The New York Times just published an article on the allover print phenomena that has hit streetwear recently.
This particular urban “allover” mania makes use of pastel and neon colors and imagery not usually associated with men’s apparel (or even adults’, for that matter). The prints are disarmingly childlike, even infantile; you can easily imagine them as footie pajamas.
Read the full article here.
Image: Hiroko Masuike @ New York Times
Info: Obori @ 5th Dimension
Adidas is hosting a Adicolor design competition where anybody including you and me can enter. All you have to do is go to the Adidas Adicolor website and artistically customize the Adicolor sneaker using the tools that they provide you with. Submit your entries before May 1st, 2006 and if your design is picked, you could win a one-off customized and boxed A-15 leather jacket. For non-White Series customizations, submit your pics to the Other Gallery, whether it’s on a shoe or one of the downloadable PDF templates, to win a limited edition 60” Toy2R figure. (Thanks Charlie for the correction!)
Image: Adidas
Info: comradebigmouth @ 5th Dimension
Nitro:licious have some pages scanned from the latest Hysteric Glamour catalog mag. Check out Hysteric Glamour’s new line featuring Andy Warhol’s artwork, they are absolutely stunning.
Click here to see more.
Info: Nitro:licious
Check out Acapulco Gold’s official web site, they have an online catalogue of their Spring/Summer 2006 collection and the complete stocklist.
Info: Acapulco Gold
Kix-Files updated some pictures of the “From Street to Stadium” event in Hong Kong which is Phrase II of the Joga Bonito campaign.
April 2006 marks Nike’s phase II of the “joga bonito†celebration named “From Street to Stadium†– an exhibition of football through art with contribution by artists, designers and photographers from different parts of the world including BLESS, Boogie, Craig R. Stecyk III, Delta, Kress, Mr. Cartoon, Os Gemeos, Rostarr, and Stash.
Visit Kix-Files for the photos of the event as well as the souvenirs.
Info: Kix-Files
