July 22, 2024

Ready for Take Off

 

ON CLOUDBOOM STRIKE LS

When Hellen Obiri, the Kenyan distance runner and two-time 5000m Olympic silver medalist, takes her place on the starting line of the Olympic marathon in Paris next month, it will be the global debut of the On Cloudboom Strike LS, the most technically advanced running shoe ever made. Though Obiri won the Boston marathon in a custom model of the shoe this year, this will be the first time the shoe is commercially available.

According to The New York Times, the first time Obiri saw the shoes she said, “No, I can’t run with these.” The shoes had no laces. They had no heel cap — a hard plate at the back kept the foot in place. They were made of a weird, stretchy, plastic-y material.

The Cloudboom Strike LS is manufactured using a single 1.5km long filament that is spun by a robotic arm onto a high-performance racing midsole to create an ultra-thin, mesh-like upper. Forming the complete shoe upper in a single step means no glues or seams. Elastic and fully moldable to every foot, means no need for laces. Like a second skin, the Cloudboom Strike LS offers a precision fit. Read More

 

July 20, 2024

Paris 2024: Let the Games Begin!

 

 

The Paris 2024 Olympics are just about a week away, but we’ve seen a preview of what the athletes will be wearing at the opening ceremonies, on the podium, and in competition. Paris is the fashion capital of the world, so it’s no surprise the style game is on! Here’s a look at our top 10 Olympic uniforms from around the world.

 

LE COQ SPORTIF / TEAM FRANCE

As the Official equipment supplier to the French Olympic and Paralympic Teams, Le Coq Sportif has made sure everyone knows who the host country is with kits for the podium and competition for more than 60 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.

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July 13, 2024

Track Stars

 

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Retro inspired and the inspiration originals… classic 70’s track shoes are winning the race this summer!

LEFT COLUMN: SAUCONY JAZZ ORIGINALS $95; VEJA RIO BRANCO ALVEOMESH $160; ADIDAS ORIGINALS SL72 $100; CONVERSE RUN STAR TRAINER $90

RIGHT COLUMN: ONCEPT MONTREAL $300; NIKE WAFFLE TRAINER $100; ONITSUKA TIGER MEXICO 66 $160; LOEWE FLOW RUNNER $790

 

July 11, 2024

The Swimmer

 

ED RUSCHA, POOL #2, from the Pools Series, 1968/1997 (Courtesy:the artist and Gagosian)

 
Now on view at The FLAG Art Foundation is The Swimmer, an expansive group exhibition inspired by John Cheever’s 1964 short story of the same name. Artists include Henni Alftan, Leonard Baby, Conrad Bakker, Burt Barr, Dike Blair, Martin Boyce, Katherine Bradford, Vija Celmins, Zoe Crosher, Nancy Diamond, Elmgreen & Dragset, Tony Feher, Robert Gober, Wayne Gonzalez, Jim Hodges, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Ludovic Nkoth, Amy Park, Jack Pierson, Alessandro Raho, Calida Rawles, Ed Ruscha, Melanie Schiff, Cindy Sherman, Cynthia Talmadge, Deanna Templeton, Paul Thek, Stephen Truax.

Published in The New Yorker in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The Swimmer is emblematic of mid-century America’s changing perception of its own relationship to class, idealism, and failure, evergreen issues as relevant today as sixty years ago. The film based on the book was released in 1968, starring Burt Lancaster as Cheever’s protagonist, Neddy Merrill, who embarks on the novel adventure to swim home by way of his affluent neighbor’s swimming pools. Read More

 

July 1, 2024

Celebrate in American Style!

 

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With the Paris 2024 Olympics on the horizon, it’s go Team USA! Let’s hear it for the stars and stripes, and the red, white, and blue with these patriotic all-summer styles.

