Author: Bradley Martinez
The Air Jordan I OG High has long been heralded as one of the most iconic basketball shoes ever since its release in 1985. Over the years, the AJI OG High has been a silhouette that has been subjected to a host of iterations whether changes in colourways, materials or technology.
The model was designed in 1984, released in ’85, and due to Michael Jordan’s foot injury in ’86 it ran through ’87. In 2020, the popular model has already kicked off the year with the satin version but the next release on the cards runs a little closer to home.
The Air Jordan I OG High ’85’ is the first AJI to feature its original cut/shape also with classic hues and reworked colour-blocking. This heritage-inspired makeup begins with a base of black leather, complemented by overlays of University Red. A crispy white midsole adds a clean touch to the time-honoured style. Long-time sneaker lovers will be happy to know that this drop arrives with retro packaging—including a drawstring bag marking each of 23,000 pairs made and an OG hang tag depicting MJ above the Chicago skyline.
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After Nikes revival of the Nike Viotech late 2019, they’ve now delved back into the Dunk archive and pulled out the rare and elusive Dunk Low ‘Plum’.
Back in 2001, Nike had a co.jp initiative in Japan which allowed for consumers to access colourways that were exclusive to that specific region. During this time a pack known as the ‘Ugly Ducking’ pack was launched and it is here where we find the OG ‘Plum’ Dunk.
Since then, the Dunk Low ‘Plum’ has been kept as part of Nikes archives and has since become one of the most celebrated of the Dunks colour ways. Although a High-top SB iteration was created back in 2011, this is the first time the low has come back to life since its ’01 debut.
Sticking to the OG, this latest iteration has been constructed in a rich premium suede with the distinct mixture of plum purples and Barn Red dressed across it’s upper.
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To enter the ONLINE raffle, CLICK HERE!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
Online raffle winners will receive a special code in which they’ll have a limited time to purchase there raffle win via a unique link. Their win will win be sent out to there registered PAYPAL address only!
In-store raffle winners will be notified via e-mail and required to collect their win on specific dates given to the winners. On collection, they will need to bring proof of ID. Failure to do so, may result in you losing your win.
Kicking things off for 2020, the ALL GONE book series is back to bring you the biggest highlights from 2019.
Ever since its introduction back in 2006, the ALL GONE series has become much more than a passion product. Writer and journalist, Michael Dupouy has managed to build a cult like following through these highly anticipated editions. Creating discussion and dissecting the biggest launches from the previous year’s releases that have helped shape the latest trends within street culture.
For 2020, Dupouy has looked towards Nina Chanel Abney to design the front covers. Dupouy recalls discovering Nina from instantly reminding him of a distinct memory of Nile Rodgers’ ‘I Want Your Love’
“When I first saw the magical visuals that Nina created specially for this new opus, I immediately thought of a love song that accompanied me during my youth: “I Want Your Love”. Thus was born the name of the new All Gone, a tribute to Nile Rodger’s band Chic and its iconic disco song.“
To celebrate the launch of the latest edition within the ALL GONE book series, we’ll be hosting an in-store book signing at our London store with author Michael Dupouy on Friday 31st January.
Join us In-store from 6pm till 8pm for drinks and to celebrate this latest issue. Customers will be able to purchase the book direct from the store and have it signed there and then by the author Michael.
After first coming together in 2019, Reebok have once again teamed up with Japanese brand Nepenthes NY for another take on their Workout Plus silhouette.
Founded in 1988, Nepenthes was the brain child of Keizo Shimizu who had previously been working at Redwood, it was here where he had met Daiki Suzuki. After leaving Redwood, Shimizu opened Nepenthes in a quieter part of Jingumae, far from being deep with fashion influences but with Shimizu’s desire to bring quality products, he was confident in people travelling out of there way to shop with him. It was this love for the product that quickly brought Suzuki to Nepenthes, quickly becoming a hub for bringing together traditional Americana workwear and Japanese influences and has since led on to create brands like Engineered Garments and Needles.
With this latest collaboration, Nepenthes has stuck to using the Reebok Workout Plus as their silhouette of choice. This time, the upper has been dressed in an all black leather with a gum midsole. Building a connection between the two brands, Nepenthes bring influences from their asymmetrical sneaker with the inclusion of hairy suede on both the medial and lateral sides, removing any visible branding.
