Some Hottest Sneaker Released This Year

We’re still quite fresh into the year, but it’s never too late to take a closer look at the best sneakers of 2018 so far, here is a selection of the best drops of the year (so far), including highlights from Air Jordan, Adidas, Nike and more.

Levi’s x Nike Air Jordan IV

It’s not that first time that these two iconic American companies have linked up, but Levi’s and Nike put their heads together to re-work the Air Jordan IV in January. The mid-top basketball silhouette was re-worked entirely in denim, right down to the shoe’s cage, sole insert and laces. Usually found on the waistband of all Levi’s denim, the classic “Levi Strauss & Co” label appears on the sneaker’s tongue, with a Jumpman logo in place of the Levi’s two horse logo.

COMME des GARÇONS x Nike Air Max 180

Most collaborations can’t survive a single season, but COMME des GARÇONS and Nike have been going hard for literally decades, and it’s a worth taking note any time the two brands come together, the vivid Air Max 180 eventually released in a trio of colorways with pink used as the foundation of each sneaker. The sneakers were released exclusively at Dover Street Market as well as select retail partners.

Kendrick Lamar x Nike Cortez

Following a handful of somewhat lacklustre Reebok collaborations, Kendrick “Kung Fu Kenny” Lamar was enlisted by Nike to re-work a Compton classic, the Nike Cortez. Limited to a US release as part of the Cortez’s 45th anniversary, the special edition low-tops featured a nod to Lamar’s 2017 studio album DAMN., written laterally in bubble font. The partnership between Lamar and Nike should produce further sneaker drops later in the year.

Nike Air Max 98 “Gundam”

After the return of the somewhat mysterious Air Max 98 via a Supreme collaboration in 2016, new colorways started to land in early 2018. The “Gundam” colorawy is a nod to the RX-78-2 from the popular Gundam sci-fi series, featuring a blue and white upper with red details, including a red full-length air unit; a colorway that is perfectly suited to the vintage ’90s silhoeutte.

Nike Air Force 1 High “Flax”