Ross Dwyer

If you’re a Kith fan, there’s a good chance that you rejoiced when you heard the news. The gawd himself Ronnie Fieg took to Instagram earlier this week to announce his next release, the West Coast Project (or WCP for short). In the event you haven’t seen the picture Ronald posted (I enjoy referring to him as Ronald even though his name’s actually Aaron), here it is for your eyes below.

In the event that you’re not a Kith fan, this is a big deal because in 2013 Ronnie released the East Coast Project (or ECP), which included everything from collaborative gear with Play Cloths to one of his best shoes ever, the Gel Lyte III “Miami”. It was one of his best bodies of work, and because of that, the expectations for this project drawing inspiration from the other coast are very high. read more

They’re here. They’re all blue, the leather is buttery and in a quilted pattern, and yes they’re expensive.

With Jordan Brand officially unveiling the “Just Don” II’s yesterday (with a release date of January 31st for anyone who’s curious), I thought that it was only right to share my thoughts on them. Sneakerheads as a whole seem to have pretty mixed feelings, so I’ll be throwing my two cents in.

First off, the shoe certainly looks premium. The leather appears to be rich and buttery, and the hit of suede on the side looks very lush as well. These cost $275 for a reason. There were premium materials used all over, and that will always come at a fairly steep price. Secondly, the blue shoe wave just might be starting with these. A few months back, I said that blue shoes would be hot in 2015, and these might just kick off that craze. read more

Nike has always been masterful with their “collection” releases. Everything from their release to commemorate the recent World Cup to their Nike SB “City Pack” collections are well-thought out and executed. However, they might have overdone it this time.

There are no less than 13 shoes in the collection, and they’ll be rolling out all through the month (for anyone who’s curious, the first few pairs were released yesterday). It’s nice when a collection is spaced out like that, but was it really necessary to do thirteen shoes? read more

We’ve all done it before. You see something you like, either online or in the store, and you just say “fuck it” and cop. Sometimes impulse buys like this can be your favorite purchases, but more often than not you wind up with a pair of kicks that you don’t really want that much.

From a personal standpoint, the last time that this happened to me was with the recent release of the Black Infrared VI’s. I had an opportunity to grab them on release day, and just went ahead and did it. They sat in their box untouched until recently when I sold them. Even though I got my money back, I don’t really know why I copped, and regretted it almost instantly. read more