Here’s a first look at the highly anticipated and much rumored Crooks & Castles x Vans collaboration shoes. Much inspired by the Gucci colorway, this sneaker is now available for viewing at the Crooks & Castles store in Los Angeles. However, there isn’t any word if these will be releasing but word is that there will also be an alternative colorway that will be released to the public.
Fragment design teamed up with the good people at Bearbrick to produce a 100% Bearbrick Panda that will be auctioned off with Nike Classic Panda Pack. Both the Nike Classic Panda pack and the Bearbrick are efforts to help raise money to help the people in China that was hit by the terrible earthquake. It is good to know that at a time like this, everyone around the world is coming together to show support. More details about the auction to come.
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Converse debuts the second 1HUND(RED) Artists collection for Fall/Winter 2008, a year-long global curation project designed to further Converse’s support for the (RED) campaign. The F/W collection will draw inspirations from cultures all around the globe including Africa, Brazil, Japan, Norway, and US with various artists such as Brooklyn based artist, Michael Schall, to African designer, Warwick Kay. Converse 1HUND(RED) Artists will unveil a total of 100 designs, each with unique styling and a number located inside the shoe that identifies the artist who created that specific shoe.
Converse will also debut the African Canvas collection of Chuck Taylor All Star shoes produced with canvas made in Africa. The iconic Chuck Taylor All Star shoe comes in the usual black and red canvas emblazoned with a tribal “X” pattern on the heel stripe, signifying that they are made of this special canvas. These shoes will be available in June at specialty retailers and Converse online store.
Ed Rec Vol 3, produced by famous French music label Ed Banger, is set to release with an exhibition at Colette, featuring 22 portraits of Busy P. This volume includes many great artists including Uffie, Mr Oizo, Feadz, Sebastian, Krazy Baldhead, Mr Flash, DJ Medhi, Justice, and DSL. Ed Banger also collaborated with Colette on a very limited tote bag that will be released on June 9th. Also available is a collector box that includes 6 vinyls, 1 CD, and various stickers. With only 2000 available, be sure to hurry and check it out at Colette.
Bringing to the table a wealth of experience in numerous fields, Hong Kong’s Know1edge has flourished season to season with a line that has consistently been making its mark. Their minute details rarely go unnoticed and seem to be the basis for many of their designs which ultimately bring everything together to create an extremely pleasing package. Their 2008 summer collection seen here delves deeply into the use of patterns. Among our favorites this season is the denim which includes contrasting denim against the main use of raw denim and multi-colored selvedge. Available now at select retailers and 8five2.
