Earlier on HYPEBEAST previewed the highly anticipated collaboration between Visvim and Neighborhood. It was a joint venture that took two years in the making, and the result is the Visvim x Neighborhood 7-Hole Boot. No detail was spared in creating this heavy duty staple, with the work boot dawning a decidedly authoritative shade of black and adorned in rich suede and leathers No firm release date has been set but a tentative release is scheduled for early April.
Image: Shinsuke Takizawa
Earlier on HYPEBEAST previewed the highly anticipated collaboration between Visvim and Neighborhood. It was a joint venture that took two years in the making, and the result is the Visvim x Neighborhood 7-Hole Boot. No detail was spared in creating this heavy duty staple, with the work boot dawning a decidedly authoritative shade of black and adorned in rich suede and leathers No firm release date has been set but a tentative release is scheduled for early April.
BEAMS T have teamed up with renowned French pop artist Genevieve Gauckler to produce a set of commemorative T-Shirts in marking the many milestones of the hip Japanese brand. Done up with animated characters from Gauckler’s graphic roster, with numbers imprinted on the sleeve symbolizing the respective years of significance, including the fifth anniversary of the BEAMS T Harajuku store and the fourth year anniversary of their Daikanyama location. The limited collection is now available online at Zozo.
W)Taps will be releasing its 2007 Spring/Summer line in Japan this upcoming Saturday, March 24th. “No Guts, No Glory”, as the collection is labeled, the clothes take on styling cues from Neighborhood and liven up the skull motif with a selection of loud and cheerful colors, just in time for the spring season to arrive.
Image: Tetsu Nishiyama
Some months ago Crooked Tongues held a colorway contest in conjunction to their “Crooked Clyde” project with Puma, and pictures of the first samples have now been published. Luminous shades of orange and yellow translated well from screen to sneaker, accented with the usual plethora of laces in coordinating colors. Unlike the previous two releases however, these will be available exclusively through the Crooked Tongues website. The finale of the “Crooked Clyde” trilogy is set for a tentative March release so check back for a concrete date. In the meantime Crooked Tongues will be hosting a VIP launch party for the shoe tonight at 100 Club in London to mark this momentous occasion.
“Kool Bob Love” a.k.a. Bobbito Garcia has been with it with sneakers and street culture since day one. Among his list of lengthy accomplishments include voice overs for NBA Street, editors of various street culture/music magazines, as well as the writer of the 2003 sneaker literature, “Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture 1960-1987â€Â. Having said that, Bobbito is no stranger to many things that influence and surround us. So it is very fitting for Nike to collaborate with the man himself in a series of AF1’s. This current one being the introduction for a few more to come.
Looking at this sneaker, you will see a combination of Kool Bob Love’s great loves, DJing and basketball. These two themes can be seen on each heel through the form of two logo’s, one representing a basketball and another representing a vinyl. On the heel tab’s each sneaker has LOVE written on it, however each O is replaced by the aformentioned basketball and vinyl.
Look for these to drop in April!
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“10 Curators” is a current show going on at Colette to mark their 10th Anniversary. The following 10 people, Jamie O’Shea, Marie-Claude Beaud, Draft Magazine, Jeffrey Deitch, Frog Magazine, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Aaron Rose, Colette Olof, Emma Reves, and Payam Sharifi were put in charge of choosing pieces that included but definitely not limited to the likes of Swoon, Pushead, Kehinde Wiley, WK Interact, Mark Dean Veca, Ron English, Kelsey Brookes, Louie Cordero, Elizabeth Huey, Dave Ellis, Eric White, Michael Hussar, and Shepard Fairey,
You can view a few of the best pieces here
Image: SUPERTOUCH
K-Spray phase III is about to launch its Asian tour starting on the 28th of March 2007 in Singapore. They will be making their way through 5 Asian cities to finishing the tour off in Tokyo Japan on April 13th. This year K-Spray has announced that they will be flying in The London Police (UK), Flying Fortress (Germany) and PEZ (Spain) for this event. Be sure to check out their website for more details on where and when each of these events will be taking place.
Here’s a picture of K-West rocking an all new collaboration piece between Crooks & Castle and Kanye’s production company, GOOD (Getting Out Our Dreams). This tee is part of the Illuminate Collection so only a select few stores will receive this tee.
Image: The Feed & Crooks & Castles
For the first installment of their spring preview, Flying Coffin is showing off the upcoming “Brainz” tee done in black with 3M ink. As you may be aware, the image is of Kyra Schon who played Karen Cooper in the zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead”. What you may not realize is that what you see in the photo above is in fact 1 tee, and not 2 as it may appear. The first photo is what the tee will look like most of the time, and the 2nd is how it is seen in the right light or when hit with a camera flash.
Reebok is definitely doing big things this year with many Pump and Ventilators releases. Other then those two strong models, they will also be re-releasing some of their classic running shoes. This July, Reebok will be coming out with the ERS 2000 and the first colorway to release will be done in white, red, blue, and black. This shoe also features a mesh tongue and toe box. Be sure to keep your eyes out for more Reebok retros coming out throughout the year.
Image: Crooked Tongue
Comme des Garcons has just teamed up with Speedo on a variety of Swimwear and accessories. These products include swim shorts, caps, and goggles for both men and ladies. Check out all the great designs at Speedo and get ready to make a fashionable presence this summer at your local pool or beach.
Info: Nitrolicious
