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“Why are the big ones not tiny?” Earlier we saw the release of the Nike Air Max Tiny 90 “Infrared” for babies which were a perfect miniature version of the real adult sneaker for your little ones. Because of the sheer cuteness, we decided to invite three-year-old Trey Wong to help us unbox a brand new pair of the iconic sneaker. Throughout the video, he tells us his views on black T-shirts, and manages to transform into the Air Max Man. View the video above to see what how Trey rates the sneaker, as well as some more confessions.

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Macklemore’s closet gets the latest look from the Complex Closet series. Following an inside peek at Chris Brown’s collection, the “Thrift Shop” artist brings Joe La Puma into his Seattle abode to look at some rare gems. Macklemore mentions that his sneaker obsession began with the Jordan Melo 10 PE done in Salmon coloring. He then shows off an Air Jordan 6 in green suede — a pair that was highly sought-after on its initial drop. Aside from Jordan PEs, Macklemore also gives his thoughts on the Nike’s Air Zoom Spiridon being the most comfortable shoe he’s worn. He also gives praise to Virgil Abloh claiming that he’s in search...

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Several months following our initial closer look of the adidas YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 “Beluga 2.0,” we finally get a rumored release date for the latest colorway in the Kanye West x adidas Originals footwear partnership. Courtesy of Yeezy Mafia via Instagram, the second coming of the much beloved “Beluga” colorway is supposedly slated for an October 14 release. adidas has not confirmed this as the official launch date and there has been no word on pricing but stay tuned and expect an official announcement in the coming weeks. The muted stripe on the lateral of the 2.0 version is the most obvious difference from its older brother along...

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With the Ultra Boost being called the greatest running shoe adidas has every made, Hypebeast took it upon ourselves to visit our friends over in Herzogenaurach, Germany at the adidas headquarters in hopes to find out more on what goes into making the “greatest” running shoe. Finding out for ourselves how much truth there was to the claim. Joined by Adrian Leek, General Manager of running; Angus Wardlaw, director of Futures in running; and Ben Herath, Vice President of running footwear design; we quickly learned that there were many parts in making the Ultra Boost a reality. From using technologies found in the aeronautical industry,...

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