Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Spring Season is definitely a season for NMD hype. April 6th is going to be one of the biggest sneaker release of the year, what with ADIDAS planning a released of 12 different NMDs to the public. Prepare to burn a hole through your pockets! In May 2017 however, the familiar Glitch Camo pattern returns but with a few notable difference. First and foremost, if you take a close look at the upper, you see splotches or "tears", as some would call it, in the glitch pattern. Secondly, the ankle cuff now has an alternating...

It is accurate to say that 2016 was ADIDAS's year for the taking. With popularity of the Ultra Boost and NMDs, their continual churning of colorways every single month allowed them to rake in record revenues for the year. 2017 is still anybody's year. While ADIDAS's Yeezy Boost BRED and Zebra grabbed the most headlines, NIKE's Jordan releases have also generated a crazy amount of hype online. But if things go on as it is, ADIDAS has a leg up over NIKEs. An advantage ADIDAS has over NIKE is its popular Ultra Boost and NMD line up. These are performance...

Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Join our Group and visit us at Slickieslaces.com for the largest Ultra Boost/NMD Laces collection. Sneaker collecting has always been associated with a male only community but in the past few years, the female community of sneaker lovers have been growing in strength and numbers and both ADIDAS and PUMA have identified this growing group of consumers who have both purchasing and staying power. Just look at the recent releases of Womens only sneakers. Hypebaes are here and they look awesome :) The PUMA Basket Heart series have several silhouettes notable the Suede Heart Satin...

Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Triple this, triple that. There is a never-ending stream of Triple Colors hitting ADIDAS silhouettes the past few months especially on the NMDs and Ultra Boost. The latest Triple White colorway to hit our pockets is the NMD R2 that is due to be released next week on the 6th April. Have you guys noticed that ADIDAS is doing away with the sock design of the NMD R1s and Ultra Boosts? There is actually a tongue now which means that shoe laces are more important than ever. Previously, whether you did or did not lace...

Shoelaces / Lace Swap Recommendations This has got to be the best R2 colorway I have seen so far. Not a big fan of the R2 design, but this colorway might just be able to change my mind. A combination of red and white is always a sure win, considering Slickieslaces's logo is a blend of red and white :) The upper consists of a white upper primeknit with white motif stripes throughout. Red accents and red soles are spread throughout the shoe, offering a great contrast. A full BOOST midsole adorns the shoe with that oversized red insert completing...

It has only been 3 months into 2017 and we have already seen a multitude of collaborations between ADIDAS and boutique brands all over the world. 2016's most popular Ultra Boost collaboration is back again with another minimalist design. Clad mainly in white, the colorway reminds me the Ultra Boost Triple White. There is originality or ingenuity at all in this design. But flippers all over the world will probably cop this and re-sell at an obscene price to make some money. One thing to note, the cage is not made of TPU but suede and there is some detailing...

The collaboration between Pharrell and ADIDAS is growing even stronger as we got a preview over the weekend of more colorways of the the  NMD Human Race Multicolor. Erratic, eclectic, crazy, or an explosion of colors is what someone would describe this pair. I always wondered what does behind the head of Pharrell when he designs his kicks. Unlike Kanye who prefers minimalist design, Pharrell is clearly on the opposite design spectrum.  The new Human Race takes its inspiration from the iconic Stan Smith silhouette. The toebox looks like it's made from Mesh while the other portion seems to made...

Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Missed out on the Yeezy Zebras? If like me, luck wasn't with you during the raffles, you could probably ease your heartache with the EQT Adv Support Zebras. This has got to be the best discovery I have made this year so far. While I have bought a few EQTs, none has come close in terms of comfort and fit. No luck yet with the Boost version of the EQT (93/17) but the EQT Adv Support is my favorite pair of kicks so far. A plus would be the eye-catching colorways that have hit the...

Recommended lace length for EQT ADV Support PK 91/16 So I just got myself a pair of EQT ADV Support 91/16 Zebra and I am surprised at just how comfortable this pair of shoes is. The fitting is tight, equally tight as the Ultra Boost but overall, this feels more comfortable than the Ultra Boost. Definitely going to be copping more of this silhouette. I also noticed that there is a number of searches on Google that leads to my website on what is the recommended lace length on the EQT. So the stock lace length on the EQT is...

ADIDAS Ultra Boost Customisation with MIADIDAS coming soon It has been a long time coming but it finally seems like ADIDAS will allow us to customise our own pair of Ultra Boost. From the teaser pictures served to us, the amount of customisation available might not be that much. ADIDAS has been able to keep up our interest in the Ultra Boost silhouette by continually introducing tens (even hundreds?) of colorways in the past 1-2 years. From the pictures, you can customise the heel cage based on 3 colors, black, white and navy blue. I am not sure if the...

Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Another Ultra Boost black colorway will be released this coming May, this time with Bronze Boosts. Who saw this coming? We have seen recently that ADIDAS is experimenting with colored Boosts and there will definitely be more to come in 2017. I won't be surprised to see a Gold Boost soon, considering we already have the Silver Pack. For the shoelaces, sadly I don't have any Bronze tipped laces and as such, I recommend to stick to the stock laces, or if it gets dirty, we also have an all black replacement shoe laces for...

Shoe Laces / Laceswap Recommendations Though ADIDAS was the biggest brand of 2016 and is poised to be the leading brand again in 2017, one might wonder if they are finally running out of ideas for the NMD? The latest NMD R2 Hong Kong Pack, though in a color I truly love (Black and White) is one of the ugliest I  have seen so far. The shape just looks truly off. We see reflective touches on the stripes and laces. One thing to take note of is the diagonal stripes on the back of the midsoles. Good change you feel?...