As the holiday season approaches, you may find yourself thinking about gifts for a certain sneakerhead in your life. Here are a few key styles any seasoned collector or casual enthusiast will appreciate.
This month, we’ve gone back to basics and photographed an edit of the sneakers every wardrobe needs – and how to wear them five different ways.
Adrian Daniel is the Auckland-based content creator behind the popular Instagram account My Wife & Kicks. He’s a self-taught photographer and sneaker enthusiast, whose full-time gig is working as a Pastor. We sat down with Adrian to chat New Zealand sneaker culture, how he’s honed his photography over time and why he loves collecting New Balance.
This season, we handpicked nine inspiring Australian women to feature in our Hype Girl campaign.
Arianne Witt is a multidisciplinary creative who works under the moniker of Lola Jagger. She’s also one of the nine inspiring and unique women who feature in our Hype Girl campaign.
The wild evolution of sneaker design can largely be categorised into three key areas of innovation: materials, function, and cushioning technology. As the industry progressed in each of those areas, it entered each decade with even more radical ideas. There are sneaker concepts used to this day that were created almost 50 years ago!
To celebrate this year, we met up with 6 Hype Dads to get their perspective on what it’s like to be a father, the important and fun lessons they’ve learnt along the way and, most importantly, what they’re hoping to get from their little ones this Father’s Day!
Watch: New Balance 327 Designer Charlotte Lee talks Heritage and Hustle
On Thursday 30 July, 7pm AEST we go live with Charlotte Lee on Facebook.
We caught up with New Balance enthusiast, Melbourne Stylist and regular Hype DC Collaborator Jade Leung to style Hype DC Team Members, Nicolas and Simone in the Hype DC 327 Exclusive Colourways.
Get into the Groove: the New Balance 327
Long before their status as the senior statesmen of 99x suede was in full effect, New Balance was one of the prime movers in the nylon running boom that dominated the early 1970s.
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