The Sneaker Savant x 1 To Stock newsletter for April 25th - May 1st, 2022 This weeks coming sneaker releases that I think are worth mentioning…or not. Billie Eilish AF1’s I think I liked these a bit w Substack Newsletter 4/25-5/1/22 Apr 25, 2022 Adidas Air Force 1 Dunk Low Nike +4 more
It’s tax day y’all. Hopefully you got the biggest refund you could imagine…I, on the other hand, have been freaking out for 4 months about this day. Hopefully I’m not going to jail tonight . Nike Air Substack Newsletter 4/18-4/24/22 Apr 18, 2022 Adidas Air Force 1 Air Max 1 Basketball +6 more
Instagram If you showed me this shoe without the branding and asked me what brand it was…I think I’d go…Puma, Adidas, and then Nike...and then maybe some lesser-known (or more luxurious) brands…I don’t think th Apr 14, 2022 Adidas Converse Nike Puma +2 more
4/12 - Converse x A Cold Wall Living in the nether-regions of rural California, ‘A cold wall’ stuff looks so impractical, but for whatever reason I’m really drawn to it. I wear my black-on-black Vomer Substack Newsletter 4/11-4/17/22 Apr 11, 2022 Adidas Air Jordan 1 Air Max 1 Asics +8 more
Instagram Call me a noob when it comes to these things, but are @baitme collaborations as fun as they are because of the Toy connection? They’re like a toys/entertainment/streetwear place? How do they mange to Apr 10, 2022 Adidas Reebok
How’d y’all like that first newsletter? TBH was kinda easier for me…structured, not open-ended…easier for me to layout and just run with. Let me know if ya’ll like it as is or if I should break it up Substack Newsletter 4/4-4/10/22 Apr 4, 2022 327 Adidas Air Max 1 Basketball +4 more
Somebody in my comments suggested I do a weekly newsletter (in addition to the weekly blog post) and this dude even bothered to break down the whole structure. Gold. Thanks @antamm23!!! I started this Substack Newsletter 3/28-4/3/22 Mar 28, 2022 2002R Adidas Air Force 1 Air Max 95 +7 more
(Note: I wrote this post-announcement of Nike acquiring RTFKT studios: ) I saw this post the other day on @franalations story and I screenshot (screenshat?) it because I knew it was a bad take - there Substack (2/2) Nike in the metaverse (post-RTFKT announcement) Dec 20, 2021 Adidas Air Force 1 Nike PE +1 more
Instagram It’s crazy how fickle the sneaker market can be…it was just a couple of years ago where dudes were claiming Adidas had taken the crown from Nike and were dropping the hottest shoes in the world… And… Nov 24, 2021 Adidas Nike OG PE +1 more
(Note: This isn’t totally meant to make anyone feel some sort of way. This is a commentary on my personal journey and what I’ve observed about the market over the past few years…usually, when I find o Substack (5/8) The sneaker hangover. Nov 10, 2021 Adidas Nike PE Retail
The first time I noticed a real glut in the industry was around 2014 or 2015…which started with the Adidas ZX Flux. For years Adidas had been chasing Nike’s market share and they finally created a hit Substack (4/8) The sneaker hangover. Nov 8, 2021 Adidas Nike PE Retail +2 more
Instagram Seeing those new Grant Hill x @sprite shoes had me thinking ‘goddam sneakers are starting to look like nascar jackets…’ Then I remembered that they’ve done this a bunch of times - coke had collabs wi Nov 6, 2021 Adidas Asics Converse Retro
In the interest of keeping things kind of palpable (and interesting), let’s look at a few more numbers. (The following section might be slightly inaccurate. In order to find what I was looking for, I Substack (3/8) The sneaker hangover. Nov 6, 2021 Adidas Nike PE Reebok +4 more
Instagram Who is doing the Boba Fett sneaker better? adidas ZX 800 or Nike Presto Mid? Oct 26, 2021 Adidas Nike
Instagram Today is the first time I can say - even fakes can teach us about geography. Who knew Adidas came from a place called Herzogenaurach in Germany? Oct 12, 2021 Adidas
Instagram One of the toughest ‘legit check’ requests I get on a semi-regular basis is an authentication regarding a sample shoe. When I first started doing legit checks for people I actually kinda liked doing s Oct 2, 2021 Adidas Nike PE Promo +1 more
Instagram A low sock runner with that ‘bunched up toe thing’ that @superllalla mentioned 😂 I don’t totally know what’s going on here but I really don’t think my feet look this that… 😂 IDGAF what anyone says - Sep 12, 2021 Adidas Nike
Confession time. I used to watch Full Size Run on 1.5x speed during my lunch breaks as a teacher. It was a nice break from the day trying to get students involved in geometry and it got my mind in a d Substack More about those trash NFTs. Sep 8, 2021 Adidas Lifestyle Nike PE
Instagram @virgilabloh collection might as well be called ‘Dunks R Dead’ and @pharrell collection should have been called ‘all different shades of a sales rack’. What if you had to choose one collection to ro Aug 21, 2021 Adidas
Instagram Got these in (in addition to THREE MORE PAIRS) for grading and was told they were @kimkardashian ‘s pair. Notice anything that would indicate they were hers? Tbh - I never understood the allure of t Aug 20, 2021 Adidas Nike Yeezy
(Apologies for being out of the loop…I’m in the middle of a move and I spent a night in the hospital and my internet has been down so timing has been tough.) (I’ve been struggling to write this stupid Substack There be no shelter here. Aug 16, 2021 Adidas Air Jordan 1 Nike PE +2 more
Alright y’all. I finally capitulated. It wasn’t a long road to the dark side, but I finally pulled the trigger and bought a pair of fakes. I - for one - grew up in the era of 99 cent flip-flops at the Substack My first pair of 'bootlegs' Jul 29, 2021 Adidas PE Retail Vans +1 more
I posted a screenshot of that IG advertisement for Kyxworld that’s been flying across my feed the past few weeks and wanted to hear what people were thinking…I reserved judgment until I thought about Substack So...about those rentable sneakers... Jul 20, 2021 Adidas Asics Basketball New Balance +3 more