Point of View

We’re here. It’s late december, and we’ve finally almost made it through 2015.

Now that the year’s over, we can take a look back at the sneaker industry and the game as a whole, both the good and the bad. Like most other years, there were ups and downs across the industry, but there was one brand that tossed an uncharacteristically large amount of bricks over the last twelve months: Jordan.

Now don’t get us wrong here: we love Jordan Brand. Hell, how could you not? They’re responsible for a large number of the best sneakers of all time. But that doesn’t mean they’re immune to releasing some garbage every so often. What went wrong this year? We’ll break it down for you. Without further ado, here’s why 2015 wasn’t Jordan Brand’s greatest year. read more

You’re probably confused right now.

“The “What The Fieg” Gel Lyte III’s aren’t a must-have? But…but Ross just told me yesterday they were!! I just went out and dropped a rack on them because he convinced me I needed them!”

Granted, Ross did make a great argument as to why you need to own a pair of “What The Fieg’s”, but I disagree with him. You may have started the website, Ross, but you can’t tell me what I do and don’t like!! read more

Merry Kithmas.

Yes, Christmas was yesterday, and yes, that was a terrible joke..but it was one that needed to be made. When you’re as big of a Kith stan as everyone at KicksOneTwo is, it really was Kithmas earlier this month when the gawd himself, Ronnie Fieg, announced that he’d be releasing a “What The Fieg” Gel Lyte III that paid homage to the 16 models of the shoe he’d done before, from the “Kith Football Equipment” to the “Salmon Toe”. read more

Merry Christmas, KicksOneTwo fam.

We’re not here today to give you an op-ed piece or a top 5 list…or even heater pictures, even though we’ve got plenty of those on our Instagram if you haven’t seen them yet (shameless plug).

We’re just here to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

2015 was a year with a lot of ups and downs in the sneaker game, but as we look back on it as a whole, it was a pretty damn good year. Over here at the site, things have never been better. We’re as motivated as ever to keep bringing you, our valued readers, fresh content every single day at 8 AM. read more

As sneakerheads, we like to show off. We’re constantly letting people know what we’ve got in our closets and on our feet, and there’s no better way to let everyone know what your footwear game is like than a fire sneaker picture.

Now, just about any sneakerhead can point their cell phone camera at their shoes and take a quick snap, but there’s a right and wrong way to go about doing things. You love your kicks, and want to make sure they’re showcased in the best way possible, right? Well, then this article is right up your alley. Here’s 3 quick tips for better sneaker photographs. read more

2015 is coming to a close, and it was a very interesting year for sneakers. Shoes that weren’t expected to sell out did. Shoes that were supposed to fly off the shelves are still sitting. If anyone told you that they knew what would catch on at the beginning of the year..well, they were lying. This year was vastly different from the last few, so we’re going to take a look back at 5 of the biggest footwear trends that occurred over the past 12 months.

Huaraches

Although the Roshe has been the go-to shoe for seemingly everyone the past few years, the Huarache is creeping right up behind it as one of the general populace’s favorite Nike models. Retro styling that still looks just as good today and an uber-comfy fit (go half a size up!) made for one of the most popular shoes of the year, with men’s and women’s colorways flying off the shelves. read more

YZY SZN is upon us agin.

This Saturday, the “Triple Black” Yeezy 750 Boost will be hitting retailers, and the pandemonium that swirls around every Yeezy release is in full effect. By and large, you’re going to be hearing the same things every time a new pair of Yeezys drop, so we thought we’d list some of our favorites for you.

“Nobody I know won a pair and I know (insert greatly exaggerated number) people. How did this happen?”

We don’t know. You tell us. Maybe the raffles actually were rigged, and your conspiracy theories were right all along. Maybe you and everyone you know has really shitty luck. Maybe you don’t actually know that many people at all, and just like to amp. Whatever it is, nobody knows how it happened. read more

You did it. You cooked on a release that you really wanted. Your pair is on the way to you, and you can’t wait for them to show up so you can rock them and take fire shots for the ‘gram. There’s only one small problem though: you had to grab a half size too big.

This is an all-too-common occurrence, and can be very frustrating. When a shoe’s too big, not only will it have you tripping and stumbling all over the place, it’ll crease and get beat up more quickly because of all the dead space in the toe. Thankfully, there are ways to remedy this, and we’ve got four of them right here for you. Without further ado, here’s 4 ways to make shoes that are too big fit. read more

Lucky #7.

That’s right, we’re back with the 7th edition of Sunday Sneaker Ramblings, the piece where I share my unfiltered thoughts on the biggest news in sneakers the past week. It’s a perfect time for a new edition as it’s been almost a month since the last one, and because I’m about three bottles of Voss deep right now. Let’s get right to it.

First and foremost, the “72-10” Jordan XI’s released yesterday. Although there were several better shoes that released this last week in my opinion, no shoe (except for maybe a Yeezy) can match the hype that surrounds a Jordan XI release. Nike moved the date up a week, sneakerheads around the world cashed out, and another holiday XI was in the book. read more