Sneakers That Will Be Un-Deadstocked By Industry Insiders This Summer

Affiliation: The Combat Jack Show
Twitter: @Dallas_Penn
Sneaker: Timberland x Stussy Deluxe Field Boot
Year: 2012

I'm rocking boots and shorts hardbody this summer. I'm somewhat over sneakers right now. There are too many sneakerheads in the streets wearing sneakers like the effin' Presto or the RosheRun or the Meatstick3000 or whatever. The field boot is a classic Timberland silhouette which can rock all four seasons if needed but it mos def looks right with shorts.

Affiliation: Inside the Sneakerbox
Twitter: @sneakerboxclyde
Sneaker: ASICS GEL Kayano
Year: 2014

Retro running has always been in and other companies are preparing to make a big push by reintroducing styles from their archive. This Summer I'll be breaking out a few Spring '14 Asics models that I've been sitting on for a while. The Asics Gel Kayano Retro OG & The Asics Gel Lyte V to name a few. Wait to you see what I whip out for the Fall.

Affiliation: Complex/BrettGolliff.com
Twitter: @bgolliff
Sneaker: Nike FlyKnit Racer "MultiColor"
Year: 2013

I don't really keep anything deadstock. I get them and I wear them. The pair I can't wait to arrive is my FlyKnit Racers, the multicolored joints. They are just so fresh to me and FlyKnit is quickly becoming a summer staple as the production process was made for hot temperatures. It is light, it is breathable and it is fresh. Plus not a lot of people are rocking them in my area yet.

Affiliation: Complex/TodayInSneaks.com
Twitter: @kustoo
Sneaker: Air Jordan 11 Concord
Year: 2011

I was lucky enough to get two pair of the Concords when they released a few years ago and my first pair ended up being passed on to one of my nephews after a few weekends helping me organize my garage and studio. I plan on breaking out the second pair this summer. It is actually the only deadstock pair that I own. I take it as a point of pride that I have worn every pair of shoes in my closet.

Affiliation: Kith
Twitter: @andyoliverwpg
Sneaker: St. Alfred x ASICS GEL Lyte III
Year: 2013

I don't have a lot of patience when it comes to keeping shoes on ice, so my choice of a pair to un-DS will have to be something new-ish. I think the Saint Alfred Gel Lytes are one of the best makeups of 2013 (thus far), and with the beach theme, they seem like a perfect choice.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @nickengvall
Sneaker: Sneakersnstuff x Reebok Question "A Shoe About Nothing"
Year: 2013

I don't really keep anything deadstock, so it'll just be something recent. The Reebok Question is one of my favorite sneakers and the guys at Sneakersnstuff chose amazing materials for their recent collabs. I just got a pair of the "A Shoe About Nothing" from Peter and I'll be lacing them up ASAP.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @iamjeffreyjason
Sneaker: LOSERS Transporter Too Easy
Year: 2013

The sneaker I look forward to undeadstocking most this Summer has to be the LOSERS Transporter Too Easy. In addition to being made of premium materials the Transporter Too Easy features a slip-on/slip-off feature on the collars medial side. The slip-on/slip-off feature allows you put on or remove the sneaker from your foot without having to retie the laces everytime you do so. That and the monochromatic upper makes this sneaker easy to put on, pair with various clothing items, and a must have for the summer.

Affiliation: The Hoop Doctors
Twitter: @B3nBerry
Sneaker: Under Armour Spine Bionic "Bauhaus Blue/Pool/Metallic Silver"
Year: 2013

Really want to spend more time playing ball than I did last year, completely ran thru the last pair I had so I copped this pair since it was the same colorway from the Brandon Jennings high school tournament; was SO disappointed it didn't have the logo on the tongue like in the stock pictures but its like that sometimes. Wouldn't mind hooping in the lowtop pair either.

Affiliation: Corporate
Twitter: @MTiscoolguy
Sneaker: Air Jordan XI "Concords"
Year: 2000

I'll be breaking out a pair of Air Jordan XI 2000 "Concords" very soon! When the last Concords were released they didn't feel great as I remembered the last pair I had. So with the help of Corgi I was able to grab a pair recently. The mesh is slightly yellowed but man the way these feel I'm still just as appreciative of these as the first time I had them in 96.

