Matt Varga If you’ve still got a few names to cross off on your list, sadly we may not be able to help in time for the big day (lest you hit the express-est shipping options available.)
Yet even if what’s on tap this week won’t land in time to slide under the tree for Christmas morning, still the holiday looms large over those offerings. Nearly a dozen festive editions are on tap, most if not all coming out of Beaverton: the GT Cut 1, GT Cut 3, GT Hustle 3, Ja 3, KD 18, Giannis Freak 7, LeBron 23, Tatum 4, and Kobe 3 all nod to Yuletide in some form or fashion. In unincorporated news, the hybrid Air Jordan 40-16, an EMEA-exclusive Air Jordan 1 for the Year of the Snake, a skate-focused New Balance collab, and several special edition Air Maxes are also in play.
While at this juncture, we usually tell you that you’ll need to scroll below for the complete picture of what’s on the way, Christmas sitting smack in the middle of this week no doubt leads to a slighter crop. However, even if we’ve mentioned all of what’s noteworthy in the next few days, you’ll need to hit the galleries below and the hyperlinks attached to up your chances at landing these pairs at launch. Should any latecomers to this holiday crowd surface after publication, we’ll keep this list updated. To ensure nothing falls through the cracks, keep our Sneaker Release Dates and Air Jordan Release Dates pages close by.
December 22nd delivers the Mike Gigliotti New Balance Numeric 933, uniting Andrew Reynolds and a frequent collaborator of his Baker Skateboards.
December 23rd sees the Nike GT Cut 1 EYBL arrive after a brief delay. For those not into hoops, look instead to the Nike Air Max 90 “Croc Skin.”
December 24th continues a tradition of Mamba drops in close proximity to XMas itself: the Kobe 3 “Christmas” adds a chilling edition of the latest Protro member. ]
December 26th starts with one of our favorite designs this year, the Air Jordan 4016. From there, the Nike Basketball “Christmas” collection dominates the rest of the day, dropping off the: Nike Ja 3 “Snowed In,” LeBron 23 “Stocking Stuffer,” KD 18 “Snowed In,” GT Cut 3 “Christmas,” Giannis Freak 7 “Snowed In,” Wemby GT Hustle 3 “Christmas,” and Jordan Tatum 4 “Christmas.”
December 27th, if you’re reading this from an Asian market or with access to a proxy service, will deliver the Air Jordan 1 Low “Xuan Wu,” a buzzer-beating Year of the Snake edition. Otherwise, focus in on a past and a future silhouette joined by the same material choice: the Nike Air Max 95 “Black Leather” and Air Max DN8 Leather step in together.
