Battle of the Brands- 2016 Halloween Battle
What brand takes Halloween more seriously is the questions here. To help determine the answer to this question, we have the top 10 Halloween themed sneaker releases of 2016 below.
10) Puma Blaze - This colorway is Vampire inspired with the dark black and deep blood red color way. A nice effort made by Puma to participate in the Battle of the Brands Halloween competition
9) The next sneakers were not Halloween inspired and due to be released soon Oct 22nd, the Pinnacle Air Jordan 1 Lows, which are part of the Champion Pack. I'd like to vote to rename these the "Tin man" as that is what came to mind when I saw them, the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz.
8) This one is a little PG, but still heading in a More Halloween direction. The Vans - Toy Story series. Bringing a costume element into their designs these are some kid friendly sneakers that bring that Halloween spirit we are looking for
7) Jordan "Shattered Back" Pack are accidentally Halloween, or were they? With the typically Black/Orange Halloween colorway and October release, they have made the list even if they were not intended for Halloween.
6) Ewing's Halloween colorway. For the same reason as number 6, this purposeful Halloween inspired colorway and October release makes these perfect for Halloween
5) Next the design gets a little more on purpose with the Converse All Star Werewolf. The design is reminiscent of how you would imagine a scary story starting with a cloudy spooky night. The bottom of the sneaker features an animated looking werewolf design.. Hence the name.
4) Nike Kobe 11 Elite "Pale Horse" Due to release Oct 28th, they make it just in time for Halloween. The subtle yet on purpose design was inspired by a skull and the Day of the Dead. If you look you will see the subtle looking bones beneath the white exterior along with the Skull inside the sneaker as well.
3) Nike Mag 2016 - These were not technically Halloween inspired. However, they were inspired by the movie Back to the Future, so why not use them as part of your Halloween costume? Less than 100 pairs were released and the majority of those could only be won through a raffle with all proceeds going to the Michael J Fox Foundation. So, if you were not one of those lucky winners, tough luck getting a hold of a pair.
2) This choice is technically a cleat, but had to be voted in as the design screams Halloween. The design is a 3-D looking skeleton of the foot bones. Due to release Oct 22nd, Part of what Adidas is calling the "Unearthed Pack", the Adidas 2017 Adizero 5-Star 6.0 x Kevlar comes in at 2nd place.
1) The number one and pretty much a no brainier is the Nike Lil Posite. From the side, the sneaker can appear to be a regular Foamposite but from the back it is anything but. Clearly some thought went into making these an epic Halloween sneaker. Not only is it an image of a spooky Jack-o-lantern, it also glows at night, which makes it the perfect sneaker for Halloween. A holiday that is known to be celebrated into the night.
So what I thought would be a battle really turned out to be a crushing. Nike wins this Battle of the brands by a landslide. (Considering Converse and Jordan are both Subsidiaries of Nike). This makes sense when you think about it. Halloween themed would be a Niche market with most likely minimal profit. Nike being the giant that they are can take that gamble and get creative with this holiday.
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