Artist Dave White has had a large part in this year’s Malaysian leg of Nike Dunk celebrations. He was on hand to paint a series of portraits depicting the original colorways of the Nike Dunk in a style which has become well known amongst sneaker heads.
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With a design philosophy deeply rooted in clean and simple aesthetics, Japanese brand Deluxe has released a new set of products for this month. The collection includes fabric hats, flannel and chinos. Available through Bridge Online.
Nike has just updated their Be True website with a chronicles of some of the best Dunks throughout the shoe’s history. The updates feature the F2T.50, a sneaker that features the efforts of Stash to pay tribute to Futura on his 50th birthday. Check it out at Be True and check back for more updates in the future.
Medicom Toys recently unveiled an all new 400% Kubrick Busters model. The figure celebrates Buster-Kun’s 10th Anniversary with The Pillows as their official mascot. The well known Japanese band has been popular in Japan since 1989. Both a black and glow in the dark versions are available.
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A new shipment of Futura Laboratories have released which a strong emphasis on hoodies and jackets. The Brooklyn hoodie and Sport Art jacket are complimented by a hoodie collaboration with Dickies. Like Carhartt, Dickies transcended its workwear label to become a wardrobe staple.
The relatively new label of Kinetics has been on a collaboration tear as of late with brands such as Eastpak/Batman, Columbia and now most recently Quiksilver. The collection features a technical reversible jacket in addition to a t-shirt. The black mountain jacket can be reversed to reveal a blue plaid pattern. Available now through Chapterworld.
Powerhouse Hong Kong label Subcrew and Shanghai store ACU have teamed up on another cap. Just recently saw the release of a previous collaboration. This cap features a Rasta inspired colorway with hemp detailing on the back panel. The ¥480 CNY (approximately $67 USD) will drop February 16th at ACU and Unity in Taiwan.
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Japanese label Devilock has mainted a storied history since its inception over 10 years ago. Their diverse portfolio includes an ongoing show and a handful of high profile collaborations. Their 2008 Spring collection seen here includes jackets and hoodies with a certain clean cut aesthetic. Available now at Devilock.
Part of “The Running Man” pack is this Air Max 90 from Nike. Designed by Misha from the label P.A.M., this Air Max 90 features a green and yellow colorway. It also has a nice speckled sole as well as a fun little graphic at the back of the shoe. It feels like Nike is finally come back with releases that people might actually want. This quickstrike release will be released at Nort in Berlin tomorrow.
Nike has recently released the “Medal” pack to celebrate the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing which just around the corner. The pack includes four models including the Nike Air Stab, Nike Air Max 95, Nike Court Force and Nike Vandal all featuring metallic gold, silver, bronze or bronze colorways. The Air Max 95 stands out from the pack as it beautifully merges all several metallic colors together on one shoe.
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