Affiliation: Kith
Twitter: @nick_annacone
Sneaker: Air Jordan III "Cement" 2011
Year: 2011

These are my favorite pair of shoes of all time. I stocked up in 2011 and bought four new pairs in addition to the few I already had from '03. I break out a new pair every six months or so. Summer is the perfect time for a fresh pair.

Affiliation: KicksOnCourt.com/Sneaker Report
Twitter: @Nightwing2303
Sneaker: Air Jordan XX8 "Jordan Brand Classic West"
Year: 2013

This summer I'm going un-deadstock the Jordan Brand Classics 'West' Air Jordan XX8 PE. When I initially received them I was in awe that I even had something so "rare" in my possession & I was unsure what to even do with them... so they were put on a shelf. Seeing them on that shelf every day kills me as I don't own one pair of DS shoes with the exception of those. You only live once... enjoy your life while it lasts.

Affiliation: Editor, The Smoking Section (www.smokingsection.net)
Twitter: @johngotty
Sneaker: Nike Air Trainer 1 "Python"
Year: 2003

I've made the decision to wear more of what's in my closet instead of continuously buying more shoes. For most kicks, I wear them within a day or two of copping them, but there's a handful of 10-12 pairs I've yet to get to and the Python Trainer 1s fall in that group. On hot days, we keep it simple: plain tees, whatever shorts and a tough pair of shoes. Keep it casual.

Affiliation: LDRS1354
Twitter: @regularolty
Sneaker: New Balance 997 HWB
Year: 2012

I've only been after these since the pics surfaced on Sole Collector December 2011. Visited Foot Patrol London Summer 2012, they had one pair that was a half size too big. Took over a year to get them but I got'm! These will be UNDS'd this Summer for sure.

Affiliation: Modern Notoriety
Twitter: @modernnotoriety
Sneaker: St. Alfred x ASICS GEL Lyte III
Year: 2013

This pair represents my city! Gonna finesse in the lakefront! Can't wait to UNDS!

Affiliation: Vagrant Sneaker
Twitter: @vagrantsneaker
Sneaker: Solebox Reebok ERS 2000
Year: 2009

Solebox went out on a limb with this one. Unveiled in early 2009, the collaboration introduced a crazy accent. The insoles smelled like oranges. Think, car airfreshner. When I read that my curiousity took over and I had to order a pair. Forgotten in my shoe stacks for almost 4 years, it' s time for me to finally UNDS these bad boys when summer starts on June 21. And yes, the insoles still smell like oranges 4 years later.

Affiliation: Mache Customs
Twitter: @mache275
Sneaker: Mache Customs Nike Kobe 8 "What The Kobe"
Year: 2013

One pair I'm definitely going to be un-DSing this summer is the first shoe of many that I will be releasing with relevant customs. I was really looking to expand my brand and make a more elegant and exclusive line of customs. I teamed up with relevant customs who have been working with exotic materials for decades now and together we are making an actual "what the Kobe 8" instead of painting the prints on the uppers as is usually expected of me instead we are using the exotics and building the uppers from scratch . We are using purple python, black snake, faux cheetah, shark and stingray on them...it's going to be crazy once they're done. I'm really stoked about these.

Affiliation: Kicks on Fire
Twitter: @JazzyRae
Sneaker: Burn Rubber x New Balance 574 "Miggys"
Year: 2013

I've had the "Miggys" sitting on ice since their release in mid-April. Given the powerful back story and inspiration for the shoe, I wanted to wait until a game deeper in the season to break them out. I'm actually hoping to see the Tigers play this Summer, and pray that no one spills a beer on my 1 of 44s!

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @JSawyer86
Sneaker: Supreme x Vans Authentic "Campbell's Soup"
Year: 2012

Living in the constant Miami heat, I literally wear Vans about 50% of the time. I didn't come across the Campbell's Soup Authentics til earlier this year and have been holding off for summertime. Mmmmm, mmmmm good.

Affiliation: Crooked Tongues
Twitter: @gwarizm
Sneaker: Nike Air Force 1 "3M Snake"
Year: 2001

I hate the term un-deadstock because it seems like a gratuitous way to say "wear". But if I was going to wear something for the first time it would be the Snake 3Ms I've been hoarding for a few years. All those early 2000s AF1s look so good, but the quality varies dramatically. Once you've worn a pair, they look WORN. They'll probably go unworn for another year like a lot of the shoes I wear.

