UPDATE: We’ve received official imagery and a release date for Nike’s Tinker Hatfield-inspired Air Max 1 “Sketch To Shelf,” courtesy of UNKNWN. The impactful sneaker recalls Hatfield’s original scribblings for the shoe that eventually became the Air Max 1, originally doodled back in 1987. Slight embellishments come by way of sparse color-blocking and thoughtful details like the “handwritten” typography, dotted lines and contrast stitching.
The Air Max 1 “Sketch to Shelf” hits stockists like UNKNWN on July 13 for $150 USD.
ORIGINAL STORY: Nike is paying homage to one of Tinker Hatfield’s design illustrations with the Air Max 1 Tinker “Sketch.”
Taken from the celebrated shoe designer’s rendering of the silhouette, this iteration is crafted a white mesh base and an uneven red mudguard for that drawn-in look. Handwritten notes are spread throughout the shoe along with the printed warning “SKETCH, PROPERTY OF NIKE, NOT FOR RESALE” hidden on the inner lining. Branding elements can be found on the panel swoosh similarly colored in like the mudguard, along with an embroidered Nike Air emblem and Hatfield’s signature on the heel. The translucent sole revealing sketch lines add a finishing touch.
Take a look at the first images below and stay tuned for a release date and pricing details.
In case you missed it, the Air Max 1 is celebrating Fourth of July.
Continuing on their longstanding collaborative efforts, Ronnie Fieg has taken to his personal Instagram account to tease another upcoming ASICS sneaker.
Already spanning numerous years and various models, this time around the duo focus their efforts on the GEL-KAYANO 5 OG, an upgraded model paying homage to its 20-years-old GEL-KAYANO 5 predecessor. The picture shared by Fieg sees the shoes placed into the sand, helping to suggest the summer-ready colorway should be dropping sometime soon.
Crafted from an array of mesh, suede and leather panels, the shoe’s outfit takes on a mostly white and grey palate. The summer tones of orange, mint, and red then find their way onto the tongue tab, inner liner, midsole and outsole. Take a first look at the forthcoming ASICS GEL-KAYANO 5 OG shared by Ronnie Fieg above.
Yohji Yamamoto and adidas have come together once again for a triple black rendition of the Y-3 Raito Racer. In true Y-3 style, the Raito Racer adopts a technical profile and is yet another super-minimalist offering from the collaborative powerhouse.
The soon-dropping “Black-Y3/Black-Y3/Ftwr White” version features a black Primeknit upper speckled with white threads and a stretchy white and black collar. It sits atop a black BOOST sole unit taken from adidas’ I-5923 silhouette, which is paired with a Quickstrike outsole for added traction and durability.
“Raito” in Japanese means “Light,” and so the focus of the Raito Runner is to keep everything as light as possible. Its Quickstrike outsole is molded right onto the BOOST midsole, reducing unnecessary weight, while an all-new lightweight lacing system has been implemented for an updated look which offers increased structure and support.
Rounding off the Y-3 Raito Racer’s look is a pair of suede overlays towards the toe box and an embroidered Y-3 logo on the tongue. The sneaker will release on July 15 for £279 GBP (approx. $348 USD) at retailers such as Sneakersnstuff.
In partnership with Concept Kicks, Timberland‘s CONSTRUCT 10061 imprint is set to drop a set of highly-conceptual upcycled shoes. The project brings together a wide variety of creative minds to reshape Timberland’s signature silhouettes, utilizing thoughtful recycling techniques to create a series of limited-run footwear styles.
CONSTRUCT 10061 brings together a wide range of creatives that include knit specialist Suzanne Oude Hengel; footwear deconstructionist Helen Kirkum; Peterson & Stoop; jeffstaple; Solene Roure, VF Corp creative director Alex Dardinski, Concept Kicks founder Daniel Bailey and more. The imprint’s initial release centers around four progressive revisions of the iconic Timberland 6-Inch boot, bringing to life four models from the first wild CONSTRUCT 10061 series.
Concept:06 and Concept:20 are the first shoes in the series to see production, each designed by Dutch duo Peterson & Stoop, with Kirkum collaborating on the heavily patchworked model. Made from discarded leather scraps, this model sports a direct inject sole comprised of re-used leather and polyurethane. Peterson & Stoop’s signature Wavy Stormwelt construction informs the white and brown Concept:20, with David Mawdsley providing the stacked sole, Hengel serving up the padded collar and Nathan Alexander Walker designing the lace placement.
Expect Kirkum and Peterson & Stoop’s work to hit Complexcon in an edition of 31 pieces each for $310 USD. Whatever stock remains will join two other styles (seen below) on CONSTRUCT 10061’s site later this year. The website also showcases the eye-popping 95 distinct styles from the upcoming Season 2.
Most recently, SANKUANZ debuted collaborative Timberland boots during its Spring/Summer 2020 runway show.
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