Matt Varga Welcome back and happy new year! While the actual weeks of the holidays drew the industry to something of a crawl before this, 2025 is opening up with a bang, as we’ve got a number of major releases to track.
Unquestionably the crown jewel of this slate is the Air Jordan 3 “Black Cat,” something we’ve considered a milestone on the 2025 Jordan Releases slate for years — just coincidentally, it’s also the first to come off the board. Additionally, as the “Year of the Snake” marches on as a motivating factor in the early goings of the year, one of its most compelling offerings lands with the Kobe 5 “Year of the Mamba” in “Eggplant,” one of two Protro drops coming this month.
Looking further down the slate reveals two notable New Balance collaborations, with JJJJound’s always-minimalistic aesthetic birthing a Gore-Tex 2002R and CNCPTS’ always-expressive ideals crafting the 740 “Brut.” We go back to Beaverton for the debut of the Air Max Craze and a host of notable GRs, including two new Air Max Sunder pairs and the return of the Nike Air Superfly.
The above preview gives you a decent sense of what’s on the way, but not the full scope. For that, you’ll need to scroll ahead for the entire list, with the hyperlinks attached under each shoe’s picture containing hyperlinks back to our original coverage — there you’ll find “Where To Buy” links to grab your pair of each upon arrival. For any additional late-breaking updates, keep an eye on our Jordan Release Dates 2025 and Sneaker Release Dates pages.
New Balance meets up with a frequent collaborator via the JJJJound 2002R, pinning Gore-Tex on the mainstay silhouette on January 7th.
The Nike LD-1000 “Neapolitan” brings refined aesthetics to an archival model on January 7th.
Two fresh editions of a spotlighted retro arrive on January 8th with the Air Max Sunder “Bold Berry” and Air Max Sunder “Obsidian.”
Arguably the most highly-anticipated Lunar New Year shoe arrives on January 9th as the Kobe 5 “Eggplant” Year of the Snake hits retail.
One of the Swoosh’s first outdoorsy offerings of 2025 hits on January 9th as the Nike ACG Rufus Midnight Navy gets its launch.
The women’s focused silo goes high-voltage when the Jordan Heir “Electric Green” lands on January 9th.
Two more women’s models make their debut on January 10th, beginning with the unveiling of the Nike Air Max Muse…
…and continuing with the dawn of the Nike Air Superfly.
Two of Boston’s finest unite to “complete the pack” via the CNCPTS New Balance 740 “Brut,” set to launch online and in-store on January 10th.
“Not From Here” gets literal when January 10th’s PUMA MB.01 “Alien” make its introduction.
De’Aaron odes to his favorite post-game eats with the UA Curry Fox 1 “Banzitos” on January 10th.
Likely our first high-profile release of 2025, the Air Jordan 3 “Black Cat” kicks off what’s sure to be a seminal year on January 11th.
