For Its 50th Anniversary, BEAMS Skips New Sneakers and Brings Back the 1976 All Star Instead
No new colorways this time — BEAMS is faithfully reproducing the Converse All Star from the year it was founded, right down to the ankle patch and the original-spec box, all rebuilt to 1970s specs.
Stitch by Stitch, Reworking the Air Jordan 1: Chicago Workshop Crowns a Crochet Artist
The Jordan Design Studio's global workshop tour kicked off in Chicago, where six local creatives reimagined the AJ1 in their own mediums. In the end, crochet artist Chelsea B took the crown, giving the 40-year-old silhouette a whole new material vocabulary.
Shedding Weight Before Philly: Nike LeBron 24 Weaves Its Lightest Signature Shoe Yet with KingKnit
LeBron James enters his 24th season and a new chapter with the Sixers, and his signature shoe answers with a serious drop in weight. A KingKnit upper, carbon fiber midfoot plate, and a shaved-down outsole make this the lightest LeBron model in the line's history.
norda FW26: The Color Logic Behind Turning Volcanic Rock, Limestone, and Thistle into Trail Shoes
12 new colorways spanning five core silhouettes—001A, 002, 005, 008, and 055—norda skips the usual seasonal palette talk this time, instead rebuilding its trail running lineup through a naming system rooted in minerals and plants.
South2 West8 x SUICOKE Return with a Boat Shoe That's Secretly Built for Urban Hiking
The North8 duo team up yet again for another take on the Camp Moccasin, this time swapping in an eVent waterproof lining and Vibram DECEMBER outsole. Beneath the calf suede upper lies a shoe seriously equipped to handle rain and rough terrain.
adidas Originals Turns Zhongshan N. Rd. Into a Gym, Court and Café — But Only for 4 Days
Running August 13–16, the pop-up splits ORIGINALS SPORT and ACE BREEZE across a Pilates studio and tennis court setting, before winding down at a Messy Mark coffee bar and SW19 scent station — one full route, all in one space.
UP THERE Picks Safety Yellow, But Lets the Gradient Do the Talking on the GEL-KAYANO 20
UP THERE teams up with ASICS on the GEL-KAYANO 20 "Safety Yellow," a fluorescent yellow-to-white gradient that runs across the upper and dual-layer midsole, with a nod to the GEL-KINSEI 4's two-tone mesh detailing.
One Trailgrip Sole, Three Personalities: Moncler FW26 Footwear Enlists Clarks, Rick Owens & Moon Boot for Very Different Takes
Moncler's FW26 footwear lineup builds around the Trailgrip system as its core, handing it off to three wildly different collaborators — Clarks Originals, Rick Owens, and Moon Boot — while rounding out the winter roster with its own Peak boots and the Vera series.
Low-Key by Day, Glow-Up by Night: atmos Teaches the Adizero Evo SL a New Way to Speak
atmos director Hirofumi Kojima has revealed the atmos x adidas Adizero Evo SL "G-SNK" via his personal Instagram — understated by day, glowing at night, with no confirmed release date yet.
ASICS Drops Two Opposite-Vibe Sneakers to Redefine "Couple Sync" This Qixi
The GEL-STRATUS MC leans into retro, go-with-everything blending, while the GEL-NIMBUS 10.1 plays with two-tone contrast on each side. Dropping together, the pair sketches out two very different takes on couple style.
YouTube Just Doubled the Bar for Partner Program — After Years of Lowering It
Starting February 2027, new creators will need 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views just to qualify for monetization — while existing partners must maintain 10 million views every 90 days to keep the checks coming. The whole threshold logic just got flipped on its head.
HI-TEC HTS74 Reworks Its 1978 Sierra for FW26, From Snowfields to Desert Sands
HI-TEC HTS74's FW26 collection "Sierra '78" pays tribute to the brand's original 1978 Sierra Sneaker, bringing reversible garments and Vibram-soled footwear together to translate mountaineering-era technical language into everyday wear.
