Having to live in the shadow of success of the Supra Skytop, the Cruzier has not caused much buzz until now. Taking design hues from the Air Jordan IV with the mesh side panel (don’t worry- these won’t have to be legit checked), these Cruziers will sport a colorway reminiscent of the Air Jordan V’s. Expect these to drop sometime this Spring at skate shops like Factory 413. Image via: Daily Drop.
Factory 413
413 South Fairfax Avenue | 
Map
Los Angeles, CA 90036
TEL #: 323-936-0290
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Joining the trend of bringing back old styles, adidas Originals released this Nuesslein. Inspired by an old adidas tennis court shoe, these Nuessleins are covered in felt, complimenting the unusual silouette of the shoe. Besides creating a rather unique upper, adidas pays attention to detail by accenting the shoe with a gum toe, gold trimming and plaid-patterned collar and insoles. These are now available at size?
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The PUMA Disc Blaze, a runner formally introduced in the early 90′s, was the first to feature a Disc Closure System and has been gaining more followers as PUMA has recently revived this shoe back into its collection. Here’s a sneak preview of three Disc Blaze’s expected to release July 2009. Featuring great colorways, accented by animal stripes, each of these are limited to 250 pairs worldwide. These will be available at Vagant.
This past October, PUMA entered the Volvo Ocean Race. Considered to be the ‘Everest of Sailing,’ the VOR is a nine month round-the-world race where sailors must endure the most extreme of environments, from the icy conditions of the Southern Ocean to the hot and humid climates of Brazil and India.
With direct input from the PUMA Ocean Racing Team, a line of performance sailing gear was developed to ensure protection from any weather circumstance. One of the key pieces was the Off Shore Jacket. Key features include lightweight fabrics for total freedom and maximum movement, a 3-layer Gore-Tex Performance Shell that is both water and wind proof, fully adjustable double cuffs, and taped seams.
Though the jacket was created specifically for the PUMA Ocean Racing Team, these jackets will be released exclusively at Classic Kicks, Training Camp, UBIQ, Commonwealth and BDGA. The key performance and safety features that make this essential for these hardcore sailors also makes for the perfect jacket for the urban warrior facing the harsh elements of everyday life. These jackets are expected to release this Saturday, January 24th.
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When Nike wanted to promote the arrival of the innovative Nike Hyperdunk, the brand ran several ads featuring defenders getting dunked on with typical basketball ‘trash talk’ written across the image. However, some of these ads were considered of poor taste and even homophobic. The ads, created by Portland’s Weiden+Kennedy Agency, were immediately removed from the campaign hoping to save face for Nike’s highly anticipated release. Now, months later, Nike shows its sense of humor and humility by creating a Hyperdunk pack featuring the same punchline from the controversial ad on the sole. These are now available at NikeStore.com
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With the Era quickly being accepted as a style choice rather than just a staple within the skate community, VANS brings a new twist to the typically canvas low top. The Deep Red colorway for the upcoming VANS Era will feature a monochromatic upper of suede and leather. With premium materials, a rich solid color, and the VANS signature vulcanized midsole, this Era will be seen amongst various fashion cliques. Expect these to drop within a couple of week as part of the VANS Spring Collection. Via: Complex.
ONLY NY, an independent brand hailing from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, has recently created a compilation of photographs depicting NYC transit and graffiti’s overtaking of the subway system. The NYC Subway Archives is a perfect reflection of the brand’s conceptual journey into timeless street apparel. With graffiti artists being an integral part to sneaker collaborations and more lately, packaging and product design, ONLY gives insight to what New York was like when graffiti was still far from sought as fine art, but rather criminal vandalism. The collection features some work from well known artists such as Espo and Seen.
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Last night was the preview for Louis Vuitton’s Stephen Sprouse “Rock on Mars” tribute exhibition held at the Deitch Projects‘ Wooster Street Gallery. Stephen Sprouse (1953-2004) was one of the most influential fashion designers of his time and a key figure in the dynamic mix of punk rock, wild style graffiti, and street influenced fashion that characterized the downtown New York community in the early 1980s. He was one of the first to build on the influence of Andy Warhol to create a fusion of art, music and fashion. The exhibition features Sprouse’s bright Day-Glo fashion works, as well as paintings depicting popular rock imagery, such as Sid Vicious, stacks of loudspeakers, and a crucifixion of Iggy pop. Also video installations of Sprouse’s fabric and furniture design for Knoll. The after party at the Bowery Ballroom, was decorated to fit Sprouse’s style, featured DJ Jus Ske and performance by Debbie Harry, a good friend of Sprouse and had one of a kind fashion pieces from.
In association with the exhibition, Marc Jacobs, who has been highly influenced by the famed late designer, has created a new collection for Louis Vuitton, inspired by 2001′s famous collaboration between Jacobs and Sprouse to make graffiti-style handbags.
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Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9475
Rock on Mars Exhibition: January 09, 2009 — February 28, 2009
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With the arrival of the New Year, Winter soon dwindles away bringing forth another Spring season. With that said, CLOT releases the last of their C.S.A. Fall/ Winter 2008 collection. The batch includes the Monogram Polo Shirt, M65 General Jacket, and the Monogram Beanie, only furthering the success of CLOT’s C.S.A Collection where Part 1 and Part 2 left off. These new items are now available at Juice as well as ClotInc.com.
JUICE
2/F., A, 53 Patterson Street | Map
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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VANS gives us yet another great release with this Half Cab Pro Pack. These Half Cabs feature premium suede and leather, along with chenille, seemlingly influenced by varsity letterman jackets. Also paying dues to a true varsity, enlarged embroidery stitching reading Half Cab on the heel tab. Equipped with two-toned laces, these are sure to add to the repertoire of success for the VANS Half Cab. While the College Blue colorway has already released, the black and red are to be expected in the upcoming weeks. Via: Complex
Converse revives one of their sneakers from the vault with the ST Wajima Hi. Sporting patent leather and an ankle strap, the silhouette takes hues from the Converse StarTech, a 3/4 shoe from 1986 made famous by David Robinson while playing at Navy. Like all Converse Wajima footwear, these are a tribute to the Japanese city and its traditional crafts of lacquer. Also in a red colorway, these available at Flauge.
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