Nike Adds The Air Max Plus To Their “Have A Nike Day” Collection

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Jan 15, 2019

As a follow up to Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan in 2018, which celebrated its thirty anniversary, the Swoosh will be celebrating another slogan in 2019, “Have A Nike Day” with an upcoming collection during the Air Max Day festivities.

One of the models that will take part of the celebration is the Nike Air Max Plus. This ladies-only iteration of the Air Max Plus features a Black mesh upper highlighted with an iridescent-like plastic overlays. “Have A Nike Day” stitched in White on the tongues with 3M reflective detailing atop a White midsole completes the design.

Nike Air Max Plus Have A Nike Day Release Date

Look for the Nike Air Max Plus “Have A Nike Day” to release in women’s sizing this March 2019 around the time of celebrating Air Max Day. Stay tuned for more updates.

Nike Air Max Plus WMNS “Have A Nike Day”
Style Code: BQ7224-001

Nike Air Max 720 “Green Carbon” Coming Soon

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Air Max 720 Green Carbon AO2924-400 Release Date

The Air Max 720 is Nike’s newest futuristic Air Max silhouette that will be releasing throughout 2019 as part of a massive lineup.

One of the pairs that will be releasing is this “Green Carbon” colorway. The shoe features a gradient upper from light-to-dark tones with plastic overlays, a small Black Nike Swoosh on the lateral midfoot atop its signature full-length Max Air unit.

Nike Air Max 720 Green Carbon Release Date

Look for the Nike Air Max 720 “Green Carbon” to release later this year at select Nike Sportswear retailers and Nike.com.

Nike Air Max 720
Style Code: AO2924-400

Kith Unveils Mastermind Japan x Vans Collection

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Jan 15, 2019

Kith Mastermind Vans Collection Release Date

Kith partners with luxury Japanese label Mastermind World to create a premium cobranded apparel and footwear collection that includes two Sk8-Hi Zip LX, an Old Skool LX, and an OG Classic Slip-On.

The footwear element of this collection sees Kith’s first-ever collaboration with Vans, as the brand adds to the coveted lineage of Mastermind’s partnership with Vans.

The Sk8-Hi Zip LX in Black features a canvas and nubuck upper with Silver hardware, while the Brown model is crafted from leather with lux sherpa lining and Gold hardware. This Brown makeup is also applied to the Old Skool LX, while the OG Classic Slip-On is coated in a Black Kith monogram pattern. All four models also have the collection’s phrase “Peace on Earth / World on Fire” debossed into the soles.

Kith Mastermind Vans Collection Release Date

Look for the Kith x Mastermind Japan x Vans Collection to release on January 18th at all Kith shops and at 11AM EST on Kith.com.

Kith x Mastermind Japan x Vans Collection
Release Date: January 18, 2019

Everything You Need To Know About The Nike Adapt BB

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Designed to give you a customized, consistent fit, the Adapt BB is Nike’s first power lacing shoe that’s built for basketball.

“We picked basketball as the first sport for Nike Adapt intentionally because of the demands that athletes put on their shoes,” says Eric Avar, Nike VP Creative Director of Innovation. “During a normal basketball game the athlete’s foot changes and the ability to quickly change your fit by loosening your shoe to increase blood flow and then tighten again for performance is a key element that we believe will improve the athlete’s experience.”

How The Shoe Works

When a player steps into the Nike Adapt BB, a custom motor and gear train senses the tension needed by the foot and adjusts accordingly to keep the foot snug. The tensile strength of the underfoot lacing is able to pull 32 pounds of force (roughly equal to that of a standard parachute cord) to secure the foot throughout a range of movement.

That’s where the brain, or FitAdapt tech, kicks in. By manual touch or by using the Nike Adapt app on a smartphone, players can input different fit settings depending on different moments of a game. For example, during a timeout, a player can loosen the shoe before tightening it up as they re-enter the game. In a forthcoming feature, they can even prescribe a different tightness setting for warm-ups. Plus, players can opt in to firmware updates for the FitAdapt technology as they become available, sharpening the precision of fit for players and providing new digital services over time.

