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574 New Balance Swedish Flag

2007-06-04T21:50:00.001-07:00

These are beautiful. You can get more info about them at New Balance Blog, which is the place to be for news on the newest and freshest NB's.

You Can Build Air Force Ones on NikeID

2007-05-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

It's the truth. Throw together your very own pair of Nike Air Force One Low Premiums over at Nike ID for the low, low price of $275. I haven't done the calculations, but I'm sure there are at least thousands of unique possibilities between patent leather, premium grain leather, nubuck, metallic material, and all the colors for each of those. The "ID" part comes into play with a custom tag that you can get in gold or silver (which, in turn, matches the lace tips and locks). Word. So head on over and get to work!

Here are a couple of my creations... Not the freshest things on the face of the earth, but, well... Pretty damn fresh if you ask me!

Note: I don't know if you can actually buy the shoes that you design because I haven't personally tried (what can I say, I'm broke), but I don't really see why you shouldn't be able to.

Legitimate Freshness from Atmos and Nike?

2007-05-26T18:51:00.000-07:00

It feels like it's been a long, long time since I've gotten excited about a Nike collaboration. Fortunately, it looks like this Nike X Atmos Dunk High just might bring the freshness I've been looking for. The colors are obviously insane, but it looks like they have the potential to come together very, very well. I think I'll reserve judgment until I see a picture of the entire shoe, but for now, I'm getting a little excited...

Via SlamXHype.

Adidas Stan Smith High - White Snake Skin

2007-05-22T02:53:00.000-07:00

Now these are some LEGIT snake skin sneakers. Well... Not really "legit" as in "real," but as in "damn close to real-looking." Actually, I don't know if it's real or not! But it looks much more authentic than, say, any snake skin pattern Nike has used in the past decade... All that stuff is so synthetic and flat. These, though... They look like they're almost shedding! And with the subtle red accents on the sidewall and liner, these are looking fresh to death. I hope they make it past the "Sample" phase, and quickly!

Tipped off by Hypebeast, pics via Footurama.

What Would Big Baby Jesus Do?

2007-04-26T03:49:00.000-07:00

This makes two ODB-themed YouTube videos in a row on this supposed fashion-oriented blog of mine. Oh well. This was just too good not to post.

Wu-Tang is for the Children

2007-04-26T03:41:00.000-07:00

My friends and I have been talking about this video a lot lately (for whatever reason), so I figured I'd post it up here so everyone could relive this classic moment...

The best part about it is how nice and polite ODB is... He doesn't even say anything bad about Puff Daddy! When that dude runs up toward the end to get him off the stage... He just calmly exits. He never says anything obscene... He doesn't even say "Ol' Dirty Bastard"!

Rest in Peace, Big Baby Jesus.

Puma French 77 Collection (and Ping Pong Tournament!)

2007-04-26T03:30:00.000-07:00

OK, so let me make sure I have this correct... Puma is releasing a new collection called "French 77," which is inspired by Argentinian tennis player Guillermo Vilas. At or around the same time, they're sponsoring the PT3: Puma Table Tennis Tournament. They're not the same thing (I think), but they're loosely related...

No matter the affiliation, it looks like some of the products of this ping-pong, table tennis, Argentina, and France inspired are going to be quite fresh and rather clean. Check some out here, and head on over to Fixins to peep the rest.

Fixins is a super-rad site and you should go there on a daily basis. <3

Fresh Checkerboard Fitted from Diamond Supply and Estate LA

2007-04-25T06:38:00.000-07:00

Simple, fresh, that's all there is to it...

Via High Snobiety.

Nike Court Force Ironstone Pack

2007-04-25T06:33:00.000-07:00

Brown and blue, always a fresh combination (but not very summery)...

There's a high-top, too, but I think it's ugly... So if you want to check it out, roll on over to High Snobiety. You can also pick up a pair for yourself at LTD Online... If you can read Japanese, that is.

Greedy Genius, Apparently Unsatisfied with Ruining Air Force Onces, Proceeds to Ruin Chukkas

2007-04-25T06:25:00.000-07:00

The "V.I.P. Paratrooper," ladies and gentlemen...

I hate this brand.

