FRESH SUMMER KICKS:

After officially launching its new Tor Run sneakers last week, Clarks Originals returns to its quintessential Wallabee shoe for a new summer-ready iteration.

The Wallabee — which last month found itself at the centre of a collaboration alongside both BEAMS and Paperboy Paris — enjoyed a busy 2020, undergoing reworks from the likes of Raheem Sterling and Neighborhood, and has started this year in much the same vein.

For this particular release, the archetypal Wallabee upper has been dipped in a rich “Coral” colorway that sits atop a contrasting “Mint” crepe sole. As is tradition with the shoe, its completed with two matching hangtags and fob.

Available now from the Clarks Originals webstore, the Wallabee Coral Combi retails at £120 (approximately $165 USD).Continuing to look back at its past releases, Jordan Brand is now set to bring back the Air Jordan 11 Low “Citrus” in a women’s-exclusive.

Originally debuting in 2001, the colorway has been loved for its refreshing two-tone mix centered around bright-colored soles. The upper of the shoe features a white mesh/nylon base accented by matching patent leather accented by bold orange branding at the tongue and heel. The contrast pop is continued on the printed insoles and orange colored translucent rubber outsoles.

Priced at $185 USD, the Air Jordan 11 Low WMNS “Citrus” is set to release May 6.Nike (NYSE:NKE -0.91%) has wrapped its Air Max 90 in an onigiri-inspired, a Japanese rice ball, makeover. The classic silhouette features some hiragana and seaweed-like uppers, among other cheeky details.

Most of the shoe sports black uppers with a subtle sheen and texture that nods to nori used to wrap rice balls. If you’ve ever picked up onigiri, then you’ll recognize the shoe’s tongue-tab as the part on the rice ball where you first peel off the plastic wrapping. There’s some hiragana written on the tongue, complemented by white laces below, an “Aqua Blue” Swoosh on the sidewalls, red “Air Max” branding on the heel tab and a monochromatic print on the mudguards. Other details like graphics of white rice printed on the shoe’s insole and a two-toned midsole round off the sneaker’s bold design. 

Nike’s Air Max 90 “Rice Ball” is set to release on March 19 on Nike’s website for $140 USD.Todd Snyder and New Balance have enough experience working on footwear collaborations together that it’s safe to say they’ve found a winning formula that results in sneaker fans craving more each year. So as a follow-up to the 997 “Triborough” capsule that released towards the final weeks of December 2020, the two parties have reunited for a New Balance 992 take inspired by the great outdoors.

Entitled the “From Away” installment, this autumnal offering draws from that of a rustic cabin, the pleasures of exploring nature and field clothing. For upper materials, the kicks feature pig suede overlays whose surfaces are wrapped in “Snuff Tan”, all of which are balanced out by patches of earthy duck camouflage patterns that sit underneath to translate that of a hunter’s jacket. Branding is visible through the lower case “new balance” wording, “992” hits on the tongues and lateral heels as well as the side panel “N” insignias, all of which are adorned in all-white. From there, “Energy Red” accents peek out down the throat and tongue/heel overlays which host the aforementioned “992” hits.

Save for the silver heel mold that sits just beneath the suede mudguard, the entire bottom piece opts for the colorless aesthetic.

“The idea for this sneaker grew out of a number of inspiration trips I had been taking to Maine while working on the lodge I designed at Hidden Pond resort in Kennebunkport” says Snyder when speaking on the shoe. “The name ‘From Away’ comes from the fact that when you spend time in the state, you realize locals are Maine-ahs, and everyone else is From Away.”

If interested in purchasing, the shoes will drop exclusively via Todd Snyder on February 9 for $275 USD.It’s been 30 years since Nike (NYSE:NKE -0.91%) ‘s Tinker Hatfield-designed Air Huarache first released in 1991, so the Swoosh is celebrating the start of the seminal silhouette’s fourth decade on the market by bringing back its signature “Scream Green” colorway. Following the announcement of Stüssy‘s two Air Huarache collaborations, the “Scream Green” return is sure to bring even more attention to one of Nike Sportswear‘s most potent initiatives in 2021.

Tinker Hatfield’s initial school of thought when designing the Huarache was to strip away everything but the essentials, so the waterski-inspired upper features a snug sock-like neoprene build supported with a nylon toebox and various leather overlays. Signature “Scream Green” shades appear on the quarter, heel and collar, contrasting with a rich “Royal Blue” for a two-tone look. More “Royal Blue” is also used on the throat and tongue, surrounding a white and green Huarache badge.

Towards the forefoot, things are kept more subtle thanks to an airy white shade on toeboxes and overlays alike. Back on the midfoot, a black plastic overlay connected with a “Scream Green” heel tab adds further structure and support. Down below, soft white EVA foam midsoles with Air technology and black rubber outsoles round off the look.

Expect the Nike Air Huarache “Scream Green” to release at retailers like 43einhalb on February 19, retailing for $130 USD.After teasing the collaboration in its recent lookbook, Palace has now given an official look at its latest adidas Originals release. Forming part of the Spring 2021 collection, the collaborative Stan Smith comes in two eye-catching colorways.

Both designs utilize a patchwork aesthetic in terms of both colors and materials. The first colorway sports a series of pastel tones, including hits of pink, light blue and yellow, while the second is a twist on the classic Stan Smith green and white colorway. Alongside the sections in green and white, the sneaker is finished with a bright pink sockliner and gray tongue.

The two Palace x adidas Originals Stan Smith colorways are then finished with subtle branding, with Palace’s Triferg appearing on the right heel tab alongside the adidas Originals trefoil on the left heel. Additionally, a perforated “P” replaces the the classic three-stripe branding on the Stan Smith side wall.

Palace’s Spring 2021 collection will drop on its web store and U.S. locations on February 12 at 11 a.m GMT/11:00am EST/8:00AM PST respectively. The label is also launching a new European site at 12PM CET on February 12, and the collection will then arrive in-store and online in Japan and via WeChat in China on February 13.