic mesh forms the tongue, while textured panels reinforce the toe and heel sections. Nubuck-like overlays frame the eyestays and forefoot, complemented by layers of loose, gauze-style mesh that give the upper a raw, unpolished texture that continues onto portions of the midsole.Marking a return to the numbered naming format used throughout Ye’s classic releases, the model signals a new era of independent production for the brand. Following reports of a retail partnership with JD Sports, the silhouette could become one of the first post-adidas Yeezy footwear releases to receive wider mainstream distribution.The Yeezy 800 is expected to launch during Fall/Winter 2026 through the Yeezy website and select retailers.