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Luxury shoe drops continue to draw a lot of interest from collectors and fashionistas alike, even if they are style challenged. The Louis Vuitton New Runner Sneaker might be the next big item on the hypebeast hot list.

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Get ready. Lavar Ball is planning to release his own sneaker with a price tag of $1,500 dollars. Yes $1,500.

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J.Crew is partnering with New Balance for a Camo 997 sneaker.

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If you had plans on copping the Jay-Z 4:44 themed Puma Clydes, think again. Only 44 pairs will be made.

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The good folks at the Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique in Royal Oak, Mich. announced an upcoming collaboration with Reebok that will pay homage to the late Notorious B.I.G. Burn Rubber’s “Detroit Playas” sneaker will be released online and in-store at the end of this month, and the stylish shoe definitely looks to be a head turner.

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In recent times, the fashion world has come to embrace and adore sneakers in ways that couldn’t have been imagined. The evolution of the footwear will be on full display this summer as New York’s Brooklyn Museum unveils a new exhibit this Friday (July 10), The Rise Of Sneaker Culture.

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Nas proclaimed that he was an addict for sneakers on “N.Y. State of Mind” off his classic Illmatic debut. Now almost 20 years later the Queens legend is set to open his own sneaker store in Las Vegas.

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Today in New York City, adidas unveiled a new technology called Energy BOOST™ that the athletic shoe and apparel company hopes will revolutionize sneaker cushioning. The new tech touts that it can for the first time provide equal cushioning and energy return, when compared to standard EVA foam tech that dominates the industry, in one shoe.

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Listen to Big Sean’s music long enough and you’ll start to think you’re a Detroit player yourself. Now the G.O.O.D. Music rapper has teamed with adidas Originals to make such a cipher complete (down to your feet) with his own shoe called the “Detroit Player.”

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The anonymity of the Internets brings out the worst in commenters, and it can have a dire consequences. The Seattle PI reports that Eric Ting Yee was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday (September 17th) for threatening to kill teenagers on an ESPN.com comment thread on a story last week about the price of LeBron James’ new […]