Wear Your Soles #10 ~ Adidas X Kanye Part 2

As April 2017 came around, the anticipated All white/Cream colourway dropped. Many people were excited not just because it was a "Triple White" shoe, but a blank canvas for many artists. A lot of crazy and interesting customs were done with this shoe.

Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 "Cream White"

Just a few months ago, probably one of the ugliest Yeezy's to drop n 2017 released.  Also known as the "Mcdonalds Cheeseburger" and "Junior McChicken" the Yeezy 350 "Semi Frozen Yellow" was a very bright and interesting colourway. The upper was the zebra upper but instead of white, it was replaced with a "highlighter" yellow. SPLY-350 was in a red colour. The show had a gum sole to finish it off.

Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 "Semi Frozen Yellow"

Adidas and Yeezy Brand finished the year strong with the Beluga 2.0 which released on November 25th, plus a restock on November 30th and the Adidas Yeezy Blue Tint which released December 16th.  The redesign of the Beluga 2.0 brought to us an all grey upper with hints of orange. On the original Beluga, you'll see a bright orange stripe with SPLY 350 in grey. The 2.0 is an inverted version of the 1.0 where the line is grey and SPLY 350 is in orange. The blue tint is basically a redesign of the Zebra. For this rendition, the zebra is totally "iced out" through the entirety of the shoe. All the Yeezy 350s retail for $220 USD

Yeezy 350 Cleat

The 350 cleat was kind of a gimmick. Knowing the thickness of the original 350 knit, people knew the quality of the shoe wouldn't qualify as a cleat. The only 350 cleat that came out was in the "Turtle Dove" colourway. The cleat made an appearance in an NFL game. But the player wearing it (DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans wide receiver) was fined $6000 because the cleat violated the NFL uniform policy.

DeAndre Hopkins's Yeezy 350 cleats

Yeezy 750

The Yeezy Boost 750 was the first Yeezy ever brought out to the public. The 750 is a hightop shoe with a zipper on the inner ankle of the shoe. All of the 750s have an all suede upper with boost in the midsole.  Yeezy 750 "Light Brown" initially released on February 14th, 2015 in New York City with 9000 units, then became more available worldwide during the week of February 21st to February 28th. On June 11th, 2016, the Glow in the dark 750 released. It was an all grey upper and a light brown midsole, which glowed in the dark. The last two 750s were a Triple Black and a Chocolate colourway.  The retail for the 750s is $350 USD.

Yeezy Boost 750 "Light Brown"

Yeezy 750 Cleat

Just like the 350 cleat, the 750 cleat was basically the upper put onto an Adidas cleat. It came out in a Tan and Triple Black colourway. Nothing much has been brought out about the 750 cleat. No NFL player has worn it either. In Vancouver, I rarely see this cleat at consignment stores and Facebook groups.  

Tan & Triple Black 750 Cleats

Yeezy 700

The Yeezy boost 700 is Kanye's running shoe. Also known as the "Wave Runner" the 700 debuted on August 12, 2017, and retailed for $300 USD. The entire shoe is 3m reflective material and has the silhouette of an Asic or Nike Air Monarch. I'm not too sure how the 700s fit and how they feel, but it looks as they might be as comfortable as the Yeezy 350.

Yeezy 700 "Wave Runner"

Wear Your Soles #9 ~ Adidas X Kanye Part 1

In the last post, I talked about Kanye West and his footwear collaborations with large companies around the world. In this Blog, I'll be talking about Adidas and Kanye's shoes. The Adidas Yeezy Boost 350, 750 and the latest 700. Kanye has been releasing Yeezy after Yeezy and they've just recently stopped since they're waiting for the next Season.

Yeezy Boost 350

The original Yeezy Boost 350 released on June 27th, 2015 in the Turtle Dove Colourway. The Shoe immediately sold out and the world was expecting more. Later that year on August 22nd, Adidas released the Pirate Black Colourway. This was one of the most popular colorways. The third original V1 Colourway is moonrock. The last Colourway of the V1 collection is the Oxford Tan.

Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 ~ Turtle Dove

For the quality of the Yeezy V1, it has a patch of suede on the inner part of the shoe and a pull tab on the heel. the bottoms are a hard plastic that protects the boost midsole and hides it away. The original Yeezy box is a plain brown box with no design or anything on it.

Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 ~ Pirate Black

When Yeezy Season 3 dropped in 2016, it dropped with a new Yeezy Boost 350. The colourway was the Beluga which had a bright orange stripe on the side and SPLY 350 within the stripe. The sole of the shoes is translucent. It looks much thinner than the V1 but it has the same durability. This style of Yeezy was later known as Yeezy Boost 350 V2.

Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 ~ Beluga 1.0/V1 

The V2 line is pretty large for just one silhouette. Personally, I think some of the V2s look pretty ugly and the choice of colourways were bad. After the Beluga came the "Black Friday" set. The set included a copper, olive, and red stripe on an all-black upper. Right after that release was the Oreo. Essentially the same as the "Black Friday" set, except this time the stripe was white.

YZY 350 V2 ~ "Black Friday"

The V2 line didn't end there though. In February 2017, The Bred (Black + Red) colourway came out. The Bred is probably my favourite and cleanest colourway since its all Black with SPLY 350 in red. Originally the most limited Yeezy in a Zebra C.W. came out. When it originally dropped, there was a rumour of only 10k or maybe less around the entire world. But Adidas spoiled the rarity by dropping 100k+ of the Zebra, making it lose its value from upwards or $1500 to $500- $600. There are many other colours that the line has brought which have surprisingly kept a high value.

Zebra + Bred Colourways