Retailer D-Mop (out of Hong Kong) and Mihara Yasuhiro are in the midst of an exhibition involving a new Collectors Book by Mihara Yasuhiro. The underlying theme of this book involves the artwork of 4 famous Japanese artists who in turn inspired Mihara for this Puma collection. Also present in the collector book is a visual encyclopedia of all of Mihara’s previous 27 sneakers released with Puma. Kix-Files were fortunate enough to have a quick sit down with Mihara to discuss all the background work that goes into his creations. View the interview here.
If you haven’t seen the upcoming line, check out Puma Mihara Spring/Summer 2007
Bounty Hunter turns 12 years young May 5th this year, which is the basis of their upcoming jersey bearing the #12 in a traditional baseball style jersey. With so many big exports going to the MLB from Japan as of late, one can only assume baseball is as big as ever in the land of the rising sun. Bounty Hunter will also release a special limited edition pin available only at their Tokyo Flagship store. Check the pic after the jump!
The Hundreds were recently sent a pair of 1 of 48 adidas Equipment Basketball sneakers. These sneakers were a special collaboration between Shoe Gallery out of Miami and GTC (art group). Pretty crazy colorway with exchangeable inner bootie to customize the colorway.
If people haven’t checked their Chinese horoscopes yet, HB would like to let you guys know that 2007 is the year of the pig. With that in mind, Nike developed this shoe to commemorate this sign that describes those born under it as a fun enlightened person who’s blessed with patience and understanding. As for the shoe, the “Year of the Pig Dunks” sport different shades of the color pink with a red and gold foot bedding. It also contains suede material on its inside panels, with the ankle panel having an embossed Chinese pattern design. Definitely a great shoe to own for those “Year of the Pig” heads. Shipping for the shoes start tomorrow, March 17th.
Gabriel Urist first gained fame amongst sneakerheads worldwide with his initial creations of sneaker-shaped jewelery. He’s now branched off into different items symbolic of our culture. His newest work are these dope New Era 59Fifity pieces, available ONLY through the New Era Flagship store in NY. They are priced at $450 USD.
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