Temper Tot is one of Ron English’s most well-known images. His his half-infant/half-hulk has seen many iterations both in print and street art, and now makes the jump to vinyl toy. Temper Tot will stand 8 inches tall and arrives gorgeously sculpted. Ron’s toys have a history of being highly coveted and limited pieces so [...]
Earlier this month, we brought you a premium watch collection from Nixon. Here we get another look at one with serious motorsports-inspiration: The Nixon Grand Prix collection. The collection consists of five different models: The Trader, The Magnacon PU, The Corporal SS, The Sentry SS, and the Spencer. All five will arrive with brushed stainless steel [...]
Nike’s Air Max line is getting a slew of material updates this year and will continue to change in 2013. Before the year’s end, the Air Max 95+ BB will see a new palette. The Nike Air Max 95+ BB wolf grey/old royal gets colored in a fashion that resembles a retro Air Jordan from [...]
Andy Warhol’s image is just as iconic as his artwork. Knowing this, Medicom Toy has produced a limited run of figures modeled after him aptly entitled ‘This is Andy.’ The vinyl toy will stand 23cm and arrive in two versions: Andy Warhol with interchangeable heads to depict him as young or old Andy or a [...]
There have been a handful of space-inspired sneaker releases in the past year. Some caused riots, some caused serious heartache to iPad users. Needless to say, the glaxy motif is really taking off and seems to be a hit on any model. Supra now plays their hand at a space theme with the Supra Super [...]
Anybody who is even remotely familiar with the Grateful Dead will immediately recognize the classic artwork. The Steal Your Face, Skull and Roses, and Dancing Terrapins have graced albums covers and tshirts for decades. Now, in the Grateful Dead x Burton partnership, they get emblazoned on a set of limited edition Burton boards for pro [...]
Nike has a lot of classic runners and it seems that each model has it’s fair share of fans. Earlier this year, to the delight of many older ‘heads, Nike began retroing the Nike Air Max Classic BW as well as dropping new colorways on us. Here, we get the latter with the new Nike [...]
Earlier this month, Knyew dropped their line of hoodies. Now, we get a teaser video into the Knyew sweatpants. The video shows us one color with the Knyew script logo embroidered on the pant front. The Knyew sweatpants will arrive at Knyew Las Vegas on November 2nd.
The Present x ellesse Poli collaboration is a continuation of the ellesse Fab Five series. The series takes footwear models from the ellesse collection and partners them up with popular stores and designers for fresh, reviving takes on the classic. This time, London’s menswear shop Present tries their hand at redesigning the classic Poli model. [...]
The Nike Air Footscape Woven Chukka might be the most polarizing shoe in Nike’s arsenal. You either love it or you hate it. There is rarely any in between. Here we get a good look at the newest coloration of this model with the ‘Grid Iron’ colorway. The name is derived from the dark wool [...]
Interview with RDQLUS, creator of Connoshoer
At this year’s MAGIC trade show in Las Vegas I had the privilege to finally meet and talk to Steve Gordon also known as “RDQLUS”. I have followed RDQLUS’ work with the famed OSD cast and his own top of the line brand. I was delighted to hear that one of his biggest projects [...]
Interview: Reebok Designer Jeremy Sallee
This last week, we spent some time in Las Vegas for the MAGIC/Project Trade Show. One of the highlights was the media event held by Reebok Classics that brought out some of the creative influencers that are helping bring the brand back to its previous glory from the Nineties, which include Swizz Beatz, Dominique Wilkins, [...]
Behind the Kicks: Ms. Solemate
This week I had the pleasure to chat it up with Ms. Solemate. Hailing from the fresh windy city of the Chi, Ms. Solemate has been in the sneaker community for quite some time. A very genuine and articulate female that lives and breathes this culture. She has an extensive collection of fresh kicks and [...]
Watch as Chaz Ortiz, Dave Willis and Brandon Westgate visit the world famous Yankee Stadium in epic fashion.
Following from the unveil of his single “New Slaves” and a performance on season ending Saturday Night Live, along with the sighting of all red Yeezy 2′s, Kanye West now shares the official artwork for his forthcoming album entitled Yeezus. Look for more information on this as it approaches it’s release on June 18.
Action Bronson talks about his love affair with New Balance
From Sneaker Freaker, “A few months back we spent a day with Action Bronson while he was down here in Melbourne. We were hunting through the offcuts and noticed we didn’t include the dude talk about his favourite sneakers of all time. Bronsolini fans are well aware of his love for New Balances sneakers, and [...]
