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Earlier this month, Kanye West sent sneaker social media into a frenzy after posting Jordan Brand’s Jumpman logo on Instagram. The post came after a comment from Michael Jordan’s son Marcus urging DJ Khaled to broker a meeting between Ye and MJ. Still, could a Kanye x Jordan collab really happen? “Never say never,” says brand chairman Larry […]

Drake’s Nocta line with Nike made its debut in 2020 and has been dropping semi-regular collections of tech-heavy apparel and accessories ever since. In a recent interview with retailer Ssense, Jeremy Karl, a designer of the line, revealed that the concept was originally formed while Drake was working on his Adidas deal that never came to fruition. […]

A pair of Michael Jordan’s game-worn Air Jordans from an unfortunate time in his career have a new owner and the price tag to acquire them was steep. Player issued Air Jordan 1s believed to have been worn by Jordan during a game against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 29, 1985 recently sold for $422,130 […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week, they welcome Suraj Kaufman, owner and founder of Sneaker Room, a Jersey-based store known partly for its charity releases with Nike. Kaufman talks about going from being a reseller to getting on Nike’s radar and partnering up with […]

Virgil Abloh shook the sneaker world last year when he previewed a series of Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s at the French luxury fashion house’s Spring 2022 men’s runway show. As first reported by WWD, the late designer made 47 different iterations of the classic Nike silhouette, with the first batch of 200 pairs to be […]

Nike will begin firing unvaccinated employees this weekend according to a report by The Oregonian. The company, which has had a vaccine mandate in place since October, will fire unvaccinated employees who have not received a medical or religious exemption on Saturday, Jan. 15. “You failed to complete the verification process and our records show […]

Nike is planning to bring back the “Crepe” Air Max 1 from 2004, according to a brand document viewed by Complex, reimagining the sneaker as a retro alongside a new Air Max 97 in a similar colorway and material set. Per the internal document, the shoes are scheduled to release in August 2022, but the […]

It’s never been easier to buy sneakers on the resale market, but that also means the number of options can be downright overwhelming. How do you resell sneakers? Sure, you can do your Googles all day long, but unless you really know where to look, you run the risk of getting burnt with replicas, overpaying […]

The “Argon” Nike Dunk Low, originally produced in 2001, will release as a retro for the first time next year, sneaker industry sources tell Complex. The shoe is slated to arrive between summer and fall, although Nike release dates have recently been prone to shifts due to supply chain issues, so its targeted arrival window could […]

With 2021 coming to a close in a matter of days, it’s time to make those last few sneaker purchases of the year. This week features some solid options to consider giving that distinction to such as the bubblegum-inspired “Atmosphere” Air Jordan 1, “MX Rock” Yeezy Boost 350 V2, a new take on Pharrell’s NMD […]