The most famous sneaker boutique from China is probably ACU. Opened by Bigz and Edison Chen from CLOT, ACU represents a world where Western sneaker culture meets Asian sneakerheads. The store will be celebrating its first anniversary on February 3rd and to celebrate this event, they have collaborated with another Asia based brand, Subcrew, to produce some limited edition trucker caps. Two colorways will be available. The Green colorway will be available at both the ACU store and at Unity, Subcrew’s store in Taiwan. There will also be a red edition that will only be available at the ACU store in Shanghai.
Source: Bigz, Subcrew
To state the obvious, any brand or store with a vast 100 year history is sure to have created a concept which has stood the test of time. Such is the case with Japanese bike shop KK Yamamoto which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Hiroshi Fujiwara and his firm Fragment Design contributed to the celebration with a collaboration t-shirt.
Source: Hiroshi Fujiwara
As touched upon in our recent New Balance Interview: Around the World, EMEA Lifestyle brand manager Robert Ward mentioned that the 410 is one of the best selling sneakers within Europe and the regions he oversees. Here’s a look at some recent colorway releases for this iconic model. Another point mentioned by Ward is that with the resurgence of running models so expect more of these sorts of releases from New Balance. Available now at End Clothing.
The Garden is the latest collection of products from San Francisco store and brand HUF. The small collection of products includes 5 panel caps, t-shirts, and hoodies with an obvious pot inspired theme. Both the caps and the hoodies come in a wide range of colors. Available now at HUF Sutter.
HUF Sutter
816 Sutter Street @ Jones
San Francisco, CA94109
p: 415.614.9449
Source: Keith Hufnagel
In some ways, the FBT can be considered the face of Visvim’s footwear collection representing the brands success in creating their own reinterpretations of popular classics with an almost obsessive attention to quality and detail. A new series of elk skin FBTs have released in three colorways, consisting of black, brown and white. With the most recent leather releases coming in the form of the Christmas Pack, the buttery soft elk skin is a better indication of Visvim’s dedication to quality. Currently available at Chapter World with a price tag of ￥37,800 JPY (approximately $355 USD).
