Exclusive | How these clunky running shoes became the ‘It’ sneaker: ‘Every brand is making their shoes look like HOKA’

Exclusive | How these clunky running shoes became the ‘It’ sneaker: ‘Every brand is making their shoes look like HOKA’

Take a walk down any NYC street and you’ll see a pair of Hokas on stylish people’s feet. Once reserved for hitting the pavement, the running shoes — with their hallmark chunky soles, athletic mesh and vivid colorways — have become both a street-style staple, a trendy boardroom accessory and everything in between. And the proof … Read more

Adidas, Kanye West reach settlement two years after brand ended partnership with rapper

Adidas, Kanye West reach settlement two years after brand ended partnership with rapper

Adidas has reached an out-of-court settlement with rapper Ye to end all legal proceedings between them, the sportswear brand said on Tuesday, adding that no money changed hands in the agreement. Adidas and Ye had been embroiled in multiple lawsuits for the past two years, since the German company ended a partnership with the rapper … Read more

Andrew Scott in ‘Vanya,’ Salomon sneakers in Soho, more NYC events

Andrew Scott in ‘Vanya,’ Salomon sneakers in Soho, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Andrew Scott on stage, Axel Arigato’s opens their first U.S. … Read more

Spanx founder Sara Blakely unveils high-heeled sneakers: ‘Hard to change world when your feet hurt’

Spanx founder Sara Blakely unveils high-heeled sneakers: ‘Hard to change world when your feet hurt’

Spanx founder Sara Blakely thinks she has the next must-have accessory for women on the go: a pair of high-heeled sneakers. Blakely — who used $5,000 in savings to launch a line of undergarments that became a billion-dollar empire — posted an Instagram message this week teasing a “luxury hybrid stiletto” and “hy-heel sneaker,” saying … Read more

Spray-on sneaker created by robot in 6 minutes will make history at 2024 Olympics

Spray-on sneaker created by robot in 6 minutes will make history at 2024 Olympics

Hellen Obiri, the Kenyan distance runner and two-time Olympic silver medalist, will make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics — thanks to her shoes. Obiri will be sporting a new sneaker from sportswear company On, but it’s far from a typical sneaker. On’s Cloudboom Strike LS is spray-on footwear. “LS” stands for LightSpray, the trademarked … Read more

Atomic duds! Music legend George Clinton looks back on seven decades of funky fashion

Atomic duds! Music legend George Clinton looks back on seven decades of funky fashion

When it comes to funky, futuristic fashion, George Clinton — the music legend who brought “One Nation Under Groove” — says that you have to think out of your comfort zone to be out of this world. “We always was trying to make sure we was down with whatever was happening,” Clinton, 82, told The … Read more

Esthetician Georgia Louise’s favorite flares, freeze tools and fancy sneakers

Esthetician Georgia Louise’s favorite flares, freeze tools and fancy sneakers

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. She’s come a long way from her tweenage skincare savant years when she freely dispensed facials to school chums in her native England. Little did they know that Georgia Louise Vassanelli would go on to count such legendary … Read more

Shop Hokas at new flagship, bid on Stephen Sondheim merch, more NYC events

Shop Hokas at new flagship, bid on Stephen Sondheim merch, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Cult French sneaker brand Hoka unveiled a huge new store, … Read more

Gen Zers are paying hundreds for dirty sneakers to show off their ‘nonchalant attitude’

Gen Zers are paying hundreds for dirty sneakers to show off their ‘nonchalant attitude’

Gen Z is once again bringing back a dead millennial trend. The younger generation is gravitating toward Golden Goose shoes — the shoes that are purposefully designed to look scuffed and dirty. Fashion retailer Coggles explained that the “signature pre-scuffed style…has been done to demonstrate a nonchalant attitude rather than an unkempt aesthetic.” While the … Read more

Your Adidas Gazelles make you ‘boring’ and basic, stylist says: Here’s what sneakers you need to wear instead

Your Adidas Gazelles make you ‘boring’ and basic, stylist says: Here’s what sneakers you need to wear instead

This sneaker is getting the boot. Adidas Gazelles have become the world’s hottest trainer over the past year, sported by content creators, style writers and celebrities, such as Katie Holmes and Gigi Hadid. But one stylist says that the beloved shoe has now become so ubiquitous — just look down at the feet of any … Read more

