Matt Varga Ready for a breather? After the launch of the Undefeated Air Jordan 4 and some of the other drops that came last week, we certainly are. Yet rarely do we really get a second to shut off the release radar, and another healthy set of drops awaits us in the days ahead.
As always, the duo in our headline are the two biggest attractions, as another grey gradient, “Big Bubble” edition comes off the board with the Air Max 95 “Blue Spark.” Though the “NY v. NY” colorway placed the Ja 3 in some hands, its general release debut comes with the Ja 3 “Light Show.” Working through the rest of the slate, the Whitaker Group nods to their new JAIDE storefront with a two-pronged New Balance collaboration, the women get a special split “Denim” version of the Air Jordan 4, and a wide release of the shockingly coveted Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir” arrives via retailers. Lower in the rankings yet still notable, the equally surprising HOKA Speed Loafer returns in two colorways, Krispy Kreme joins up with Crocs, and the Nike Book 1 looks up to the “Night” sky.
Like we usually say at this time, the above isn’t enough to cover everything coming your way this week. For that, scroll ahead to catch the complete list of all the releases of note. Hit the links embedded below each day-by-day gallery to reach back to our original coverage of each pair, where you’ll find detailed analysis and direct “Where To Buy” links. For any late-breaking updates and further coverage, keep it locked in to our Sneaker Release Dates and Jordan Release Dates hubs.
August 4th centers around just one shoe, the iridescent Nike Book 1 “Night.”
August 5th offers up the arrival of the Nike Ja 3 “Light Show,” allowing Morant’s latest to go wide. For those with sweeter tastes, you’ll likely gravitate instead to the Krispy Kreme Crocs collection.
August 6th is all about Y2K, focusing on a sleeper Beaverton model: the Nike Shox Ride 2 “Metallic Silver” and Shox Ride 2 “Bright Cactus.”
August 7th has an extremely diverse slate on tap, starting with two two-packs: the JJJJound Salomon XT-6 and the Whitaker Group New Balance. Then, a sportstyle staple returns to shelves via the Nike Air Max Uptempo “Photo Blue.” The HOKA Speed Loafer returns with two fresh editions the PUMA Fenty relationship turns its own fresh page. A royal lifestyle edition enters the ring in the Nike Zoom Spiridon “Hot Fuschia.” Finally, we close on the hoops front with three Beaverton pairs: the KD 18 “Vivid Purple”, Giannis Freak 7 “Thunder Blue”, and Zion 4 “Flight”
With its adjacent peers commanding instant sell-outs, the Nike Air Max 95 “Blue Spark” has to be the crown jewel on August 8th. Coming in just behind is the Vans Old Skool 36 “Souvenir,” hitting retailers on this date. The JD Sports ASICS GEL-Sekiran then follows before we close with another basketball-centric group: the Nike A’One “#1 Draft Pick” and Nike A’One “Sequoia,” the Nike Basketball “Immortalized” collection, and the PUMA MB.01 “Mash-Up.”
August 9th, as usual, sees the requisite Saturday Jordan drop when the Air Jordan 4 “Denim” touches down, but it also offers a re-release of the Air Jordan 40 “The Classic.” Closing out our offerings is the Bodega PUMA Suede, seeing the resurgent retailer get back into the collab ring.
