Lifestyle shoe makers Etnies Plus has maintained their trademark of simple aesthetic and attention to detail into the latest Fall collection. With a look at the recently announced Write-Left x Etnies Plus, these other shoes complete a strong season for Etnies Plus. Seen here are the Issac, the Junior and the Pablo. All three are highlighted by pig suede linings and memory foam cushioning. Available this Saturday at Livestock.
Director of Japanese brand Whiz, Hiroaki Shitano has taken the creative reins of American outerwear company Marmot for this upcoming Fall/Winter season. Marmot was officially created in 1974 and was among the first outdoor companies to utilize Gore-Tex. The Unionhood, Twig and Fifth jacket are all representations of functionality meeting the visually pleasing designs of Whiz.
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The latest sunglass style from Sabre Vision has just arrived at their Mesa, California Headquarters. Sabre describes The Hooligan as “slow, low and mean.” These bad boys will be available soon, in both polarized and non-polarized models, at the Karmaloop Kazbah and other Sabre accounts worldwide.
Here’s a sneak peek at the Upper Playground Winter 2007 footwear lineup. Pictured above are Upper Playground’s Jaws slip-on designed by Skotch, and the Forest skate low top. Other styles for Winter include The Races low top tennis shoe, the Butterflies shoe designed by Dora Drimalas, the Mug Shots shoe by DJK, and many more. The shoes will retail for $100 and will be available this winter at www.upperplayground.com
Porter has recently begun shipping it’s new Cire series. Cire translated from French is otherwise known as wax. As you can tell by the pictures, the Cire Collection possess’ a shiny gloss to the material. The bags are coated with urethane to achieve the waxy look. Seen here are the waist bag and the pouch. Available now at Helden.
The San Francisco sneaker/skate shop Huf are in the works to release an upcoming Black Satin New Era 59Fifty Cap. Huf is arguably one of the strongest in-house brands for creating New Eras caps. No word yet on a release date, but stay tuned for more details as this cap is still in it’s sample stages.
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Iconic graffiti artist turned designer Niels “Shoe” Meulman is set to take the stage September 13th in an exhibition outlining his self coined term “Calligraffiti”, or the art of writing. The exhibition held at the BG in Amsterdam will include new art by Shoe with a theme revolving around a king and a calligrapher. Also on hand is another artist, Eric Haze, who will be presenting some of his own works.
To commemorate the event, sneaker store Patta has teamed up with these two artists to create 3 exclusive t-shirts. Each color of shirt will only be available in quantities of 30 shirts per style. Available starting September 13th only at Patta. Check the intricate details of each shirt after the jump.
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This is the ACG Air Rhyolite created in conjunction between Japanese store/brand Sophnet. and Nike. The two Sophnet. colors include black/silver and brown/gold. Also included is a pink ACG x Sophnet. jacket. The tag features a tribute to Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. No word yet on availability for this collection.
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The Nike Air Stab was originally released in the late 80’s as a motion control running shoe due to the incorporation of stability forks across the visible heel unit. With all the re-releases going on as of late, this recent pack offers some Stab love for the ladies. No word yet on availability, but check your local Nike accounts in coming weeks.
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Four years in the making, the documentary Maestro marked it’s completion with a special collaboration with legendary surf/street brand Stussy. The film documents a series of people who collectively found refuge in life outside the mainstream in dance music. The documentary goes into detail about the history and development into modern day dance music. Here’s a look at the exclusive Italian version for Slam Jam which includes a t-shirt, pins and the DVD which comes in a special packaging. No information about a release but these may not be commercially available.
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