Available in-store and online, sizes range from UK6 – UK12, priced at £100.
As part of Paris Fashion Week celebrations, we teamed up with the guys over at Jason Markk for an in-store event held within our Paris store.
Placing the Jason Markk throne in prime position, the team were on hand to make sure that all those that came through, had there sneakers ready for the streets of Paris.
The celebrations began Thursday last week when we played host to those that came down to share a drink, eat some food and enjoy music provided by Footpatrol Paris friend, Clean P, bringing the stores community together for an evening of celebrations. For the rest of the week, the Jason Markk team stayed in-store with us offering their complementary clean service, bringing together a wide range of footwear choices from some of the rarest, to those daily kicks that needed some attention.
Providing the best care to your trainer collection, Jason Markk’s offer a wide range of cleaning sollutions and materials which you shop in-store or here.
With the weather showing no signs of warming up just yet, Nike and their ACG line bring a new silhouette to life in the Air Terra Antarktik and a new colourway in the recognisable Terra Zaherra.
Sticking with the ACG motto ‘All Conditions Gear means all conditions’, the Air Terra Antarktik has been built with the rugged and readiness of the colder months in mind. Featuring a boot like construction, the upper has been dressed in a GORE-TEX upper to keep the elements away. A fortified, aggressive sole unit sits underneath allowing for immense traction whether you’re out climbing the next peak, or curb stomping through the city streets, this latest silhouette is prepared.
The Zaherra breaks away from the aggressive all black look that comes with the Terra Antarktik with a blend of electric blues and racer pinks allowing for a slightly more spring ready approach, whilst still featuring materials that are proven all condition ready with an upper constructed from nylon, ballistic mesh and taping.
These latest editions to Nike’s ACG line will be coming soon to Footpatrol!
To celebrate the launch of Nike’s latest iteration of their Next%, we sat down with photographer and keen runner, Oliver Hooson to learn about his love for running and why the Nike Next%’s are his go too!
Footpatrol: So, for those that haven’t come across your work before, could you give us a little insight into who you are and what you do?
Oliver Hooson: Part time photographer part time mood boarder curating my hobbies and interests via Instagram and other forms *sometimes commissioned* nothing really makes sense I just go with it
FP: Getting straight into why we’re here today, when and why did you get into running?
OH: About a year in to living in London roughly, the move was so good but also mad, my social life had never been better but both my mental and physical took a hit. On one hand, I was really happy and fairly active but being in a huge new creative city was overwhelming and did have its downfalls.
Whilst it takes me away from day to day distractions, the most important thing is that it reminds me of the importance of looking after yourself.
FP: You mentioned about the fitness aspect, but a lot of brands have started to focus on the mental health side of things, with Nike introducing their Headspace guided runs, do you think it helps on a more mental health perspective?
OH: Yeah, that’s what did it for me. Initially, I knew the health benefits were amazing but the moment I became infatuated with running was the moment I realised the mental benefits. You just completely remove yourself from the daily hustle and take every weight off your shoulders, from that day’s work, no matter what the hell happened and just removing yourself from all devices and just run. It’s a complete nirvana.
I’d have moments where I’d just sit on the laptop, not doing anything, just procrastinating, doing mindless work but then I’d stop myself, throw on my runners, head out and I’d come back an hour later after not thinking about anything with a complete fresh mindset and smash out more in the next hour than that whole day.
FP: What about when your head says “I don’t feel like running”?
OH: I think that’s the most important time to and the time you get the most from it. I understand that running when it’s cold or raining seems stupid but in reality, that’s when you’re pushing your limits and that’s when you get back home, soak up them endorphins annd appreciate the warmth like never before. For me it’s about pushing capabilities.
FP: So, having recently started your running club, ‘Your Friendly Running Club’, what made you start that?
OH: It was a mix of good timing and good people, around the time of hackney half 2k19 I met my now good friend Mat Horrocks and we started running together, a couple of friends joined in and a year later we can call it a club! although running time is sacred theres only so many times a week I can go solo and running with the others in YFRC has helped so much with progression
FP: Back to looking at today’s choice of footwear. We’ve noticed you’ve worn a few Next%’s in your time and being someone that likes the finer details in life, is this something that drew you to towards the silhouette itself?
