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- Lil Yachty, Jim Jones, DJ Clark Kent, Kristen Noel Crawley and Joe La Puma discuss the top ten sneakers of the year at ComplexCon 2023 in Long Beach. See where sneakers like the Tiffany Air Force 1s, Travis Scott Jordan 1 lows and Jordan 3 "Reimagined" land on this year's list.
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What's your #1 sneaker of the year?
😬 tough choice 🥇 sb4 pine green 🥈 aj3 wc 🥉 Jarritos sb dunk low
#1(J4 SBpinegreen)
#2(bornandraised SB dunk low)
#3( Yuto Horigome SB Dunk
low)
#4( Travis Scott olive jordan1 lows)
#5 ( lost and found )
#6 (Adidas campus 00s )
SB4 I'm kool w that
Corteiz am 95 for sure 🔥🔥🔥
Not no SB 4 🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑
Not having the @full size run” boys on this especially on their last season of their show, is sneaker blasphemy
Yea, they definitely would have brought more balance, but I'm not sure the Top Ten would have changed much.
Facts
Facts
Agreed! Would’ve been way better then the same old people every year. I’m sick of seeing Clark Kent on these panels. 🤦🏾♂️
at least one of them
Can we get Ronnie Fieg on the panel next year? He’s unbiased about brands and would be in favor of some shoes other than AJ 1,3, and 4.
Thank you! This is the sneaker equivalent of asking a bunch of MCU fanboys what the Movie of the Year is. You know they’re jus gonna pick comic book movies
Worst panel ever! If it’s not a hype Nike shoe they don’t rate it.
I think it would be nice to hear from folks who are more selective with their sneaker purchases and not those who can afford to just buy everything, wear it once, and then be done with it.@@SuperWhofan1
Exactly elite guest
Literally same as last year, only at 8 already hating the movements
This has all the energy of trying to lead a meeting at work that doesn’t have a clear agenda.
Kudos to Joe for weathering the storm, but this panel needs a remix next year.
thats a nice way of saying we are tired of Clark Kent
There are so many sneakers that should have been on this list. Jae tips, Ronnie Fieg sambas, Action Bronson 990v6, and some others. The panel needs to be different and have some people represent the East Coast and other places in the world. Not just East coast people who obviously love only air force ones and Jordans.
That's the problem with the credibility of the list, you get dudes who are biased and refuse to wear anything else other than nike or jordan. Everytime Nike retros a loved jordan it's always automatically top 5 thats always a given. There are many sneakers out there.
only at 8 and placing the Nocta over Bronson is a joke
Agreed. It's not 2002. Kids today don't wear air force ones like Jim Jones and Clark Kent believe they should.
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Every year Complex’s Top 10 has become more disconnected from the culture. It’s like they’re sponsored by Nike and Jordan Brand. DJ Clark Kent hyping up the Vomero 5 over New Balance was WILD when we now Nike was biting off New Balance’s heritage with that model. This was Jordan Brand’s worst year for sneakers. Next year looks worse!
they lost me as soon as they started talking about friends/family pairs and dropping so much $$$ on whatever pair. the 10 ten should always be accessible to the general public
yeah, and then Clark Kent want his freiends & familiy shoe to be on that list...
100% agree! No friends and family bs
agreed
I’m glad the audience member called him out on it
Those CKs are toooooo weak.
Someday this conversation needs to be done with a group who cover sneakers all year as their day job from multiple independent entities.
Right? Complex has such a broad platform (huge fan of their podcast) yet for some reason their annual list seems to be married to a very specific NY based circle of influence that I don't believe most of the US can relate to. The fact that the terror squad not only made the list, but also consumed 30% of the air time debating on where on the list it should be moved to just makes you question why you're even watching
Oh you mean the guys are FSR? Kinda wild Brendan or Matt aren't on this.
@@thebros8157 yeah I’m sure they’ll do a version on FSR/complex sneakers podcast. But I get it, this platform needs the celebrity aspect to get views.
@@kungfukaedenThe same nonsense happened when this nearly same panel fought to get those weak Khaled 5s on the list simply bc he’s their friend who gave them pairs.
Great idea
Can we get some people on next years panel who don’t live in their own little sneaker bubble? More excited for the sneaker of the year show with Welty and Dunne
Facts
This was a tough watch, could have used some more structure here. My head still spinnin'
Super tough watch. Unprofessional and ghetto. Going from Welty and Brandon and then seeing this down grade was a heartbreaker.
