A few weeks ago we brought to you a collaboration between Visvim x Comme des Garcons. It appears as though this collaboration has gone further then just apparel resulting in the upcoming release of Visvim x Comme des Garcons Kiefer High. The back heel also shows Visvim’s latest Native American inspired Nez Perce print.
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A few weeks ago we brought to you a collaboration between Visvim x Comme des Garcons. It appears as though this collaboration has gone further then just apparel resulting in the upcoming release of Visvim x Comme des Garcons Kiefer High. The back heel also shows Visvim’s latest Native American inspired Nez Perce print.
To celebrate Japan’s Warp Magazine’s 11th anniversary, Bounty Hunter have created three simple pieces which include a tee, polo and a mesh trucker hat. These items will be available for sale sometime late June at Zozo.
Japanese brand Undercover (designed by Jun Takahashi) has recently released a new pack of “Purple” sneakers. These vintage styled sneakers are currently available at Hong Kong’s Undercover store in three different colorways.
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Miami born, New York based artist Jose Parla is currently doing a tour of Australia. For those unfamiliar with Jose Parla, he is an artist that bases his paintings around general reflections of his interactions with cities in a palimpsests form. Palimpsests can be described as many diverse layers below a surface. A city may have an inherent representation at first glance, but this at times may be a misconstruction of a cities true reflection when you break down all the different layers. This is what Jose Parla strives for through his art. The use of various less conventional materials such as vinyl, wood, and cement alongside the more usual suspects such as paper, paint, powdered dye, wax, and ink allow him to vast range of tools in helping him capture a very surreal portrait of his experiences, one that he himself can relate to on a multitude of levels.
Jose Parla has already come and gone through Sydney, but his next stop occurs May 3rd in Melbourne at The Autopsy gallery. You can view his works at the show in Sydney as well.
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Here’s some other looks at Rogue Status’ upcoming women’s line. Coupled with the previous sneak peek, you can gather these tee’s are definitely going to raise some eyebrows when they drop. As for a release date, no word yet when these will drop.
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In the upcoming weeks, Honeyee will team up with Nike ID JP to release a series of member created Dunk Highs. The first up to bat was Hiroshi Fujiwara who created a simple colorway (seen after the jump). As the weeks progress, this will make way for the opening of the Nike ID Dunk Low/High on June 1st for all of Japan. There will also be a brick and mortar store set up in Harajuku to service the needs of customers look for an even more interactive and hands on approach to customizing their shoes.
You can view the Honeyee x Nike ID feature here as well as follow the Honeyee x Nike ID blog.
In addition to the 400% Wood Bearbrick with NexusVII, KAWS has also collaborated with several other artists in celebration of Original Fake’s 1st Anniversary. Pictured above are Original Fake t-shirts by KAWS, REAS, 7Stars, NexusVII, and Mark Dean. They are now available at the Original Fake flagship store in Japan.
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UNDFTD has teamed up with both Vans and New Era to create 5 colorways of U-Man allover print Skate His and 5950 Caps. These will be available Saturday, May 5th at all UNDFTD US Chapter stores.
Check out all the colorways after the jump!
In addition to the Aluminum Wallets we showed you the other day, MIKE has also released several other interesting items this season. Pictured above is the crackle print Sneaker Wallet, which is definitely something you don’t see everyday. Also available are crackle print umbrellas and bean bag chairs, as well as MIKE logo lace locks. Everything is available now at MIKE23.
Check them out all after the jump, and head here for a clearer view of upcoming MIKE sunglasses.
On May 26th, Kaws and his Original Fake will release a 400% wooden Bearbrick in conjunction with Japanese label, Nexus VII. This black figure utilizes Kaws signature “x” as seen on the eyes and hands. Retail will be 52,290 Yen (approx. $437 USD)
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During the 2007 All-Star game, Jordan Brand release a series of figures inspired by the Air Jordan XX2. Since the XX2 was created with the stealth bomber in mind, these XX2 figures took a similar approach and were themed as pilots of the shoes. As well, Michael Jordan often considered himself as a “black cat” on the court. Together these ideologies formed the XX2 Stealth Cat figure.
Each characteristic of these figures maintains a relationship with the shoe it is modeled after. The whiskers represent the zig zag pattern of the sneakers while the vents on the back of the figures parallel the vents seen on the XX2’s. The similarities don’t stop there. Camo seen on the XX2 can also be seen on the front and back of the figure. Other little neat characteristics are the XX2’s worn by the figures as well as the Jumpman logo seen on the back. Each figure’s colorway is a representation of five exclusive Jordan Brand athletes in Ray Allen (green and yellow), Chris Paul (yellow and light blue), Joe Johnson (red and yellow), Rip Hamilton (Dark blue and red) and Carmello Anthony (light blue with yellow).
The figures were masterminded by Brian Flynn of Hybrid Design and Super7. The difficulty in the manufacturing process to create these figures is something to marvel at. These figures were created at a factory in Japan that is touted as the absolute best factory when it comes to clear vinyl. It is often a laborious process to create clear vinyl without any bubbles, however this Japanese factory is able to create perfect vinyl all the meanwhile maintaining consistent wall thickness throughout the figure.
Right now, we’re not quite sure how to get hold on one of these figure but we’ll keep you guys posted.
