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Nearly 40 years ago, New Balance sent its HL710 Rainier, designed with assistance from mountain climber Lou Whittaker, up the North Wall of Mt. Everest. Now, the famous hiking boot has been renamed the Rainier and is opening another door (or Dore, if you’d prefer) as it’s been revived in three colorways by Aimé Leon Dore — all of which are now available via raffle. In classic ALD fashion, the remastered boot pays homage to its summit-scaling predecessor but adds a few luxurious lifestyle tweaks to ensure its transition from the peaks to the streets is a seamless one.Produced in a thoroughly NYC-appropriate brown and green, a foggy slate grey and navy and a desert-ready tan and burgundy, ALD’s Rainier boasts a combination of supple nubuck and sturdy nylon on its upper, plus a full GORE-TEX liner that ensures water has no place in or on the Rainier besides its name. All three pairs are completed with black Vibram rubber outsoles, original “flying NB” logos debossed on their quarter panels in place of the new-jack N logo that was used on the model’s 2016 retro, original metal eyestays and co-branded tongues.A raffle for all three colorways of the Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance Rainier is open on the Aimé Leon webstoré now, running until 11:59 PM ET on December 14. The MSRP for each pair is set at $200 USD, and each has an expected shipping date of January 6.For more footwear news, check out Hypebeast’s exclusive interview with influential sneaker designer Frank Cooke.

When designing new retro colorways, Jordan Brand has a penchant for calling out pivotal moments in his basketball career and one of the most consistent themes that we see on his retro line is a nod to his alma mater: the University of North Carolina. We’ve seen this motif touch up models like the Air Jordan 3 and Air Jordan 6, and now an Air Jordan 5 “UNC” rendition is on the way. After surfacing back in May, its official images have now been loaded by Nike.A Tar Heel-inspired “University Blue” hue anchors this installment’s presentation as it covers the suede uppers. The model’s reflective elements appear on the tongues while the mid-foot is engineered with a translucent TPU cage. Much like the Air Jordan 5 “Apple Green” from 2020, this variation is styled with a Jumpman patch on the lower heel. Inside the shoes, you’ll find that the interior of the tongues have been equipped with “University Blue” lining and split between “Heart” and “Soul” tabs that likely reference the grit that MJ played with during his time attending the Chapel Hill-based college.Right now, these are on track to release on March 4 for $225 USD via Nike and select retailers.In case you missed it, early pictures of the Air Jordan 1 High OG “‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'” have emerged.

As a brand that is always striving to mix things up, Jordan Brand has a history of bringing interesting and playful edges to its mainline silhouettes. This has been seen often with its Dunk Low sneaker, and now, the footwear giant is doing more of the same with its Air Jordan 1 Mid as its presents its all-new “Warped Swoosh” iteration.Designed with bright neon tongue tabs, the sneaker is complemented with translucent midfoot Swooshes, while the entirety of the tread underfoot is coated in the same in-your-face hue. Furthermore, shades of off-white take over the cracked tumbled leather paneled overlays.Additionally, the sneaker’s vamp and quarter boast smooth leather in baby blue, which is the same color used across its sock liner and midfoot checks. Rounding off the design, the Swoosh has included blacked-out shades across the shoe’s laces and tongue logo.You can have a closer look at the Air Jordan 1 Mid “Warped Swoosh” above and it will be available on the official Nike website and with select retailers in the coming weeks.In other news, take an on-foot look at the Air Jordan 3 “Reimagined.”