Agree. So cringe I couldn't finish it
Noctas on this list is insane 😂
This list and panel is all over the place.
My thoughts exactly
I’m ready to start a gofundme to fly anyone other than Clark and Jim to the next panel! Clark hyping his own shoes that would be outlet specials if they were a GR and Jim spending a quarter of the time talking without a mic, then when he holds it up all I hear is Easter feets.
😂😂😂
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hilarious 😂
Naw Clark is a legend, gotta have him everytime, now Jim can go 💯💯💯😂😂😂
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This year end list could be done so much better. Welty and Dunne should be involved, Jim Jones and Clark only likes AF1 and Jordans. Bring in a new panel in 2024. Guests should come in with their too 5 and compare.
True Welty and Dunne are way better guests than them
Welty and dunne basically make the list. And then don’t sit up there to defend it. Doesn’t make sense to me
They only like dad shoes for the most part so they aren’t no different & Clark & Jim are not the same Clark Knows sneakers
@@ROCKBETHENAMEGreat point, & believe it or not jim & clark sneaks collection is way more versatile
It’s so obvious to me that the panel on these things every year are the wrong people !! Jim Jones shouldn’t be on no sneaker panel !! Let’s get a real sneaker panel let the people vote on the judges cuz these 4 people are out of touch
Two years in a row of whack panels. We need Brendan and Welty to fix this mess.
Just listen to the podcast lol
you just heard. Brendan and Welty helped MAKE the list.
@@jamesli926bruh all of complex not just them. They both literally said no to Tiffany af1 shouldn’t make it
@@ibrandoncortes that's not entirely true. they both said they hate the shoe but that it will probably end up on the list bc they are trying to be impartial and they still think the shoe was a significant project, at least Brendan did, if it were up to welty the list would be all asics and newbalance I'm sure.
@@jamesli926 go watch it back buddy Welty definitely said that he would not include. Dune said he would understand why it would be on there after months but even then he said he would not argue for it to be on the list
Dear Complex, I have been looking forward to this discussion for quite some time. Here are some thoughts. As both a long time viewer of both FSR and Complex Sneakers Pod/Show, I can tell you that not having the context for the list is a huge disservice. First and foremost however is the problem with the format in which this is being delivered. This conversation is more than an hour long and I don’t know why you are trying to limit this to an hour. ALLOW THE NECESSARY TIME for the panelists to make their argument, that is why they are there. Here is how I would improve this delivery if you NEED to keep it to an hour:
1. Give the list upfront in two sections. 10-6, 5-1
2. Keep a running scoreboard. This year, you guys upped your graphics game (Great job btw) with the screen in the back. The list should be put up and adjusted live as the discussion is being had.
3. If you are going to talk about Brendan and Welty, just have them be part of the panel and they can give the complex perspective as the two list sections are being given.
4. Make the panelist give you a ranked top ten, and have those list available so everyone can see all the shoes at once and they can shuffle selections.
In all honesty, if this was 2 hours long, I know I’d watch it. I know people want to argue the size and composition of the panel. I get that. But the only way to expand the horizons of the panel with east and west coast influences, or as Clark says Sneaker vs Hype, then you have to make this discussion LONGER. It can be 7 people, but if they only have 10 seconds to talk, you can’t really get their perspective. Honestly, this year’s list was a miss, and it breaks my heart to say it. I truly appreciate all your hard work, and I know you can do better. I know you will.
With much love and respect.
-J
need an episode of the pod discussing from complex pov why they made the list the way it is. actually talking about each sneaker moment and why it was deserving of the spot. felt like joe was trying to get there talking about the mesh shoe summer only for the convo to be dominated about vomeros in that section. NB and asics had a huge year and what about born raised and jarritos dunks not even discussed
they will soon, they prolly already have some episodes recorded before this so we gotta wait
For the love of God they need to do better with selecting the panel. Yatchy definitely is solidified sneaker enthusiast and collector and has no issue with articulating his opinion on sneakers without bias. Unfortunately Clark is too condescending and closed off to anything that is not either an Air Force One or something made by a New Yorker to be on a panel discussing shoes that are mostly not AF1s and made a NY person. Jim is cool but he just supports what his industry friends put out…which is cool but too political for this debate.
