Month: October 2021
11 Ways To Upcycle Shoeboxes
Shoeboxes. They protect our precious shoes from the time they’re manufactured and shipped to the retailer until the moment we get them home. Then most of us end up tossing the box in the trash or recycling it to save space in our closet. But what if there were a way to upcycle yoRead More
Company Will Offer Refunds to Buyers of ‘Satan Shoes’ to Settle Lawsuit by Nike
A Brooklyn company that was sued by Nike over the unauthorized sale of Satan Shoes — an aftermarket sneaker that contains a drop of blood and was promoted by the rapper Lil Nas X — agreed on Thursday to accept returns of the footwear as part of a settlement. The company, MSCHF, wRead More
Vanessa Bryant calls out Nike after tribute sneaker designed for Gianna appears to have been released
Leer en Español Vanessa Bryant has called out Nike after a shoe she designed in tribute to her late daughter Gianna Bryant appeared to be in a fan’s possession despite her claim they are “not approved for sale”. The widow of late basketball star Kobe Bryant expressed her concern Read More
The Nike React Element 87 Has Finally Dropped
Price: $160 Buy Now When we received a pair of the Nike React Element 87—the long-awaited sneaker that just dropped in North America for $160—we couldn’t stop talking about it. Runner’s World staffers laced it up like Cinderella trying on her glass slippers, a fitting analogy givRead More
Sneaker Industry Report Q1 2021: Nike Moving at Warp Speed
Highsnobiety Q1 is the latest in a series of quarterly insight weeks dedicated to the business behind youth culture and what makes our market tick. Head over to our Insights hub to see the full series. If you thought sneaker releases were going to slow down any time soon, our Q1 Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Chinese athletes crumble under pressure as nationalists back home turn on them
China’s athletes are facing mounting pressure from ultra-nationalists in their country and sky-high expectations to win gold medals in all the competitive events of the Tokyo Olympics at all costs. Even though the total medal tally for the 2020 Olympics shows China as having scorRead More
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills Are the NFL’s Best Bet to Win the Super Bowl
The beginning of a new NFL season brings hope, and along with it, the possibility of gobs of money. Preseason betting is always a major topic of conversation, regardless of the sport, but the NFL is king, so NFL gambling follows suit. Every year, there is a certain player or teamRead More
Last Days to Shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Best Deals on Shoes
Nordstrom If you’re anything like us, you’re always on the lookout for good deals on shoes and sneakers. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale has just that: a ton of deals on all types of footwear from top fashion brands, but there are only a few days left to grab these deals! With so Read More
First Look At The UltraBOOST 6.0
Despite entering new chapters in its running journey with propositions like the adidas UltraBOOST 21 and adidas adizero adios Pro, the German sportswear manufacturer can’t let go of its original UltraBOOST model, which launches in a “6.0” iteration soon. In the mid-2010s, the oriRead More
Nike React Infinity Run review: Nike’s new running shoe is like autocorrect for your feet
Nike made some bold claims about the new Nike React Infinity Run before we got to review their latest running shoe. According to an external study, it was said, “runners in the Nike React Infinity had a 52 percent lower injury rate than in the motion control shoe (Nike Structure Read More