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Your guide to this month’s top releases – Andscape
September is a month of transitions and comebacks. The summer heat is slowly starting to fall down to the cool, crisp air and weather of fall. College football is back, and pumpkin spice lattes are back. All of this stuff are fitting and perfectly representative of September releases. Patta and Wu-Tang are back with previous favorites, and Colorado point guard Shedeur Sanders and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese are helping to usher in a brand new era of footwear stars.
Breanna Stewart Goes to Hogwarts
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has often spoken about how much of a Harry Potter fan she is. It was only a matter of time before a collaboration between these two titans took place. Here is the Stewie 3 Harry Potter. It incorporates a smoke grey upper with a seafoam green Puma Formstrip. Skulls and snakes run through the upper, evoking thoughts of Lord Voldemort and the Dark Mark, which is bound to appeal to the most important Harry Potter fans. The Deathly Hallows Mark is finished off on the heel with the Harry Potter “HP” logo and an owl above it.
Release date: Friday
Retail Price: $130
Bodega wins big thanks to ‘Small victories‘
It takes some practice to make a technical running shoe appear like a viable on a regular basis option. “Small victories add up” editionBoston retailer Bodega has given the Asics Kayano 20 a street-ready version, using subtle shades of cream and gray to tone down the shoe’s more technical features. Additional pops of green on the Gel technology and speckled midsole complete the look. It all adds up to one other successful collaboration in Bodega’s history.
Release date: September 12
Retail Price: $180
OG Foamposite returns in a royal edition
Take away the Jordans, and there was no Nike basketball shoe anyone wanted greater than the Air Foamposite One in 1997. From then-NBA player Penny Hardaway’s on-court play to the marketing campaign featuring Hardaway’s alter ego puppet named Lil Penny, these were the shoes to have. Here’s your probability to get your hands on a pair that’s as close to the unique royal blue as we’ve seen.
The latest iteration of the royal Air Foamposite One incorporates a barely lighter blue color on the upper. Everything else in regards to the shoe is a recreation of the pair only visible in adsincluding a black and blue carbon fiber shank and a mini swoosh with a black and blue outline on the forefoot. It’s an ideal tribute to a shoe that has been loved by multiple generations.
Release date: September 13
Retail Price: $240
Peaceminusone presents “Para-Noise” for the third time
There’s a saying that beauty is greater than skin deep. And that’s true for the third iteration of K-Pop star and Peaceminusone founder G-Dragon’s “Para-Noise” series. Much like previous iterations, the classic Air Force 1 silhouette is used as a base. The solid black leather upper is highlighted with vibrant yellow, pink, and blue accents on the swooshes, paired with white laces and an embroidered sunflower on the tongue. As expected, the brushstroke on the midsole is present. The shoe’s true beauty lies beneath the black upper, which steadily wears away to reveal G-Dragon’s unique murals.
Release date: September 14
Retail Price: $200
Patta looks into its vault to have a good time 20 years
Patta is certainly one of Nike’s most frequent collaborators, offering a fresh tackle classic silhouettes. The Air Max 1 is a model the brand loves to use as a canvas. One of its most coveted collaborations, the Air Max 1 “Chlorophyll” or “5th Anniversary,” is ready to return for Patta’s twentieth anniversary. The Air Max 1 is decked out in grey overlays atop a white base, with green accents throughout the shoe, including the mudguard and Nike swoosh.
Release date: September 14
Retail Price: $160
Nike adds one other Sanders member
Before Colorado’s college football season began last week, Nike announced it had signed coach Deion Sanders’ son, Shedeur, to a non-Individual contract. What higher way to showcase the brand new relationship than by letting him debut his father’s latest Air Diamond Turf?
The Diamond Turf 96 gets a correct Colorado colorway with a black “Colorado Home” and white “Colorado Away,” each giving way to a gold Vegas midsole that breaks up the shoe’s upper to reflect the wildness that the older Sanders, now his son, once played with.
Release dates: Monday (“Colorado Home”) and September 16 (“Colorado Away”)
Retail Price: $170
Dunk goes back to school
Nike
In 1985, Nike introduced the Dunk and solidified its place because the go-to college basketball shoe with a “Be True to Your School” campaign featuring seven iconic colleges and universities, including Syracuse. Nike returns to those roots with a more authentic Syracuse colorway. Like many Dunks from the era, the solid white leather upper is paired with the varsity’s color. The ’24 version incorporates a clay orange hue that’s sure to catch the attention and make the mascot, Otto the Orange, proud.
Release date: TBD
Retail Price: $115
Wu-Tang is for everybody
Atmos Tokyo
The original Wu-Tang Dunk debuted in 1999 with only 36 pairs available. Fast forward 25 years and there could also be no need “Protect your neck” because the Wu-Tang Dunk is prepared for a wider release. The Nike Dunk High “Wu-Tang” is the canvas for a straightforward yet beautiful tackle the long-lasting black and yellow Wu-Tang logo and applying it to the shoe. The shoe’s white midsole provides the right balance and counterbalance to the shoe’s black and yellow upper. Both shoes also feature the Wu-Tang logo on the lateral side and tongue.
Release date: TBD
Retail Price: $150
Jae Tips Creates “To Do List”
Jae’s Tips
Jae’s Tips
Late last yr, New York designer Jae Tips released his second collaboration with Saucony and asked us, “What’s the occasion?” Jae Tips created a “To-Do List” theme for a 4-pack of sneakers that could be worn while running errands and accomplishing goals. The Saucony ProGrid Omini 9 and Shadow 6000 are meant to be playful, using shades of pink, red, blue, and brown to send a message of effortless style. This release is even higher because kids can get in on the motion with their very own version of the Shadow 6000, with its vibrant purple, blue, and green color scheme that enhances the more muted adult version in tan.
Release date: August 23
Retail Price: $180 (adults), $85 (children)
Angel Reese Announces His Arrival at Reebok
Reebok
WNBA player Reese has been making an announcement on the court within the league all yr, helping her team reach the playoffs. Now, Reese and Reebok are ready to make their first statement off the court. Reese is understood for her straightforward, bragging game on the court. Off the court, she has shown a softer, fashionable side of herself. Her “Reebok by Angel” collection reflects that.
Take the long-lasting Classic Leather. Reese keeps it easy and versatile, pairing the white upper with a blue Reebok logo on the side and a silver heel tab. Blue accents appear on parts of the midsole and the tongue tab. It’s all tied together by Reese’s motto, “When they’re sleeping on you…put them in!” printed on the insoles.
Release date: August 23
Retail Price: $100
CAYL takes the New Balance Runner to the sector
New balance
Korean outdoor clothing brand Climb As You Love, also generally known as CAYL, takes New Balance’s 1906R and provides it a whole makeover, making it, at first glance, look more like a Columbia or Merrell climbing boot than a standard 1906.
Gone are the standard open mesh uppers and laces. Instead, they’re replaced by a knit mesh that enables you to see through the speed lacing system. The combination of muted yellows and golds on the uppers perfectly captures the changing colours of fall leaves. Instead of worrying about tying a runner’s knot, you just turn a dial to secure your feet.
Release date: August 23
Retail Price: $170
P.Andrade and Asics are running away
Asics
Brazilian brand P.Andrade combines a mess of colours to create a harmonious search for the Asics Gel-Kayano 14. The color palette draws inspiration from P.Andrade founder Pedro Andrade’s Brazilian heritage and a small beetle native to the Amazon rainforest region. The insect’s shiny shell is translated into metallic shades of purple and green for the footwear.
Release date: August 30
Retail Price: $180