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

Everyone enjoys stepping out every once in a while. Some might do it almost every night, some may do it a few times a month, and some may do it every few months. But as any sneakerhead will tell you, it can be tough to pick out the right pair of kicks for your bar trip.

You want something that looks fresh, but you don’t want to break out something too crazy because there’s a good chance they’ll get trashed. As the KicksOneTwo staff are big fans of having designated shoes for going out, we thought we’d share them with you to help out your “bar rotation”, if you will. Without further ado, here are three of the best bar shoes on the market. read more