“Top 10 Sneakers of the Year” at ComplexCon 2018

by Luca Falovo

LONG BEACH, CA - ComplexCon 2018, we choose the best sneakers of 2018. It's the coolest streetwear and sneakers convention on the planet and we couldn't not tell about it. The top 10 of the most beautiful sneakers of 2018 according to Complex.

Let's start from the basics, the ComplexCon is a festival that combines music, art and fashion organized in Los Angeles by the communications giant Complex in collaboration with Pharrell Williams ( @pharrell ), singer and designer, and the artist Takashi Murakami ( @takashipom ).

The festival involves the best streetwear and sneaker brands from the American scene and beyond, such as Pleasure , Chinatown Market , Adidas , Atmos , Nike , the Iuter brand from Milan always present.

The highlight of the festival are the (Con)versations or "talks" with illustrious guests from the artistic music scene and the world of fashion. In this 2018 edition, the names of Virgil Abloh , Ronnie Fieg , Karen Civil , Jaden Smith , Tommy Hilfiger and many others stand out.

Like every edition, one of the most awaited talks is the ' Top 10 Sneakers of the year ' and in this edition the guests, all ' sneakerheads ' of the caliber of The Game, Ronnie Fieg , Trinidad James , Allen Iverson , Dj Clark Kent , Lena Waithe and Don C , commented on the top 10 sneakers of 2018 in a heated debate.

But now let's get to the point: in tenth place we start immediately with the Air Max 97 Off-White followed in ninth by the Yeezy 400 with an immediate dissent from the public, in fact even for Ronnie Fieg the Yeezy 500 and Yeezy 700 are slightly better .

In eighth position is Jordan 1 x Union LA , the well-known store based in Los Angeles. In this case it is Trinidad James who criticizes Nike by ruling that Jordan would not have done this collaboration, harsh words but according to James a sign of a lack of respect from Nike.

In seventh place, always Nike with Air Max 180 x 'Comme des Garçons' much appreciated by the Complexcon audience. Sixth place for the 'classic' Jordan 3 black Cement that never fails.

The Nike LeBron 15 'Equality' occupy half of the ranking, signature sneakers of number 23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers, in this case criticized by the designer Don C: 'the NBA market is declining, so they make players wear these shoes. Where is the inspiration?'.

Fourth place for the Jordan 1 Off-White Triple White , a matter of taste, someone likes the Jordan 11 Carolina Blue more.

On the lowest step of the podium for one of the most iconic silhouettes of 'Jumpman', namely the Jordan 4 Retro Travis Scott 'Cactus Jack' , all agree.

In second place the Nike Air Max 1/97 Sean Wotherspoon , the legendary shoe of the winner of the Air Max day 2018.

First place always for Nike, for the innovative Nike React Element 87 Sail Light/Bone . Ronnie Fieg appreciates its silhouette and for him it really is the most innovative shoe of all 2018.

There's no doubt, 2018 was the year of Nike.