Upon an exclusive interview with Sneaker Freaker, the Scandinavian sneaker outfit
Last year, Swedish retailer Sneakersnstuff first released a sneaker inspired by the traditional settlers of Sweden – the Sámi people. This year they will once again take cues from the history of Sweden and have used Dalecarlia to create this Sneakersnstuff x Reebok SNS5000.
“Dalecarlia is a province in the middle of Sweden best known for the Dalecarlian horse or “Dalahästen” as they say in Sweden. A wooden horse painted with a technique called kurbits. The horse first got carved in Sweden in the 17th century as a toy for children.
In 1939 the Dalecarlian horse represented Sweden at the New York World’s Fair and since then the horse has been a very strong symbol for the country.”
Only 300 pairs will be produced each retailing at 110 Euros. The Reebok SNS5000 will be released on July 25th and will be available at Sneakersnstuff as well as Solebox.
Incorporating themes of the carnivorous venus fly trap, English street artist Jon Burgerman set forth in creating a related pack of seven sneakers for Nike. The seven different designs are seen over various lifestyle models from classic and popular running models like the Air Max 1/90 to lesser seen derivatives of the Air Max LTD and Shox NZ. Available now at Foot Locker Europe, but no word yet on worldwide availability.
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New Balance has collaborated with Swedish sneaker boutique Sneakersnstuff on a set of two limited edition “Made in England” 577s. Peter and Erik, the creative minds behind Sneakersnstuff, designed one 577 each, and utilized the highest quality suedes and leathers New Balance had. You may have heard of these awhile back, as they were originally slated to drop in August, but unfortunately New Balance ran in to some trouble in their Flimby factory, pushing the release date back to October 25th. Price is set at 1099 SEK (approximately $155 USD.)