{"id":390997,"date":"2014-07-04T11:37:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=390997"},"modified":"2022-10-03T17:57:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T22:57:24","slug":"summer-sneaker-buyers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Sneaker Buyer&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBQs, fireworks, and pool parties are all staples of the summer. So are comfy kicks. As we celebrate the apex of the summer that is the Fourth of July, we take a look at twelve different sneaker silos that will remain cool all season. From progressive runners to low profile retros, the summer is a chance to give the basketball shoes a slight break and try something new. Get our picks below in this new <strong>Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/strong> and let us know your favorite summer sneakers in the comment section.<\/p>\n<h2>Puma Suede<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> <a title=\"Puma\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shop.puma.com\/Suede-Classic-Men%27s-Sneakers\/pna352634,en_US,pd.html&amp;cgid=290002&amp;vid=pna886377282160#!prefn1%3DpnaDName%26prefv1%3DShoes%26i%3D11%26color%3D65%26sz%3D30%26start%3D0%26size%3DUS_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puma<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $59<\/p>\n<p>High heat means going back to basics. The PUMA Suede wears well with clean and comfortable gear from any era, proving timeless all summer long.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Flyknit Racer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Nike<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $150<\/p>\n<p>Consider the Nike Flyknit Racer a T by Alexander Wang shirt for your feet: breezy, luxurious and better suited for casual wear. Two years strong, this model still has it.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas SL Loop Runner<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Shop Snkrs Day<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $75<\/p>\n<p>Clean and cozy, the adidas SL Loop Runner is your everyday pull-on, pull-off sneaker. Basic and bright colorways appeal to the sneaker wearer on the move.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Roshe Run<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Foot Locker<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $75<\/p>\n<p>Is the Nike Roshe Run ever going to fall off? Doesn&#8217;t look like it. The OGs still have a strong fan following, while tech updates keep the model relevant season after season.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Free OG 2014<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Nike<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $110<\/p>\n<p>Back to barefoot, the Nike Free OG 2014 returns to the birth of Free technology. Take it back in this revolutionary runner from Nike.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas Stan Smith<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> adidas<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $75<\/p>\n<p>Tennis anyone? The adidas Stan Smith is a preppy classic that looks clean with casual and dressy looks alike.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Vans Authentic LX<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Shop Snkrs Day<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $65<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t get any easier than the Vans Authentic. The low-profile skate shoe is clean, cheap and classic.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>New Balance M998<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Shop Snkrs Day<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $170<\/p>\n<p>New Balance has become the upper echelon for retro runners. Premium materials make these a solid play at all times.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Asics Gel-Lyte III<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Foot Locker<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $100<\/p>\n<p>The split tongue silo isn&#8217;t going anywhere. While Ronnie renditions and boutique collabs are clutch, the inline installments remain ill, too.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Lunar Flyknit Chukka<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Nike<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $170<\/p>\n<p>Mids in the summer? The Flyknit Chukka abides by no rules. High but light, sporty but casual favored, this model is still next level in its second season.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Saucony Shadow 5000<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Shop Snkrs Day<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $90<\/p>\n<p>The Saucony Shadow 5000 is a slept on retro runner that&#8217;s waking up more and more sneakerheads. Pick up a pair now before they blow up.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Footscape Woven Motion<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> Shop Snkrs Day<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> $120<\/p>\n<p>Get funky and stay tasteful in the Nike Footscape Woven Motion. New school cushioning keeps feet comfy while an asymmetrical, woven upper turns heads in all crowds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBQs, fireworks, and pool parties are all staples of the summer. So are comfy kicks. As we celebrate the apex of the summer that is the Fourth of July, we take a look at twelve different sneaker silos that will remain cool all season. From progressive runners to low profile retros, the summer is a chance to give the basketball shoes a slight break and try something new. Get our picks below in this new Buyer&#8217;s Guide and let us know your favorite summer sneakers in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":391234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1219126],"tags":[1225702],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Summer Sneaker Buyer&#039;s Guide | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Summer Sneaker Buyer&#039;s Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Snkrs Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiceKicks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-07-04T16:37:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-03T22:57:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"357\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ian Stonebrook\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ian Stonebrook\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/\",\"name\":\"Summer Sneaker Buyer's Guide | Snkrs Day\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-07-04T16:37:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-03T22:57:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png\",\"width\":700,\"height\":357},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Columns\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/columns\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"NK Originals\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\",\"name\":\"Snkrs Day\",\"description\":\"Sneakers News. Culture. Community.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Snkrs Day\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":225,\"caption\":\"Snkrs Day\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiceKicks\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicekicks\",\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicekicks\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asnkrsdaya\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snkrsday\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nicekicks\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Summer Sneaker Buyer's Guide | Snkrs Day","description":"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/","next":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Summer Sneaker Buyer's Guide","og_description":"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/","og_site_name":"Snkrs Day","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snkrsday","article_published_time":"2014-07-04T16:37:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-03T22:57:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":357,"url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Ian Stonebrook","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@snkrsday","twitter_site":"@snkrsday","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ian Stonebrook","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/","name":"Summer Sneaker Buyer's Guide | Snkrs Day","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png","datePublished":"2014-07-04T16:37:34+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-03T22:57:24+00:00","description":"Snkrs Day takes a look at some of the best sneakers on sale now for the summer.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/07\/summer-buyers-guide.png","width":700,"height":357},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/summer-sneaker-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Columns","item":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/columns\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"NK Originals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/","name":"Snkrs Day","description":"Sneakers News. Culture. Community.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization","name":"Snkrs Day","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png","width":400,"height":225,"caption":"Snkrs Day"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snkrsday","https:\/\/x.com\/snkrsday","http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snkrsday","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asnkrsdaya","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snkrsday","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/snkrsday"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390997"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1156256,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390997\/revisions\/1156256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390997"},{"taxonomy":"cultivate_rss","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cultivate_rss?post=390997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}