Hey all!
It's Cent, I know what you're thinking.. who the hell would name their child cent?! However, my name isn't actually Cent, that is just my screen name as many of us bloggers would like to have our private lives, private. Anyway, with the intro done. I will be updating you with the latest news in runners and trainers that are releasing around the world, i will be covering brands such as Asics, New Balance, Saucony, Nike , Adidas, Diadoras and Pumas. And at the end of every blog i will have my own little segment within my post- "Cents 2 Cents", which is where i will be putting my 2 cents of what i think about the releases that are coming up or have already released, and  my tip of the week! so with that being said, lets start the week in review!


It has been a busy week for the "Runner Heads" this week trying to get the latest collaborations across all brands. Throughout this week we had three major brands drop their collaborations this week with other stores, starting off with Premier X New Balance 998- "PRMR" which released as a UK and Europe exclusive. The collaboration was executed poorly as some have said that the shoe was not up to par with previous collaborations on the 998 such as the J.crew X Nb 998- "Hilltop Blues". However, regardless the quality and craftsman ship on this pair it managed to sell out within 2 hours online and in-store. New balance has had a bumpy ride this year with their collaborations as many have been a hit or a miss. And unfortunately even though these sold out quickly,  These would have to be a miss from New balance as many have already decided to sell their pair on Ebay and sneaker forums.

The Premier X New Blance 998- "PRMR"

The next Sneaker that released would have to be in the running for one of the most hyped shoes in the year. It was the Sneakerfreaker X Packer X Puma- "Blood Baths". Sneakerfreaker is an Australian retailer based in Melbourne, who are well known for their collaborations with more quiet runner and trainer brands such as Saucony and Puma. Sneakerfreaker have not released a collaboration with Puma since 2013 with the first ever Sneakerfreaker X Puma releasing in 2008. The shoes were released in-store and online throughout the US and Europe. This release had people lining up 3-4 days outside stores in hope to get a pair. Oddly enough the Bloodbaths have not seen an Australian release even though it is a collaboration with an Australian based store, however there have been rumors that Sneakerfreaker may be releasing them online within the month. Stay tuned for more information! However, Australians were given a chance to purchase these from Packershoes.com which did their online release at 2:30 am Australian time on a Tuesday, which of course many were asleep.  From what i have seen and read on other forums these will not be as limited as the previous Sneakerfreaker X Puma collabroations.

Sneakerfreaker X Packers X Puma- "BloodBaths"

And the final shoe that released this week is the Packer Shoes x Diadora x Raekwon- "Purple tapes" which is releasing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Raekwon's album - 'Only Built 4 Cuban Links'. The album was released in 1995, which we can see the year printed on the heel counter of the shoe below, The leaked image of this collaboration surfaced around mid July which had everyone wanting to see more details of the shoe. Diadora for those who don't know is an old school brand which started by making tennis shoes for tennis athletes obviously.. However, just two years ago Diadora had have collaboration shoes with '24 Kilates' located in Spain and 'Collete' located in France, which are regarded as a few of the most high tier'd stores in the world when it comes to sneakers. The Purple tapes will be releasing this Saturday worldwide, with in-store releases and online releases. For us Australians there is only one stockist on the list which is confirmed and that will be 'Highs And Lows' (HAL) which is located in Perth, with only 12pairs available.  Its interesting that Raekwon would team up with such a brand as Diadora to release a shoe, however it does make sense as Diadora was a dominant brand in the 90's. Before this pair has even released there has been leaked images of the supposed 2nd collaboration of Raekwon X Diadora. I will update you as soon as i find out!

"Cents 2 Cents"
So first of all, i didn't bother with tryint to buy any of the shoes that i have posted about as i wasn't feeling any of them and there was too much hype for all 3 pairs. So now to a more personal and deeper analysis  on the shoe.

Premier X NB- 'PRMR'
The colour way was just not appealing to me at all, The use of black with the wheat coloured suede on the toe for me personally did not work, and it seemed like the toe box shape was a bit off compared to the regular 998s. However, i did have this pair in hand and the quality and materials were not worth $320AUD shipped from the UK. It was very sloppy craftsmen ship with noticeable glue stains and suede which wasn't as soft as previous collabs NB has had.

Packer X Sneakerfreaker X Puma - "Blood Baths"
These released at 2am Australian time on a Tuesday and the total shipped price was around $400 AUD. Losing sleep and not even having a 100% chance of being able to purchase a pair, made me not bother at all for this shoe. The colourway of the sneaker was nice. However, the only reasons why this shoe flew off the shelves was because of the history Sneakerfreaker has had with Puma in the last  7-8 years.

"Packer X Raekwon X Diadora - "Purple Tapes"
I dont like purple shoes, its like wearing Barney the dinosaur on your feet. And who the hell is Raekwon.. must be too young or something.. lol.