This Saturday August 18th, ALIFE will be releasing a classic high top from Puma’s archive, the First Round. Designed by ALIFE themselves, these ALIFE First Rounds will be made in the colors white and black and will feature “a custom woven label on the tongue, four different fluorescent patent leather stripes, custom footbeds and 10 pairs of laces – 5 thin and 5 thick.” Only 10 stores worldwide will carry them including ALIFE NYC, ALIFE LA, ALIFE Vancouver, Slammin Kicks (London), Patta (Amsterdam), Colette (Paris), Black Chamber (Singapore), Highs and Lows (Perth) and Provider (Melbourne). There will also be a matching t-shirt released with the shoes which will be sold exclusively at ALIFE LA, ALIFE NYC and rivingtonclub.com.
Almost 16 years since it’s inception, XLarge has continued to be at the pinnacle of mixing the gen-x with living large. XLarge originally began in Los Angeles as a retail location for some of the hottest brands at the time including adidas, Carhartt, Ben Davis, Puma and of course the XLarge in-house brand. This inevitably led to something bigger. Within 13 months, another XLarge shop, XLarge Japan, had already opened up. In the infantile stage of streetwear, some could say it was XLarge who was at the roots of defining t-shirts as a staple wardrobe. From the beginning to 2007, Eli Bonnerz has been at the reins of this wildly successful label.
Today we present a look at XLarge’s Fall 2007 collection which marks a stepping stone to a planned official relaunch in Spring of 2008. The official relaunch next Spring will be XLarge’s start to re-educate the upcoming generation of streetwear enthusiasts about XLarge’s past history.
On the heels of the 2007 IRAK NY x adidas Torsion we brought you a few days ago comes what appears to be another version of this collaboration that is quickly drawing attention. As signaled by the 2008 seen on the orange suede upper, this could be the 2nd release from IRAK and adidas for next year. Aside from the obvious 2008 release date, stay tuned for more details.
Image: sofarok @ Crooked Tongues
For the month of August, Burton will produce a special collaboration for the Artist 13 Series with graffiti artist KRINK. Featuring KR’s trademark drip technique, this tee design will be available in both men and women sizes. Coming in white, black or purple, only 100 tees will be made and are exclusive the Burton Flagship store in New York.
Image: Steven Vogel
The latest t-shirts by the collaborative t-shirt brand 2K by Gingham have arrived at Sold Out. 2K has always considered the t-shirt as one of the best forms of expression and have in the past enlisted popular artists to design their shirts. This latest batch features collaborations with Genevieve Gauckler, Michael Leon and M/M. The t-shirts will cost 45 Euros (approximately $62 USD) each.
