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  • Check out the Timberland x The North Face Nuptse Boot

    Check out the Timberland x The North Face Nuptse Boot

    Following up on the their recent joint collection with VANS, The North Face now links up with another footwear label to present a darin iteration of a classic autumn staple. When temperatures start sinking, Timberland’s wheat-colored 6 Inch Boots can be found in every well-asorted streetwear rotation. And the famous puffer Nuptse jacket by TNF…

  • Snipes X Nike Air Force 1 Customization Lab in Berlin

    Snipes X Nike Air Force 1 Customization Lab in Berlin

    Snipes and Nike joined forces for a great event in Berlin this weekend in order to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Air Force 1 with a big bang. The stage was set for the Snipes x Nike Customization Lab at their store located at Alexanderplatz in Germany’s capital. For three days (November 9th-11th, 2017),…

  • Who Killed The NMD Hype?

    Who Killed The NMD Hype?

    Quick flashback to the very end of 2015. When everybody was ready to shelve the year and move on to the next one, adidas hit everybody by surprise with the release of the original adidas NMD. With just enough references to archival adidas DNA, the silhouette banked on BOOST cushioning but with a more lifestyle…

  • The PUMA Jamming Introduces New Cushioning Technology

    The PUMA Jamming Introduces New Cushioning Technology

    Cushioning has been subject to some of the most ground-breaking innovations in sneaker technology – just think about Nike Air, ASICS Gel or adidas BOOST for example. Now PUMA unveils a brand new cushioning tech that aims to change the sneaker market once more: NRGY Beads. First put into effect on the freshly released PUMA…

  • 5 Amazing Air Jordan Retros to Release in 2018

    5 Amazing Air Jordan Retros to Release in 2018

    If you’re a Jordan head, you’re used to being treated with great retros of past models on the regular. But some years stick out because they’re PACKED with the most coveted re-releases possible – and it looks like 2018 will be such a year. If you were to make a poll on the most popular…

  • Pharrell = adidas Hu NMD_TR “Hike” Collection

    Pharrell = adidas Hu NMD_TR “Hike” Collection

    Just in case you’r not willing to drop about 10k on the ridiculously rare N*E*R*D* x adidas Hu NMD that just released at ComplexCon, you might be in for a much more accessible drop from Pharrell and the Three Stripes this weekend. Adding 80s and 90s-inspired outdoor nostalgia to the Hu NMD line, the Hiking…

  • The atmos x Nike “Animal Pack” Returns for Air Max Day

    The atmos x Nike “Animal Pack” Returns for Air Max Day

    Nike has a longstanding and close relationship with Tokyo sneaker boutique atmos and together the two came up some of the most popular – and sought-after – animal-themed Air Max models ever. Luckily, the Swoosh has recently started to comply with the never-ending calls for re-releases by bringing back both the “Elephant” and Safari AM…

  • SNS x Saucony Grid 9000 “Business Class”

    SNS x Saucony Grid 9000 “Business Class”

    Originally starting off with their first store in the Swedish capital Stockholm, Sneakersnstuff branched out heavily over the years. With locations in London, Paris and Berlin, SNS made sure to supply heads from all over Europe – and surely spent quite some time on airplanes to make those projects happen. Teaming up with Saucony, SNS…

  • Karhu Brings Back More 90s Designs with the Tonal Pack

    Karhu Brings Back More 90s Designs with the Tonal Pack

    Greeting autumn in style, Karhu once again draws inspiration from their rich athletic footwear heritage for a new pack that drops this month. Just like they did with the “Outdoor Pack” back in September, the Finnish brand uses a 90s silhouette from their archives as a base for the colorways on their most popular models.…

  • A Detailed Look at the Nike SB Dunk Low “Black Pigeon”

    A Detailed Look at the Nike SB Dunk Low “Black Pigeon”

    Back in 2005, Nike enlisted Jeff Staple to design an NYC-themed shoe for the White Dunk show’s final stop in New York. Feeling that nothing represented the city better than the countless pigeons that dwell in the Big Apple, Staple came up with a mix of different grey tones set atop an eye-catching Sienna red…

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