How It Was Tested

Similar to the HyperAdapt 1.0, the Nike Adapt BB was put through a gauntlet of tests, including impact tests, intense temperatures, end-of-life tests that lasted tens of thousands of cycles long, waterproof tests to simulate the sweatiest feet and more.

Here’s how Nike researchers put a typical Adapt BB through its paces to make it the most tested shoe in Nike’s history:

Jayson Tatum on wearing the Nike Adapt BB:

“Being one of the first athletes to wear the shoe and being picked as a representative of the future of Nike basketball means a lot. That the app allows the ability to put the shoe on and touch the button, change the colors, see the percentage on the battery…it’s just cool.”

Where It’s Headed

Nike Adapt BB is the first continually updated performance product from Nike due to the near-symbiotic relationship between the shoe’s digital app and the shoe’s opt-in firmware updates. As the FitAdapt system hones the quality of fit in basketball, the next step will be to bring FitAdapt to other sports and lifestyle products, each with unique demands for fit in different environments.

Nike Adapt BB Release Date

Look for the Nike Adapt BB to release on February 17th at select Nike Basketball retailers and StockX. The retail price tag is set at $350 USD.

Nike Adapt BB
Color: Black/White-Pure Platinum
Style Code: AO2582-001
Release Date: February 17, 2019
Price: $350

Nike Unveils Their New Auto-Lacing Basketball Shoe

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Basketball has officially unveiled their first-ever auto-lacing basketball shoe, the Nike Adapt BB.

Designed to give you a customized, consistent fit, the Adapt BB adapts to your foot to provide a locked-in feel for distraction-free play. Pair it with the Nike Adapt app to fine-tune the fit and customize the features from your smartphone. To learn more, click here.

Nike Adapt BB Release Date

Look for the Nike Adapt BB to release on February 17th at select Nike Basketball retailers and StockX. The retail price tag is set at $350 USD.

Nike Adapt BB
Color: Black/White-Pure Platinum
Style Code: AO2582-001
Release Date: February 17, 2019
Price: $350

Nike Air Huarache Gripp “Light Orewood Brown” Coming Soon

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Air Huarache Gripp Light Orewood Brown AO1730-100 Release Date

Nike debuted the Air Huarache Gripp late 2018, which throws back to the original design that comes with modern details.

This upcoming release comes dressed in a Light Orewood Brown, Black, Volt, and Sail color scheme. It features a zippered tongue, extended ankle collar, elastic strap, and a heel clip with bold “GRIPP” branding.

Nike Air Huarache Gripp Light Orewood Brown Release Date

Look for the Nike Air Huarache Gripp “Light Orewood Brown” to release later this year at select Nike Sportswear retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $140 USD.

Nike Air Huarache Gripp
Color: Light Orewood Brown/Black-Volt-Sail
Style Code: AO1730-100
Release Date: Spring 2019
Price: $140

adidas Originals Bringing Back The Rivalry Hi

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Jan 15, 2019

adidas Rivalry Hi F34139 BD8021 Release Date

adidas Originals is set to bring back the Rivalry Hi silhouette, which was last seen in a collaboration with Eric Emanuel late 2018.

For 2019, two of the first pairs that will be released comes dressed in OG color options, one is a nod to the “Knicks” – which was worn by Patrick Ewing, and the other is a clean Black/White iteration. Both comes constructed in their vintage aesthetic with leather uppers and bold branding.

Check out the official photos below, and look for these Rivalry Hi colorways to release later this year at select retailers and adidas.com.

adidas Rivalry Hi
Style Code: F34139

adidas Rivalry Hi
Style Code: BD8021

Nike Air Huarache EDGE TXT Arriving in Black and White

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Air Huarache EDGE TXT Black White AV3598-001 Release Date

Tinker Hatfield’s iconic Nike Air Huarache originally made its debut back in 1991. Since then, the silhouette has received plenty different makeovers including its most recent Huarache EDGE TXT version.

