Tres Dean
Tres Dean is a contributing writer for GQ specializing in sports, fashion, and the intersections between the two (which most often means covering sneakers). Outside of the going-ons of the sneaker world, he’s profiled athletes like Zion Williamson, defended the valor of reviled directors, and interviewed Travis Scott from the inside of a Range Rover being mobbed by college students. His time as a writer has also seen him write comics and nonfiction books, and he takes particular pride in his 2022 series We Ride Titans from Vault Comics. He is from Richmond, Virginia, and will call Los Angeles home for the rest of his life. Don’t ask him about the 2017 World Series.
The Pope Wore a Pair of Obscure Old Nikes
In a new documentary trailer from the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV wears sneakers stamped with unmistakable swooshes. It still took sneakerheads hours to ID them but they finally the pair chosen by the sovereign
By Tres Dean
11 May 2026
Spike Lee Pulled Up to the 2026 Oscars in Off-White Air Jordans
Once again, the Highest 2 Lowest director let his sneakerhead flag fly on Hollywood’s biggest night.
By Tres Dean
16 March 2026
One of Virgil Abloh’s Most Iconic Nike Collaborations Is Finally
The Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 ‘Alaska’ marks a new chapter between the Swoosh and the late designer’s estate.
By Tres Dean
13 March 2026
3sixteen and Saucony Cooked Up the Spring’s Freshest Sneaker Collab
3sixteen and Saucony Cooked Up the Spring’s Freshest Sneaker Collab
By Tres Dean
11 March 2026
Bad Bunny Debuted His First Signature Adidas Sneaker
In an outfit by Zara, the Puerto Rican superstar laced up his new Three Stripes silhouette
By Tres Dean
8 February 2026