Matt Varga Those who checked in to this roundup last week can attest; it’s hard to get any more sheer quantity than the start of the month brought us. While the overall number of releases may be lower this week, there’s still plenty of appointment-level drops worth watching. Nike’s Air Max and retro categories lead us off in that regard; multiple Air Max drops including the third step in the “Big Head” .SWOOSH series, the Liverpool Air Max 95, and the PAN Records Air Max 180 land in the next several days. Outside of Beaverton, the New Balance Made In USA collection drops off two editions of the New Balance 990v6, Reebok links up with White Mountaineering and the PUMA MB.04 circles back to the “Be You” theme.
Of course, we don’t escape the week without hearing from Jordan Brand, making their voice heard with the women’s Air Jordan 3 “Sail/Cement Grey.” Finally, though it comes next Sunday, the sheer magnitude of the Mamba Day festivities has us laser-focused on the brand holiday, introducing retros for the Kobe 9 “What The,” Kobe 8 “What The” and the all-new Kobe 6 “Dodgers.”
Get the complete scope of all this week has to offer via the galleries included below — you can find quick blurbs beneath each containing hyperlinks leading back to our original coverage. Follow those for further breakdowns of each shoe and respective “Where To Buy” sections, compiling store lists and direct pick-up links upon arrival. As always, we’ll keep this page updated if and when late-breaking releases get added into the mix, but to guarantee you don’t miss a thing, keep an eye on our Sneaker Release Dates and Jordan Release Dates pages.
Following the re-launch of the “Neon,” we’re beginning to see the recent wave of AM95 colorways let loose. The Nike Air Max 95 “Soft Pearl” is an early entrant, releasing in women’s sizing on April 6th.
The ongoing .SWOOSH “Big Head” project garners top billing on April 7th, dropping off the Goldeneye-inspired Air Max 1 “Big Head Mode.”
It’s a major day in hoops on April 8th, granting us the debut of the Jordan Luka 4 and Jordan Luka .77, the latter a takedown model geared for outdoor ball.
April 9th is headlined by the Liverpool Air Max 95, one of several notable collaborations on the model for this year, draping the 90s icon in equally iconic team colors. Then, Nike’s revival of the Shox vertical continues with the Nike Shox Ride 2 “Baroque Brown.”
April 10th marks another day where basketball shoes deserve top billing, issuing both the Nike Book 1 “Blue Blood” and the Jordan Zion 4 “Island Beach.” Outside of that vertical, we get multiple drops in the New Balance Made in USA seasonal collection via the 990v6 “Avocado” and 990v6 “Sea Salt.” Finally, if hitting the links is more your speed, watch out for the Air Max Plus Golf Augusta Azaleas, christened for the start of the Masters.
It’s a diverse duo on April 11th, first with the White Mountaineering Reebok Classic Leather capsule, ushering in two refined takes on the (ahem) classic silhouette. LaMelo Ball and the German giant get in on the action with the PUMA MB.04 “Be You.”
To close out the week on April 12th, the Air Jordan 3 “Sail/Cement Grey” drops off the weekly Jordan release, while the Nike x PAN Records Air Max 180 continues the music-meets-footwear series on the full width silhouette. The Nike Zoom Spiridon “Light Concord” reprises an original look for the breezy silhouette.
Given the thinner-than-usual slate, we’ll drop off one final reminder to wrap up — Sunday, April 13th marks “Mamba Day,” bringing the Kobe 6 “Dodgers,” Kobe 8 “What The” and Kobe 9 “What The” to shelves.
