Does Rick Owens x adidas Signify a New Chapter in Footwear?
One needs to look back almost half a decade, when Jay-Z first donned his pair of ato matsumotos and subsequently opened up the streetwear and hip-hop worlds to sneakers beyond the usual Gucci monogrammed joints and Prada America’s Cup. Since th...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Rade Hi
Yohji Yamamoto and his adidas-backed Y-3 collection present a beautiful white edition of the Rade Hi for Spring/Summer 2013. The perfect white high-top for the current season, the Rade Hi incorporates premium white leather throughout its sleek design...
Y-3 Kubo
Y-3 has released the Kubo, a hybrid shoe-sandal, in a brand new, spring-friendly colorway. Despite its eccentric appearance, the hybrid is just as committed to comfort as it is design, with its combination of a purple sock-like mesh and nappa upper w...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Kubo Shandal
Sometimes, you need the best of both worlds. That’s neither here nor there, yet so too is the Kubo Shandal, presented here as a part of Y-3′s Spring/Summer 2013 line. Taking cues from – you guessed it – traditional shoe and sa...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Tokio Trainer
Taking cues from adidas’s own LA Trainer, Y-3 and iconic designer Yohji Yamamoto present the modernist Tokio Trainer for Spring/Summer 2013. The latest seasonal release of the modernist low-top features a boldly patterned stretch-mesh upper and...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Lookbook
To be expected, Yohji Yamamoto’s vision for the Y-3 spring/summer collection is a deconstruction of traditional sport styles. The lookbook reflects this, shining a flashing highlight on the multifaceted designs throughout the new range. The loo...
Y-3 2013 Fall/Winter Collection
Designer Yohji Yamamoto and his Y-3 imprint presented a sporty and urban collection for Fall/Winter 2013 during New York Fashion Week. Utilizing a theme of “future thrift,” the collection imagines how coming generations might mix elements of te...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Footwear Collection
The new Y-3 footwear collection has been released on their website, presenting all the latest releases from their 2013 spring/summer goods. This collection has a very broad range of influences, including basketball, skateboarding, wrestling and even...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Honja High
A brand that has never been timid in design, Y-3 launches the latest edition of the very radical Honja High shoe for the Spring/Summer 2013 season. Taking slight aesthetic cues from skateboarding silhouettes via its hidden lace-loop design and vulcan...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Campaign
Introducing its latest campaign for 2103 spring/summer, Y-3 has once again kept pace with a new range of contemporary sportswear-inspired garments. Communicating a set of looks that fluidly bleed into one another, the adidas-affiliate brand certainly...
Y-3 x Linda Farrow 2013 Spring/Summer Eyewear Collection
Furthering the elegant and futuristic sportiness of Yohji Yamamoto’s designs, the adidas-backed, Yamamoto-led Y-3 has tapped British luxury eyewear label Linda Farrow for a foray into sunglasses for the Spring/Summer 2013 season. Taking cues from cla...
Y-3 2012 Fall/Winter Honja High
The Honja High from Yohji Yamamoto’s adidas-backed Y-3 collection returns for Fall/Winter 2012 in reengineered form. Now sporting additional EVA cushioning alongside a padded collar and Poron® performance sockliner for added comfort, the update...
Y-3 2012 Fall/Winter Hero
A new debut from the adidas meets fashion line of Y-3 takes shape in the form of the simply named, Hero silhouette. The chunky high-top model features several tonal textures brought forth by the use of contrasting materials including leather, nylon a...
SENSE: Y-3 2012 Fall/Winter Collection Editorial
Ten years ago, Yohji Yamamoto and adidas combined to create something that was brand new to the fashion world: a sport-based label designed by a high-end designer. Now, after surviving financial difficulties and near bankruptcy, Y-3 continues to stri...
Y-3 2013 Spring/Summer Collection
“I want the future — new street fashion,” Yohji Yamamoto said of the Y-3 Spring/Summer 2013 collection, his 10th for the legendary sportswear collaboration. Indeed, the designer appeared to be reinventing the very iconography of adidas with hi...
