On April 15th, ACU in Shanghai will release the CLOT Dunkesto and Footscape Woven. Unlike the worldwide release of these two sneakers, these will feature exclusive ACU commissioned wooden boxes bearing lasered ACU markings. They will be available at ACU in Shanghai on April 15th.
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On April 15th, ACU in Shanghai will release the CLOT Dunkesto and Footscape Woven. Unlike the worldwide release of these two sneakers, these will feature exclusive ACU commissioned wooden boxes bearing lasered ACU markings. They will be available at ACU in Shanghai on April 15th.
Here’s a look at samples of the upcoming Jordan VIII Retro’s in a White/Stealth-Orange colorway. These should release in the latter half of the year during the Holiday portion of the calendar. Although these are a retro + colorway, I can’t see too many people upset with this colorway due to it’s simplicity. There is however relatively concrete info regarding a retro of the OG Aqua VIII colorway. More images at NikeSB.org
Originally started in San Francisco, FTC has recently started the sale of their Spring/Summer line which includes a few collaboration and limited edition products including a DC x FTC shoe as well as an FTC x PNUT (Vans Vault artist) tee.
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The partnership of Visvim and Oltolina was first featured yesterday through the GS Shirt. Here’s a look at the Corsica jacket that features Gore-tex technology embedded within the checkered Oltolina fabric. The 3M reflective triangles are sure to keep you out of trouble at night.
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The right hand woman of JB Classics, M-Dot has got the wheels rolling in incorporating a different element in the design of some of JB’s upcoming models including this current Peddler Chromeo’s. The orange midsole and the use of textured chrome material on the heel will definitely turn some heads. Check out this interview recently conducted by Nitro:licious.
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Republic Union recently got together with the artist PHUEK! to create a special limited edition collaboration tee-shirt under the motif of “Vinyl Is The New Canvas”. An interesting detail is the 3M PHUEK! logo on the bottom left portion of the shirt. PHUEK! would also like to invite anybody in the Jakarta area on May 4th to attend a special Black Urban Art exhibition involving street art organized by the people from Royal Consortium, Tembok Bombers, and Vector Junkie. The event is sponsored by Djarum.
Rumors have been circulating regarding PPR Group’s alleged desire to buy out Puma. With a current line-up that boasts the likes of Gucci, Yves St-Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Stella McCartney; the acquisition of Puma would create a dynamic new roster move for PPR. Puma’s growing strength as a Sports & Lifestyle conglomerate partnered with the PPR should lead to some interesting directions being sought forth by both parties. For information regarding the financial information, check out CNN
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April 20th will mark the grand opening of both Kiks Tyo’s Head Shop (Kiks Tyo is famous for their Aki Hoshino collaboration tees) as well as their very own boutique, HTML. The Head Shop located in Shibuya will serve as the main base of operations for Kiks Tyo as it serves over 40 domestic retailers. Expect to find Kiks Tyo’s extensive product range that includes apparel, accessories, and special collaboration items. G-Shock has also choosen Kiks Tyo as one of the official retailers of G-Shock’s 25th Anniversary line of watches.
Across the way in Ikebukuro, the opening of HTML will create a retail space specializing in sneakers, popular domestic brands of streetwear as well HTML’s in house brand. Much like Kiks Tyo, HTML will also factor in as a G-Shock 25th Anniversary retailer. The HTML store will be overseen extensively by Japanese Street Jack magazine contributor and Creative Director for Kiks Tyo, Hobby:Tech.
This grand opening will provide customers at both stores with collaboration tee’s as well as special G-shock watches. Check out Kiks Tyo for more info about both stores.
Tempt One is as influential of a graffiti artist as any. Unfortunately back in 2003, he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. The sheer size of the Tempt One “Represent Represent” exhibition is exactly that sort of indication that shows his importance to the street art community. This video provides a great opportunity to see exactly what sort of great friendships Tempt One has built along the way as well as a look at some of the great art work being displayed. Refer back to this post for info regarding the star studded cast of artists that did special works for this shoe.
Ubiq have recently unveiled their latest selection of Lamia sandals. The theme of this upcoming spring/summer release is tweed with three different patterns available including black, white and purple. Each sandal has an EVA footbed that insures adequate cushioning and provides molding properties to ensure the perfect fit. These are now available through Chapter World and should drop at various Ubiq dealers worldwide.
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Visvim’s latest shirt involved the use of Italian fabric producer Oltolina. The use of Oltolina fabrics can be attributed with high quality alongside technologically advanced fabrics that hold their color and softness after each washing. This outsourcing of materials reflects Visvim’s constant image regarding to detail. Although spring is almost over, Visvim have also released new over-dyed scarves in black, navy, and olive.
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