Travis Scott, Tyler The Creator & Virgil Abloh Lead the Charge in This Week's Best Footwear Drops
Alongside drops from UNDERCOVER x Converse, Kiko Kostadinov x ASICS, adidas x Reebok, and much more.
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Another new week, another slate of seasonally-appropriate footwear drops to help you transition into your winter wardrobe. It’s important to make sure that you’re up-to-date, especially with the holiday season’s madness right around the corner, so before we check out the best kicks this week has to offer, let’s recap everything that went down over the last seven days as well.
From a performance standpoint, the biggest news came from Nike Running, which premiered its new React Infinity Run, featuring a design that was crafted to reduce injuries and with 24% more React foam than previous running models. With every holiday season comes collaborative Nike and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital product too, so 2019’s collection — the 15th such to be presented — was officially unveiled.
High fashion brands and retailers got in on the action too. We gave an exclusive on-foot look at Virgil Abloh’s regional “NYC” and “Chicago” takes on Louis Vuitton’s LV Trainer Hi 408; we also saw Prada and adidas announce a partnership; and we also had Slam Jam announce a follow-up to their popular Nike Blazer collaboration.
Talking collaborations, there was a compelling slate of news to fit all tastes. It was revealed that Stussy and Nike were working on another footwear capsule, consisting of fresh takes on the Air Zoom Spiridon and Benassi slides. It’s not supposed to arrive until next spring, but whenever the two titans of industry link up, anticipation is understandably high. Tyler, The Creator’s and Converse’s GOLF le FLEUR* partnership is set to enter its next chapter as well, thanks to chenille-equipped Chuck 70s and a brand-new chunky silhouette dubbed the Gianno Ox.
Last but never least, it wouldn’t be a week in sneakers without some buzz from the ever-influential Kanye West and his adidas YEEZY line either. West made waves by officially debuting his adidas YEEZY Clog, a slip-on design that’s constructed partially of algae, proving that his oft-discussed move towards sustainability is a sincere effort. The YEEZY BOOST 380 “Alien,” YEEZY BOOST 350 v2 “Desert Sage,” and YEEZY BOOST 700 v3 “Azael” all snuck in as well. Interestingly enough, adidas’s third quarter sales results hinted at slowed Yeezy sales.
Now that the majority of last week’s news is out of the way, we can dive right in to this week’s releases, so you can take a look at what’s en route from your favorite footwear brands. Take a look at the full list below, and let us know what you’re looking forward to the most.
Nike Kyrie 6 “Preheat” Collection
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Release Date: November 11
Release Price: TBD
Where to Buy: Each sneaker releases exclusively in the city they were inspired by.
Why You Should Cop: 11 sneakers each with design inspirations from a specific city — Beijing, Berlin, Guangzhou, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Miami, New York City, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo — that’s near and dear to Kyrie’s heart; a collectible sneaker for Kyrie fans around the globe.
Puma RS-X “Blade Runner”
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Release Date: November 11
Release Price: $110 USD
Where to Buy: Select PUMA stockists, including 43einhalb, and PUMA.com
Why You Should Cop: The colorway may not be as busy as the streets in Blade Rummer, but we’re okay with that.
Air Jordan 5 “Island Green”
Nike
Release Date: November 11
Release Price: $225 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: It’s a subtle, then not so subtle — as it’s reflective — Tiffany application to the AJ5, although it’s said to be inspired by the tropics.
GOLF le FLEUR* x Converse Gianno Pack and Chenille Chuck 70
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Release Date: November 11
Release Price: $110-130 USD
Where to Buy: Select Converse stockists and Converse.com
Why You Should Cop: Tyler and Converse launch an all-new silhouette together, this time with the trails in mind. However, if the Gianno isn’t your steez, the artist delivered a pink and chenille Chuck 70.