Affiliation: Sneaker News
Twitter: n/a
Sneaker: atmos x Nike Air Max 1 "Animal Camo"
Year: 2013

I was lucky enough to lock down a pair of the latest atmos Air Max 1s back in February and have been waiting ever since for a proper occasion to break them out. I overslept on Whacking Day and there have been few other opportunities since to maximize their potential quite as appropriately as blending into the brush while snake hunting. I usually go AM1-crazy come summertime, so there's a good chance these will be taking their maiden voyage any day now in a far less fitting scenario.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @swcdex
Sneaker: Size? x Nike Air Max Light - Mowabb "Urban Safari Pack"
Year: 2013

So when these were first previewed, I knew I had to get my hands on them. From the ACG Mowabb inspiration to it just being a flat-out runner, these will definitely be UNDS'd this summer. Plus,it gives me an excuse to finally pull the trigger on that John Starks Jersey that I've been eyeing for a little while now.

Affiliation: Sole Collector
Twitter: @burnwilliams
Sneaker: Visvim FBT Reno
Year: 2013

I already wear most of what I own, so I don't have any vintage specials on deck, but I am planning on un-DSing the pair of Visvim FBTs I picked up in Tokyo this spring. The FBT is a model that I've always considered a "classic," but never got around to acquiring. Now that I have them, I can't wait to break 'em in. Remember: socks are optional, but frowned upon.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @mrbrando3
Sneaker: adidas Busenitz "White/Running White"
Year: 2013

Long before Nelly made everyone run to Foot Locker for two pairs, un-boxing some fresh white-on-white Air Force 1s was a must when it got nice in the Midwest. This year I am going a different route with the newly released "white/running white" adidas Busenitz skate shoe. I'm way too impatient to let a shoe sit in a box longer than a day, I wear my kicks – word to Clark and Russ. I grabbed the red joints last year and it ended up being one of my most worn sneakers of 2012. The clean and crisp minimalist take of this pair makes it easy to throw in the every day rotation for the summer.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @nschon
Sneaker: Air Force 1 High "Rose Garden"
Year: 2002

These beauties have been in my closet for 11 years. There comes a moment where you've got to either a) sell the fuckers or b) beat them up. I'm going with the latter option, in part to celebrate Mr. Wallace's great footwear legacy and also because there is a certain fun to tackling current styles with vintage wares. I'm no "OG," but in 2013 it strikes me that I've got a collection that is now deep enough to span trend cycles.

Affiliation: Complex/DeadstockNYC.com
Twitter: @deadstocknyc
Sneaker: Reebok Shaq Attaq
Year: 2013

I'm looking forward to busting out the Reebok Shaq Attaq retro. Haven't had a pair since the initial launch when I was in 7th grade! So the history for me is all over this shoe, also weird to see Shaq play as a ROOKIE and since he just retired it just makes the shoe that more EPIC.

Affiliation: Nice Kicks
Twitter: @geokthree
Sneaker: Nike LeBron X "Canary Diamond"
Year: 2013

Those who know me, know I have a fetish for grey sneakers, and I make it a point to get the mainly grey colorway of LeBron's shoe every year (I have LeBron's V-X in grey). I picked up the Canary Diamond LeBron X around December of last year, but I haven't worn them yet. Maybe because the canary yellow accents on the shoe are more summer-appropriate - at least in my eyes. That's the shoe I'll be wearing some time soon. #shadesofgrey

Affiliation: CtotheJL
Twitter: @CtotheJL
Sneaker: Nike Golf/SB Koston IT
Year: 2013

Not only is this sneaker perfect for golf because of the soft spikes. You can also dress it down with a pair of khakis and head to a weekend party. I play golf a few times a week, and these on the course are comparable to the Nike Golf TW13 sneaker. Koston wins always and forever.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @nrestivo
Sneaker: Nike Free Trainer 5.0 "Mega Watt"
Year: 2013

Since I never keep my sneakers "on ice" I have nothing in my closet that I have to un-deadstock, but one sneaker I am looking forward to wearing when the package comes is the Free Trainer 5.0 Mega Watt. I've bought the Volt/Blue pair when they dropped and they're probably my favorite silhouette of the year. The "Mega Watt" pair is super clean and remind me of the UNDFTD x Nike White/Gum Hyperdunk, but a trainer. I'll beat them to death even though they're all white.

