Another series of sneakers from adidas marketed to the Chinese public features the TS LightSpeed “Art of War”. Paying homage to Chinese methods regarding war, the sneaker incorporates elements of Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain. Aside from the performance benefits, the sneakers feature laser etching and the use stylized leather and patent. The black colorway is slated for a June release, while the white one will drop in July.
Source: Kenlu
Another series of sneakers from adidas marketed to the Chinese public features the TS LightSpeed “Art of War”. Paying homage to Chinese methods regarding war, the sneaker incorporates elements of Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain. Aside from the performance benefits, the sneakers feature laser etching and the use stylized leather and patent. The black colorway is slated for a June release, while the white one will drop in July.
Inside an industrial Parisian showroom, designer Rei Kawakubo presented a collection that altered classic army garbs with new textiles, patterns and helmets.
Head Porter’s 2008 update on the Shati collection of bags features a new series of highlight colors to coincide with the original black base. The little changes are effectuated with the use of colored straps in original colors as well as the addition of red and blue. Head Porter’s most popular styles are represented such as the Ruck Sack, Messenger Back, Day Pack, Tote Bag and Boston. Available now at Honeyee Store.
KICKS/HI has released their 2008 spring/summer collection. Joining a strong contingency on the island of Hawaii, KICKS/HI has created a collection with bold Hawaiian themes and the use of patterns and geometric shapes. Available now at kickshawaii.com.
Here’s a look at some new products from Futura Laboratories. A strong collection of hats can be seen of the 5-panel variety as well as an anodized bike chain. The 5-panel hats include an all-over print Pointman logo as well as a colorful plaid print while the bike chain cover is printed with various Futura icons such as the Atom and logos. The products are available now via phone order at Purist.
Following up on the success’ of the Amos Toys Bird God vinyl, comes a third element, the Holy Hand Bird God. The toy features a glass resin pen pattern done strictly by hand. Each figure will be released to Gold Members first this weekend with a more general release happening soon after. To add to the intricacy and exclusivity of this item, each piece is signed and numbered. Check the store.amostoys.com for availability.
Source: Amos Toys, Toys R Evil
The OF Monster print is the latest t-shirt out of OriginalFake. The character evokes memories of a terrible Canadian children’s show, The Hilarious House of Frightenstein and I can’t help but feel the character would fit in perfectly. Available now at honeyee Store as well as OriginalFake dealers in the near future.
Continuing with Visvim’s Folk series, the newest addition to the higher end family of apparel and footwear is the Lama sandal. Using Italian cowhide as the main material, additional comfort is provided with an EVA sole and leather straps. Available in the solitary color seen here at Re In Force.
The San Francisco art collective of Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF are set to invade Los Angeles later this month. Four retail spaces will open up on Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row, each with their own distinct theme and range of products. Upper Playground’s talented twosome of Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol will be among the artists displaying works which include Usugrow, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, San, Retna, Saber, Alex Pardee, Ron English, Doze Green, Slick, Armsrock and David Ellis. A fourth bonus space will have a revolving range of items, however the debut of the space will be marked by a display from Tony Ward’s Six in the Face collection as well as a display of motorcycles from Roland Sands. As the release date nears, look for this space to also develop into one of the main launching points of Overture Films “Righteous to Kill” movie. Seen here are some of the t-shirt designs set to release at the opening of the locations.
Upper Playground & The Last Laugh
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Beyond your usual retro lifestyle models from adidas like the Superstar, Campus, Forum and ZX running series emerges the Sunny. The simple vulcanized sneaker which debuted in ‘84 features a canvas upper, contrast stitching and the classic Trefoil logo on the side. With both a low and high top available, check them out at styles.
Continuing with UNDFTD’ regional tour t-shirts covering their various branches across the United States and Japan comes the Santa Monica joint. If you have strong affiliations with the Santa Monica location, this makes perfect sense. Available exclusively at UNDFTD SM on May 24th. In the last few days, we’ve already seen highlights for Tokyo and Los Angeles.
One of the most anticipated Reebok dual label sneaker projects is set for release on May 31st at Bodega (6 clearway st.).
Designed by Bodega, the Escape Pack was inspired by the renegade, borderline legal, semi-dangerous, insanely cheap, revolutionary, independently run bus lines that link Boston’s Chinatown to NYCs Chinatown.
Retailing for $200 USD, the pack includes everything you need to escape to another city for an overnight excursion. An exquisitely designed Reebok Omni Pump Lite is the centerpiece of the project featuring a luminous jade and charcoal color-way detailed with a map of the route embossed on the ankle collar. A matching 5-panel cap by “ELM” and tee are also included in the pack. Various essentials including, but not limited to, mix-tapes, rolling, papers, paint markers, and good luck charms round out the contents of this extremely limited release. Only 100 Escape packs have been produced. Within ONE of the packs is a GOLDEN TICKET upgrade. The lucky winner of the upgrade will get airfare to anywhere in the continental US, as well as a suitcase filled with past limited releases from Reebok.
NEW INFORMATION
New circumstances have allowed for the additional release of another 200 pairs of Bodega x Reebok Pump Omni Lites in the form of the Travel Pack. Unlike the comprehensive Escape Pack ($200) outlined above, the Travel Pack ($150) features a gym sack and a pack of lucky charms. The Escape Pack is ONLY available at Bodega, however the Travel Pack will be available at Alife Rivingtion Club(NYC), Ubiq (Philly), UNDEFEATED(La), Livestock(Toronto & Vancouver), Kicks/ Hi (HI), St. Alfred (Chicago), Huf (SF), ACU(Shanghai).
