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Post-hype Sneaker Market

The future of the sneaker market is evolving beyond hype as brands tackle innovation, sustainability and shifting consumer demands to stay competit...

Fashion : Fandom : Sneakers

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Target and Dr D’Wayne Edwards debut expanding shoes for growing feet

Target has teamed up with renowned footwear designer Dr D’Wayne Edwards to launch an innovative new shoe brand, Ünos by Sz, which hit stores in Sep...

Youth : Sustainability : Design

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Supreme opens highly anticipated Shanghai store amid global expansion

Supreme, the iconic streetwear brand, is set to make its grand debut in China with the opening of its first stand-alone store in Shanghai on 23 Mar...

Retail : Supreme : Fashion

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The State of Streetwear

LS:N Global unpacks the state of streetwear and where the lucrative but crowded category is headed.

Fashion : Luxury : Youth

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Nike ISPA shoe emulates the feeling of walking barefoot in the grass

Nature, and more specifically the feeling of walking barefoot in the forest, has inspired Nike ISPA’s latest trainers.

Fashion : Sustainability : Design

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Unless Collective unveils plant- and mineral-based sneakers

Regenerative fashion company Unless Collective is branching out into footwear, with the launch of an entirely plastic-free and biodegradable sneaker.

Sustainability : Retail : Fashion

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Nike is extending the lifespan of its sneakers

Bringing the principles of the Right to Repair movement to the fashion industry, Nike has partnered with creative engineering studio PCH Innovation...

Retail : Technology : Sustainability

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LG unveils its self-cleaning sneaker storage unit

With sneakerhead culture rising among Gen Z and Millennial consumers, consumer electronics company LG has released a storage solution to help dedic...

Technology : Design : Cleaning

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Heron Preston crowdsources 3D-printed sneaker ideas

The brand collected detailed feedback on form and function, allowing it to update the design to create a better fit with improved support.

Technology : Fashion : Sustainability

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Sneakers made from invasive lionfish

Sustainable material start-up Inversa Leathers is on a mission to tackle invasive species while offering an alternative to exotic premium leathers.

Sustainability : Fashion : Eco-leather

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Adidas pays homage to Dubai’s Ravi Restaurant

The sportswear giant is unveiling a special edition sneaker that honours popular Dubai restaurant Ravi Restaurant.

Fashion : Food : Drink

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eBay prompts people to wear prized sneakers

While many sneakerheads choose to store their shoes in pristine condition, eBay wants to shake things up by encouraging people to wear highly colle...

Retail : Fashion : Youth

Micro Trends

Streetwear Brokerages

A series of new platforms are transforming fashion’s resale market into a bona fide investment arena, cementing garments as tradeable assets.

Fashion : Finance : Streetwear

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Sneaker Hubs Market

A new wave of online sneaker hubs is gaining traction by providing community, trust and independent perspectives beyond the original hype platforms.

Fashion : Footwear : Resell

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A phygital sneaker that evolves with online bids

The X Evolutions is a unique trainer created by RTFKT, a collective of phygital creators, that evolves through an AI (artificial intelligence) pain...

AI : Fashion : Design

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Nike’s latest sneaker is for ‘doing nothing’

The Nike Offline mule subverts the brand’s iconic ‘Just Do It’ slogan in favour of active deceleration.

Shoes : Trainers : Advertising

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Eco-shoecare for conscious sneakerheads

Shoecare brand Sneaker Lab is tapping into the growth of sustainable footwear with a range of environmentally friendly cleaning products.

Fashion : Sustainability : Hype Market

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Hype Market

From frenzied crowds outside Supreme stores to Yeezy sneakers reselling for more than 20 times their original retail price, the market for hype is ...

Fashion : Digital : Technology

Big Ideas

Nike+ is using AR to re-imagine the sneaker drop

New York – By pointing their camera at particular real-life objects, users of the SNKRS app can buy limited-edition products.

Digital : Fashion : Retail

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Trainer tours

US – Foot Locker has launched an audio guide that augments the in-store shopping experience.

Foot Locker : Nike : Adidas

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High performance

Global – The global downturn in sales of fashion goods is not affecting the growth of the athleisure category.

Athleisure : Global Fashion & Style : Womenswear

Big Ideas

Sneaker school

US – Trainers designed by students from Pensole will be sold at Foot Locker following a partnership between the retailer and Asics.

Asics : The Learning Economy : Pensole Footwear Design Academy

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Fabric footwear

London – Adidas lets the machines do the talking for the third chapter of its Futurecraft concept series.

Adidas : Alexander Tailor : Futurecraft

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Remaking an icon

Boston – Converse’s iconic trainer, the Chuck Taylor All Star, has undergone its first redesign in almost a century.

Converse : Nike : Chuck II