You’ve got a problem: you’re sitting on a closet (or roomful) of sneakers that you’re never going to wear. The box labels are staring you in the face. You store all your shoes in their original boxes, which takes up even more space. You’ve got some classics, to be sure, but you copped them 5 …
Baseball is back! After a 4-month delay due to the COVID pandemic, the shortened 60-game season began Thursday evening. The game will look very different, with no human fans in the stands and a few rule changes. For me, the game has been different for a long time now. I grew up a Phillies fan …
I spend a lot of time talking to people about the sneakers Nike should bring back from the ’90s – my favorite era for sneakers. I’m sure the folks out in Oregon must get sick of people coming up to them and DM’ing them about what they should retro. The heads at Nike know what …
Back in early June, I got a surprise package in the mail – the most innovative running sneaker ever from Nike: the Nike Alphafly Next%. Wow – this is the sneaker Eliud Kipchoge broke the 2 hour marathon barrier in. I wonder how fast they could make me. Keep reading for my Nike Air Zoom Alphafly Next% …
The Nike Air Jordan 1 was introduced in 1985 as the first signature sneaker for Michael Jordan, who had just entered the NBA with the Chicago Bulls. Designed by Peter Moore, it revolutionized the basketball shoe industry with its high-top silhouette, bold colorways, and innovative use of the Nike Air technology. The arrival of Michael …
Over the past year or so, my sneaker collection has gotten completely out of control. My inventory ballooned to about 125-150 pairs, which I stored primarily in the attic of my house. It was fun going up into the attic to look at them and try on different pairs, but as the days got warmer, …
It’s been a conundrum for me the past 10 years – what sneakers do I wear with my selvedge denim? Those who have attempted to pair a white sneaker with some deep, dark, indigo-dyed jeans know the issue: that dye is going to stain your kicks around the ankle in about 5 minutes. For years, …
Ever since high school, I’ve generally enjoyed running. In the summer of ’98, I even tried out for the cross country team. I’ll never forget the sneaker I bought – the Saucony Grid 3D Hurricane. It was the first sneaker I ever owned that featured “motion control” technology – basically it propelled your foot forward …