The new year is off to a slow start when it comes to new sneakers, but that doesn’t mean that there are not still some solid pairs hitting stores.
This week, shoppers can look forward to an array of different choices including the “Christmas” LeBron 19, “Community Linx” Raekwon x Diadora N.9002s, “Shock Yellow” Pharrell x Adidas Humanrace Sichona, and four colorways of the Maison Margiela x Reebok Classic Leather DQ. Take a detailed look at all of this week’s best sneaker releases below.
Nike LeBron 19 'Christmas'
Raekwon x Diadora 'Community Linx'
Price: $120
When: Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m.
Where: Select Foot Locker and Champ’s locations, footlocker.com, and champssports.com
What You Need to Know: Raekwon is once again collaborating with Diadora. This time, the result is two colorways of the N.9002 inspired by New York City. The pairs are made to represent the Knicks and Nets, respectively. Raekwon branding is stamped on each heel. The sneakers are helping introduce Raekwon’s new Community Linx program with Foot Locker, which has been created to help foster creatives in major cities around the country such as New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston. When speaking to Complex about the project earlier this month, Raekwon said, “People know me for wearing loud colors and just being flavorful. I call it being flavorful. I just felt like these colors resonated with what I wanted it to be. I wanted people to feel that excitement when they threw a pair of sneakers on.”