A Ma Maniére and Nike’s “For The Love” Collection Brings Appreciation to This Week’s Best Footwear Drops

 After five days of nonstop hoops, the stage is now set for the Sweet 16 of the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. Before play resumes this Thursday, we’ve got an exciting lineup of launches in the sneaker space that kicks off tomorrow with the celebration of Nike’s annual Air Max Day holiday. In addition to Nike, other brands involved this week include New Balance, PUMA, Clarks, Vans, Saucony, adidas, and Jordan Brand.Looking back at last week’s headlines, we began the week with a feature on ROMBAUT’s ultramodern PUMA Levitation collaboration, which included a discussion with founder Mats Rombaut about developing the campaign, his time as YEEZY’s head of footwear, and more.As for traditional news, Nike unveiled three eye-catching projects — the return of the Air Max Craze, ACG Mountain Fly Low GORE-TEX, and COMME des GARÇONS HOMME PLUS’ three colorways of the new Sense 96. We also received early in-hand looks at the SB Dunk Low “Krampus” and five unreleased takes on the Air DT Max ‘96 courtesy of Deion Sanders himself. Word of two Yu-Gi-Oh! x Nike Air Max 95s possibly releasing later this year also excited sneakerheads.
The Jumpman team had two of its much-anticipated pairs previewed for the first time — the UNDEFEATED x Air Jordan 4 and this year’s Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money.” Elsewhere, an on-foot preview of the OG-based Air Jordan 5 “Fire Red” popped up alongside an updated rumor noting that the Air Jordan 13 “True Red” will be returning in 2026 instead of the previously discussed “He Got Game” re-release. Footwear headlines from other brands in the space included Pharrell’s adidas Jellyfish popping up in a “Triple Black” colorway unveiled by Pusha T and JJJJound presenting its own take on Plasticana’s Gardana clog.
Now that you’ve been brought up to speed with the latest and greatest from the sneaker space, let’s now dive into which 10 drops to have on your radar this week, starting with some Air Max Day launches. Once you’ve made your way through the list, don’t forget to stop by HBX to shop styles that are available now.
.SWOOSH x Nike Air Max 1 Low Poly “Big Head Origins”1 of 3Nike
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Release Date: March 26Release Price: $160 USDWhere to Buy: SNKRSWhy You Should Cop: Nike’s web3-oriented .SWOOSH platform is back with another retro gaming-inspired take on the Air Max 1 — expanding the Air Max 1 Low Poly’s lineup of launches. This “Big Head Origins” take on the shoe references Donkey Kong with its brown, red, and yellow composition that features hairy suede overlays. Special branding elements are accompanied by a thematic sockliner as .SWOOSH celebrates Air Max Day in style.
Ducks of a Feather x Nike Air Max 95/97 “Storm”1 of 3Ducks Of A Feather
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Release Date: March 26Release Price: $250 USDWhere to Buy: GOATWhy You Should Cop: The University of Oregon’s men’s and women’s bask