Month: January 2017
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Interview with Deon Point of CONCEPTS
For our January 2017 issue of SNEAKERS, we talked to some of the sneaker industry’s leading tastemakers: As an online exclusive, here’s our full-length interview with Deon Point, General Manager at sneaker culture stalwarths CONCEPTS in Boston, Massachusetts. Started in 1996 on Harvard Square in Cambridge with a focus on skateboarding, snowboarding and sneakers, the Concepts store…
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The Asics Tiger Gel-Respector Releases in New Colorways
Without further notice, three new colorways of the Asics Tiger Gel-Respector made it to the “coming soon” section of retailer 43einhalb. At the moment, we don’t have any further info about the pack, except what you can see in these pictures. All three versions come with an upper made of suede, textile and synthetic. All…
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A Close Look at the Le Coq Sportif “Retro Affiches” Pack
Le Coq Sportif has been known to celebrate its French heritage with stylish releases, including last year’s Made in France Collection. Now the brand with the rooster returns with the “Retro Affiches” Pack, rendering the LCS R1000, LCS R800, and Arthur Ashe in premium finishes with a nostalgic backstory. The pack is a tribute to…
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9 Reasons to Burn Your Sneaker Collection
Please don’t commit suicide at this point. We don’t mean this literally – not necessarily. Please keep on collecting because you’re passionate about it – we do the same. But we want to make a point and if you think about it, every argument makes sense. In case you should really try to burn your…
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The White Mountaineering x adidas EQT ADV 93/17 is coming
Adidas just unveiled the official photos of the White Mountaineering x adidas Originals EQT 93-17 Boost. The collab shoe was originally planned to be released in January, together with two NMD Trail Primeknit and a whole apparel range. The release date was then delayed at short notice and postponed to March. A black base is combined with navy details and…
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Serena Williams x NikeCourt Flare AJ1
Anyone with a passion for sports knows that “23” is a magic number: It’s been associated with Michael Jordan ever since his college days playing for the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has since become synonymous with the Jordan brand. Now tennis pro Serena Williams joins the 23 Club by winning the Australian Open,…
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Overkill’s Marc Leuschner on adidas EQT
When adidas Equipment came out in 1990, it was a refreshing change at a time of cluttered design and bright colors, which had characterized so much of the second half of the 1980s. Dressed in a confident colorway, “EQT” was a “no bullshit” approach to sports equipment. With simplification at its core, the message that…
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Nike Air Icarus Extra QS
The Nike Air Icarus Extra was originally released in 1992, was supposed to be re-released in 2010 but never made it past the last sample phase. Now, 25 years after the original release, Nike brings back the iconic 90s runner in several colorways. Before two OG colorways get a re-release, there’s a limited Quickstrike release…
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What Is adidas Boost?
An old rule says, that “knowledge is king” and it is definitely right. But nowadays, you can easy get the impression that terms, names and so on are often just dropped randomly. Take adidas Boost for example. The whole sneaker scene seems to be talking about Boost, all day long. But what exactly is Boost? Do…
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Nike LunarCharge Premium – Two New Colorways
Sometimes a new colorway can render a shoe’s entire silhouette in a new light. Case in point: The two new color variations of Nike’s latest runner silhouette, the Nike LunarCharge Premium. Dipped in Iced Jade and Camper Green, the lifestyle runner is now available at select retailers in Europe and the U.S. The resulting look…