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Kanye West's Yeezy Boost black edition trainers go on sale this week

All the info on where to get your hands on a pair of the Adidas x Kanye West designs.

Emma Akbareian
Wednesday 19 August 2015 11:40 EDT
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If you didn't manage to get your hands on a pair of Kanye West's sell out Yeezy Boost 350 trainers now there's a second chance, with a black edition going on sale this weekend.

The knitted sneakers designed as part of Kanye West's collaboration with Adidas Originals were originally released in June with unprecedented global demand for the trainers.

The trainers are currently selling on ebay for an average of £400 per pair. That's a £250 mark up on their £150 RRP.

But there's no need to pay out over the odds because this Saturday (August 22nd) another drop of the shoes will be hitting stores.

The black version of the lo-top Yeezy Boost 350 will hit stores globally on Saturday available through the Adidas Confirmed app (a unique trainer reservation system for shoppers in New York, LA and Chicago) and in major stores across the world.

If you'd like the chance to get your hands on a pair in Blightly there's a whole myriad of stockists - first and foremost adidas.co.uk as well as flagship stores in Fouberts Place, Oxford St and Whitechapel in Liverpool.

In addition selected retail partners will also be stocking the shoe. The full list of which is below:

Sneakersnstuff - 107-108 Shoreditch High Street, London

Harvey Nichols - 21 New Cathedral St, Manchester

Flannels - 16/18 Manesty´s Lane, Liverpool

Harvey Nichols - 31-32 Wharfside Street, Birmingham

Foot Locker - 283 Oxford Street, London

Triads Ltd - 54-56 Albert Road, Middlesbrough

adidas Originals Store Liverpool - 32-34 Whitechapel, Liverpool

adidas Store London Oxford Street - 415-419 Oxford Street, London

Footpatrol Ltd - 80 Berwick Street, London

Endclothing - 4 High Bridge, Newcastle

Dover Street Market - 17-18 Dover Street, London

adidas Originals Store London - 15 Fouberts Place, London

JD Sports - 201-203 Oxford Street, London

JD Sports - 43-44 Mary Street, Dublin

Hanon - 51 The Green, City Centre, Aberdeen

Wellgosh - 34 High Street, Leicester

Consortium - 14 Albert Road, Bournemouth

Brown Thomas - 88-95 Grafton Street, Dublin

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