The Social Status Nike Mac Attack 'Silver Linings' Is An Example of Great Storytelling.
The Social Status x Nike Mac Attack 'Silver Linings' released on July 14 for $140. This shoe tells the story of the 1st and 15th of every month, that's when people receive food stamps and disability checks and serves as the 'silver lining'. The whole presentation of the shoe is also centered around a bodega, that corner store that's served your community for generations.
The Materials On the Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'UNC to CHICAGO' Is Great. In Depth Review and Lace Swap!
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'UNC to CHI' is a women's exclusive that's releasing on July 26 for $140. The high top version of this shoe came out in 2020, and even though I didn't expect too much from this shoe, the materials on these are a pleasant surprise.
Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. Lace swap and on feet footage included!
A Michael Jordan Player Exclusive From 1987 Is Here. Air Jordan 2 Low 'UNC' In Depth Review!
The Air Jordan 2 Low 'UNC' released on July 8 for $150 at select retail stores in the United States. This shoe originally appeared as a player exclusive that Michael Jordan wore in 1987 in a University of North Carolina alumni game. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
The Air Jordan 1 'UNC Toe' Is One of the Best Shoes of 2023. Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 1 'UNC Blue Toe' is releasing on July 22 for $180, and as a big fan of the UNC colorway, I've been waiting for this moment. This shoe is reminiscent of the Jordan 1 'Obsidian' from 2019 and the Jordan 1 'UNC' from 2021 but this is my favorite out of those three.
Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. Lace swap and on feet footage included!
The CONCEPTS ASICS Gel Lyte V 'Libertea' Is A Shoe For America. Review and Lace Swaps Included!
The Concepts Asics Gel Lyte V 'Libertea' released on July 8 for $150 and is a tribute to the Boston Tea Party. This is a successor to the Gel Lyte III 'Libertea' from 2015, and with Concepts having a flagship store in Boston this collaboration makes a lot of sense.
Featuring USA colors, a suede upper sole and Asic's GEL technology, this is one of my favorite pickups recently. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet and lace swaps included!
The Air Jordan 7 'Chambray' from 2006 Is Back. Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 7 'Chambray' originally released in 2006 and is back again on July 15 for $200. This shoe features an all black nubuck upper sole with hints of light blue. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
The AND1 Rise 'Pearl White' Is A Throwback To A Special Time. Review and On Feet!
The AND1 Rise originally released in 2003 and was the shoe worn by Chauncey Billups when the Detroit Billups won the NBA championship in 2004. During the early to mid 2000s, AND1 was a powerhouse in basketball and their cultural impact can't be overstated.
It's the 20th anniversary of the AND1 Rise and the 30th anniversary of AND1 this year, will we start to see a resurgence of AND1 in the athletic footwear scene? Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
The Air Max 1 '86 Kids of Immigrants 'Light Armory Blue' Is the Most 'EXCLUSIVE' Shoe I Have.
Only 1986 pairs of the Air Max 1 x Kids of Immigrants 'Light Armory Blue' was released and I'm lucky enough to get my hands on a pair. This shoe is an '86 big bubble version of the Air Max 1 which uses the larger Nike Air unit that was on the original Air Max 1 shoe before it was retooled to use the visible Nike Air unit that we're all familiar with now. The Kids of Immigrants collection came with four colorways of the Air Max 1 '86, and this colorway was definitely my favorite out of the four. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
Early Look! The Air Jordan 13 'Wolf Grey' Is So Simple and So Clean. Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 13 'Wolf Grey' releases on August 5 for $210 in the United States. This is as simple of a colorway as you can get. A predominantly white shoe with wolf grey and hints of true red, simple but so effective.
Check out my early in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, inspiration behind the Jordan 13, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
The 'Cork Nike Dunk Low' Is Another Dunk of the Year Contender from CLOT. Swoosh Swap Included!
After the amazing CLOT x fragment design Nike Dunk Low, CLOT has followed it up with another outstanding Dunk. The Clot Cork Nike Dunk Low is inspired by CLOT founder Edison Chen's process of founding the brand as he used a cork mood board.
Six detachable swooshes are included so you can wear this shoe the way you want. There's been rumors CLOT's partnership with Nike is about to end soon, and if this shoe is any indication it seems like they'll go out with a bang.
The Nike Air Foamposite One 'Metallic Red' Is Back, And It's One of the Best Foamposites of 2023.
The Nike Air Foamposite 'Metallic Red' first debuted in 2012 at the peak of Foamposite hype and returned in 2017. On July 6th for $240 it is returning for the third time and it's one of the better Foamposite colorways that's released in a while.
Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort! On feet footage included.
The New Balance 997 Is Getting A Refresh, And It's Great. New Balance 997R ‘Navy Arctic Gray’ Review
The New Balance 997R is a remodeling of an old New Balance shoe, the 997 which originally released in 1991 and has returned a few times since then. The 997R is already available in Europe, however, the official release date for the United States is still unknown. New Balance hopes to apply the remodeling magic to this shoe, similar to what they did with the 1906R and 2002R.
The 'Navy Arctic Gray' 997R is one of the first available colorways and I'm very impressed. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
Does the Air Jordan 7 'White Infrared' Do It's Predecessor Justice? Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 7 'White Infrared' releases on June 30th for $200 in the United States, and it borrows an OG colorway from the Air Jordan 6 'White Infrared' from 1991. This shoe features an all white leather base layer with hints of the famous infrared color.
Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
The Air Jordan 2 ‘H' Wings Is Dedicated To A Jordan Brand Legend. Review, On Feet and Lace Swap!
The 2023 Air Jordan 2 'H' Wings pays tribute to one of the founding figures of Jordan Brand. Howard 'H' White played a huge role in signing stars such as Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Deion Sanders, and of course the GOAT Michael Jordan. Howard White's favorite quote was "Everyone Can Fly" which fits into the Nike's Wing's community impact program perfectly, and this shoe Jordan 2 (his favorite silhouette) contains references to his life.
Was I Wrong About the Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Cement Elephant Print'? Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Cement Elephant Print' releases in the United States on June 24 for $140. Featuring a nubuck black base layer with Jordan Brand's iconic elephant print that takes up half the shoe, I am admittedly not a big fan of using so much of a pattern that should be used as an accent or complement to a shoe.
However, after spending some time with the shoe I'm left a little torn. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. Extra lace swap and on feet footage included!
The Air Zoom Generation 'Court Purple' Was One of the Best PEs. Now They're Releasing To the Public.
In 2018 LeBron James appeared at a Los Angeles Lakers Summer League Game to support his new team. For sneakerheads however, we didn't care too much about a Summer League game, it was the player exclusives that he was wearing on feet that had us excited.
The Air Zoom Generation 'Court Purple' was one of the most sought after Player Exclusives and after five years of leaving us hanging, the general public will finally now have a chance to get their hands on these on June 21st for $190 on SNKRS.
The Air Max 1 'Head to Head' (Michigan) Is Inspired Concept Japan (CO.JP) Legends.
In 2021 Nike held a bracket tournament on SNKRS that put 16 CO.JP sneakers against each other, with one shoe left as the winner. The Air Max 1 'Head to Head' is the inspired by the top 8 contenders of that tournament. Dressed in Michigan colors, this shoe also features crocodile and snakeskin texture which comes from the Un-Tiffany Dunks and Air Force 1 Snakeskin Cocoa respectively.
The Air Max 1 'Head to Head' releases on June 21 for $160 in the United States on SNKRS. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet and lace swap included!
The Air Max 1 'Puerto Rico Blue Gale' Is Exceptional. In Depth Review!
The Air Max 1 Puerto Rico 'Blue Gale' is one of two Air Max 1s that was released on June 6 for $140 ahead of Puerto Rico Day. Unlike the 'Orange Frost' colorway, this shoe never released on Nike.com or SNKRS and was only available at select Nike neighborhood stores.
Inspired by 'piragua', a Puerto Rican ice dessert, the storytelling on this shoe is outstanding. From the shoe itself all the way to the box, there are so many details on this shoe that I love. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet and lace swap included!
The Air Jordan 1 'Washed Black' Is Beautiful and May Be My Favorite 'Washed' Jordan 1.
The Air Jordan 1 'Washed Black' or 'Washed Heritage' or 'Black and Smoke Grey' according to Nike.com releases in the United States on June 10 for $180. Following the 'Washed Pink' that dropped earlier in 2023, this Jordan 1 is yet another addition to the washed aesthetic family that already includes the Hyper Royal and Turbo Green.
A ‘90s Classic Is Back! The Return of the Air Flight Huarache Has Me Very Excited. In Depth Review!
The Nike Air Flight Huarache originally released in 1992 and was initially met with mixed reception. However, when the Michigan Fab Five adopted the shoe as their de-facto team shoe, the popularity surged and it became a 90's classic.
As someone who grew up in the 90's I could not be more excited that the Air Flight Huarache is back in its OG colorway, Varsity Purple and Royal Blue. This shoe officially releases in the United States on June 7 for $125.