When your week starts with a lawsuit from Nike, an infamous clerical error, and a hundred-million-dollar mistake reported around the world, you would think sneaker releases would be the furthest thing from your mind. But to that, CLOT founder Edison Chen would say, “WORD !?!?” For Chen, the show must go on, just with a whole lot of deep breaths.


Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com