LEFT COLUMN: RALPH LAUREN TEAM USA OPENING CEREMONY BLAZER $998; GUCCI EMBROIDERED STRIPED COTTON-TWILL FEDORA $620; FRAME VARSITY SHORT $148; RUE DE VERNEUIL SMALL TOTE $260

CENTER COLUMN: NOAH BEEF TEE $48; NETTIE PICKLEBALL PADDLE $79.99; ADIDAS ADICOLOR 3-STRIPES MAXI DRESS $60

LEFT COLUMN: MELISSA ODABASH PONZA STRIPED BIKINI TOP $126 & BOTTOM $126; DSQUARED2 DIAMOND SUPERSTAR WASH DENIM SKIRT now $55o; LA DOUBLEJ LAKSHMI STAR PRINT SURF SUIT $450; GOLDEN GOOSE SUPERSTAR MIXED LEATHER LOW TOP SNEAKERS $595

 

June 23, 2024

Willie Mays 1931-2024

 

 

Let us add our voice to the chorus of celebrants singing the praises of Willie Mays, a baseball player as transcendent in his sport as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Pele, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, and Wayne Gretzky are to theirs. The Say Hey Kid was a quintuple threat, who could hit for power and for average, steal bases, had a cannon-like throwing arm, and won 12 Gold Gloves playing center field. His prowess can be measured quantitatively in his legendary career statistics, including playing in a record 24 All-Star games, as well as qualitatively, with his charismatic on-field exuberance and famous plays like “The Catch.” (Watch the video, it’s amazing.)

While his signature skills as a ballplayer are the stuff of legend, for us the significance of Willie Mays is his embodiment of a different era in American sports, the memory of which grows fainter with time. Back then, the barriers between sports superstars and sports fans were much narrower. Our heroes were human and relatable, lived in our neighborhoods, and had jobs in the offseason. Mays often played stickball with kids in the city. It is a time that lives in our collective memories in black and white pictures and news reels.

Mays was not only the oldest living Hall of Famer when he died at 93, but also one of the few remaining veterans of the Negro Leagues. Starting his baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948, Mays was one of the first wave of Blacks to integrate Major League baseball when he debuted with the New York Giants in 1951, four years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Read More

 

June 21, 2024

Swim Like an Olympian

 

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Team USA was selected this week for Paris 2024 at the U.S Olympic Swimming Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium, where a pool was built in place of the Indiana Colts football field. Sleek swim goggles, tech suits, and pro warm-ups were on display as the swimmers made their way to the blocks. Swimming greats like Caleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy, and Lilly King are heading to the Olympics once again to compete for the gold in Paris 2024. We may not be able to swim like an Olympian, but we can train and look like one with this collection of swim gear.

CLOCKWISE TOP LEFT: TYR ADULT KATIE LEDECKY SILICONE SWIM CAP $20; ARENA COBRA ULTRA SWIPE MIRROR GOGGLE $80; SPEEDO VANQUISHER KNEESKIN PRINTED TECH SUIT $150; KAAPA AUTHENTIC ADAM 2 SLIDES $35; FINIS FLOATING SWIM FINS $25.65-$45.60; ARENA RELAX IV TEAM FULL-ZIP JACKET $75; FINIS MANTA PADDLE $25

 

June 15, 2024

Why Fake Sugar is Fat Sugar

 

 

A few months ago, we featured a nutritional reset program created by Robin Barrie Kaiden. More than a quick fix, it was about establishing lifelong healthy habits to lose weight and keep it off. Taking part in the program myself, Kaiden pointed out the number of seemingly healthy shakes, protein bars, and powdered latte mixes I was consuming daily, made with monk fruit sweetener. She said they were sabotaging my fat burning efforts.

As the editor of STYLE of SPORT, I’m quite knowledgeable about nutrition, or so I thought. How could this zero calorie, natural sweetener made from plants possibly be making me fat? I didn’t want to believe her until I finally got rid of all the monk fruit sweetened products in the kitchen and saw my lean body start to return.

The percentage of the population who are obese and the incidence of diabetes has increased over the past few years, primarily due to eating habits and physical inactivity. The irony is this has also coincided with an increase in the use of artificial sweeteners. The belief has been it is better to use these non-caloric alternatives than sugar, especially the new “natural” sweeteners like stevia and monk fruit, for weight loss. Read More

 
 

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