Next up for the modern-day Huarache is an upcoming Black and White colorway. This release comes crafted in leather replacing its usual mesh build fully covered in Black. A clean White midsole atop a Black rubber outsole completes the design.

Check out the official photos below, and look for this Air Huarache EDGE TXT to release soon at select retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $110 USD.

Nike Air Huarache EDGE TXT
Color: Black/White
Style Code: AV3598-001
Price: $110

Nike Air VaporMax 2019 Releasing in “Mineral Spruce”

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Air VaporMax 2019 Mineral Spruce AT6817-300 Release Date

Since its debut, the Nike Air VaporMax 2019 has already become available in a handful of color options. Adding to its lineup is an upcoming “Mineral Spruce” colorway.

Dressed in a Mineral Spruce, Metallic Silver, Spruce Fog, and Pure Platinum color scheme. This women’s exclusive Nike Air VaporMax comes in a Smokey Grey hue covering its upper with Earthy Green tones atop an iridescent VaporMax sole unit.

Nike Air VaporMax 2019 Mineral Spruce Release Date

Look for the Nike Air VaporMax 2019 “Mineral Spruce” to release on January 24th at select Nike Sportswear retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $190 USD.

Nike Air VaporMax 2019 WMNS
Color: Mineral Spruce/Metallic Silver-Spruce Fog-Pure Platinum
Style Code: AT6817-300
Release Date: January 24, 2019
Price: $190

This Nike Air Force 1 Low Comes With New Branding

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 15, 2019

Nike Air Force 1 Low CD7339-001 Release Date

Nike continues to add minor new detailing to their beloved Air Force 1 silhouette with the use of branding placements.

This rendition of the Nike Air Force 1 Low features Grey leather upper with a bold Red Swoosh logos and Blue contrasting accents. Highlighting the shoe is its ribboned branding along the midsole with a new-look branded heel.

Check out the detailed photos below, and look for this Air Force 1 to release very soon at select Nike Sportswear retailers and Nike.com.

Nike Air Force 1 Low
Color: Wolf Grey/Habanero Red-Game Royal
Style Code: CD7339-001

Vans Adds Another Old Skool To Their “Year of the Pig” Collection

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Jan 15, 2019

Vans Old Skool Year of the Pig Release Date

Purlicue and Vans expand on their “Year of the Pig” Collection by adding another Old Skool iteration, which also includes the Vans Era.

Much like the other two models, this one comes in a color scheme to mimic the colors of a pig. Interchangeable midfoot Jazz stripes, oversized license plate on the heel atop a Gum rubber outsole that reads “The Fat Year” and branded insoles completes the design.

Take a better look below, and you can now find the entire collection available at select retailers like 43einhalb.

New Balance Introduces The New 997H

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 14, 2019

New Balance has introduced their newest runner called, the 997H streamlined for a contemporary, modernized look.

This new version of the classic 997 comes with GCEVA construction with a modernized outsole for a lightweight ride. Other details includes a synthetic leather and edge debs on the tongue and collar inspired by the original silhouette, the 997, along with a mix of suede, mesh, synthetic and leather details.

New Balance 997H Release Date

Look for the New Balance 997H to release February 2nd at select retailers and NewBalance.com. The retail price tag is set at $90 USD.

New Balance 997H
Release Date: February 2, 2019
Price: $90

Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage Also Releasing in “Pacific Blue”

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 14, 2019

Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage Pacific Blue BQ6806-400 Release Date

Completing Nike’s trio of Blazer Mid 77 Vintage colorways, which includes a “Habanero Red” and “Lucid Green” color options is an upcoming “Pacific Blue” iteration.