Only 200 Pairs Exist: Aya Brown Buries Neon in Brown Suede on This Air Max 95
Brooklyn artist Aya Brown's Friends and Family Air Max 95 reworks the classic Neon and Beef and Broccoli colorways into a brown-and-black base — limited to just 200 pairs worldwide, with no public release planned.
The Year He Got Cut From Varsity, He Never Gave Up: Air Jordan 5 Laney Returns After 14 Years
This blue-and-yellow colorway doesn't commemorate Jordan's peak years — it marks the summer he got cut from varsity before entering his junior year. 14 years later, the Air Jordan 5 Laney is set to make its third-ever release in spring 2027.
Air Jordan 4 "Linen" Rumored to Finally Return in True Women's Sizing for 2027, With Retooled 1989-Inspired Silhouette
The women's-exclusive colorway that debuted in 2006 only got a grade-school-only retro in 2017. Now rumors point to a June 2027 return with proper women's sizing and a silhouette that hews closer to the original 1989 shape.
The Sneaker That Refused to Be a One-and-Done: Air Max Phenomena Heads Into Year Two
The Serena Williams Design Crew's loafer-sneaker hybrid, Air Max Phenomena, dropped last summer as what looked like a one-off limited release — but it's stuck around thanks to returning colorways and fresh drops.
Vintage Grey Meets ZoomX: Nike Pegasus Premium Pulls Off a Sneaky Time Warp
Nike drops its "Now & Then" pack, dressing the Pegasus Premium in a weathered Light Iron Ore grey — but underneath that throwback look sits ZoomX foam and an Air Zoom unit. Priced at $220.
On Stock Plunges 20% in a Day as Wholesale Slowdown Punctures the Growth Story
The Cloudmonster 3 lineup and LightSpray had barely hit shelves before On Holding's stock cratered below $31 this Tuesday. The earnings report exposed North American wholesale growth falling well short of expectations, and analysts are split on whether the "deliberate pullback" story holds water.
Canadian Down Jacket Veteran Buys U.S. Rights to Brazil's Jelly Shoe Brand Melissa
Pajar, a 63-year-old cold-weather apparel company, has acquired Grendene's U.S. subsidiary for Melissa for $3.6 million, officially taking over the full American business of the Brazilian brand famous for its plastic jelly shoes.
Noir Kei Ninomiya Blooms the PUMA Speedcat Into a Rose
From the Paris Fashion Week runway to global retail, Noir Kei Ninomiya wraps the PUMA Speedcat in a translucent embossed rose motif, dropping in black, white, and red starting this August.
Mizuno Wave Prophecy LS Gets Two Tokyo-Exclusive Grayscale Colorways
Tokyo select shop KICKS LAB drops two exclusive Wave Prophecy LS colorways — "Light Grey" and "Charcoal" — both built on the same Infinity Wave midsole but delivering two completely different moods.
New Balance's First Maxey Signature Shoe Deliberately Downplays the N Logo — Black/Blue Drops October 2
Tyrese Maxey's debut signature shoe, the Maxey V1, is making the leap from playoff court to retail shelves. Drawing design cues from the 9060 and 2002, it takes an unusual approach by toning down the N logo's presence, with a black/blue colorway leading the charge on October 2.
SUBU x bPr BEAMS: A Pair of Slides Wraps Up a 10-Year and 50-Year Coincidence
SUBU's 10th anniversary collides with BEAMS' 50th, and the two numbers come together in a double-commemorative slide collection that runs from leopard-print canvas to plush indoor slippers, dropping in two waves across September and October.
The OG Split-Toe Sneaker Gets a Glow-Up: Nike Air Rift Lands in "Black/Illusion Green"
Once dismissed as "that weird summer sandal," the split-toe Air Rift returns in black paired with neon green and royal blue branding accents. Priced at $116, it's now live on Above the Clouds.