Liberty is a store in London that sells a range of luxurious products including Womenswear, Menswear, Accessories, Home Goods, Beauty Goods and Gifts. The Japanese brand, Sophnet., has recently collaborated with Liberty to produce a set of nice notebooks. Four notebooks are available each utilizing a different fabric. As cool as these notebooks are, they are not for sale and are given away to friends of Soph like Jeffstaple.
For the opening of the new Soph. store in Osaka, Japan, Soph., which sells their own brands like Sophnet., F.C.R.B. and Uniform Experiment, has teamed up with Nike to release an exclusive pair of the Nike ACG Air Revaderchi. These sneakers will come in two colorways including gray/navy and white/green. The materials used for the sneakers are kangaroo leather as well as full grain leather. Along with the shoes will be a matching t-shirt. These shoes will be released on March 20th at all Soph. stores as well as Isetan.
There will be more Soph. Osaka exclusive products so stay tuned for more info.
Just the other day, the sportswear cross streetwear label, F.C.R.B or F.C. Real Bristol released their 2008 Spring/Summer lookbook on their website and in the look book we briefly saw what looked to be a F.C.R.B. Body Ball. Now, the creative director of F.C.R.B, Hirofumi Kiyonaga, has released pictures of the Body Ball on his blog. Unfortunately we don’t know exactly when this Body Ball will be released but we find this product very interesting as F.C.R.B. has gone out of the norms of “streetwear” to produce something simple yet functional.
As foreshadowed recently by our update on Hirofumi Kiyonaga’s upcoming debut of his three brands, here’s a look at SOPHNET.’s 2008 Spring/Summer Collection. The collection reveals a collection of sophisticated contemporary classics which stress material and fit. Among the interesting stylistic approaches are the sweat pant bottoms and crops.
Creative director Hirofumi Kiyonaga is set to launch his trifecta of brands this month, marking the 2008 Spring/Summer season. His staple of brands associated with include SOPHNET., FCRB and his inaugural project with Hiroshi Fujiwara, Uniform Experiment. All brands will release February 2nd, with the exception of FCRB which will be unveiled on February 9th.
Detaille is a perfume company which offers candles, skin care products, and fragrances was founded in 1905 in Paris. They have recently teamed up with Japanese fashion label Sophnet. for a collaborative project on a candle. No word on when the product will release.
Source: Hirofumi Kiyonaga
Yesterday we were presented with a new collaboration between Sophnet. and Visvim which consisted of a metallic gold and metallic silver Kiefer Hi. Today we take a look at a third pair of Kiefer Hi’s from the same collaboration. This newest pair features a more “regular” colorway as opposed to the ones we’ve seen before. It features a side zipper as well as a side patch. Easy to wear and never out of style, these Sophnet. x Visvim Kiefer Hi will sell for 29,400 Yen.
Source: Four Star via High Snobiety
The glamorous metallic style is pretty hot this year. You can easily stop the use of metallic colors in the collections of top designers such as Burberry, Prada, Chanel and Jil Sander. Sports and street fashion has also taken this cue with various footwear labels such as Puma using metallic colors on their sneakers. Now, together with Sophnet., Visvim has also created two pairs of Kiefer Hi’s using the colors metallic gold and metallic silver. The Kiefer Hi will also include a side zipper which is extra detail usually not seen on the Kiefer Hi’s. These retail for 29,400 Yen and are now available at UCS.
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The soccer video game, Winning Eleven, might be one of the most popular video games among teenagers in Asia. The soccer game is already in its 10th edition and features some of the most realistic gameplay. For the 2008 “Challenge to Christiano Ronaldo” edition of Winning Eleven, game makers Konami has teamed up with Japanese fashion label Soph. for a limited edition jacket. The jacket will be limited to 100 pieces and are available only through a contest on Youtube. Unfortunately we don’t know Japanese so we wouldn’t know how to sign up, nevertheless, a very interesting collabo indeed.
Source: Hirofumi Kiyonaga
Japanese boutique Sophnet. has revealed a series of different items set to release as part of their 2008 New Year collections. Some of the releases include a Polo shirt from Uniform Experiment (project between Sophnet. & Hiroshi Fujiwara), Sophnet. Still Trad shirts, FC Real Bristol t-shirts and Dr. Romanelli x Sophnet. Emergency Medical Division Jackets.
SOPHNET. has released a preview of their 07/08 Fall/Winter Collection. The Japanese brand has been an integral part of the Japanese fashion scene. The preliminary look focuses on the Sheepback Beanie, Panel Border Sheepback and a pair of eyeglass frames. Look for these to appear at select SOPHNET. account holders as well as SOPH.
Zippo will be collaborating with several brands including Neighborhood, Stüssy, Sophnet.&F.C.R.B. and honeyee for a series of custom Zippo lighters. As the name suggests, this feature outlines the canvas-like properties of a Zippo and how each design goes beyond the aesthetic values to convey a deeper meaning. Each Zippo is limited to a run of 50 pieces. You can see all the lighters at honeyee.
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