The brand, Idiom, has been a snowboarding apparel label that we have always followed here at HYPEBEAST due to its ties with the trend setter Hiroshi Fujiwara. This year, Idiom used a lot of red along with plaid patterns. To be honest, we thought this year’s collection was only so-so compared to the monotone collection from 06/07. Recently, HF posted some pictures on his blog where he is shown wearing a jacket from next year’s Idiom 08/09 collection. It looks like there will be a lot of green from the upcoming collection. Unfortunately not much information has been released but usually some Idiom retailer will release the pictures so hopefully we’ll see some of the catalog scans soon.
Source: Hiroshi Fujiwara
Here are some new items from Head Porter’s sub label, Head Porter Plus. This season, Head Porter Plus has kept it nice and simple with several tees including the the Photo tee, the Anchor tee, and the Parasol tee. Nothing too crazy but nice graphics for you to enjoy. Available now at Shaft.
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.
