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Two archetypes get reworked through technical upgrades and a hybrid silhouette mashup.
Edo‑era textiles meet digital art.
The Otsuchi-based artisan collective returns with an expanded lineup of individually stitched 59FIFTY and 9TWENTY caps, each one a direct extension of a tradition built from necessity.
The ongoing collaboration introduces its first-ever Heavyweight Cotton Baseball Shirt and Short Pants set, alongside the 9FORTY A-Frame Trucker.
Kix and the City recently went to XXL Magazine’s office and saw a preview of the Nike Easter Air Force 1s and Air 180s as well as some other samples. Both these beautifully colored sneakers should be coming out soon.
Pictures from Kix and the City.
House 33 recently put some of their limited edition tees online for sale!
Click here to review or purchase the tees.
I just came across Grandism, and found something very interesting called ‘Football Heros’.
Football Heroes is a complete collectors picture album featuring 60 World Cup teams: all the 2006 qualifiers plus the most famous teams from World Cup history. It contains over 700 individual player portraits drawn by 50 of The World’s Top illustrators from 17 different countries.
The latest issue of the Royal Magazine issue 7 is now out! Articles included in this month’s issue include:
Mickey, Avalon, Hellovon, Karborn, Bijules NYC, Blacksmith, Scott Langton, Yoko Devereaux, Indian Larry, Plain Gravy, 10 Deep, Burton, B-more Lacrate, lmac, Artful Dodger, David Choong Lee, Vault 49, Visionary Vehicles, Monster Children, and Tofer.
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Japanese brand, Gilet, takes the Converse Chuck Taylors to a new level. They have customade the signature Chuck Taylor shoe to have a vintage look.
From Chung on Think-Silly.
The Hundreds has updated some info and pictures of Oki-Ni and Adidas’ collaboration with Oki-Ni. Check them out in their Shut Up! section.
German based Coarse Toys, who are famous for their surf figurines, have collaborated with Vans on this huge (101cm x 53cm!) Fiberglass Sk8-Hi Chair. Retail price of this chair is currently undisclosed, but I think it’s safe to assume it’ll be rather expensive.
Pictures and info from Mr. Kim Says.
As you may or may not know, Reebok is releasing a new limited edition colorway of the Ventilator each month this year. March’s Ventilator (aka Yayoi) is this grass and neon green model with black leather accents. Limited to 500 pairs, they will be available soon at Karmaloop and other fine retailers.
Info from High Snobiety.
Nike’s iconic Air Max 95 is now available for online customization. This model is actually so popular that they’ve oversold already, meaning you can’t order them right now. It’s always fun to see what kind of colorways you can come up with anyways – check the unofficial HYPEBEAST colorway to the right.
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We have seen the upcoming Easter Air Force 1 from Nike but someone has managed to scan an image of the Easter inspired Air Max 180.
More info to be followed up later on.
Info and image from NT via ISS
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Foot-Patrol has just received a shipment from Adidas. Included in the shipment is Adidas Net in both colour ways and the Adidas EQT Support. The latter has been retroded excellently by Adidas and each pair is limited to 1991, referring to the date it was first released. Head over to Foot-Patrol where they are available online.
Picture courtesy of CT.
Slam City Skates have been able to get their hands on a small restock of Nike SB’s. Included are some gems like Stussy Dunks, JorDunks and the elusive Slam City Dunk. Also available is the High Hair Dunk SB, premium materials, simple colour way should be an excellent trainer for the summer. Head over to Slam City for more info.
Picture courtesy of NikeTalk.
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