Much like the other two, the Nike Blazer sports a clean White leather upper, Grey suede overlays the toe and lateral side panels along with a Sail nylon tongue and Sail midsole. Giving the shoe its vintage style is an old school logo and exposed padding on the tongue highlighted with Blue Swoosh logos and “Nike” on the heels.

Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage Pacific Blue Release Date

Look for the Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage “Pacific Blue” to release on January 19th at select Nike Sportswear retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $100 USD.

Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage
Color: Pacific Blue/Sail-White
Style Code: BQ6806-400
Release Date: January 19, 2019
Price: $100

Off-White x Nike Air Max 90 Postponed To February 7th

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Jan 14, 2019

Originally set to release on January 17th, both Off-White x Nike Air Max 90s have now been pushed back until early February.

One pair comes dressed in Black and the other in Desert Ore. Both come in the signature “The Ten” deconstructed build with text branding and Light Blue hangtags.

Off-White Nike Air Max 90 Black + Desert Ore Release Date

Look for the Off-White x Nike Air Max 90s to release on February 7th at select Nike Sportswear retailers like StockX. The retail price tag is set at $160 USD.

Off-White x Nike Air Max 90
Color: Black/Cone-White-Black
Style Code: AA7293-001
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Price: $160

Off-White x Nike Air Max 90
Color: Desert Ore/Desert Ore-Hyper Jade-Bright Mango
Style Code: AA7293-200
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Price: $160

Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Pack” Releasing On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 14, 2019

Nike LeBron 16 Equality Pack Release Date Price

To continue breaking down barriers and bringing people together, Nike and LeBron James will be expanding on their “Equality” series, which debuted on the Nike LeBron 15, with two upcoming colorways of the Nike LeBron 16.

For LeBron, Equality means that no matter your race, no matter your background, no matter who you are, we all have the power to stand up and speak for something.

Both paris will come in a White/Black color scheme. One set features White on the right shoe with Black laces, and Black on the left with White laces. The other set is complete opposite. Each pair is completed with icy translucent outsoles that read “EQUALITY” printed in Black.

Nike LeBron 16 Equality Release Date

Look for both Nike LeBron 16 “Equality” colorways to release on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21st at select Nike Basketball retailers like Foot Locker. The retail price tag is set at $185 USD.

Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Home”
Color: White/Black
Style Code: BQ5969-100
Release Date: January 21, 2019
Price: $185

Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Away”
Color: Black/White
Style Code: BQ5969-101
Release Date: January 21, 2019
Price: $185

UPDATE: Detailed photos of the Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Pack” that drops on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 21st. Photos: atmos

UPDATE: Nike releases official photos of the Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Rise Above” Pack dropping on January 21st. Photos: US11

UPDATE: Here is a first look at the White and Black colorways of the “Equality” Nike LeBron 16 via ca_kickz_.

Perks and Mini Releasing Special-Edition Converse Chuck 70 with Matching Apparel

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Mario Briguglio

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Jan 14, 2019

Perks and Mini Converse Chuck 70 Mutates Release Date

Paris-based lifestyle brand Perks and Mini (P.A.M.) have teamed up with Converse to release a special edition Chuck 70 with matching apparel.

Co-founders Misha Hollenbach and Shauna Toohey believe even the most classic of silhouettes benefit from mutations in form — as long as its physical transformation contemplates the future.

“Mutation is about evolution and the idea of what’s to come, what the future could be. It is not a rigid or singular way of thinking. It is an openness. We must adapt,” say the designers.

The collection is highlighted by the sneaker, which is engineered with PrimaLoft®, a thermal material from the ’80s, to form an upper that can be fully removed with a zipper. When unzipped, the silhouette mutates into a canvas slip-on Chuck 70 with a dual-branded tongue patch and gold side panel.

The connected apparel includes a Track Pant, Hoodie, Long and Short-Sleeve Shirt and a reversible Quilted Bomber Jacket that’s completely crafted in PrimaLoft® with functional side pockets, graphic sleeve artwork and a heat transfer graphic on the back.