Point of View

It’s a drought. January is a rough month in general. The holidays are over. All the good cheer and “let’s tackle this new year” attitude tends to wear off when you actually get a week or two into the new year and realize it’s cold and miserable.

So yeah, rough month. Not a ton going on. And unfortunately, that extends to the sneaker game. As of today, we’re 9 days into January. The first Jordan release (Alternate 89 IV’s) didn’t really move well, and today’s release (Radio Raheem II’s) looks like it’s gonna be the same way. Matter of fact, there’s not much going on release-wise at all this month, with the possible exception of the off-white Just Don II’s releasing at the end of the month. read more

The Kid was immortalized this week.

Ken Griffey Jr, one of the best players of all time and a hero to legions of baseball fans was elected into the Hall Of Fame by a near-unamous vote this Monday, so we thought it would be only right to pay tribute KicksOneTwo style: a list of his best shoes.

Not many baseball players get signature shoes, but Ken Griffey Jr had several…and a few were absolute classics. We present our top three, in order. Turn your hat backwards before you read on.

3. Air Griffey Max GD 2 read more

The double-up. Often discussed, frequently mulled-over, rarely actually done.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, the double-up is grabbing two pairs of a shoe that you’re really into. Maybe you want a pair for now, and a pair for later. Maybe you want an extra pair to trade/sell. Maybe you want to flex for the ‘gram and then return a pair Maybe the shoe’s just so damn clean you’ve simply got to have more than one pair on deck.

Maybe you double up frequently. Maybe you never have before. Regardless of your experience with buying two pairs of kicks, there are a few simple rules that you should make sure to follow before you cop two pair (word to Nelly) read more

Maybe you’re new to it. Maybe you’ve been playing it for a while. Maybe it’s been playing you (it has a tendency to do that sometimes).

Yes, we’re talking about the sneaker game. The never-ending game that we’re all a part of, to various levels. Buying, selling, and trading. The cycle goes on and on. But the sneaker game is about more than just sneakers sometimes.

“Why’s that?” you might be saying. “What else is a part of the sneaker game besides shoes?” There’s actually quite a lot. So many other things tie in to the game. If you like sneakers, there’s a chance you like hip-hop, streetwear, and almost any other form of “urban culture”, if you will. You’ll get that in spades. One of the great things about the sneaker subculture is that it ties in to many other subcultures as well. read more

You’ve got a pretty nice collection. You’ve been in the game for a few years, and have a little bit of everything you wanted. From rare collabs to quickstrikes, you feel like you’ve got all the bases covered. But do you have any shoes that you can wear on a daily basis?

It’s extremely important to be sure that you have wearable shoes in your collection. Sure, you might have a crazy limited collab or a dope PE, but is that something that you can throw on any given day of the week? If not, you need to grab a few pairs to keep in rotation. read more

The final countdown is in effect.

We’re less than 24 hours away from the start of 2016, and it’s only right that we look back upon the best releases of 2015. It was a year of high peaks and low valleys for the sneaker game, but this year’s best releases can stack up with any other year’s in terms of pure, unadulterated fire. Although breaking down all our favorite releases (the list was about 40 shoes long before we started chopping it up) into only ten was a challenge, after careful deliberation we managed to pick the cream of the crop, and we’ve got them right here for you. read more