MAY SNEAKER PICKS
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Here are me picks for dope kicks that hit the web in May. I have to say that I am really digging what the folks over at Adidas are doing. They have really raised the bar with a lot of their releases. In my opinion they have passed Nike up. Nike hasn't dropped anything new in awhile and all they have been doing is re releasing old kicks and throwing crazy color ways on them. (Oh wait, they have Flynit) C'mon Nike get back to what got you guys to that top spot. CREATE!
ADIDAS ORGINAL STAN SMITH (SUNSET GLOW)
Stan Smith's have been a classic silhouette for Adidas for as long as I can remember. I have been a fan of the silhouette but I have never copped any. I love the simplicity of the shoe, I mean you can rock them with anything. And when I saw this color way, I was on them tough. Nothing says Spring and Summer like a dope bright ass shoe. I hear these are available at overseas Adidas accounts now. Be on the lookout for these in the states.
"SWOOSHLESS" AIR JORDAN 1's
When I first saw these, I thought to myself "If we didn't know that these were Jordan 1's and another brand dropped these, would they still be dope to the masses?" I mean these are super plain and simple. They went with a tumbled leather upper with a contrasting solid white midsole. These released a couple weeks back at selected accounts. I think they are dope but that $150 price tag is a bit much for these I think. And I feel some type of way at paying more than $100 for low tops. Thats just me.
CONVERSE CHUCK TAYLOR ALL STAR 2
CHUCKS?! Yes I know Chucks on the list of dope kicks? Yes for some reason I actually like these. I have no reasoning. LOL I just like them. But hmmm who's paying $75 for these though?
ITALIA INDEPENDENT x ADIDAS COURT VANTAGE
Now these are my favorite kicks of the month. The design simplicity of these is what drew me to these. I love the woven mesh upper with the silky smooth leather the toe box. You can just tell that a lot of thought went into the design and execution of this collab. I think the red and green lace tips set the shoe off. Gives that RED BLACK & GREEN color way for my people LOL! These are a pair that I honestly might have to cop when they are released in the States. For now I'll have to wait or try to get them from an Adidas overseas account.
NIKE FLYNIT ROSHE RUN NM "BLACK OUT"
As I have stated before, I LOVE ROSHE'S. I have like 13 pairs. I think these might be the dopest Roshe Flynit that Nike has dropped. These will get a serious look from me. The say D.Hill all over them. Solid colored upper and solid colored midsole. These are just simple and clean. You should be about to get your hands on a pair of these now for $120. (Little much for Roshe's but I get it, You're paying that Flunit tech)
NIKE TENNIS CLASSIC ULTRA FLYNIT
I will say that Nike has done a great job with these. I must say that the Gym Red color way is my favorite but the purple joints are just as dope. I dope have to go into why I love these, by now you guys should know why. LOL You can get these now for $150.
THE PHARRELL WILLIAMS x ADIDAS ORIGINAL PINK BEACH
What can you say about Pharrell? This dude does no wrong when it comes to fashion in my eyes. I LOVE these. I was pumped when I first saw the Elastic Slip On's, but when I saw the lace up versions I fell deeper in love with these. The shoe is constructed with stretchable woven material for the upper. While premium brown leather covers the heel of the shoes. I think that I'm such a fan of these because they kinda have a Stan Smith look to them. I mean they are super minimal and simple looking shoes. I am more of a fan of the blue color way. These gems dropped back on Cinco de Mayo for the very awesomely fair price of $75-$80. I love when companies release dope products and price them reasonably and not just throw some crazy price tag on them because of hype.
That's it for the May internet picks, June picks will be coming soon.
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