Via Complex.

The Craziest-Looking New Balances I've Ever Seen (M990EXBM)

2007-04-18T22:05:00.000-07:00

The "Wildstyle 990," apparently created as a tribute to Japanese video games...

Black patent leather. Purple suede. Rainbow craziness everywhere.

Pictures and info via The New Balance Blog, which is one of my favorite websites. For reals.

New Balance Super Team 33, Round 2 – BORING

2007-03-20T18:03:00.000-07:00

The second round of New Balance Super Team 33 sneakers are boring, boring, boring. I wasn't a huge fan of the first set, but at least they pushed the limits... I mean, no one had used fish for the inspiration of sneakers to the extent that they did.

The only slightly interesting thing about these shoes is the use of a little tiny bit of stingray material. They are basically a bucket of yawns.

Check out the Hypebeast for more info and photos.

Nike Free 5.0 10AC - COPPED

2007-03-19T22:32:00.000-07:00

The latest pair of sneakers I've purchased (at The 400 in Denver), if you haven't already guessed, is the 10AC Nike Free 5.0.

Apparently 10AC is an entirely new line of Nike products focused primarily at the martial arts community. It's influenced heavily by martial artist Caol Uno... He's had a lot of say in design and production, and "10AC" is a representation of his name spelled backward.

Anyway, the 10AC Free's are fresh. Too fresh, almost. They're made almost entirely out of white patent leather, which, well... It's white patent leather. It's simple, but loud. The pictures below don't really do them justice because these joints are SHINY. Words.

Pictures and info from Freshness Mag.

The Nom de Guerre Fall/Winter 2007 Lookbook is Pretty Awesome

2007-03-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

Most people would probably say Nom de Guerre is pretty damn far from "streetwear," and those people would be correct. Nonetheless, from time to time I like to post about stuff that is just plain cool... Plus these are clothes that I would happily wear, and anything that falls under that category should certainly fall within the jurisdiction of this blog. That said, the Nom de Guerre Fall and Winter 2007 lookbook is a pleasure to browse. For what it's worth, the other ones are pretty awesome, too. Check them out if you are bored or if you are trying to avoid studying for a Behavioral Genetics midterm you have in 3 1/2 hours.

Tom Twerk's Shared Items

2007-03-08T04:10:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to check out the "Tom's Shared Items" widget over on the right for some more dankness that I just don't have the time to write about. You'll probably see a lot of items coming from the super-awesome Josh Spear, a few from The Sartorialist, and maybe I'll throw in a couple from Uncrate here and there. These are all great websites and I fire up Google Reader several times daily to see if they've updated.

Also, every once in a while, if you're lucky I might drop some nerdy Lifehacker type business for your consumption.

Burton iDiom Winter 2007-2008 Jackets

2007-03-08T04:02:00.000-08:00

As a snowboarder, Burton loyalist, and minor fashion junkie, I'm always very interested in seeing what iDiom has to offer. Just as I'm about to head back to Colorado to finally get some snowboarding in for the 2006-2007 season in over Spring Break, I see, courtesy of Hypebeast, that iDiom is already leaking next season's offerings.

Things are looking good. This year the collection is based upon the color red. (Last year's was grey.) Most of the offerings it appear, are either going to be red or have very powerful red accents. Anyway, here are a few to check out (click them to make them just a lil' bit bigger)...

Polka Dot Bape Stas... NOW WITH STRIPES!!!!!1

2007-03-01T01:21:00.000-08:00

A long time ago, I was a Boy Scout. One time while I was at summer camp when I was probably a mere 11 years of age, I wore a striped shirt with some plaid shorts. It must have been Parents' Day or something, because I remember my mother giving me never-ending shit about it. To this day, I have considered stripes and plaid to be a faux pas of the largest magnitude... And the second most significant rule of fashion; second only to "Match your belt with your shoes."

I feel though that I now need to create subsections to my second-favorite rule. Rule 2(A) will now be, "IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, DO NOT MIX POLKA DOTS AND STRIPES, ESPECIALLY ON THE SAME GARMENT!" Rule 2(B) will be my old favorite.

Info and picture from Hypebeast. Thanks, Hypebeast!

