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2 days ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Bronze56K is taking the New Balance 480 back to the era it came from. However, this time around, it’s a different kind of sneaker. Born in 1983 as a basketball shoe, the New Balance 480 has recently made a resurgence as a skate shoe under the wing of New Balance's skate-focused Numeric line. And Bronze56K’s version of the sneaker is designed as a tribute to the late 20th-century era of skating.
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5 days ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Vans’ latest drop taps into the brand’s coastal heritage with a laid-back moccasin-meets-sneaker design. The Vans Forager, featuring subtle checkerboard detailing and a no-fuss slip-on vibe, isn’t your typical waffle-soled Vans skate shoe. In fact, it looks more like the casual, uber-cushioned footwear of the comfort-oriented label HEYDUDE.
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1 week ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
The Andrew Reynolds x New Balance Numeric 933is a full-circle moment for both parties. For Reynolds, it’s further proof of his evolution from Baker wildchild to certified elder statesman of skate. For New Balance, it’s another stamp in its growing skateboarding passport, validating its expansion from running brand to legitimate skate force. This silhouette pulls cues from NB’s storied 99X series, taking that classic tech-runner DNA and translating it into something that can take a proper heel flip.
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1 week ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Nigo’s latest link-up with Nike puts a new spin on its Air Force 3 Low model, making it all about hip-hop heritage. The Nike Air Force 3 is a sleeper icon from 1988, chunkier than the Air Force 1 but originally built for the basketball court. In Nigo’s hands, this "forgotten cousin" of the AF1 becomes a love letter to a golden era of hip-hop. Nigo’s Nike Air Force 3 Low is soaked in texture and nostalgia. The black crocodile-grain leather contrasts with the off-white overlays.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Cincinnati streetwear institution UNheardof and German streetwear giant adidas have reunited for an emotionally loaded sneaker drop. The “Grandma’s Couch 2” adidas Rivalry Low sneaker is a rose-hued, floral-laced tribute to UNheardof founder Phil Lipschutz’s late grandmother. Named Naomi, she raised him when his mother couldn’t and her influence continues to shape his work.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Willy Chavarria and adidas just gave the Jabbar Low a dressy glow-up by stripping the classic basketball silhouette down to its most refined self. The chunky basketball model has been streamlined and made into something closer to an Oxford shoe thanks to waxed laces, a subtly pointed toe, and multi-textured black leather. The adidas x Willy Chavarria collaboration was first previewed during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
The reverberations felt by the quiet luxury boom in 2023 can still be felt in fashion today. It’s subtly sprinkled into performance clothing and clearly perceivable on runways. But adidas Originals' newest sneaker pack is as straightforward an attempt as you’ll ever see to join the quiet trend — it’s literally in the name!Featuring two classic adidas silhouettes, the SL 72 and the Samba, its new two-piece collection is officially titled the “Quiet Luxury Pack”.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Riccardo Zazzini
2 hours agoSure, they've been around the block. But these sneakers are here to stay If you walk into a London pub these days, the mini fridges behind the bar will be stocked with slimline tonic, ready to fill customers’ tumblers (or god forbid, goblets) with G&T. And on the feet of thirsty customers, you'll …
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Pulling deep from the early 2000s playbook, New Balance is dropping the ABZORB 2010, a sneaker that feels like a time capsule cracked open and reassembled for the modern day. At the heart of the silhouette is a segmented ABZORB sole unit, a chunky, almost architectural piece of design that leans the shoe’s performance-focused DNA. Up top, a diamond-knit mesh upper adds texture and breathability. It's an all-new silhouette, sure, but to the average eye, it could easily pass for a 2002R or a 1906R.
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3 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Riccardo Zazzini |David Fischer
Nike SB’s limited-edition Orange Label lineup just added a new sneaker to its range, the Ishod 2 “Saturn Gold”. Ishod Wair is the kind of skater who makes seemingly impossible switch tricks look effortless. A Nike SB poster child and Thrasher’s 2013 Skater of the Year, the nonchalant skater long since graduated from prodigy status into icon territory. And with that comes the right to a signature skate shoe.
