Frontline Shop with New Balance are releasing a limited run of 576s. Both green and brown are used with a distinct separation seen at the forefoot. Sparing green highlights are seen set against the rest of the brown upper on various instances of the New Balance logo throughout the 576. Available next week at Frontlinesshop.com.
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With summer in full effect, we see another collaboration pop up featuring an established streetwear brand and a surfing label. Crooks & Castles together with Billabong teamed up together to produce a set of board-shorts featuring some of Crooks & Castles’ iconic print. One hundred instances are available exclusively at the Crooks 8021 Flagship store on Melrose however as of right now only a run of size 32 is available until full stock arrives.
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A look into Gucci’s 2009 spring collection of footwear unveils some new updated designs of their own Native American-inspired sneaker as well as some more conservative styles. Next year’s collection sees the high-top style updated with patent leather and skirt while other models include patent loafers and traditional lace-ups.
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In what amount to Alex Pardee’s only exhibition of the year, “Scratches & Abrasions” is the latest collection of art inspired by many years of horror movies, graffiti and gangster rap. Marked by a distinct comparative art style which includes elements of torment and absurdity in a vivid form of visual communication. This effectively creates a mood altering experience as viewers are instantly forced to create their own feelings upon each Pardee piece. However with all this deranged art before him, the whole process is interestingly therapeutic. The show “Scratches and Abrasions” begins at 7:00 pm on July 12th with products coming in the forum of limited prints and a SURU t-shirt.
Alex Pardee “Scratches & Abrasions” Exhibition
SURU-LA
7662 Merose Ave
Los Angeles CA
Neighborhood frontman Shinsuke Takizawa has unveiled his latest bike as part of the Neighborhood Custom Cycle Division. The fairing-less bike is the fourth such bike to come out of the Neighborhood Custom Cycle Division.
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From one sneakerhead to another, the DJ Clark Kent designed 112 Pack has become one of the most highly anticipated releases of the summer. Combining some of the sneaker world’s most cherished elements of cement print, neon and 3M, these characteristics all feature on Nike’s one models. The pack includes the Air Force 1, Air Max 1 and Air Trainer 1. Concepts is among the first to see a release tomorrow, Saturday, July 12th.
Concepts
37 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA, 02138
p: 617.868.2001
We’ve been showing you guys parts and pieces of the various collaboration projects coming from Hello Kitty, Colette, Silly Thing, and Chapel of Dawn for the Hello Kitty Black Wonder exhibition in Hong Kong. Now we are ready to show you the very wide range of products from each collabo including t-shirts, tote bags, accessories, toys, and home products. It seems that no matter what, Hello Kitty will always remain as one of the most popular and loved characters of all time in Asia.
Check out many more pictures after the jump
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The newest Countdown Pack part of the Air Jordan Collezoine campaign is the 4 + 19 combination. The crowd favorite Air Jordan 4’s will come in the proven classic Black/Cement Grey/Fire Red colorway, and the newer 19’s will be in a similar colorway of Black/Chrome/Varsity Red. This pack will be will be available starting July 19th.
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Linkin Park and Fort Minor’s Mike Shinoda has not been well known for his designs; even though he has designed all of LP’s branding and started his career attending the Art Center College of Design in California. This being his 2nd project with DC Shoes the MSDC series will consist of the Xanders and the Prides, both designed in a similar traditional Japanese motif. Shinoda’s artwork is seen through out the insides and outsides of the shoes, along with traditional Japanese patterns and Koi scales. These shoes will be first showcased at the Japanese American National Museum on July 11th; and later will be sold together with a limited edition booklet of Mike’s artwork starting August 1st.
Perennial source for basketball news, SLAM was offered up a chance of a lifetime to participate in adidas’ huge Gil II Zero collection which unfortunately hit a massive road bump when Gilbert Arenas took an injury blow last year. However, SLAM’s shoe still went through but was unfortunately not able to be worn in Arenas’ last game of the season as originally intended. With the viewing of this shoe, SLAM has also provided an in-depth description of how this sneaker came about as it features numerous details throughout which make the virtually unwearable shoe still hold a visual relationship with deep meaning. The horse-hair tiger print was inspired by Arenas’ tiger tattoo while other elements are directly SLAM related including the vision of Arenas on the sole which reflects a previous front cover shoot. These shoes will not hit any retail floor and kept exclusively as an internal release.