Pillows With a Dude Screwing a Dog on Them!

2007-03-01T01:18:00.000-08:00

Get 'em while they're HOT HOT HOT!

No really, though, you can buy these for $50 at XLarge in Los Angeles. I don't really know why you would want to, though. Unless fielding questions like, "Yo, why do you have a pillow with a dude screwing a dog on your couch?" and, "Hey, is that dude screwing that dog?" and, "Do you fuck dogs?" is your thing.

Thanks, High Snob!

Rocksmith Tokyo Ol' Dirty Warhol HOODIES

2007-03-01T01:07:00.000-08:00

Oh. My. God. My most design of all time has been applied to everyone in streetwear's favorite article of clothing: The zip-up hoodie.

THE OL' DIRTY BASTARD X ANDY WARHOL... THE HOTTEST COLLABORATION STREETWEAR HAS SEEN, IS SEEING, OR WILL EVER SEE.

Never-ending thanks to High Snobiety.

Kix Files March Pre-Orders!

2007-02-26T21:35:00.000-08:00

The Kix Files online shop has tons of fresh March releases up for pre-order, including but not limited to...

Nike Air Max 90 Illumination Pack
The offensively ugly Safari Pack II
Paul Rodriguez (P-Rod) II Zest
Some mean looking Court Force Highs
Dinosaur Jr. Dunk SB Highs
...and, clearly, freshest of all...
Air Jordan III Retro Fire Red
[EDIT: Pretty sure these are for children.]

Words.

This Feels Wrong

2007-02-26T16:14:00.000-08:00

I know this probably isn't "wrong" from a legal standpoint. In fact I'm almost sure of it; design patents are tenuous things (See: Nike Air Force 1 and A Bathing Ape Bape Sta). Still, the "Twombly" by Vivism leaves me feeling a bit ill. I mean, seriously... Checkerboard print on a slip-on shoe that is not made by Vans? IS NOTHING SACRED?

Via Hypebeast.

Diamond Supply Co. X Crooks & Castles: The 4 C's

2007-02-26T16:10:00.000-08:00

Not a bad idea! A lot of people probably won't understand this shirt, but that's OK, because those people probably aren't that smart anyway. No word yet on when this Diamond Supply Co. X Crooks & Castles collabo will be dropping.

Via High Snobiety.

Air Jordan XX2 Commercial

2007-02-26T15:14:00.000-08:00

New commercial for the soon-to-be-released Air Jordan XX2 (or XXII or 22).

This commercial literally gives me chills. Be sure to watch it with the sound turned on and turned up. Go buy a new pair of speakers if need be.

AIR JORDAN XX2 TAKE OVER

Can be accessed in much larger format at Jumpman23.com. You can also download it from the iTunes music store, which is a good idea if you don't have VERY high-speed internet.

UPDATE: By the way... Just in case you were wondering, the music is the Lacrimosa verse of Mozart's Requiem in D Minor.

Kidrobot Clothes are Really Dumb

2007-02-26T11:21:00.000-08:00

See if there are any flaws with my logic:
If (1) Overpriced plastic toys are pretty dumb,
and (2) Overpriced all-over print hoodies are pretty dumb,
then (3) Overpriced hoodies with all-over prints of overpriced plastic toys are really dumb.

Via High Snobiety.

Ventura Design on Time: So Fresh, So Clean Watches

2007-02-26T00:59:00.000-08:00

Ventura, relatively young for a watchmaking company, claims to have "no past but only a future." The above watch, dubbed the SPARC px, makes me think that future is going to be a rather bright one, and the rest of the watches in the collection aren't too bad, either. They're far from cheap (the pictured watch will set you back $2150), but the target demographic is "individualists who expect high standards of quality, reliability, and design."

Neither Sneakers nor Streetwear: Matt Sewell

2007-02-26T00:41:00.000-08:00

Well, the title of this post isn't entirely true since he does have a couple t-shirts for sale and has designed a pair of Gravis Comet Mids but it is mostly accurate because, for the most part, Matt Sewell is just an awesome artist.