OH: Joking aside, I was told by a few people just how good these are and that they genuinely knock a lot of time off PB’s during races, I was skeptical, thought it was nothing more than overly keen friends and marketeers… it wasn’t propaganda nor placebo… the narrow midsole, the rocker, the carbon plate all come together to make these things PB killing machines
FP: Is there something that makes you choose these over everything else within your rotation?
OH: Well, I wouldn’t wear them as an everyday shoe as I associate these with going really hard, race days only essentially (or for the cheeky finesse on a saturday run club) I feel like they actually do give you that little bit more energy when and where you need it.
FP: Finally, after completing in a few half marathons last year, what are your goals within running for 2020?
OH: Well, my main goal was the London marathon but sadly, that isn’t going to happen this year, but my aim is to still complete a marathon, that is my main aim between March and May if the dates line up well, I was thinking of Seoul, South Korea. So, at the moment, just training like a mad man and nailing some PB’s but mainly, the goal is to complete a -3 hour marathon. I said once I’ve done that, I’ll slow it all down but I’ve said that after every race so far.
After the initial feeling of death, the reality is a sense of “No way did I actually just achieve this” and wanting to explore how far I can take this journey. So yeah, the plan is to try and do a sub 3 marathon, I’d like to say I’d give up the insanity after that which is vigorous training and being anti-social but the reality is I think I’ll just keep going further and further after that…
Available in-store and online, sizes range from UK6 – UK12, priced at £240.
Whilst browsing the shelves at Footpatrol, another thing you’ll be able to discuss with us is the football.
In celebration of 25 years of one of the most iconic boots to grace the pitch, adidas bring us these special edition Predator’s that hark back to it’s origins, and the Predator Mania.
With both models bringing the past firmly into the present being built upon the base of the dominant Predator 19, a seamless blend of leather and adidas’ Primeknit are constructed on the upper whilst a layer of Boost cushioning helps distribute stud pressure.
The standout model from this recent collection is the 19+ which strips away its lacing system for a more modern approach with a knitted textile collar supporting the ankle and enabling to slip on and off with ease.
On the forefoot of both models, appear the iconic curved pads that make these instantly recognisable whilst allowing for extra grip and control with the ball.
One of the most iconic colour ways of the Mania was it’s champagne iteration. Paying tribute to that, adidas create this Cloud White version with its three black stripes and black curved pads breaking apart the clean silhouette.
Available online, sizes range from UK6 – UK12, priced between £190 – £300.
Last week we headed back down to Phonox, Brixton as part of our second take over alongside Mantra. Following the success of our first night back in October, we returned once more for an end of year special with a fresh line up of guests ready to take to the decks.
For this special event, we welcomed the likes of DJ Tess, DJ ONEMAN and the legendary Mike Skinner for a headline set. Mantra resident, Tommy Gold finished up the line-up and showed us why he’s been the talk of the town as one of London’s most exciting DJs to watch right now.
Take a look below at the highlights from the night and keep your eyes peeled for more to come!
Now 2019 has come to an end, over at Footpatrol we thought we would take a look back at the releases that caught our eyes the most.
The year was filled with many releases that set new trends continued to break the rules. We saw Nike and Sacai come together once again for three new iterations of their LDWaffle and Blazer, whilst with the help of CLOT and G-Dragon, Nike continued to experiment with personal customisation.
adidas celebrated the 30th anniversary of there famed ZX running series whilst bringing together both BOOST technology and Reeboks famed Instapump silhouette for what was a first, seeing two brands of such might coming together.
Take a look below to see what we picked as our stand out shoe and let us know what you would’ve chosen.
Brad – Mizuno x Footpatrol Skymedal OG
Tom – Nike Air Max 95 ‘Chinese New Year’
Wilson – Nike x CLOT Air Force One
Jimmy – Nike SB Dunk Roswell Rayguns
Matt – Nike x Cactus Plant Flea Market Vapormax
Fynn – Nike x Sacai LD Waffle
Eddie – Air Jordan 1 SB UNC Low
Val – Nike Dunk Low ‘Viotech’
Jake – Nike x PEACEMINUSONE Air Force One
Sam – Nike x Off White Dunk Low
