In celebration of its 85th anniversary- Porter has linked up with G-SHOCK for a special edition GM-5600 collaboration, built with the fashion luggage label’s iconic design sensibilities. Staying true to its own colours. Porter has dressed a matte black stainless steel GM-5600 with orange detailing coming in the form of text and outlines on the dial, which match perfectly with a unique wrist cuff constructed from the accessories brand’s Tanker nylon fabric. Two additional straps come with the timepiece, including the standard black resin band and a military-inspired olive NATO strap complete w ..read more

Nike Air Presto "Origin" SKU: CJ1229-900 Originally marketed as ‘The T-shirt for the Foot’, the Presto's midfoot cage and external heel counter gave the lightweight design some structure and support, whilst a toe bumper offered unobtrusive protection and added some shape to the front of the shoe.  Twenty years after its debut, the shoe returns once again, this time as the Nike Air Presto Origins and with the original graphics from the launch campaign displayed across the uppers, full-bleed style. Designed by Monica Taylor, every icon – from “Brutal Honey” to “Shady Milkman” – has cl ..read more

With the 30th Anniversary of the Air Max taking place this year, NIKE has slated a tonne of new drops and retros of classic colourways from past years. With its release in 1990 as the successor to the revolutionary Air Max 1, the 90 was introduced with an even bigger Air Unit as well as updated designed to the beloved shoe. Layered with suede, rubberised heel branding, and a mesh base, the shoe was ahead of its time offering a cool new style in the NIKE range, as well as being a tremendous addition to the NIKE performance line.  Originally dubbed the “AIR MAX 3”, it came at the heels of the AI ..read more

If you were to look up the definition of “resell/reselling” it would be simply put as “the act of buying to sell for profit”. The act of reselling is more common than you would think, it exists everyday, all around us, whether you notice it or not. Garage sales, vintage stalls, consignment stores and social networks are all examples of where “reselling” takes place.   When most people think of resellers though, they think “this guy is just taking advantage of people's money for their own personal profit; what makes this item worth so much?”. An almost instant pass of judgement is laid upon the ..read more

With the influx of brands entering the market of street fashion and luxury, lines are starting to get blurred where some 25 years ago you were either strictly streetwear or high fashion. Trends have then stemmed from these two polar opposites where the likes of athleisure have found a home in the middle of the two. But before brands such as kids were dressing head-to-toe in Jordan tracksuits or designers such as John Elliot was introducing tailored sweatpants to the world, Rene Lacoste was taking the tennis world by storm in his personalised and brand new pique polos that changed the world of ..read more

  I remember watching those videos COMPLEX used to post up where they would go to the SUPREME drops on Lafayette and troll the people in the lines, often catching them off guard with questions regarding the history of the product they were buying. I vividly remember their video on the SUPREME x Jordan Brand drop, and laughing at the face of this “Scottie Pippen look-alike” when asked “How many rings did Michael Jordan win?”; and with the utmost confidence replied “10!”. Now, for those familiar, Jordan won 6 rings during his career, specifically during his time with the Chicago Bulls.  Now some ..read more

The end of cold and gloomy days have come, the sun is out and you already know what that means! It’s time to break out the Vintage tees, colourful shorts, and most importantly...THE AIRMAXES!!!  Spring/Summer time vibes and AIRMAXES have always gone hand-in-hand during this time of year; where collectors have remained dormant during the Winter months, but alas, they’ve come out from their homes, they’ve broken out their favourite AIRMAXES, and they’re ready to take on the streets of Sydney.  SOLEMATE sneakers is proud to introduce an exclusive colourway of one of Australia’s favourite AIRMAXES ..read more

Some of us in to sneaker world never really got the chance to see Jordan perform. Like a mythical legend, we would hear about his greatness, his impact to the game, and his ability to strike fear in the hearts of his opponents. Although, there is a part of the sneaker world who saw, lived, and breathed Jordan at the peak of his career.  Between 1987-1992, many would argue that this was Jordan’s “prime years” whilst others would argue that every year he played was his prime. But between the ‘88 - ‘92 season, Jordan would gift us something almost as great at being able to witness his “Airness ..read more

(LEFT: 2019 // RIGHT: 2013)  NIKE is coming out the gate this fall with the return of the Inverted Grape Airmax ‘95; this time mixing street with luxury.  In comparison to the traditional Airmax 95 which has smooth suede wrapping along the gradient upper, this LV8 model boasts a textured snakeskin suede and leather along the gradient black to grey upper, and finishing off on the toe-guard. This lux version looks to blur the lines of street and luxury by applying an elevated feel to an already iconic sneaker.    First releasing in 2010, this colourway will see it’s 3rd iteration in the Airmax ..read more

With this Saturdays release of the new rendition of the UNC colourway, Jordan Brand looks to add another sneaker to their endless hall of legendary Air Jordan 1 colourways. With past renditions (such as the OG) with primarily white colours, this year's ALL-STAR Weekend colourway brought the iconic shoe in all-over patent leather dubbing it the “Blue Chills”; reminiscent of the Bred Toe and Shattered Backboard colour-blocking. This rendition of the shoe features traditional black-toe colour blocking, substituting the black toe guard for Obsidian blue, and wrapping the heel and NIKE-AIR brandin ..read more