Since last year, the Japanese boutique, Atmos, and the world famous character, Hello Kitty, teamed up to release a galore of collaboration products including t-shirts and accessories. Their partnership continues this time working with footwear maker Ubiq. Utilizing the Grace model as the silhouette, Atmos has created three different colorways that feature cute Hello Kitty graphics on the shoes. These limited sneakers will be coming out on January 18th, 2008 and retails for 14,700 Yen.
Every four years stellar feats of superhuman achievement take place at the Olympic games. The Greatest Moment Pack from adidas Originals – The Original Games is a pack which includes some memorable feats in Olympic history. Some of the pieces shown here such as the Olympic 9.95 Second Bag and L-Olympic 9.95 Track Top are all references to the 1968 Mexico Olympics when the 100 m sprint was first completed in under 10 seconds. The Olympic Ballons Suit is inspired by the opening ceremonies of the 1968 Summer Games and include high quality photograph prints as the highlight. Available now in Hong Kong at D-mop, while people in other parts of the world should check their local adidas Originals dealer.
Other packs include:
adidas Originals – The Original Games – Medal Pack
adidas Originals – The Original Games – Pictogram Pack
adidas Originals – The Original Games – Country Pack
adidas Originals – The Original Games – Generic Pack
adidas Originals – The Original Games – Oddity Pack
Look for these new models of the Consortium Series from adidas to release alongside some models previously covered models from a few days ago. These models include a gradient blue/red Superksate Mid and sleek purple Greenstar. Available at Barcelona’s LIMITEDITIONS.
Set to release later this month as part of a wealth of items belonging to the 2008 Spring/Summer collection are these Raf Simons high tops. The navy upper is a less flashy version of last season’s Astronaut predecessor but still includes details such as patent uppers and large oversizes tongues. Available Thursday, January 17th at oki-ni.
For Alpha Industries, they are as legit of a brand as they come. In 1959 the United States Department of Defense recruited Alpha to redesign their military jackets. The new jet age was an era in which pilots were now soaring to greater heights and dearly in need of technical apparel to keep up with their flights. This was coupled with new terrain faced by infantry. The bottom line was Alpha was able to re-engineer technical apparel for the armed forces which increased comfort, performance and reliability. From the realm of the military, Alpha has also added collections of jackets for civilian use, successfully incorporating a legacy of innovation with contemporary styling. Three jackets seen here include the Hawk, McGyver and Mod Squad. A list of dealers for this collection can be seen here.
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