Hey Gucci, we would’ve loved to include your dope 70s-inspired “Screener” sneakers on our weekly drop list — despite their obviously bloated price — but you had to go and make the silly mistake of pre-distressing them. Granted, you could argue I’m in no position to criticize a legendary Italian fashion house, but then you’re giving into Gucci’s cult of personality and remember, corporations are not people, people. So take the human’s side, and admit that pre-distressed clothes are f*cking stupid. In fact, let’s do a 180 and thank Gucci, now we don’t have to be envious of sneakers only the super-rich could afford because the pair in question is dumb.
Anyway, rant over. We got some sweet kicks for you this week! Adidas would’ve kept Nike off the list if it weren’t for the impossible to ignore collaboration between the Swoosh and every hypebeast’s favorite fashion label, Supreme. Also, March continues to be the month of Yeezy as we’ve been gifted with yet another drop, making March 2019 probably the most prolific month in the entire lifespan of the line.
Check out the best sneakers available this week and prepare yourself for whenever that Supreme collaboration’s price drops — it’s sure to make us wince.
Adidas and Diego Nájera Sabalo
The Sabalo is a brand new silhouette created by Adidas in partnership with pro skater Diego Nájera, and is made with the type of functionality skater’s look for in a pair of kicks. Featuring a premium full-grain leather upper, a Vulcanized rubber outsole with a flexible and high-grip Geoflex tread design for increased board control, and a form-fitting sock liner, the Sabalo is truly crafted with skating in mind.
And can we talk about how good this pair of kicks look? The off-white colorway, the embroidered Adidas logo, the fish-eye inspired curved detailing — the Sabalo’s design is subtle yes, but it’s a masterclass in good design. Adidas and Nájera truly hit it out of the park with this one.
The Adidas and Diego Nájera collaboration, Sabalo, is available now at select retailers and on the Adidas online store with a retail price of $75. We look forward to the future of Adidas Sabalo as new iterations and colorways inevitably release!
FILA Disruptor Future Collection
I’ve gone a little back and forth on this one — at one point I even considered centering this week’s entire column around the FILA Disruptor Future Collection, but we’ll throw all four releases under one big umbrella instead. The Disruptor Future Collection consists of the Disruptor 2 x Ray Tracer, Disruptor 2 x DSTR 97, DSTR 97 x Ray Tracer, and the Disruptor 2 x FX-100 Lux silhouettes and sees FILA combining some of their recently popular designs’ best features — such as placing the Disruptor 2 upper atop a Ray Tracer sole.
The vintage-meets-futuristic collection runs in both men and women’s sizes with eye-catching white, black, yellow, and red colorways. The FILA Disruptor Future Collection is being sold now exclusively at Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs, and Six: 02. The prices for each shoe vary from store to store but generally retail in the range of $50-$80.
END. And Adidas Terrex Agravix XT
UK retailer END. have teamed up with Adidas to bring us the Terrex Agravix XT, which features a heat-reactive thermochromic panel that changes from black to red based on the heat from your foot. More of this please, because we’re pretty enamored with the idea of mood ring sneakers. Additionally, the Terrex Agravix XT utilizes an EVA midsole and a patterned and treaded rubber outsole, making it great for hikes.
The END. And Adidas Terrex Agravix XT is set to drop on March 23rd and are being sold exclusively through British retailer END. Clothing, where a pair retails for $240.
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 Geode
I often wonder when Ye will get tired of the Earth tones. Turns out not in the immediate future, as this week brings the newest iteration of the Yeezy Boost 700s, the aptly named “Geode.” The Geode’s straight up look like rocks. Just old, dusty stones.
All of the Yeezy Boost 700 features are here, a chunky Boost midsole, a rubber outsole, and an upper consisting of mixed leather and mesh. It looks like we’re finally at the point that there are so many different Yeezys flooding the market that they aren’t even selling out anymore. Which begs the question, “why the high price tag?”
The Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 Geode colorway is set to drop on March 23rd. Pick up a pair at Adidas online store, Yeezy Supply, or select global retailers for $300.
Supreme and Nike Air Tailwind IV
Expect this release to come with a heavy cloud of hype surrounding it. In fact, to many people it won’t even matter what this shoe looks like — remember, Supreme sold a brick. All it takes is two words: Supreme, Nike. Done deal. People are going to be picking up this pair of kicks in droves.
Making use of the 90s-era Nike Air Tailwind IV, the collaboration features a mixed bouclé and suede upper with accented piping and debossed and embroidered branding by both labels throughout. The Supreme Nike Air Tailwind IV will be available in both a black and blue, and white and red colorway, and will also be releasing alongside a running cap.
The Supreme and Nike Air Tailwind and running cap are set to release online and across the NY, Brooklyn, LA, London, and Paris Supreme stores on March 21st and in Japan on March 23rd. A price has yet to be announced.