I think this panel should be the all stars of the best guest from Full Size Run, Sneaker Shopping, and The Sneaker Podcast to debate this list. People like Don’t Charge Abdul from DC should be on this panel because he know the knows.
well said
well said
We need Yachty, Ronnie Fieg, Brendan Dunne, and Nigo or just somebody that really represents and knows what’s going on beyond New York
I didn't see you say anything about Kristen, who was completely useless on the panel. Just as much as Jones.
Word. One of them literally couldn’t even speak 😭😭
Need a new panel next year. Keep Yachty, dump the rest. Sneaker of the year isn't based on what your borough wears Jim, there's literally a whole world that has sneaker culture too
EXACTLY
I wanna hear what yall say when yachty gets to Jim’s age and still dresses and acts the same.
Especially Australia & the UK.. TNs, ASICS & AIRMAX have had BOTH CONTINENTS in a headlock for 20 fkin years yet the US is only jus now getting into em not to mention the fact the TN is having its 25th anniversary this year with countless retros
Clark claiming 300 pairs was a “release” is crazy 😂 but I respect the hustle.
he tried way too hard
I wasn’t even aware Clark “released” a shoe this year and I watch every FSR and Sneaker Show episode. Definitely not a release
Seriously. Clark's shoe had zero cultural impact.
Facts! I hate when these folks say this shoe was “released” but nobody could get them!
990v6 is the most comfortable sneaker I have worn, the Carhartt go HARD
best sneaker model i have bought in a long time.
My sneaker of the year regardless of cw
9060 underated , neh?
The terror squad Air Force 1s are this year’s Khaled 5s.
fake hype
i can see that. both had good quality and materials
Agreed. Same crew too
Very well put 💯💯💯
Man no love for any of the crazy SB Dunks this year? Crenshaw, Born x Raised, Yuto, Jarritos? At least one of those should be up there
Great point. They had the hype, the substance the story telling. SBs went crazy the past 2 years
Facts
Brendan shouting "you can‘t buy 'em anyway" got me in TEARS 😭😭😂😂
leaving Jae Tips off the list obliterates the list's creditability
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True
Please stop inviting Clark. The interruptions are unbearable at this point
Can’t stand that dude. He thinks he knows everything and annoying af.
9 out of 10 are Nikes...L list. Vomeros were a forced trend, nobody could afford Tiffanys, and the TS AF1 were nostalgic but not a top sneaker
asics saucony and other brands should be on here.
couldn agree moree
Couldn’t agree with you more! Everything you said was an absolute fact.
I hate how Clark forces these certain shoes to be on the list and the rest of the panel just follows his lead
@@juancharley3203 yea it’s a trend every year. Hate to see it
Just let the fans vote who they want on the panel.
1. Ronnie 2. Steve Smith 3. Yatchy 4. Vashtie 5. Offset 6. Alie May
Action should be way higher. It’s an amazing shoe.
Agreed. What makes them incredible is that they shouldn’t work at all and I hated them from the product images online but when I saw them in person and saw how vibrantly incredible the blue sole looks I was converted
You only have Nike boys who love af1s and their own stuff in the panel 🥲
I cannot stress enough how dismissive they were of NB… everyone loves to say New Balance had an incredible year… yet they don’t have a top 10 sneaker? Ik it was still on the list BUT for them to want the bronsons off??? That’s bull. biased conversation as usual 😭😭
Black and white TS and they or you hate the Pandas? Whays the difference? NB dominated sneaker culture for 22/23 straight, special mentions Saucony ..... looking forward to 24 season 🥊🎱🔥
Exactly @@lesegomiltonrobertson3646
TS AF1 shouldn't even have been on the list 😅
No mention of Born and Raised? Wild.
Nocta glides not even top 20 lol..
Entertaining but we need more variety in the panel. Panel is always East Coast/Nike/Jordancentric. Also, don’t throw my boys Dunne and Welty under the bus, for the most part the list was solid to start. Next year they HAVE to be up there. Also love the idea of Ronny Fieg being there.
next year this show needs to be done in a podcast format and nb dropped alot of good pairs this year
Why Clark get the invite every year? Dude’s opinions are so outdated in my opinion. Those terror squads ain’t it whatsoever.
Jim Jones is arguably more outdated. Dude is a dinosaur
Biggest problem I have with Complex is that they don’t consider west coast culture enough. Sneaker of the year list looking different with west coast opinions involved.
born and raised were important
💯 Facts how do you have this in LA & not have any Cali representation!?
