Colorful Flyknit Air Jordan Retros and Nike Shox Making a Comeback? Sneaker releases to lookout for this week
FeaturedDoes Nike have a chance at trying to revive their tried-and-true Nike Shox line? What was once the dominant sneaker choice of the early 2000’s (in terms of performance) is now going to make a resurgence as a lifestyle shoe. Just yesterday, the Swoosh released the Nike Shox R4 “White Flash” in a white/black/volt colorway ($140). Perhaps more intriguing and widely appealing is their limited June 13th release of the Comme des Garcons x Nike Shox TL in the “Triple White” and “Triple Black” color schemes. Is this collaborative effort with CDG enough to put Nike Shox back on peoples’ cop lists or should the Shox fad remain a thing of the past? Both colorways of the Comme des Garcons x Nike Shox TL will retail for $350 each.
The wildly charismatic and unpredictable Odell Beckham Jr is getting his own release of the Nike Air Max 720 model. Dressed in multi-color/hyper pink there’s no way to look at this shoe other than it matches OBJ’s persona to a T. This shoe has a special release on June 12th at overseas retailer Solebox Berlin (limited to 20 pairs) but then will have a worldwide release on June 21st. They will retail for $200.
Streetwear brand Supreme will once again be collaborating with Jordan Brand on their joint release of two colorways of the Air Jordan 14 set to come out on the 13th. Inspired by an outfit Michael Jordan wore in the 90’s, these sneakers feature studded jewels on the side panels on top of a black/varsity royal and white/university red color blocking. Each pair will run you $248.
If you want your feet to pop and stand out this summer look no further than any colorway in the Air Jordan 4 Flyknit pack. Flyknit Jordan retros have never been hit with much fanfare, so are these Retro 4’s just in line to receive the same treatment? Even on social media platforms people are saying, “I’ll cop when they hit outlets,” or, “I’d only wear if they were given to me for free.” These sayings are somewhat accurate as the fly knit Jordan 1’s and 3’s hit numerous outlets and don’t receive much praise from sneaker aficionados. Maybe the vibrant color pallets featured on these four pairs will sway peoples’ judgements? The Air Jordan 4 Flyknit release on June 14th in “Hyper Royal”, “University Red”, “Volt”, and “Total Orange.” Each pair will have a $220 price tag.