Undefeated could be known as one of the first sneaker boutiques in the States that catered to the sneaker craze in recent years. They have done well starting in Los Angeles and eventually having stores in Japan. Their brand, UNDFTD, has equally done just as well releasing many hit t-shirts one after another. UNDFTD has just release two new t-shirts including the CB tee which is based of a basketball legend, Charles Barkley. The other tee released is the Fall Brawl t-shirt. Both t-shirts will be available this Saturday at Undefeated stores across Japan.
Billionaire Boys Club aka. BBC and Ice Cream which is a label under the helm of Pharrell Williams and Nigo (A Bathing Ape) will start releasing some of their 2008 Spring/Summer products starting January. The new items include a BBC Trump Jacket, a pair of BBC Neon Denim, an Ice Cream IC Smile Sweater and New Era Fitted Cap, a BBC Trump Bandanna, and an Ice Cream Parka. All items will be available at the BBC/Ice Cream stores in New York and Hong Kong as well as various dealers.
Image: Billionaire Boys Club | Ice Cream
There’s still two months till Valentines day but Nike has already released their yearly Valentines sneakers. Previously seen was a Valentines Court Force and now here is a look at the Valentines Air Max 95. This Valentines Air Max 95 is predominately white with Valentine-esque accent colors. If you look closer, the shoes feature a heart shaped pattern on the white patent leather. Even the insole has hearts on it. We’re not sure if guys could pull off this shoe but by all means, get it for your girls. Available now at atmos.
We have been hearing a lot of Gallery 1950 or their label G1950 lately due to collaborations they have done with Original Fake, Visvim, Cause, Stussy and more. This time around, they have produced several bags including a backpack, a waist bag, a pouch, a Boston bag and a outdoor shoulder bag with Japanese luggage maker Porter. Available now at G1950 retailers.
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The February 2008 issue of the Japanese magazine Eyescream has recently been released. We have already seen many magazines talking Bape in these past view years but everytime someone does it, we are still interested in Bape especially the lifestyle of the main man behind it, Nigo. The Bape feature will include a long interview with Nigo, Skate Thing, Teriyaki Boyz, Wonderwall’s Masamichi Katayama and many more. The book is now available at your local Japanese bookstores.
Image: USEN & BUTINKUO
Info: O’logy
Here is a look at an upcoming release from Nike. This Air Trainer 1 dubbed Chlorophyl will feature a nice and simple gray, white and blakc colorway. We have no idea why its rumored to be called Chlorophyl but it might in part because of the green color used on the shoe as Chlorophyl basically are the green pigments found in photosynthetic cells. Nevertheless, this makes a nice shoe for Spring ‘08 as it will be released near that time.
Image: Niketalk via Kicksaholic
Here’s a look at a new Nike Court Force which according to Colmilludo is inpsired by a famous fish market in Japan called Niji Ichiba or Nijo Market. The market is located in downtown Sapporo, Japan. The Court Force features a patchwork of different textiles and textures. Other than the fish skin and the colorway, we really don’t see how it is similar to the market. No word on when or where the shoes will be released though.
The label Mishka had the chance to design some NHL inspired New Era fitted caps for Cap City. Three hats were produced using some old classic NHL team logos including the New Jersey Devils, The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Northstars. Other than the New Jersey Devils, both Vancouver and Minnesota have changed logos. The Vancouver Canucks currently utilize a Orca logo while the Northstars are the Dallas Stars. Available now at Cap City and The Mishka Pop-Up Shop.
Cap City
5806 Bergenline Ave.
West New York, NJ
The Mishka Pop-Up Shop
218 Bedford Avenue (entrance on N. 5 th)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
From the creative firm La MJC and the creative agency Indesignwetrust comes the second edition of All Gone. Basically All Gone 2007 is a book outlining the best products from street culture of the year. You can also think of it as the best of HYPEBEAST 2007. All products in the book are individually photographed and sorted by release date. The book will be released in January and limited to 1500 copies worldwide. If you want a great recap of 2007, this is the bible to get. Available at colette.
Us Versus Them, the art collective & clothing line from the people behind the Southern California boutique/gallery, Versus will be releasing the 1st half of their Winter collection of designs this weekend. Consisting of hand-drawn designs and exclusive photographs, the line eschews the standard Photoshop cut & paste “sampling” in favor of a more ground up and thoughtful approach. Each design, while remaining aesthetically appealing, was created to represent a particular emotion or message, usually having to do with the dynamic relationships between creativity & capitalism and the disenfranchised & those in power. The Tin Soldiers shirt is a prime example which was printed on a locally cut & sewn custom body, featuring a photograph that was used in the official court hearings on the Kent State shootings, where student protesters were gunned down by anxious Ohio state troopers. The collection will be available now.
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