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Snobette Sneaker Awards December 25, 2021
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Keia Kodama: Top Five Sneaker Picks 2021

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Air Jordan x A Ma Maniére Retro 4: Raised by Women | Photo: A Ma Maniére

December 25, 2021. 1 Comment

Stylist and designer Keia Kodama had a major moment this year with her “Hair Force 1s,” a one-off sneaker art project created to pay homage to the Black hair and beauty industry. Working off a pair of Nike Air Force 1 High kicks, Kodama customized the upper with braids and baby hairs and overlaid the famed Swoosh with repurposed bamboo earrings.

While the project was centered on celebrating the ever creative Black hair industry, the use of a Nike sneaker can also be interpreted as a statement on Black women’s importance to and influence on sneaker culture. While historically underrepresented in campaigns and among design teams, if you remove all the many things Black women like Kodama have contributed to sneaker culture, you end up with, well, a pair of Keds!

Commenting on the hitting-all-notes appeal of her No. 1 pick, Air Jordan x A Ma Maniére Retro 3: Raised by Women, Kodama explained, “The story telling and paying homage to women was amazing. The subtle details are one of those necessities that you didn’t know you needed.”

Check out all five of her selections below.

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1. Air Jordan x A Ma Maniére Retro 3: Raised by Women
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2. Nike x Ambush Dunk High: Deep Royal: This silhouette in all four colors was a game changer for me. I specifically fell for the royal, they just spoke to me. | Photo: Ambush designer Yoon Ahn Instagram
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3. Air Jordan Retro 4: White Oreo: Classic and clean, goes with anything you wear effortlessly. I love wearing these the most with color, they just bring the right balance to the look.
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4. Nike x Swarovski Air Force 1: Black: An absolutely beautiful and innovative take on am AF1 with the crystals set in removeable panels. It’s a build a shoe and I love it! 
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5. Nike x Sacai x Jean Paul Gaultier VaporWaffle: Sesame: Levels on levels of perfection. I love the Sacai silhouette already, so making it a high top with baseball stitching–to die for! 

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Puma and New York-based fashion brand LaQuan Smith Puma and New York-based fashion brand LaQuan Smith are back with their second collaboration, this time inspired by the glitz and grit of the boxing ring. 

The campaign stars Ming Lee Simmons, dressed in satin-finished boxing shorts, cropped jackets, and tear-away pants with luxe details.

The capsule also includes two Speedcat silhouettes, including the Speedcat Mid, a high-ankle boxing sneaker. 

Priced between $80-$100, the Puma x LaQuan Smith collection launches on March 15 on puma.com, the Puma NYC and Las Vegas flagship stores, and select retailers including Foot Locker and Shoe Palace.
Artist Sue Tsai brought her signature whimsical de Artist Sue Tsai brought her signature whimsical designs to a capsule collection of earrings in collaboration with New York jeweler Greg Yüna. The statement earrings are now on display at Greg Yüna's Soho boutique and  now available on gregyuna.com.

The pair previously dropped a perfect match necklace set in 2021 that was 🔥. 

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For fall winter 2025 KNWLS opted to forego a runwa For fall winter 2025 KNWLS opted to forego a runway show and present their collection in a styled lookbook.

Taking inspiration from a feminine Y2K aesthetic, the collection embodies designers Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault’s ability to balance sexy and cool. 

In an interview with Vogue, the pair shared that they are currently working on a new design director role in Europe and have several other projects in the pipeline, including another denim project, a collaboration with a jewelry brand, and a menswear capsule for an e-commerce site.

Commenting on the lookbook styling, they shared, "Obviously in the lookbooks it's styled in a quite extreme way, but if you break it down into individual pieces, we've been thinking about merchandising and the customer more than ever before," said Arsenault. "We've seen the team in the studio wearing the pieces differently too, and we've taken that into account. It's a nice challenge to say: 'Okay, we want to make a sweatshirt, but it still has this silhouette or wash or rib detail that makes it feel really Knwls."

#knwls
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Rihanna was appointed as J'Adore Dior fragrance ambassador in 2024, replacing Charlize Theron, who held the role for 20 years. She has a long-standing relationship with the brand, having been named as their first Black brand ambassador in 2015. 

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Atlanta-based Pluto and YK Niece released Whim Wha Atlanta-based Pluto and YK Niece released Whim Whamiee single a few weeks ago, and the track is now trending on TikTok as the "Lululemon Song". 

Rapper JT shared that she's hooked on the song, especially the "Lulu" verse.

To witness an athletic apparel brand being name-dropped in hip-hop by emerging women rappers highlights how much women love their fitness/athleisure wear but also the fact that there is a flex that comes with wearing Lululemon in certain circles.

 Male rappers Jbeezy.Lfg and Lil Scoom89
respectively dropped singles titled Lululemon last year referencing women wearing the brand. 

Whim Whamiee by is now streaming on all DSPs. 

Thoughts? 

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Alessandro's Michele's latest Valentino runway col Alessandro's Michele's latest Valentino runway collection for fall 2025 featured a  collaboration with  none other than Vans.

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