Issue #338 | The Best Sneakers of the 2024 NBA Playoffs (So Far)

The Best Sneakers of the 2024 NBA Playoffs (So Far)

“While the superstars are out there giving the game their all night after night, they’re also showing off a less obvious skill set: the ability to pick a great pair of shoes,” says GQ. And it isn’t going unnoticed. In the first round of the playoffs, Adidas unveiled Anthony Edwards’s signature shoe, the AE 1 Low, a sneaker with a neon-pink honeycomb pattern wrapping the outer. Less flashy, and somewhat less effective, Kevin Durant’s Nike KD 17 had its debut, too, but got put to bed pretty quickly in a four-game sweep by Edwards’s Timberwolves. Winners and losers alike, here are the best sneakers this postseason.

GQ

The Sky’s the Limit With This Jetsetting Rolex

[Partner] Fancy yourself a frequent flier? Unless you’ve already added one to your collection, you’ve probably had your eye on Rolex’s Sky-Dweller. Featuring the most complex movement the legacy brand has ever made, the watch has a signature fluted bezel that lets you set and track a second time zone, as well as the date and month. These typically ask something in the ballpark of $25 thou, but The Premium Time Company, which holds weekly contests to win the most coveted watches in the world, is offering a blue-dial model that you can take home for as little as around $60.

Take to the skies.

Ryan Gosling’s Stylist on What It’s Like to Dress Him

Ryan Gosling has got the looks, and the acting chops, but you didn’t think the style came naturally, too, did you? In fairness, he might know a thing or two about dressing. But like most A-listers, the Gos is clearly smart enough to leave the styling up to a pro: he has them do their thing so he can do his. The man responsible for Gosling’s dead-ringer looks on and off camera is one Mark Avery, a set costumer who’s been working with the famous actor for nearly 10 years. Here, he shares the challenges in shopping for a guy that already has pretty great taste.

Jake Woolf

Why Regenerative Garments Are the Ultimate Status Symbol

To wit, organically farmed produce is more expensive than its conventionally grown counterparts; a shopping cart full of pesticide-free, non-GMO produce is a kind of first-world flex. So is wearing responsibly made clothing, argues the Guardian. “In a rapidly heating world, what projects status more than wearing fine merino wool grown on a sheep farm that has so many native trees and grasses it sequesters more carbon than it emits?” We’ll go: a private jet, which doubly slays any carbon credits earned from a precious cashmere sweater collection.

The Guardian

• Finisterre Eaton Shirt – $110

• AG Tellis SUD Jeans – $198

• Arhaus Old-Fashioned Glasses (set of 4) – $40

• Nisolo Huarache Sandal – $150

• La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor (Pack of 5)* – $42.99

  
  *Partner

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