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Air Jordan 4 “Court Purple” | Release Details

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The Air Jordan 4 Court Purple will soon be making its way on to shelves this year. Hopefully general releases like these will make it easier to purchase upon initial release because we all know how resellers get down.

For this version of the Air Jordan 4 silhouette, Nike keeps the overall construction very basic as the shoe has a few purple accents on an all white upper. The tumbled white leather does a good job of making the metallic eyelet fixtures stand out and the purple sock lining and Jumpman on the tongue set the small details off.

Priced at $190, take a closer look at the pics above and head over to Nike.com and select retailers on May 14th.

Fossils Of Iconic Cartoon Characters By Filip Hodas

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Filip Hodas has created a series of skulls that are inspired by some iconic cartoon characters that hold a special place in any kid’s heart. The Prague-based 3D illustrator has merged his interest in skulls with his work in CG and has crafted each skull using 3D programming. Each realistically designed skull is contrasted by a bright and colorful background.

The series features a fossilized Goofy (Canis Goofus), Tweety Bird (Canaria Tweetea), Minnie Mouse (Mus Minnius) and other characters including like SpongeBob, Scrooge McDuck and Popeye.

The main goal of this series was to get better at sculpting and to experiment with Zbrush to Substance Painter workflow, For each skull, I tried to adjust and improve the workflow which resulted in quite visible differences between the first (Canis Goofus) and last in the series (Anas Scroogius). All of the textures were procedurally made in 3D programming.

Filip Hodas

via: Hypebeast

Air Jordan 5 “Alternate Grape”

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The Air Jordan 5 Alternate Grape colorway has seemingly been a mystery as there have been rumblings of the shoe that dates back a year ago. So much has been planned for the 5’s already with Virgil Abloh giving us his rendition of the iconic model during NBA All-Star Weekend. Now the release of the “Alternate Grape” is coming to fruition and and is set to release next month.

This vibrant colorway gets its name from one of the more popular colorways in the Air Jordan 5 series and is constructed of a mostly suede upper in a purple hue. Other standout features of the sneaker include the aqua blue Jumpman on the tongue with matching lace locks.

Release date is scheduled for some time in April, check back for more info.

Ewing Athletics’ New 33 Hi 2.0 Model

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Ewing Athletics has released its first new model, the 33 Hi 2.0. This will be the first model from the brand since 2012 when the brand was revamped. Apparently, the inspiration behind the sneaker is Patrick Ewing’s sneaker choice if he played in the NBA today.

The 33 Hi 2.0 model is much different from the iconic original silhouette that Ewing wore, however, Ewing Athletics considers this as a progression from the past to present. The sneaker is made from seamless materials, featuring red piping, neon green stitching and a mostly blue upper.

The Ewing 33 Hi 2.0 is available now for $130 USD and sold exclusively online at Ewing Athletics.

Nike Plans To Close All U.S. Stores Due To The Coronavirus

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Nike will follow other big chains during the Coronavirus pandemic and close all of its U.S. stores. The planned closing will span from Monday through March 27 and will include outposts in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Western Europe and more.

Nike decided on Sunday morning, March 15 to be more proactive in preventing the spread of the virus. Ironically, stores in many other countries like South Korea, Japan and China will remain operational.

Nike’s memo states:

The well-being of our teammates and consumers is our top priority so we have decided to close our stores in multiple countries around the world including in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). These closures will go into effect from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27. Customers can continue to shop on Nike.com and on our Nike apps.

We are taking additional steps in other Nike-managed facilities, including the option to work from home, staggered work schedules, social distancing and additional safety and cleaning steps to help protect and support our teammates.

Our Nike-owned stores in South Korea, Japan, most of China and in many other countries are currently open and will continue their normal operations.

Nike employees will continue to receive full pay during the closures.

Patagonia Stalls All Operations Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Patagonia has decided to halt all of its operations. The outdoor clothing brand also plans to shutdown its website, but will continue to pay employees.

Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario states that Patagonia will be closing all of its stores as well as prohibiting online orders.

As COVID-19 spreads — and is now officially a pandemic — we are taking additional safety measures to protect our employees and customers. The scale of impact is still unknown, and we want to do our part to protect our community especially while testing availability is unknown.

CEO Rose Marcario

For full details head over to Patagonia’s website.

Nike Air Max 95 “Pollen Rise” With Velcro Accents

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Nike Korea is gearing up to release the Air Max 95 “Pollen Rise” just in time for Spring. This silhouette draws inspiration from the forsythia flowers of Seoul and comes with interchangeable patches that can be placed anywhere on the upper which is made entirely of Velcro.

Features of the sneaker range from a variety of Swooshes, including a gigantic forsythia Swoosh, that can be mixed and matched and interchanged as well. The Swooshes are outlined in black trim and will come in hues of blues, oranges, yellows or greens.

Nike Air Max 95 “Pollen Rise” will release exclusively on Nike SNKRS Koreacome March 21, and is priced at ₩209,000 KRW (approximately $172 USD).

Pharrell Cancels ‘Something In The Water’ Festival 2020

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As one would expect, Something In The Water 2020 has officially been cancelled. The news comes as officials have been trying to get a hold of the growing Coronavirus pandemic.

SITW joins the growing list of festivals and events that have recently either been shut down or postponed to a later date. Even with the cancellation of the event, organizers have concluded that the music festival will return on April 23-25 of 2021.

Nike AF1 React D/MS/X In A “White/LT Smoke Gray” Colorway

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The latest colorway to release in the AF1 React series comes in the form of this “White/LT Smoke Gray” motif. Details include hits of “Royal Blue” and “University Gold” on a white upper.

On this silhouette you will find a yellow woven tongue tab with gray leather eyelets. The upper is mostly white leather with the side getting a white mesh look. A thick midsole with a blue React outsole is accompanied by a Nike Swoosh Logo that’s outlined on the side.

Close-up shots below.

Nike Reveals Air Max Day 2020 Releases

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Nike has announced several releases for Air Max Day 2020 which will be centered around the 30th anniversary of the Air Max 90. Along with the Air Max 90 being the focal point, Nike will be introducing the Air Max 2090 which has been teased the last few months.

Air Max Day is a celebration that showcases the brands most revered technology occurring every year on March 26. Also of importance, March 26, 1987 is the date that Tinker Hatfield‘s Air Max 1, which is the first Nike silhouette with visible Air cushioning, was released.

Check out the illustrious lineup below.