August is set up as a remarkably balanced month for sneaker releases.
The Air Jordan slate is solid throughout the month, Nike has some real highlights including a few Foamposite riffs, Adidas is bringing Pharrell’s Jellyfish in numbers never seen before and Reebok is reviving its landmark G-Unit sneakers.
Those are just some of the best sneaker releases coming in August, and below you can find Footwear News’ full selection.
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Pharrell x Adidas Jellyfish ‘White’
Release Date: Aug. 1
Price: $300
Sku: KH6730
One of the more muted looks yet for Pharrell’s Adidas Jellyfish will also be the most widely available with a larger number of stockists than for previous editions.
Free the Youth x Air Jordan 16
Release date: Aug. 1
Price: $255
Sku: IV7638-001
One of the year’s surprise hits comes via the Ghanian fashion collective Free the Youth and its choose-your-own-shroud approach to the underutilized Air Jordan 16.
Air Jordan 1 ‘Love Letter’
Release date: Aug. 1
Price: $185
Sku: DZ5485-201
Michael Jordan published a love letter to basketball upon his final retirement from the NBA, excerpts of which appear on this fresh Air Jordan 1 treatment invoking a well-worn ball.
Saucony ProGrid v2 Mule
Release Date: Aug. 1
Price: $140
Sku: S101074-1002, S101074-1004
The mulement has come for Saucony’s 2011 cross-training sneaker, which just this year has been plucked out of the archives in the name of lifestyle.
Air Jordan 13 ‘Flint’
Release date: Aug. 1
Price: $215
Sku: IW3808-400
This original AJ13 colorway has long endured in the hearts of collectors despite never making it onto the feet of Michael Jordan in the NBA and returns six years after its last reissue.
Jalen Brunson x Nike Kobe 5 Protro ‘NY vs NY’
Release Date: Aug. 4
Price: $180
Sku: IX1200-300
After a mobile pop-up dropped the shoe in NYC during the NBA Finals, Jalen Brunson’s Statue of Liberty Green and Knicks orange blue kicks now get a wider launch exclusively through Foot Locker.
Nike Blazy
Release Date: Aug. 4
Price: $95
Sku: IM2523-001, IM2523-300, IM2523-300
A fresh spin on the Blazer sees its oversized Swoosh fade bleed into its upper and its heel give the appearance that has a negative drop.
New Balance ‘Night Lights Pack’
Release Date: Aug. 5
Price: $115 to $170
Sku: U20001K7, U7406AK, U90609BO, MFCX896
The Abzorb 2000, 740, 9060R and FuelCell Rebel v6 are all united by light-derived blue and yellow color scheme that previously dropped early for the opening of New Balance‘s Los Angeles flagship.
Nike Moon Shoe ‘Sail/Chlorophyll’ and ‘Italy Blue’
Release Date: Aug. 5
Price: $105
Sku: II0407-102, II0407-402
The Moon Shoe has a case as shoe of the summer and gets two new colorways with blocking inverted from each other.
Air Jordan 8 ‘Bin23’
Release date: Aug. 6
Price: $350
Sku: IO2053-300
Jordan Brand‘s revived premium series now turns its eyes to the Air Jordan 8.
Nike Air Force 1 Low ‘Horse of a Different Color’
Release Date: Aug. 7
Price: $140
Sku: IR1940-800
It’s hairy and it’s orange, so it’s inevitably going to draw comparisons to Philadelphia Flyers mascot/menace Gritty.
Air Jordan 6 ‘Oreo’
Release date: Aug. 8
Price: $215
Sku: CT8529-108
Sneakerheads immediately took to the Air Jordan 6’s “Oreo” spin upon its debut in 2010, and it now comes back for the first time after carrying over to other models.
Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Camo’
Release Date: Aug. 14
Price: $260
Sku: IM5204-001
A first return is in store for these camo Foamposite Pros that were introduced in 2013.
Nike Ja 4 ‘Nightmare’
Release Date: Aug. 14
Price: $130
Sku: IM4135-405
A big question mark surrounds Ja Morant’s future as a player, but his signature shoe line seems to be moving forward without any doubts as the fourth gets its launch colorway.
Nike Kobe 5 Protro ‘Dodgers’
Release Date: Aug. 15
Price: $190
Sku: IO6256-400
Last year’s Kobe 6 Protro “Dodgers” gets a successor.
Larry June x Adidas Adistar Control 5
Release Date: Aug. 15
Price: $160
Sku: KZ7294
The Adistar Control 5 hasn’t taken off amid the retro running crazy, but colorful collaborations such as Larry June’s could give it some juice.
Nike Vapor 12 Hypersmash ‘Mag’
Release Date: Aug. 17
Price: $190
Sku: HV1488-001
Few could ever afford the Nike sneakers brought from “Back to the Future 2” into real life on two occasions, but this retro tennis shoe borrowing its look will be a more attainable alternative.
Nike Mind 001 ‘Cucumber Calm’
Release Date: Aug. 20
Price: $95
Sku: HQ4307-302
This pleasing green Mind 001 is one of several colorways dropping simultaneously for the hit, mind-altering slip-on.
G-Unit x Reebok G-6
Release Date: Aug. 20
Price: $130
Sku: 100289469
G-Unit’s defining Reebok sneaker comes back out of the vault looking just like it did in 2003.
Vans Old Skool ‘Navy Souvenir’
Release Date: Aug. 20
Price: $125
Sku: VN000E8VNVY
The “Souvenir” series has been one of the biggest hits of Vans’ current era, and a navy colorway continues a summer wave of new renditions.
Air Jordan 3 Laser
Release date: Aug. 22
Price: $230
Sku: JA1369-001
Gone is the signature elephant print on this Air Jordan 3 to clear the way from a highly detailed collage of etchings.
Awake NY x Air Jordan 6 Midnight Navy
Release date: Aug. 29
Price: TBD
Sku: IQ5706-400
Anticipation is high for Awake’s Air Jordan 6 duo after it wowed with its 5s last summer.
Nike Vapor X Posite ‘Copper’ and ‘Metallic Orange’
Release Date: Aug. 30
Price: $170
Sku: AO8760-900, AO8760-600
Nike appears to be making an effort to make tennis shoes hot again, and reviving a mash-up with a Foamposite upper could prove beneficial to the initiative.