You coasting, we living in a global village king😂😅😢. Continental...?
Facts!
Can someone educate me on west coast shoes, I’m not trying to offend anyone but the only west coast shoes I’m familiar with are vans, Cortez’s and Griffeys
New set of panels suggestion:
1. Ronnie Fieg
2. Jeff Staple
3. Jacques Slade
4. YT Sneaker Reviewer: Sort of like Seth Fowler or Sean Go
5. YT Sneaker Reseller: Cris Rodrigues (Syndicate / Store Credit) or Tia / Anastasia (Sneak City)
Or please keep Dunne & Welty
Yuppp lol I'd include JoeFreshGoods in this list too.
Why would y’all say you couldn’t see the panda in the terror squads? 😂
Not everyone lives in Harlem, Jimmy. It's a big world.
Vomero is Nikes attempt to keep pace with what’s popping right now!! ASICS and New Balance murdered Nike this year in that category
agreee
Not at all just shows Nike can compete with ANY brand in ANY category at ANY given time. I bet vomeros sold just as many if not more. Vomeros are underrated and still flying off the shelves
In fact, Nike murdered NB and ASICS in terms of price point and sales…
@@BigClaunchfacts 💯
Doubt. Nike can literally dig into the archives and pull out better runners than what New Balance and ASICS have been releasing. But, they won’t because they realize the mesh runner trend is only temporary.
This was hard to watch.
Jim jones don’t need to be up there honestly.
Fr how is dude on the panel every year
To hear these influencers and self proclaimed drip gods can’t put a fit together with the action Bronson NB’s is nuts to me. They’re one of the top 10 best releases. I’m stunned.
Why not call it the Nike of the year at this point…
They are the best tho but fair point
Jim Jones and Kristen had no business being on this panel. And Travis was not the first to use a reversed swoosh!
1. Please get some unbiased panels. Panels that literally love different brands, silhouettes, pay attention on what people buy & wear. The fact that they didn't understand and even hated AB's 990v6 being on the list already means they don't deserve to be there.
2. I think it's best to move the sneaker of the year decision on January, and let the year finish first. We still have a lot of good releases this November & December.
Change the panel please next year
Love this!!! I look forward to these every year!
Can we get a more diverse panel, where is Matt Welty and Brendon Dunne?
maybe people of the culture and broader ethnic representation
No not them two
@@BigClaunch Why not?
@@kanakanamathivha1933 they the reason this listed jacked up as it is
what culture?@@990v6
Next year .. Dunn and Welty gotta be on this.
Panel suggestion for next year: JLP, Welty, Dunne, JFG, Jeff Staple, Tinker Hatfield
This is legit a dream panel. Only one missing is Ronnie 🙏🙏
This list was ABSOLUTE DOO-DOO JUICE
Def need a diff panel next year
Complex should put a current or an ex-NBA player in the panel who likes a lot about sneakers and wore it in actual court, rather than just for fashion purposes.
I was looking for this comment. These guys are just marketing themselves and their friends. They are not objective.
They do have a sneaker of the year list on the podcast.
I’m sure that episode will drop in a couple of weeks.
This list was horrendous. I’m not even a fan of Nike sb dunks but to not have any SB dunks when there were at least 3 worthy pairs this year is wild
Ahhhh how refreshing! Another list of Nikes, Jordans, Jordans, and oh wait.. more Jordans 🤝🤝🤝
So many great new balances were left out and the jjjjound ASICS over the vomero and v2. For me the corteiz 95 was shoe of the year hands down
Sb 4s and Wc3s are absolutely deserving for 1&2.
Why didnt they have Brendan and welty up there they trying to get more views. We didn't need jones or that girl up there
FINALLY I'VE BEEN WAITING ON THIS
The ALD new balance definitely belong on the list. Saw it everywhere on ig and moodboards
The Feig ASICS are better. The Norte Dame colorway on the ALD is 🥱
I would definitely rock the Jae tips. I rock with Saucony all day everyday
Clark "if you put a lot of a good sneaker out they will buy them" then spends half the episode on a shoe that had 300 pairs
That was difficult. They are discussing if F&F pairs belong on a sneaker of the year list?! Needs a strong host for a jury like this and Joe is too nice. Discussion went all over the place and then they need to rush the last 3 (so the most important) spots?
few seconds in, DJ Clark looked agitated already lol
haha. He knew some BS was about to happen. Jim Jones doesn't know about sneakers. Kristen was completely useless, with or without a voice.
