Tag: Off White

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Why Nike’s Off-White “Dear Summer” collection was so disappointing

Virgil can do so much better.

Virgil Abloh is not only one of the best designers at Nike — he’s one of the best designers in the world.

He’s the artistic director at Louis Vuitton, he gave us Off-White and he gave us an absolute hit collection of sneakers with “The Ten” at Nike. That’s the thing that really started it all for him.

So, of course, the bar is high for Virgil. And that’s why so many are disappointed with his latest collection “Dear Summer” collection with Nike.

There were 50 pairs of Dunks that were almost exclusively the same colors with a few variations on accessories between them. And that’s just not good enough for a Virgil Abloh project.

Sykes and the crew explain why it was so disappointing in this week’s episode of Special Delivery. You don’t want to miss this.

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Nike’s SNKRS app gave women early access to the Off-White Jordan 4 and Twitter lost it

SNKRS still gon SNKRS, though.

For so long, the sneaker world has been a place tailored for men. Not because there are no women sneakerheads – there absolutely are. They’ve just generally been ignored.

But on Tuesday, when Nike dished out exclusive access to the Off-White Air Jordan 4, the game was flipped on its head. This time, they were finally being prioritized the way they should be.

Some SNKRS app users were getting early access to buy the Off-White Jordan 4 before its actual release date on Saturday. But only women on the SNKRS app were being granted access.

The notification sent out was titled “ladies first” with a message included from Off-White designer Virgil Abloh.

“Made these with women in mind so you can continue to collectively take flight,” Abloh said. 

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. None of that really makes any sense. But shoutout to Virgil for looking out for the ladies with this one.

Anyway, what followed it was a bunch of W’s on the TL.

Everyone didn’t get access, though. For some people, it was just more of the same. Another L.

Ah, yeah. That feeling is all too familiar. Not getting these joints would be devastating. Look at them — they’re gorgeous!

And they’re basically worth a stimulus check? Tuh, please.

I feel your pain, ladies. Such is life as a sneakerhead. You win some, you lose some. Is what it is.

Still, either way, it’s great to see the ladies of the sneaker game getting the love they’ve deserved for so long. More of this, please.