Hey y’all. I’ve been growing my shoe collection and have gotten to the point where I have all of the shoes from the major brands I want (Nike/Jordan, adidas, new balance, etc.). I wanted to branch out and grab a few pairs of different shoes from under the radar/not well known brands just to get some variety. Just wondering what brands you guys would recommend for cool unique shoes?
Rick Owens
My daily beaters are the veja x rick Owen hiking sneakers (I have both the white and black), they are incredible. Best shoes I’ve bought
Not really under the radar but something different, I’ve been rocking Hoka one ones a lot lately. Very comfy and they look cool too. Recently they made the Mafate Three 2 and I absolutely love it. Easily the most comfortable shoe I own.
Salomon is quite interesting as it gives like a futuristic sneaker vibe.
Another solid brand to try on is ANTA - it’s a chinese brand, but they seem to be quite serious in developing their technology. Furthermore, I quite like their designs.
Another one that you may take a look is Maison Mihara Yasuhiro. It’s a Japanese Brand. The sneakers are like deconstructed version of famous silhouette.
Puma and Reebok are pretty big, but still have zero hype
KARHU!!! Coolest shit ever!
Love Asics too.
Also— Defs not underrated as a fashion brand, but Acne’s sneakers don’t get a lot of attention. Dope as fuck imo. But pricey
cinzia araia, autry, represent
Can’t believe I’m about to say these are underrated but I don’t see them anywhere so I guess they are in the sneaker community???
- Rick Owens
- raf Simon’s
- Jimmy choo
- Casablanca
- a cold wall
- Maharishi
- brandblack
Mizuno, the Sky Medal model is pretty clean. Just bought a pair for a change of pace.
My time to shine, I made it a point earlier this year to check out as many different sneaker brands as I could find, list below (not including big 5 of Nike JB Adidas NB Asics):
Saucony Reebok Puma Diadora Salomon Converse Vans Mizuno Merrell Brooks Hoka Ewing Cat Footwear Karhu Diemme Fila Arcteryx On Roa Timberland Clark’s Onitsuka Suicoke Dr Martens Altra Norda Aku Avia Kangaroos 1017 ALYX 9SM A cold Wall Moncler Mache Sneep Clear weather Oakley NoTwoWays BrandBlack Stepney Workers Club Li Ning North face C2H4 Anta Hi-Tec Sorel Flowers for Society Akme Axel Arigato Norse Projects Ekn Veja Camper Lab
Hope you find some brands in there you like! Happy hunting!
Bro, you must check Sole Architects.
Appreciate the rec! Checking them out now!
Sneep Crew. Sole Architects (only two CW so far). Karhu. Saucony.