And, yeah, I know this is supposed to be a blog about sneakers, but I like I said in the post before this one, the sneaker scene has been getting me down lately, so I figure rather than not post at all, I would highlight some cool lesser-known artists. Plus there is a lot of fun to be had by poking around his website. Enjoy.

Vans Syndicate Old Skool "S" Vintage Pack

2007-02-25T21:18:00.000-08:00

I haven't written much lately for the simple reason that nothing involving streetwear or sneakers has gotten me very excited lately.

These Vans Syndicate models are looking pretty fresh, though. Set to release soon (Spring 2007), they feature pre-distressed fabrics and a subtle and super-clean checkerboard pattern. If the all-out checkerboard print is just a bit too much for you to rock, these are definitely worth checking out. Words.

Images and info from the Vans Syndicate website and High Snobiety.

"The Jordan XX2 Countdown" on Slam Online

2007-02-16T16:51:00.000-08:00

Slam Magazine has a pretty good feature on all the Jordan's across the years... They have been doing a countdown for the past 22 days and finished today with, of course, the Air Jordan XX2, which is slated for release tomorrow: Michael Jordan's birthday and the date of the NBA All-Star game.

The commentary isn't super-insightful, but if you don't know much about the history and design of the Air Jordans over the years, it should be a pretty informative read.

Orange, Yellow, and Red Nike Air Force One

2007-02-16T15:38:00.000-08:00

To be honest, I don't think these are all that colorful, especially considering they are part of the Air Force One 25th Anniversary "Colorful Pack." The only part that is very aggressive at all is the super-bright orange midsole. Otherwise... White, red, and yellow? Nothing too crazy, but they look pretty nice.

Via NikeSB.org.

Floral Nike Court Force Low Women's Samples

2007-02-16T15:30:00.000-08:00

Some pretty fresh-looking Court Force Lows, apparently for the females... Looks to feature two tones of red leather, yellow leather, red suede on the swoosh, and a very interesting floral pattern on the tongue and heels. Not too bad... I wouldn't be ashamed to pick these up in a women's size 11.5!

Pictures from Kicksclusive, discovered via Hypebeast.

Mita X New Balance 576 Yamato and Amazon

2007-02-13T03:33:00.000-08:00

The details on this shoe are gorgeous. Color is used extraordinarily effectively, with only tiny splashes that make a huge impact as a result of their both their rarity and brightness. Take the red behind the "N" for example... Such a small detail, but it really makes the logo pop. The perforations on the toe and side are excellent as well. And, of course, the floral laser etchings on the heel add beauty and elegance to an otherwise athletic shoe. Wow. I want these.
On the other hand, I think these green ones, dubbed "Amazon," are pretty gross. Oh well. Different strokes.Images and info via New Balance Blog.

JB Classics C-Bridge

2007-02-13T02:42:00.000-08:00

These were actually released on January 20, but hopefully you and I can still find some in stores because, quite simply, the entire collection is incredible. Look at the 9 designs above and tell me one of them isn't fresh. I dare you. Do it. Seriously.

Pics and information via JB Classics.

A Bathing Ape Shark Tee

2007-02-13T02:32:00.000-08:00

Good Lord, how offensively retarded of an idea for a shirt is this? Seriously? A zipper graphic? A ZIPPER GRAPHIC? I can barely even grasp the stupidity. It helps to think about how overwhelmingly dumb it would be to have an actual zipper running down the middle of a t-shirt. Then multiply that by several orders of magnitude. You might get a headache while doing this.

Via Concept Shop.

Air Jordan Spizike — White, Varsity Red, True Blue

2007-02-13T02:29:00.000-08:00

These look, to me, to be the freshest of the Spizikes. They are just perfectly wearable.

Picture and information via Nice Kicks.

The North Face X Supreme Summit Series Jackets

2007-02-13T01:57:00.000-08:00

The North Face is teaming up with Supreme to drop a little collaboration action with their Summit Series jackets. Looks like these are designed to match the Supreme Timberlands (which were abominations), but they actually look pretty good.

At first glance, I thought I was partial to the black and red colorway, but now I'm not so sure... The purple and brown has grown on me. And, of course, as it usually is with brands like The North Face and Supreme, it's the details that really take it away: The leopard-print lining is really killing it.

Images and info via Hypebeast.