Adidas plans cheaper versions of its iconic Sambas, other popular sneakers

Adidas plans cheaper versions of its iconic Sambas, other popular sneakers

Adidas is launching cheaper versions of its three-striped shoes like the white and black suede Samba as it aims to spread the trend, CEO Bjorn Gulden said on Thursday at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Germany. “It’s important to understand that not everyone can afford to buy a shoe for 120 or 150 [dollars], but … Read more

Caitlin Clark wears $1,500 Tiffany & Co x Nike sneakers to WNBA debut

Caitlin Clark wears ,500 Tiffany & Co x Nike sneakers to WNBA debut

Caitlin Clark put her best foot forward walking into the Mohegan Sun Arena for her WNBA debut. Of course, that’s easy to do when your feet are in Tiffany & Co. x Nike shoes. The Indiana Fever rookie entered the arena in Nike Air Force 1 Low Tiffany & Co. 1837s and matching purse for … Read more

We reviewed Cariuma sneakers — again: here are our honest thoughts

We reviewed Cariuma sneakers — again: here are our honest thoughts

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Whether you’re a sneakerhead or simply someone who likes versatile footwear, you’ve heard about these shoes. When we did our first Cariuma review, the sneaker brand had gone viral. It seemed as if people everywhere (including celebrities) loved … Read more

Caitlin Clark ‘getting screwed’ with historic Nike shoe deal: Dave Portnoy

Caitlin Clark ‘getting screwed’ with historic Nike shoe deal: Dave Portnoy

Caitlin Clark’s historic shoe deal isn’t historic enough for Dave Portnoy. The Barstool Sports founder claimed the Indiana Fever’s No. 1 pick is “getting screwed” with her eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike that includes a signature shoe. “If people want to complain about Caitlin Clark getting screwed complain about this. 8 year 28 million … Read more

Ballet sneakers are the hot, new take on the ‘balletcore’ trend

Ballet sneakers are the hot, new take on the ‘balletcore’ trend

Move over, Miu Miu — these kicks are taking center stage. Amid the revival of the legacy ballet flat and the prevalence of “balletcore,” fashionistas are taking a new shoe for a spin: a satin, slipper-sneaker hybrid. The understand slip-on has taken a new form as a trainer; first emerging to prominence from designer Simone … Read more

The way you see these sneakers in this optical illusion reveals stunning truth about your brain

The way you see these sneakers in this optical illusion reveals stunning truth about your brain

A picture of a pair of sneakers has lit up social media as thousands of people debate what color they are. Lori Greiner, an entrepreneur who is one of the judges on Shark Tank, took to social media with the claim: “This is going to blow your mind.” She held up a sneaker and asked … Read more

‘Ridiculous’ DJ Khaled made his bodyguards carry him so his sneakers stayed clean: ‘Can I get everybody to help me?’

‘Ridiculous’ DJ Khaled made his bodyguards carry him so his sneakers stayed clean: ‘Can I get everybody to help me?’

DJ Khaled was on one Monday in Miami. The 48-year-old “All I Do is Win” producer is facing backlash on social media for sharing a video to Instagram of him asking his two bodyguards to carry him so that he didn’t get his fresh pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers covered in sand. Getting out of … Read more

‘SNL’: Watch Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson duet as Donald Trump in sneakerhead skit

‘SNL’: Watch Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson duet as Donald Trump in sneakerhead skit

It was a Tale of Two Trumps. Comic impressionists Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson went mono-a-mono as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, mocking the former president’s new sneaker line in a parody movie trailer called “White Men Can Trump.” Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson put their Donald Trump impersonations to … Read more

NFLer’s $20,000 sneaker collection found in auctioned storage unit

NFLer’s ,000 sneaker collection found in auctioned storage unit

It’s a Maize and Blue goldmine. A storage unit purportedly belonging to Cowboys star Mazi Smith, chock full of Michigan-exclusive shoes and apparel, was auctioned off with the buyer posting the treasure trove on TikTok. Vincent Broadway claims he paid $1,880 for the unit, which garnered some attention due to the gun safe inside it. … Read more

Real estate agent loses $20K after buying counterfeit sneakers from teenager: ‘Scam artist’

Real estate agent loses  K after buying counterfeit sneakers from teenager: ‘Scam artist’

An Australian real estate agent who spent nearly $20,000 on sneakers he claims are fake has been denied a refund because he knowingly bought them off a 17-year-old boy. The man took the teen and his dad to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in October, gunning for a refund on his hefty purchase. … Read more