“Disappointing.” “Mid.” “Underwhelming.” These are some of the adjectives that have trailed the Tiffany & Co x Nike AF1 low drop which both brands officially announced on the 29th of January 2023 after weeks of speculation. Other popular opinions are suggestions some consider better designs, …
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Get Ready! The Nike Air Force 1 x Swarovski Sneakers is dropping soon
Still confused about the perfect gift for the contemporary urban fashionista in your life? The new Nike Air Force 1 x Swarovski sneakers are almost here to help you out of this fix. Of course, this is not the first time Swarovski is helping Nike to bling out its shoes: back in 2017, both houses […
The Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s are the Stuff of Dreams
The new Louis Vuitton x Nike collaboration is everything you’d imagine it to be and more. The collection, which was showcased during Louis Vuitton’s Paris Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show, revealed over two dozen Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 hybrids, placing particular focus on the Air Force 1…
The Strategy Nike used to Stay Successful Even in a Pandemic
On October 25th, 2017, with Nike’s stock trading at roughly $51, then chief executive, Mark Parker, committed corporate suicide with a new strategy. At least that’s what many believed at the time. Because it was on that day that Parker declared that, out of a roster of more than 30,000 retail par…
Nike Releases its First Ever Maternity Sportswear Collection
Sportswear giant, Nike, has released its first-ever sportswear collection for women in all stages of pregnancy and post-birth. This is in response to the backlash it received in 2019 from some of its sponsored athletes who had complained of the lack of available maternity wear for sportswomen. Ca…
Nike Honours Bryant with Posthumous Collection
As a player, he won multiple awards including five NBA championships, alongside becoming an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and, two-time NBA Finals MVP winner. Off court, Kobe Bryant inspired you…
Would You Rock Nike’s Ugliest Sneaker?
Sneakers are here to stay. Well, they were not ever going away in the first place. But it seems like the next big trend is trail shoes worn as casualwear. In the same way that dad shoes’ functional aesthetic is so appealing, the minimalistic technical nature of trail runners or hiking shoes has a…
The Superfake Luxury Industry is Evolving — and Booming
In 2021, Chanel announced that it would be restricting sales of its bags in South Korea in what experts said was a move to check hoarding and inflated prices on the secondary market. However, with the rise of ‘superfake’ luxury handbags in Indonesia and elsewhere, it is clear that Chanel, and all…
Luxury Fashion is Finding New and Exciting Expressions
Do you remember the year Coco Chanel started wearing and designing pants for women in the early 20th century, causing high society to clutch their pearls and gasp in collective horror at such audacious vulgarity? Or, when in 1947, Christian Dior threw this same class into further distress by debu…
Here are some of the Most Collectible Posthumous Collaborative Projects by Virgil Abloh
Like the proverbial gift that keeps giving, Virgil Abloh continues to bless our world with his creative ideas even though he no longer shares the same space with us. Some of his collaborative creations, like the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s, were completed before his passing. Others, like th…