Family Mart M576MFM
New Balance Japan is set to release an upcoming 576 “Conbini” Pack which is themed after convenience stores found in Japan. The included stores are am/pm (M576RNO), 7-11 (M576MSE) and Family Mart (M576MFM). Each features suede and patent leather uppers alongside a perforated toe box. No word yet on it’s availability.
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Urban Look offers us an all new preview of an upcoming Nike Woven Footscape Air Max 360 pack that features a woven upper alongside a snakeskin upper. The two colorways available are extremely clean and may create some new fans out of this hybrid. No word yet on a release, but stay tuned.
Resonate Goodenough and Osaka born, Japanese artist Ai Otsuka. The apparel highlights her 2007 tour titled “Am Best”. Available are a black/pink tee as well as a black/silver jacket. The release of Ai Otsuka clothing in Japan often sells out very quickly. Available on Mu-Mo.
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Vans did a “Futbol” collection, consisting of Classic Slip-On models done up in colorways representing popular World Cup teams. The first roll-out will include styles sporting the colors of Portugal, Sweden and Mexico. Expect more National team-inspired kicks to drop, but for now check for these three in June.
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If you’ve ever sat down to play cards, chances are you’ve fanned out your hand using Bicycle cards. The latest Fragment collaboration with Bicycle features a twist on the timeless classic of cards. Each suit is colored different, with yellow, red, green and blue each representing diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades respectively. Although playing a game that involves the division of red and black may take a bit more thinking, this opens up the possibility to other different games as well.
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Here’s a look at a recently released Nike Dunk Mid “Griptape” SB. This sneaker features a black colorway with graphite laces and a graphite swoosh. The front toecap features suede while the toebox itself has a textured griptape like material. No word on the type of release this is.
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Here’s a preview of an all new Bone Jackson tee from UNDFTD featuring a skeletal figure posing in the same style as the classic Nike ad featuring Bo Jackson in shoulder pads resting his arms on a bat. Like the UNDFTD “Wings” tee, this was also designed by Eric Elms. This tee is slated to release Saturday, May 26th.
UNDFTD have just received the adidas x UNDRCRWN collaboration on the model of Detroit’s Chauncey Billups, the C-Billups. This model features a vivid patterned upper alongside strategic placement of texture basketball leather along the stripes and heel. These are currently available at UNDFTD.
Later next month on June 2nd, New York auction house Philips de Pury & Company will auction off a few select pieces of work by iconic Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami. Some of the most popular pieces on sale include the Louis Vuitton Eye Love Superflat print and the Mister Wink, Cosmos Ball print. The pattern created by Murakami for LV has gone on to become the most successful selling bag ever for Louis Vuitton.
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Here’s an upcoming look at two other New Balance collaboration’s. First off is Cambridge Massachusetts based Concepts. Concepts chose a nice fresh colorway with white/yellow/turquoise with a plethora of different materials employed for the upper. They include a pebbled leather front bumper, a nubuck toebox, patent leather on the heel and suede along the eyelets. This 576 model is part of an upcoming pack of store designed New Balances that also includes a Sportie LA NB 576. The release scheme is as follows. These sneakers will be released in July.
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