Fred Perry and Comme des Garcons continues their successful collaboration in Spring.
The forthcoming collection centers on heritage Fred Perry and is full of traditional references updated with a unique COMME des GARÇONS twist. A number of different applications to the Fred Polo are introduced including bleaching, abstract printing and overdying. Clever use of colour and washes is used creating unique products making each piece signature COMME des GARÇON SHIRT.
Landing in March at Hanon Shop, also checks Fred Perry’s site for more info and photos.
Being Hunted updated their adicolor by Adidas campagin in Berlin. It is totally different from what we saw a couple weeks before, the white spaces are ‘colored’ by all different kind of people in different ways.
Click here to see the feature on Being Hunted.
It seems that W)Taps and Vans will soon have a new collaboration out. In the latest Friday Magazine, there is a picture of yellow Vans Era with the twisted ‘Vans The WTaps’ monogram.
From Friday via Kix-Files.
Kix and the City recently went to XXL Magazine’s office and saw a preview of the Nike Easter Air Force 1s and Air 180s as well as some other samples. Both these beautifully colored sneakers should be coming out soon.
Pictures from Kix and the City.
House 33 recently put some of their limited edition tees online for sale!
Click here to review or purchase the tees.
I just came across Grandism, and found something very interesting called ‘Football Heros’.
Football Heroes is a complete collectors picture album featuring 60 World Cup teams: all the 2006 qualifiers plus the most famous teams from World Cup history. It contains over 700 individual player portraits drawn by 50 of The World’s Top illustrators from 17 different countries.
The latest issue of the Royal Magazine issue 7 is now out! Articles included in this month’s issue include:
Mickey, Avalon, Hellovon, Karborn, Bijules NYC, Blacksmith, Scott Langton, Yoko Devereaux, Indian Larry, Plain Gravy, 10 Deep, Burton, B-more Lacrate, lmac, Artful Dodger, David Choong Lee, Vault 49, Visionary Vehicles, Monster Children, and Tofer.
www.theroyalmagazine.com
www.thekdu.com
Japanese brand, Gilet, takes the Converse Chuck Taylors to a new level. They have customade the signature Chuck Taylor shoe to have a vintage look.
From Chung on Think-Silly.
The Hundreds has updated some info and pictures of Oki-Ni and Adidas’ collaboration with Oki-Ni. Check them out in their Shut Up! section.
German based Coarse Toys, who are famous for their surf figurines, have collaborated with Vans on this huge (101cm x 53cm!) Fiberglass Sk8-Hi Chair. Retail price of this chair is currently undisclosed, but I think it’s safe to assume it’ll be rather expensive.
Pictures and info from Mr. Kim Says.