Our 2018 Sneaker Wish List

The Sole Collector staff share their wishes for what they want to happen in the sneaker world in 2018.

Sneaker Wish List 2018
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Sneaker Wish List 2018

With the books closed on 2017, the sneaker world is now taking shape for the new year. Predictably, we’ll see plenty of retros, yearly installments of existing signature lines, and the standard celebrations of sneaker anniversaries. That’s all well and good, but just because those events are inevitable doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the things we’re actually looking forward to or wanting. Here, the Sole Collector staff shares their wildest dreams for the sneaker scene in 2018.

Off-White x Nike Becomes More Widely Available

Virgil Abloh Nike Air Presto

Reebok Gets Better

SNS Reebok Classic Leather

Big Baller Brand Still Matters

LaVar Ball at a Lakers preseason game.

Kanye West Does Something Meaningful

Kanye West

Adidas Basketball Drops a Game-Changer

Adidas Crazy 1 BYW

A New Model Wins 'Sneaker of the Year'

Virgil Abloh Air Jordan 1