Nike SB has been steadily releasing solid line-ups all through 2008. For June, Nike will be releasing some classic silhouettes in some summer colorways ranging from Aurora Blue, Midnight Fog, to Island Teal. This release includes a selection of Dunks (Lo’s & Mid’s), Blazer Hi’s, Zoom Tres, Zoom Classics, and Zoom Air Harbors. Most will be available at your local SB account stores, excluding the European release only Blazer Hi’s.
Nike SB has been steadily releasing solid line-ups all through 2008. For June, Nike will be releasing some classic silhouettes in some summer colorways ranging from Aurora Blue, Midnight Fog, to Island Teal. This release includes a selection of Dunks (Lo’s & Mid’s), Blazer Hi’s, Zoom Tres, Zoom Classics, and Zoom Air Harbors. Most will be available at your local SB account stores, excluding the European release only Blazer Hi’s.
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Gold/Regatta
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Island Tea/White
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Game Blue/White
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Sport Red/Pink Clay
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Aurora Blue/Varsity Maize
Colors by Danijel Todorovic, Sam Barrat, and Dave Dixon
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Midnight Fog/White
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Island Teal/Mineral Yellow
Colors by Baravetto
Two familiar partners in crime, massive Japanese sneaker store Atmos has had the pleasure of working with New Balance on numerous occasions to fulfill the large Japanese appetite for the NB. We’ve seen distinct design patterns emanating from the Land of the Rising Sun as the Japanese are known to adore concept driven footwear as well as more liberal creations. The latest Atmos x New Balance collabo features a color-changing upper which changes colors relative to heat. A July release date has been set however aside from Atmos NY, don’t expect these to be too readily available outside of Japan.
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Another sleek release is on deck from adidas Originals. The Campus Vintage Lux combines the terrace classic Campus with understated highlights such as a suede and patent leather upper. The insides are given an added touch of luxury with leather insoles. Look for these to hit adidas Originals accounts later this week.
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Skateboard P and General Nigo have been known for their extreme jewelry game, the iced-out G-shock being one of their most noticeable pieces. Now that a lot of people are following in their footsteps, Pharrell has decided to step his game up and show us his new custom the “Dark-side” G-shocks, iced out with black stones on the Black and Pink Bape G-Shocks and featuring a white BBC astronaut on the back.
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The Tracksta is the latest entry into Bape’s footwear department. Taking a page out of the Nike Air Stab’s design, the Tracksta features a low-profile shape. By Bape’s standards, these original colorways are pretty tame. Look for these to hit Bape Stores in the near future.
The Air Yeezy saga continues with another colorway popping up. While the anatomy of the shoe has been thoroughly dissected and shown, still no concrete info is known regarding the sneakers release or availability. The Kanye West signature sneaker is shown here in what appears to be an off-white pearl colorway. Stay tuned for more details.
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With the introduction of the Puma Sky Low II, the low-top takes various cues from Puma’s basketball original the Sky II which was the recent cause for inspiration on Bodega’s Spy vs. Spy sneaker. With profile similar to its high-top big brother, much of the leather paneling is the same. The Sky Low II also manages to keep in touch with the original with the single velcro strap. The styles seen here include a patent leather toebox and white Formstripe. Available now at Shoe Planet and other Puma retailers.
Japanese label WTAPS just came out with a few new releases for 2008 S/S Collection named “Extreme Prejudice.” The release includes 3 new tees and a black fedora. The tees all feature simple, effective designs that uses the WTAPS logo and the phrase “Extreme Prejudice” on the shirts. The fedora is also minimal with the number 23 and the shape of a bow tie sewn around it. Available now at Cliffedge.
San Francisco based brand, Benny Gold, just came out with their 2008 S/S Collection. The collection includes 5 t-shirt designs, with 2 colorways for each design, and a New Era cap. The designs are based on the concept of staying youthful and always striving to be the best that you can be. The many references to gold symbolizes success and achievement. So for all the fans out there, always go for gold.
Converse is introducing a collection of premium footwear for Fall 2008 as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. With deep roots and great influence on sports, music, and pop culture, the collection makes references ranging from secret geometry to electronic music, honoring the genres and movements in music. The collection will include Chuck Taylor All Star, All Star Light, Chuck Taylor All Star, Electronic Music, Grateful Dead, Jack Purcell Specialty, Odessa, Wave Trainer, Extensions, and Converse by John Varvatos Bosey Boots. Definitely a very strong lineup to look forward to.
At some point the evil geniuses over at Apple decided that the best soundtrack for their high tech gadget pornography was happy reassuring folk indie rock. Maybe this was done to balance out the feeling of a cold computer age with visuals of science fiction devices with very human organic music. In any case the plan worked to perfection as I-phones, I-touches, I-books and I-anything else flew off the shelves as soon as they stocked them. The commercials also served as an excellent marketing tool for the musicians on the commercials. Soon the indie darlings featured in the adds where getting goggled and downloaded like crazy and enjoyed by more people than the hipster sipping lattes in the independent coffee shop.
One of said artists is indie folk singer songwriter Orba Squara whose song “Perfect Timing (This Morning)” was heavily featured in the early I-phone commercials making the song practically synonymous with the product and instantly recognizable. Orba’s brand of organic rock replacing tuned down guitars, driving bass and hard snares and kicks with violin, accordion and toy pianos give his music a dramatic baroque pop feel with a whispery lyrical delivery. The sonic landscape of the tracks paint dream induced pictures of fairy tale sequences dressed in pastel. His latest video and single “Gravel” from his album “Sunshyness” is another foray into softly plucked acoustic guitar lucid fantasy rock with a surreal video to match. If Apple ever considered going into the atomic bomb business, as long as they played something this good for the accompanying add, we may consider purchasing it.
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