@@juno4433she really said Jordan lows are like black airforce lows uh no ma’am lol
This video frustrates me so much. It frustrates me because I always look forward to it as I love hearing discussions around sneakers and comparing/ranking them and yet, for the second year in a row, it just ends in a big disappointment.
The panel barely gives any interesting arguments, they just argue over a position in the ranking. I don't mind the TS AF1, but talk to me about their significance, about why they are so impressive.
There's also no chemistry at all, the way some guests reply to JLP when he tries to balances things out is just conflictual and disrespectful.
Complex should be the #1 source for sneakers content. For it to remain this way I feel like their end of the year list should be a must. It should be THE list. Right now it is a joke only carried by big names and high subscribers count. People love sneakers, they want to hear the panel talk about them and the way they impacted the year. My solution? Start from scratch, invite people who work in the industry and really care about them. There were so many amazing guests on the Complex podcast this year, people with cool stories to share. I want them on this panel.
p.s.: I really don't care about how many pairs of rare shoes some rich celebrity owns. This discussion should not be about you, it should be about the sneakers.
Can we see each of the panelist’s top 10 list anywhere? I’m curious about their selection
That was fun. Thanks!
No more Clark. his bias is terrible.
#10 isn’t a good pick these are shoes that came out way too late. Culturally these didn’t cause no waves
Thank you for having boat on this n not all old heads tryna tell me that dj Khaled Jordan’s are good 😭😭
Cant wait to see what Jim Jones thinks of this years Sneaker of the Year list🙄🙄🙄
Get Matt and Brendan on the panel and some more designers/collaboraters on the panel
Brendan is the only unbiased complex member … Matt gonna pick nothing but new balances and ASICS on his list
@@bundydachosen1😄
You need to change this list to 'Colour way of the year' as they are all shoes from the 80s and 90s
Those Gucci Adidas from last year were hard, also keep full size going
You guys have to add the panelist individual lists to these!!!. Even if it’s a link and not covered live
Terror Squad ones are Panda Af1 with a TS logo Nike is lame af for that
Bronson’s 990v6 deserved a higher spot in my opinion!
before we get started…that jaetips sneaker was not sneaker of the year. outside of the sneaker twitter bubble, it’s still a niche sneaker. should’ve been on the list. but, not top three. shout out to dude tho!
They shouldn’t even be on the list lol I’ve never seeeeen nobody wear those in person
Surprised there weren't any SB Dunks on the list (Born & Raised or Rammellzee were both phenomenal). But that isn't as much of a disservice, as leaving out Welty and Dunne from the conversation is. We need some "reasonable/logical" voices on the panel, and after last year's Con-versation I was really hoping to see the both of them on this one.
Born n raised not making it is crazy
agreed
But where else would we put more Jordans and AF1s???
They got #1 and #2 right everything else can be replaced 🤷🏾♂️
I think they give more time on this and put up their list.
19:58 WE CANT BUY EM ANYWAY!😂
Give me one good reason why Welty isn’t on the panel?
He was out crossfittin for Jesus
@@C0nzilla😂
He was cheffin up on the grill
I loved the Chris Paul lows, Jae Tips were fire and the Balvin 3's.
Chris Pauls r sleepers...low key top 3 o.g low of year
Kent....Thank you for mentioning the Vomero 5s!!!! 💫
We need Lil Boat on every panel every year!!
yo no one has ever cared for jim, does he really have nothing to do so complex just keeps hiring him for these shows?
Glides are nice, this panel doesn't understand that this is a Drake Nocta shoe and not a collab with Jordan
This list definitely needed atleast one pair of Nike SBs, alot of great SBs came out this year!
Capo said all that needed to be said 48:48 😂😂😂
Yachty was a great addition jim jones needs to stay at home
32:00 "Joe threw me under the bus" Does she realize she's the one who put them on her list?
She spoke about cultural impact, but thinks the baklava should not be on the list 😂.
Vomeros and drakes over any sb dunk cw is wild.
Best video of every year
A cold wall Air max plus 🔥 Easily a top 10 sneaker !!
Any retro or anniversary TN from this year should’ve been on the list 1000% aswell as ASICS
@@inalaboyy big facts !
Imma come back to this show everytime someone likes my comment🤞
Wale not being apart of these shows is WILD
Union 1s were such a dope creative underrated shoe this year