Welcome to Sneaker News #18. It seems it’s sneaker season right now with most of the big brands coming through with high-profile drops. The big shoe this week is the Air Max 1 Strawberry Lemonade from Nike which is likely to be snapped up quick. Meanwhile, Adidas is teaming up with Jonah Hill, BAPE and UNDFTD and Converse reunites with Tyler, The Creator’s GOLF WANG once again. Check out those plus more new drops from New Balance, Yeezy and Nike below.
Air Max 1 ‘Strawberry Lemonade’
The Air Max 1 gets a sweet reboot this week with the Strawberry Lemonade colourway. As the name suggests, it’s a fresh and fruity take on the iconic sneaker going with a predominantly pink colour palette. From the pale pink swoosh to the strawberry tongue, it’s full of eye-popping features and easter eggs. It will drop on Nike and selected retailers at 6am AEDT on 12 November.
Space Hippie 04 – Iron Grey This Is Trash
Nike continues to turn trash into treasure with the Space Hippie shoe. This time, the sneaker, made from at least 25 per cent recycled material, is getting an iron-grey colourway. The ‘Space Waste Yarn’ upper is made from recycled plastic bottle, t-shirts and yarn scraps while the Crater Foam midsole is exceptionally light. It’s dropping 14 November at 6am on Nike.
adidas x Jonah Hill ‘Samba’
Jonah Hill has made it pretty clear that he’s nostalgic for the ‘90s. 2018’s ‘mid90s’ film was a basically a love letter to the decade and now he’s reviving a classic adidas shoe with a ‘90s twist. His take on the Samba was inspired by his childhood influences and features a DIY aesthetic complete with a handwritten Samba logo. It drops in three different colourways on adidas at midnight on 14 November.
adidas Zx 8000 Bape x UNDFTD
adidas is currently rolling out a 26-trainer tribute to its first running shoe franchise. It’s going from A to ZX and we’re currently up to B. It’s represented by A Bathing Ape in collaboration with streetwear heroes UNDFTD. It features the BAPE logo on the upper with the UNDFTD visual shown on the tongue. BAPE’s classic camo print is also on the shoe alongside a classy black suede upper. Look out for it at midnight AEDT on November 20th.
Converse x Golf Wang ‘Polka Dot’
Tyler, The Creator’s Golf Wang continues its collaboration with Converse, taking on one of the brand’s most iconic shoes the Chuck 70. The shoe gets a denim upgrade with pops up colour thanks to the polka dots. They’re juxtaposed by shiny silver lace holes while Tyler leaves the Golf Wang logo off in favour of the classic Converse badge. Grab them from select retailers like Subtype on 13th November at 9am.
Yeezy QNTM ‘Teal Blue’
Kanye West may have not been successful in his presidential bid but he’s still got plenty of work going on with his Yeezy sneakers. The Yeezy GNTM was only launched this year and this is only the second colourway to be released to the public. It’s a bold shoe made up of intersecting colourways with black crossing with white, blue and teal. Like most Yeezy shoes, it features the Adidas BOOST cushioning meaning it’s likely to be a comfy cop. The shoe is available in-store only at Subtype.
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Nike Dunk Hi SP ‘Pure Platinum’
If you’ve been following this column, you’ll notice the Nike Dunk is getting a new colourway every few weeks. The consistency of drops helped it nab Footwear News’ Sneaker Of The Year accolade and now Nike is pushing on with a new Dunk Hi SP colourway. ‘Pure Platinum’ does exactly what it describes. It’s a fresh white shoe with a platinum grey swoosh, keeping things simple and clean. Keep an eye on Sneakerboy and Up There Store on November 13th. Both retailers are selling them via raffle.
New Balance ML860XG
New Balance is having a great year, resurging with a number of new silhouettes and updated classics. The ML860XG was originally released in 2011 but it returns almost a decade later with a few updates. It’s a predominantly beige colourway but it pops with accents of red and blue on the heel and the tongue. It’s out now but act quickly if you want to cop as it’s selling quickly.
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