Affiliation: Sneakertube TV
Twitter: @premiumpete
Sneaker: Nike LeBron 8 "Sprite"
Year: 2011

There is no better feeling then a new fresh haircut, popping a tag on new clothes, the new smell of a new car, baked ziti and most of all breaking out a new pair of kicks. I just found in the collection this pair that I forgot I even had, to a point where I was gonna go buy them for this summer. The Nike Lebron 8 V2 "Sprite" is not only super comfortable but a really dope sneaker, the colorway is so perfect for summer and I will be UNDS these ASAP along with a tall glass of sprite with ice getting my Hypebeast on.

Affiliation: Sole Collector
Twitter: @xzacx
Sneaker: Nike Air Force 1 High "Blazer Pack"
Year: 2013

I usually wear things as soon as I get them, and the only new shoe I've gotten lately is that Sport Fuchsia/Sail Air Force 1 High that came out a few weeks back. I've been traveling the past few weeks, and haven't had them with me, so it's just a matter of not having a chance to wear them yet. I'll be wearing them as soon as I get back though.

Affiliation: SN'eads
Twitter: @sneadsbyree
Sneaker: LeBron 7 "Big Apple"
Year: 2011

The first Lebron signature shoe since the zoom generation worthy of being on MY feet. Lol. Fast forward to the Xmas Lebron 7 and real talk, that had to be the UGLIEST 7 I laid eyes on. Fast forward a little bit and the Big Apple 7 sample pops up. Shoe is red leather with patent leather accents. Red and green speckled 360 degree air bag and a white/re/green splatter swoosh. Basically, the colorway screamed XMAS. It SHOULD have been the Xmas Lebron 7. I had to have it. Had it been a GR I woulda copped multiples. Before the "buy everything rare on the planet hypebeasts" came in the game I got these like a year maybe year and a half ago. Lucked up on getting a pair for what PEs "used" to go for and just been waiting to scorch eyeballs with these lava rocks ever since. Who knows, maybe I'll have mercy and keep 'em DS. Lol.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @russbengtson
Sneaker: Nike Zoom LeBron II "SVSM Away"
Year: 2004

I was fortunate to be blessed with both pairs (home and away) of SVSM LeBron IIs when I was still the editor of SLAM - we had a pretty good relationship with 'Bron and his Nike fam - and they've been on ice long enough. The IIs have always been my favorite LeBrons, and seeing that a retro doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon, well, it's time.

Affiliation: Director of Digital Media at Goodwin Sports Management
Twitter: @JonesontheNBA
Sneaker: Nike Zoom Kobe VI
Year: 2011

I stacked up on Kobe VI Concords from a few years ago. I'll be breaking out a pair for the summer. Looks wise, probably my favorite Kobe.

Affiliation: Sole Collector
Twitter: @_NDP
Sneaker: Nike Air Penny III x Sole Collector
Year: 2011

Planning to undeadstock anything in the spring when living in Portland can still be a huge gamble, so to be completely honest, I'm looking forward to wearing these sometime in July or August, when there isn't still a chance of rain. Part of the SC Penny Pack that I did the colorways on, this pair is perhaps my favorite of the batch. The III has historically been the most underrated Penny model, and I was really pleased with how bold and sharp this particular colorblock came out.

Affiliation: Complex
Twitter: @jlapuma
Sneaker: Jordan XVI "Ginger"
Year: 2001

A mysterious package showed up from Corgi Shoe in April, and inside of it was one of my grails, the Air Jordan XVI "Ginger." In college I had two pairs of these, they were easy to get and people really slept on them. They're one of the most underrated Jordans of all-time in my opinion, and when they re-release I bet people will go nuts over them. The boot-esque look of the sneaker married with the shiny mesh midsole is what makes these so ill. I've only tried these on in the Complex office, so I'm yet to fully UN-DS these, but that's going to change this summer.