Upper Playground have started shipping their latest collection which includes some very dope collaboration pieces as well as some in-house designed shirts. Included in the collaborations are artists such as Grotesk, Sam Flores, Ricky Powell, Dennis Kennedy (hoody), and Brian Flynn.
The collection is currently for sale here at We Sold Out.
The Hybrids from Nike are still rolling out a frantic pace. This latest sneaker takes the Footscape Woven upper and superimposes it on the Free 5.0 V1 sole. With all these recent Free and 360 bottoms being used, we wonder if Nike have plans to use other types bottoms (specifically those dealing with gait and motion control) with various uppers. Perhaps they can find a strong audience with runners from the early and mid 90’s who ran in OG Air Max’s and are looking for more then just a neutral/training shoe.
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Comme des Garcons 5th Anniversary will be celebrated accordingly via an upcoming collaboration tee-shirt with 10 Corso Como and Medicom Toys. For those unaware, 10 Corso Como can only be described as a giant multi-faceted shopping space. Comprised of an art gallery and shop visitors can make a day out of.
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This upcoming Court Force High designed by the same mind who created the Sakura Ueno Air Force 1 back in 2005 is a tribulation to a variety of different events and symbols in this upcoming month of April. This month signifies the Festival of Cherry Blossom’s, which takes place in the Ueno area of Tokyo. Incidentally, Ueno also has a strong affiliation with sneaker culture as Mita among various other sneaker spots call Ueno home.
The shoe itself, is highly detailed. The upper is a reflective black 3M coupled with a translucent pink sole. There is extensive lasering along the tongue featuring Cherry Blossom’s. Rounding off the features are star-shaped cuts along the collar to reveal a gold pattern underneath (much like the tearaway feature seen in McFetridge Vandals etc), the same Ueno embroidered logo as seen on the AF1’s and gold lace locks.
For those proficient in Japanese, Mita has an interview with the designer, Sneaker Wolf.
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Caperino and Peperone are making their rounds of Colette’s 10th Anniversary products. Previously seen on Medicom Bearbricks, they’re now making an appearance on this newly released skate deck available at Colette’s online shop.
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