The Best Sneakers and Apparel for the Summer
Heat check for the season.
Summer is just around the corner and GOAT‘s recently expanded platform — which now offers new apparel and accessories to complement its expansive selection of sneakers — is a one-stop-shop for copping coveted grails for the season. The platform is keeping its momentum with an impressive collection of warm weather ready-to-wear and kicks. Featuring a rare selection of the year’s hottest pieces, GOAT rounds up the best apparel and sneakers you can grab for the summer.
Brain Dead Long-Sleeve Half Zip
Release Season: Winter 2019
Lowest Price: $108 USD
The label Brain Dead is led not by one single person, nor one idea, but rather a creative collective of artists and designers from around the world. With its graphic-led approach to a more disruptive design take, the brand takes cues from post-punk, underground comics and skateboarding to sartorially embody counter-culture as a whole. This vandalized take on a classic button down shirt replaces the typical buttons with a special half zip neck, while the graphic features text that encourages the unconscious mind to guide the conscious — seemingly appropriate for warm summer nights.
Rick Owens Drawstring Cropped Pants
Release Season: Spring/Summer 2019
Lowest Price: $440 USD
Designer Rick Owens, who launched his eponymous line in 1994, is now synonymous with asymmetrical silhouettes, sculptural T-shirts and distressing that’s inspired feverish devotion. Influenced by skaters and ensuring a relaxed fit with every ride, the label delivers loose-fitting cropped trousers from its “Dirt” collection. The cropped lightweight cotton pants come with a signature dropped crotch and host secure Velcro fastened pockets on the reverse ensuring your essentials stay put.
Junya Watanabe Short Sleeve Patchwork Shirt
Release Season: Spring/Summer 2020
Lowest Price: $693 USD
The Rei Kawakubo protege Junya Watanabe takes after his mentor with his innovative, technical and avant-garde style, cutting-edge fabric and tailoring. Cut from a light and airy cotton-blend fabric, this Junya MAN patchwork shirt explores the notion of being a modern, multi-dimensional man. The kaleidoscopic print upgrades the traditional white top to a statement-making summer staple.
Air Jordan 5 Retro “Fire Red” 2020
Release Date: May 2, 2020
Lowest Price: $245 USD
This 2020 edition of the Air Jordan 5 Retro “Fire Red” brings back the OG colorway of the classic silhouette on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. Authentically crafted to match its original build, the white leather upper features a silver reflective tongue and Nike Air branding upon the heel. A true-to-form black midsole sees red shark tooth detailing, inspired by a WWII P-51 Mustang fighter plane, graphically bleeding into it. Finally, the outsole is reinforced by an icy blue translucent material for a clean finish.
Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance 827
Release Date: March 13, 2020
Lowest Price: $290 USD
As part of it capsule collection with NYC streetwear brand Aimé Leon Dore, New Balance brought back the retro 827 runner, which was originally released in 1999. The upper features a white mesh base with tonal synthetic suede overlays, two-tone webbing and multi-color lace loops. The co-branding efforts include an ‘N’ side logo and ‘ALD’ lettering at the heel. The shoes are finished with New Balance’s signature ABZORB midsole tech, offering a cushioned ride till the end, complete with a TPU web for midfoot stability.
YEEZY Basketball “Quantum”
Release Date: TBD
Lowest Price: $920 USD
Marking his first foray into a hoops-inspired sneaker, the adidas YEEZY “Quantum” brings the basketball enthusiast out of Kanye West. Recently sharing a touching story in GQ about the late-great Kobe Bryant, West’s affinity for the sport and its greatest heroes is not lost on his brand vision. Applying his avant-garde sensibility to a more functional design, this version finds a divided upper with a lace-up neoprene bootie, snakeskin-textured paneling and a suede toe. A semi-translucent casing contains classic BOOST cushioning, doubling as the outsole for directional traction, on the court and off the court.
Stüssy x Nike Air Zoom Spiridon Caged “Fossil”
Release Date: March 27, 2020
Lowest Price: $500 USD
Launching as one of the most highly-sought after collaborations of 2020 so far and as part of a larger footwear collection with the pioneering streetwear brand, the Stüssy x Nike Air Zoom Spiridon Caged “Fossil” offers its own take to the retro Nike runner with a simple two-tone color scheme. The upper, crafted from a blend of open mesh and textile, is entirely finished in an understated tan hue, save for contrasting hits of black on the sneaker’s branding elements. A matching Phylite midsole features a caged Zoom Air unit in the heel, gripped tightly and ready for any adventure.
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