2022 was full of surprises! Awesome drops, and good and bad news. Among the sneaker news 2022 list you’ll find how Yeezy went down. And now Adidas is dropping its designs without Yeezy’s brand name on them. No one will ever know how the tables turn in the blink of an eye in the sneaker industry. But Nike specifically shone differently this year, leaving havoc in its wake. It’s like the brand woke up one day and chose violence against resellers and sneaker bots!
Sneaker News 2022
May we start by saying that 2022 has got us through the toughest emotional roller coaster ride ever? Now, do you want the good news or the bad news first? Well, how about we go through this year’s timeline in order?
January was a pretty chill month. People were taking it one step at a time. Testing the waters as they go. Sneaker brands were keeping it lowkey with their releases. But StockX started the year strong as it introduced its Vault NFTs.
February was all about celebrations. It’s when sneaker releases started picking up the pace. Nike released both Panda and Reverse Panda Dunks. But it wasn’t just the shoes that were picking up their pace. Nike’s suing energy skyrocketed as well! And let’s just say that things starting going up and down like crazy since then! So, here’s a report of all that has went down in the industry this year!
January 2022
- StockX announces its entry into sneaker NFTs
- Nike releases its first 2022 Panda Dunks
- Sneakerhead started anticipating certain releases
February 2022
- Beginning of February 2022 Releases
- Panda Dunks restock
- Nike files a lawsuit against StockX for selling Nike NFTs without its permission
March 2022
- Nike Doernbecher 2022
- Nike x StockX lawsuit drags on
April 2022
- DJ Khaled teases Jordan collab
- Celebrating Earth Week with Nike, NB, Adidas, and more popular brands
- Panda Dunks restock again
May 2022
- Travis Scott’s Nike Air Trainer 1 Collection Receives 1 Million Entries
- Adidas and Nike take over May releases
- Nike celebrates its 50th anniversary with a giveaway
June 2022
- Drake reemerges in full force as he sets to release another NOCTA x Nike colorway
- StockX hits back at Nike over its “selling fakes” claims
- Sneakerheads have their first look at Jordan 1 Lost and found look
July 2022
- Weird Nike and Adidas designs hit the market
August 2022
- Yeezy Day 2022
- Nike Panda Dunks restock for the third time
September 2022
- McCartney Clogs drop looking like a Yeezy carbon copy
- New Balance dominates the sneaker market
- Gap restricts Kanye
- Panda Dunks restock yet again
October 2022
- Beginning of Kanye x Adidas fallout
- Nike targets resellers
- Adidas terminates its partnership with Kanye
November 2022
- Yeezy resale value increase speculations
- The awaited Jordan 1 Lost and Found arrives covered in mold
- Nike ends Kyrie partnership
- Nike breaks down its anti-bot protection system on SNKRS
December 2022
- StockX and Nike’s lawsuit drags on
- StockX hints at Nike’s backdooring
- Nike files lawsuits for trademark infringement
- Adidas releases adiFOM Q looking like Yeezy’s twin sister
- 2023 releases start taking over upcoming drop feeds
