Summer is slowly but surely giving way to fall, and September is set to serve a swath of scintillating footwear styles for the transition. The first week of the month holds everything from commemorative Air Jordan 1s to multiple adidas YEEZY releases and much more, but before we give you the dozen best drops from now to Friday, let’s take a look back at what went down during the tail end of August.
Of the utmost importance last week were reinvigorated calls for social justice after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Stores and brands alike put their support behind the cause: adidas announced that it would pause all of its weekend releases, and gave money from the sales of Donovan Mitchell’s adidas D.O.N. Issue #2 “Spidey-Sense” to cover future education costs for Blake’s children. Nike, Inc and PUMA both made official statements condemning systemic racisim and police brutality as well, while retailers from KITH to Social Status and many more closed over the weekend to show solidarity.