Sole Mates: Feng Chen Wang and the Air Jordan 1
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Feng Chen Wang and the Air Jordan 1

The designer on breaking — or bending — the rules, when reimagining a classic.

Sole Mates: Olivia Rose and the Nike Air Max Plus
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Olivia Rose and the Nike Air Max Plus

The Original Rose founder talks planters, why shoes aren’t just for your feet, and being inspired by nature’s architecture.

Sole Mates: Hiromichi Ochiai and the FACETASM x Jordan “Why Not?” Zer0.4
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Hiromichi Ochiai and the FACETASM x Jordan “Why Not?” Zer0.4

FACETASM’s designer stays behind the scenes and lets his shoes do all the talking.

Sole Mates: Loso and the Nike Air Force 1
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Loso and the Nike Air Force 1

The Bronx designer speaks on the Air Force 1’s importance in New York, finding out about sneaker culture from ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ and more.

Sole Mates: Luka Sabbat on CELINE’s Z Trainer and CT-02
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Luka Sabbat on CELINE’s Z Trainer and CT-02

The multihyphenate speaks on Hedi Slimane’s first-ever sneakers for CELINE HOMME — as well as resell culture, aspiration, and retro inspiration.


Sole Mates: Steven Harrington and the Nike Air Force 1
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Steven Harrington and the Nike Air Force 1

Harrington discusses his lifelong love for the Air Force 1, from wearing it as a hip-hop loving teenager in Los Angeles to collaborating on it for Earth Day in 2018.

Sole Mates: League of Their Own and Their Art Sneakers
Footwear 

Sole Mates: League of Their Own and Their Art Sneakers

The art collective canvases the intersection of art and sneakers, spotlighting KAWS, Murakami, Arsham, and Parra.

Sole Mates: Slam Jam and Its ASICS NOVABLAST
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Slam Jam and Its ASICS NOVABLAST

The Luca Benini-founded powerhouse has made a name for itself with its collaborations, but it won’t shout about it.

Sole Mates: Bobby Hundreds and the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Bobby Hundreds and the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star

The Hundreds’ co-founder talks about copping Chucks at swap meets as a teenager, why he thinks the silhouette is so symbolic of counter culture and more.

Sole Mates: Vandy the Pink and the Reebok Beatnik
Footwear 

Sole Mates: Vandy the Pink and the Reebok Beatnik

The bespoke footwear and clothing maven riffs on why Reebok’s beloved clog is such an apt canvas for customization

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