Some all new Undercover products have dropped at the Undercover Taipei store. These include a red bus pass holder, a Rebel Bear key chain, and three different colors of the Undercover Purple sneaker. Some t-shirts have also been released.
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Here’s a look at part of the spring/summer 2007 collection from Japanese sneaker fanatic brand Kiks Tyo. This season’s collection is themed after rare kicks and of course the almighty Air Force 1. The tees features huge picture prints involving some of the most sought after sneakers in recent times (You Wish Tee) as well as a picture print depicting stacks upon stacks of Nike boxes (Kiks in da Box tee). The AF1 tees feature a simple AF1 graphic however each tee is done in 3M ink. International buyers can purchase these via Kiks Tyo Shop.
Nike just released a new commercial featuring the likes of basketball star Pau Gasol, tennis player Rafael Nadal, and soccer player Ronaldinho participating in an underground Fight Club/Blood Sport esque demonstration of their skills and talents. Interesting spot but nothing less would be expected from the marketing gurus at Nike.
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Sneaker Pimps is continuing on with its Asia tour with its next stop in Manila, which is the capital of the Philippines. This show which will take place on May 26th will feature a live artist installation from graf artist Futura. Alongside Futura will be plenty of entertainment via some live DJ’s as well as a skate demo.
Info
Sneaker Pimps Manila
Saturday, May 26th
the former Manila Dj Club
32nd Street Taguig City
The Fort
8pm till late
The latest from NBHD’s spring/summer 2007 collection have been released including a wide variety of collared button-up’s shirts and shorts. The shirts feature a dizzying array of different patterns and designs. Each shirt features a more fitted cut to keep things more streamlined. The shorts seen are a bit easier to choose from with mostly solid colors. NBHD are also releasing a special t-shirt in conjunction with Boon Magazine.
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Hong Kong based Subcrew are set to unveil some new special items upcoming here. They include two military Castro styled caps with gold or silver foil prints featuring a skull design. These caps were created exclusively for Next Episode in Taipei, Taiwan. Up next is the special Wendy’s Hamburger inspired mesh hat. This gold foil colorway was made exclusively for the shop Caramel which is also located in Taipei.
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30 years ago this year, the “King of Rock n’ Roll” passed away. Be@rbrick will commemorate the King with the release of a 100% and a 400% Be@rbrick. The Be@rbrick features some classic Elvis Presley cues such as the shades, the hair, and the wild white jump suit. Stay tuned for new pictures.
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Rounding out the Air Force 1 releases designed by Bobbito Garcia is this third “Pilgrim” installment. This sneaker features the use of four different materials in leather, suede, mesh/canvas and patent leather. The inspiration for these sneakers came from a simplistic idea of a basketball uniform he once wore featuring an Almighty Force League shirt paired with light blue Bounce Magazine shorts. These will release in mid-June during the same time as the City Series New York releases of AF1’s.
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For the upcoming release of the Japanese movie, Dai Nippon Jin (大日本人), Neighborhood have created a special limited edition package to commemorate the release of the movie. Although the details of the movie have been kept secret, the content of these packages have been revealed to include a t-shirt, bandanna and towel.
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New Balance is set to release a new artist series 574 model later this year in August. The artwork on the sneaker was designed by Sean D’Anconio, brand manager of Enjin as well as creator of the Big Puff Maki vinyls. This Canadian artist created a 574 themed after 1970’s grindhouse cinema with the use of imagery regarding the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, streets of Harlem, kung-fu and the Yakuza. Quentin Tarantino’s release of the movie Grindhouse is an example of the type of exploitation graphics that you will see on this 574.
This relationship between D’Anconio and New Balance actually began in 2006 when D’Anconio customized 20 figures for John D. Franklin of NB for the Las Vegas Pool tradeshow, and now the customization for D’Anconio has turned to shoes rather than vinyl.
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