For their first outside collaboration, Nike 6.0 enlisted All American Rejects front man, and co-founder of T. Bourne clothing, Tyson Ritter, to design a Mavrk Mid. The shoe features a black and baby blue colorway detailed with electric green, hot pink and sparkly laces. Ritter describes the shoes as “new wave,†“trashyâ€Â, and “candy pop.â€Â
These Nike 6.0 Mavrk Mids are limited to 1000 pairs worldwide, but if you register on Nike6.com, you’ll be entered in the running for a free pair. The contest is a one-day only deal, with the winner being chosen tonight (Sunday, July 8th.)
Today we have another look at some shoes from the upcoming Vans and Simpsons project, this time by the Emmy award-winning “father of punk comics,†Gary Panter, and LA-based graphic artist and director, Geoff McFetridge. McFetridge chose the Chukka boot as his backdrop for an interesting flower-patterned piece, whereas Panter went with the iconic Era in depicting a Mr. Burns vs. Homer Simpson scenario. More images after the jump.
Once again, there will be 14 different shoes available (limited to 100 pairs of each) Saturday, July 14th at: Conveyor at Fred Segal (Santa Monica), Supreme (LA), Dave’s Quality Meat (NY), UNDEFEATED (LV), KICKS/HI (Honolulu), Blends (San Diego), Proper (Long Beach), Bodega (Boston), HUF (SF), St. Alfred (Chicago). Retail is set at $100.
Image: Slam
Today (7/7/07) Active is releasing their “Drop Sneakers Not Bombs” collection. To celebrate the occasion they hooked up with Estate LA to produce a series of matching caps for five of Active’s DSNB collaboration shoes. Only 24 pieces per style of these Estate LA fitted caps were made, and they are available now exclusively at the following Active locations: Valencia, Burbank, Santa Monica, and Long Beach. Check out all the caps after the jump.
Today also marks the grand opening of Active’s 20th retail location in Southern California; Long Beach. The DSNB sneaker premiere begins at 8pm. A run of limited Obey shirts, hats and posters designed by Shepard Fairey will be available as well.
ACTIVE Long Beach
7585 Carson St.
Long Beach CA 90808
Image: Strictly Fitteds
Today (7.7.07) marks the release of MAJOR’s latest New Era 59Fifty fitteds. The hats are available in 4 colorways and feature a rich and detailed elephant flocking print reminiscent of prints on original Air Jordan 3s. MAJOR also wanted to create something unique for their customers to rock, so they had New Era embroider under the visor in bold text, which is exclusive to MAJOR. Finally, MAJOR had been waiting for the right moment to unveil their alternate logo. The stylized M logo represents the athletic side of MAJOR: Team MAJOR. This release also features new rear embroidery: both the Trinity Logo (3 Bars & 3 Stars) and the MAJOR wordmark. You can have a closer look after the jump.
Here we have another sneak peek at some upcoming The Simpsons Movie x Vans collaboration shoes designed Futura and Todd James. Futura chose the Sk8 Mid as his canvas to illustrate Apu Nahasapeemapetilo, while Todd James went with the always classic Sk8 Hi in sketching out Bart Simpson.
As we mentioned previously, The Simpsons x Vans collection is set to release on July 14th, and includes just 100 pairs for each of 14 different shoes (a total of 1,400 pairs in the series.) The shoes will be available only at Conveyor at Fred Segal (Santa Monica), Supreme (LA), Dave’s Quality Meat (NY), UNDEFEATED (LV), Kicks/HI (Honolulu), Blends (San Diego), Proper (Long Beach), Bodega (Boston), HUF (SF), and St. Alfred (Chicago). Retail price is $100. The full list of artists involved in this project can be seen here.
Image: HS
