Chicago is always an interesting scene whenever Sneaker Con rolls around. As the city that produced Kanye West and contained Michael Jordan, Chicago is without question an influential city in the world of footwear. Is Chicago and the surrounding areas all about MJ or Kanye? It’s hard to tell, but t…
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Rihanna’s latest Puma Fenty sneaker offering is this alternative take on a running shoe from the Trinomic family. No, it doesn’t featured any 4D-printed tech or a midsole 30 years in the making, but it does have a cute and snazzy bow where the shoelaces are meant to be. These are unequivocally…
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The world’s greatest traveling sneaker trade show, Sneaker Con, rolled into Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend to find that The Land’s love of sneakers goes well beyond LeBron PEs and anything exclusively Nike Basketball related (that being said, there was definitely more love shown to LeBron and Kyri…
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Sneaker Con is back in action for a new year of shows, kicking things off for 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this past Saturday. As always, there was an abundance of heat on the feet of the event’s many attendees, and we have a full recap here for all those that weren’t able to make it to the Biggest…
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We teamed up with Black Market USA to raffle off FORTY pairs of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 in Black/Red. You heard that right – forty pairs. TEN pairs will be given away for free, while thirty pairs will be sold at retail across our social media channels. The first part of this raffle is now live on Instagra…
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It’s been awhile since I’ve written something for The Sneaker Lab. Life got in the way of something I enjoy doing, dissecting and exploring constructions and innovations in the world of sneakers.
In the last 12 months, anybody and everybody have dubbed themselves a sneakerhead and things are bigger than ever. If you’ve been around for awhile, you’ve seen the …
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Nearing his final days in the White House, President Barack Obama has been hard at work ensuring a number of policies are enacted before he leaves. On Friday, he signed into law an annual defense spending bill which would increase pay for troops, as well as require the Department of Defense to issue athletic shoes made in the U.S. to its new recruits.
Known as the “Made in …
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Sneaker customizer Jake Danklefs has morphed two of the most hyped sneakers of 2016, the NMD_XR1 and YEEZY BOOST 350 V2, into one custom shoe. The frankenshoe features an upper silhouette based off of the NMD_XR1 model, as well as a BOOST sole with the signature EVA midsole plug. The YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 influence comes in the form of the shoe’s cageless look and recogn…
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Nike’s Benassi Slide isn’t new to makeovers. Back in February, the kicks got a major leather-clad overhaul thanks to NikeLab and now the design is being transformed yet again — this time into a comfy slip-on sneaker. Aptly dubbed the Benassi SLP, the design retains the sole unit of the aforementioned NikeLab drop and even comes with the slide’s usual midfoot st…
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No, you didn’t read that headline incorrectly. We’re really giving away adidas YEEZY Boosts. And not just one pair, or two pairs, or even three pairs, but four pairs of Yeezys, all totally free! For a special holiday treat for our followers on Facebook and Instagram, what we have up for grabs are all th…
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