Off-White™ x Nike Vapor Street “Athlete In Progress” Pack
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Release Date: November 14
Release Price: $190 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: After much anticipation, Virgil’s architectural take on the on Vapor Street is finally here. The coloring is fantastic, even if you have to walk around on spikes.
adidas Originals’ November Torsion Pack
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Release Date: November 14
Release Price: $130-170 USD
Where to Buy: Select adidas stockists and adidas.com
Why You Should Cop: On top of the comfortable Torsion-BOOST pairing in the sole of each sneaker in this pack, the Torsion Xs’ pale colors and the ZX Torsions’ subtle pops make them fantastic go-to sneakers for the season.
UNDERCOVER x Converse Chuck 70 “THE NEW WARRIORS” Pack
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Release Date: November 14
Release Price: TBD
Where to Buy: Select Converse stockists (excluding Japan) and Converse.com
Why You Should Cop: After a Japan-exclusive Converse Addict drop, the rest of the world gets their own pack of Chucks. Jun doesn’t often play with camo, making this a very welcomed released.
Nike Adapt Huarache “Hyper Jade/Tonal Orange”
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Release Date: November 14
Release Price: $350 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: Nike’s self-lacing technology is back in a bold colorway; there’s nothing subtle about these and that’s the best part.
size? x adidas LXCON 94 “Vietnam”
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Release Date: November 15
Release Price: £100 GPB (approximately $128 USD)
Where to Buy: Select size? location and size.co.uk
Why You Should Cop: size? continues its “Alternate” collection, which pays tribute to rather unknown marathons around the globe, with the “Vietnam” iteration, inspired by Vietnam’s Jungle Marathon. The colorway is absolutely stellar.
Nike LeBron 17 “Red Carpet”
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Release Date: November 15
Release Price: $200 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: Ten years later, the LB7’s fan-favorite “Red Carpet” colorway gets a literal revival with LeBron’s 17th signature sneaker.
‘Need for Speed Heat’ x PUMA Hi OCTN
Puma
Release Date: November 15
Release Price: TBD
Where to Buy: Select PUMA stockists and PUMA.com
Why You Should Cop: NfS fans don’t get many footwear collabs, and thankfully PUMA did a solid job with this one.
adidas x Reebok Instapump Fury BOOST
Reebok
Release Date: November 15
Release Price: $200 USD
Where to Buy: Select Reebok stockists and Reebok.com
Why You Should Cop: Having launched in Asia last month, the first of the groundbreaking collaborative line between Reebok and its parent company adidas is coming to the rest of the world.
Nike Air Max 90 “CAMOWABB”
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Release Date: November 15
Release Price: $140 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists, including Titolo, and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: For the ACG-heads, this AM90 takes it cues from hallmark ACG colors, in addition to a sandy desert landscape inspiration; it even features an upper with an etched topographical pattern.
Pusha T x adidas Originals Ozweego Pack
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Release Date: November 16
Release Price: $150 USD
Where to Buy: Select adidas stockists and adidas.com
Why You Should Cop: Push hasn’t played with colors much in his collaborative adidas line, mostly materials and fabric, so this pack comes as a welcomed surprise.
Travis Scott x Nike Air Force 1 Low “Cactus Jack”
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Release Date: November 16
Release Price: $160 USD
Where to Buy: Select Nike stockists and Nike.com
Why You Should Cop: A Houston, workwear inspired AF1 from Mr. Astroworld himself. There’s a lot going on here, but there’s also something so satisfying about corduroy on a pair of Nikes.
Kiko Kostadinov x ASICS GEL-KORIKA FW19
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Release Date: November 16
Release Price: TBD
Where to Buy: Select ASICS stockists and ASICS.com
Why You Should Cop: Kostadinov continues to reimagine ASICS’ runners using bold colorways and metallic materials, with this pack hitting the mark rather perfectly.
adidas Originals Malmo “City Series”
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Release Date: November 16
Release Price: TBD
Where to Buy: Select adidas stockists, including SNS
Why You Should Cop: For the Sweds, adidas’ latest addition to it “City Series” sees the return of the Malmo — also a city in Sweden — in the colors of Sweden’s flag. These should be saluted.
