Stussy teamed up with the people from Tatami to produce the Destiny Pilica birkenstocks. Tatami is a 230 year-old sub-brand from the original Birkenstock company that truly focuses on comfort by using the best natural materials and ergonomic designs. This pair come in a jungle camo color with signature Stussy handwriting as part of the camouflage pattern. A very nice pair of footwear to go with any summer outfit.
Stussy teamed up with the people from Tatami to produce the Destiny Pilica birkenstocks. Tatami is a 230 year-old sub-brand from the original Birkenstock company that truly focuses on comfort by using the best natural materials and ergonomic designs. This pair come in a jungle camo color with signature Stussy handwriting as part of the camouflage pattern. A very nice pair of footwear to go with any summer outfit.
The music industry lives and dies on its ability to neatly categorize music. The companies executives need to know whether the group is rock, hip hop, pop, R&B etc… in order to know exactly where and to whom to market the music to. Therefore, when Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes) and Shay Haley decided to form a genre bending funk/hip hop punk band named N*E*R*D back in 2001 its certain that the groups sound baffled company heads on exactly how to market them. The band quickly defied the conventions of modern marketing techniques by finding an audience that immediately took to Pharrell’s familiar falsetto vocals, Chad’s implementation of synth heavy breaks and Shay’s energetic showmanship. The impact was swift as the first album “In Search of” was critically acclaimed and achieved gold status. The second album “Fly or Die” was more sonically advanced then the band’s first album. It showed growth lyrical and creatively as the members learned how to play different instruments adding to a more organic sound.
Inevitably, label disputes caused Pharrell to announce that the band was permanently on hiatus in 2005. While casual N*E*R*D fans were disappointed by the news, die hard fanatics of the band knew that the creative urges of the crew would not allow them to stay away from the scene very long. After a four year break, N*E*R*D returns with which seems to be a more layered, up-tempo danceable effort. The first single for “Seeing Sounds” is “Everybody Nose”. The song is a not to subtle ode to club girls who indulge in the white powder over emphatic jungle drums, deep driving bass, hard synth stabs and an excellent piano beat break towards the end that would make Elton John jealous.
Nike introduced the much anticipated Nike Sportswear line recently in Beijing, China, with an exhibition that included eight iconic products including the Air Force 1, the Windrunner, AW 77 Hoody, the Nike Dunk, Air Max 90, Eugene Track Jacket, the Cortez, and NSW Tee. The exhibition also included installations by highly celebrated artist, Robert Wilson, and producer, Noah Khoshbin.
Nike Sportswear is a line that aims to combine the best of Nike’s heritage with today’s technology and innovations. The focal point of its design is the body as Nike believes that “if you have a body, you’re an athlete.” For its 2008 F/W Collection, it has a variety of pieces including varsity belts, caps, and jackets, Nike Zoom Tennis Classic, Nike Star Classic, Terminator High, Storm-Fit Sports Man Coat, and a number of tees. The Nike Zoom Tennis Classic is a collaboration project with Fragment Design, a brand started by streetwear godfather, Hiroshi Fujiwara. In all the pieces, you can definitely see the remix of classic materials with a modern twist.
Nike is definitely taking the idea of sportswear to another level as it continually shocks and surprises us with endless innovations.
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Here we’re showing you some new spring releases from Goodfoot. The release includes Rock n Roll Tennis tees, matching splatter New Eras, and a Vancouver exclusive tee that addresses the problem of Heroin addiction in Vancouver. All the tees make a strong and loud statement with big graphics.
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King Stampede from Brooklyn NYC have had a strong following for some time now. Over the years, they have predominately only released clothing for the guys. However thanks to Pete Leonard’s personal blog we see a small preview of some women’s tees set to be released in the Fall. Instead of just putting designs from the men’s range onto women’s style tees they seem to have come up with new and just as interesting designs for the new collection. For now, check the preview out but look for these too drop in your usual King Stampede accounts this Fall.
Head Porter has just came out with their latest summer collection, Vinyl, a name obviously based on the material used in this series of bags. The collection will come in black, brown, and white, all with a transparent plastic material and with the standard Head Porter monogram pattern printed. Also, it comes in four different sizes including two types of totes, a Boston bag, and a pouch. With the plastic material, the bags are definitely very practical for the summer if you ever want to hit the beach in style.
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Puma is proud to re-issue the original Roma sneaker. First introduced in 1968, this drop pays tribute to all Roma fans, terrace historians and the 1968 Azzurri European Championship winners, Italy.
The white/team royal colorway will be the first Roma shoe re-introduced to the market. It will be constructed with a clean leather upper, soft suede formstripe and it also feature the original Puma gold sticker of authenticity from 1968.
The other three colorways will be a tribute to the Italia 68 football team. All shoes will feature the Italia blue football jersey material on the lining which references to Italy’s second World Cup victories.
Insa has posted up a look into the latest exhibition at Luxembourg’s Extrabold. In addition to Insa’s trademark high heel customs and sexually charged pieces, other graphical designs are on hand as well. More can be seen after the jump.
With China acting as host country for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Nike has afforded China with a special colorway of their recent flagship release the Hyperdunk. Utilizing new and innovative Flywire technology, the Hyperdunk has set the standard for lightweight basketball footwear. Flywire itself is based on wire structures often seen on bridges. Taking this concept, Nike has utilized this theme in creating footwear that maintains support only where it’s needed, effectively minimizing excess support and weight. The colorway features iconic Chinese colors in red and yellow.
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A few days ago, an earthquake of immense proportions struck the populous Sichuan region of China. With a high rate of mortality and casualties at hand, Fragment Design has created a special Nike Court Tradition to be auctioned off in relief of the victims. Only details seen here are line sheets, however stay tuned for more details regarding the auction and products.
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Considered by many as Hong Kong’s poster boy of designer toy world, Michael Lau was sourced by Nike to create a special sneaker for the Chinese BMX Federation. The sneaker maintains a strong aesthetic allegiance to China’s iconic colors with yellow and red colors. The package also features a toy and special commemorative box to complete the set.
