by: Debre | July 7, 2007
Mitchell & Ness - Harajuku Flagship Opening

Hailed from Philadelphia, Mitchell & Ness opened its first first flagship store in heart of Harajuku, Tokyo on June 22nd. The new store is just steps away from Diesel and United Arrows flagship stores. To commemorate the special occasion, the company staged a surprise…

by: Debre | July 4, 2007
essense Collab Project - essense x SBTG x Meth

essense, Japan’s premiere select shop is celebrating their re-opening on July 4th. Commemorating the opening, essense will release 3 exclusive collaboration items with SBTG, Methamphibian, and Gabriel Urist. Items will be available on July 4th 11 am UTC, essense is taking international orders as…

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by: Debre | June 24, 2007
atmos NYC 2nd Anniversary Party - Event Photos

On June 21st 2007, atmos NYC celebrated its 2nd anniversary with a release of special collaboration sneaker by French artist Manuel Angot, the man behind ART FORCE ONE. A total of 24 customized pairs of Nike Dunk High. Even though a storm blew through…

by: Debre | June 21, 2007
Nike x mita - Trainer Dunk High “Shinrabansho” Preview

Here’s our detail photos of Nike x mita Sneakers Trainer Dunk “Shinrabansho”. Item provided by mita Sneakers, photos by AKI.
P.S. Who could solve what this codes means…. “極東 2151415″ Comment us here!
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by: Debre | June 12, 2007
NB SHAKE! 320 Night - Exclusive 574 Collabs

Here’s another set of photos from New Balance’s “SHAKE! 320 Night” event exclusive, the NB 574 model collaborations, designed by Dave’s Quality Meat, Crooked Tongues, and GREYONE x Dez Einswell. Items provided by hobby:tech/ KIKS TYO, photos by AKI.
FYI: New Balance’s “SHAKE! 320…

by: Debre | June 12, 2007
NB SHAKE! 320 Night - Exclusive 320 Collabs

These New Balance 320 sneakers were exclusively made just for the event, “NB Presents SHAKE! 320 Night”, which was held June 8th in Tokyo, Japan. New Balance Japan invited Dave’s Quality Meat, Crooked Tongues, and GREYONE x Dez Einswell to celebrate the re-release of…

by: Debre | June 10, 2007
NB Presents: Shake! 320 Night - Event Photos

New Balance celebrated their “320″ model re-release launch event on Saturday, June 8th, at Club Asia (Japan). Along with the preview of NB’s 320 model, they invited brands/shops that are deeply involved in sneaker/street culture: Crooked Tongues (UK), Dave’s Quality Meat (NYC), GREYONE x…

by: Debre | June 9, 2007
Sneaker Pimps Tokyo 2007 - Event Photos

On June 7th 2007, the long awaited Sneaker Pimps in Tokyo was held with over 1000 people attending at Club Camelot. Here’s our exclusive photos from the event. Photos by AKI.
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by: Debre | June 9, 2007
Nitraid x New Era - RW Camouflage

Established in 2001, Nitraid (f.k.a. Nitrow) owned by Japanese Hip-Hop group NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND’s XBS, S-Word, Gore-Tex, and designer Eight. They recently released Nitraid x New Era fitted cap using their signature textile, RW Camouflage, in fact this RW Camouflage was used in many…

by: Debre | June 5, 2007
MADFOOT! - June Release Sneakers

MADFOOT! has updated their website with a new line-up for June, scheduled to be released on 16th 2007 in Japan. June line-up consists of 5 sneakers; MAD PROFESSOR (White/Mocha Asphault), MAD KINGSTON (White/Pastel Green), MAD WITNESS LOW (White/Purple/Sax), MAD PROFESSOR HIGH2 (White/Tri-color), MAD BASE…

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by: Debre | June 5, 2007
Visvim x G1950 - Serra Boots

Visvim recently teamed up with G1950 again. This time, in the collaborative boots based on the popular Visvim Serra model. With a heavy-duty trekking boots look, a detailed form and new technology built into one. Serra may look heavy, however, it is actually much…

by: Debre | June 5, 2007
Visvim x NEIGHBORHOOD - 7 Hole Boots

Another interesting collaboration was released recently by Visvim, this time with NEIGHBORHOOD (NBHD). Previously mentioned on NEIGHBORHOOD (NBHD)’s creative director, Shinsuke Takizawa’s blog, the Visvim x NEIGHBORHOOD (NBHD) 7 Hole Boots took about 2 years to developed. The upper material used premium-grade oiled leather,…

by: Debre | June 4, 2007
Freshness Feature: Casio G-Shock 25th - Dawn Black

Photos by Aki
Co-Written by Poe
Produced by Debre
Casio’s shock resistant watch series, G-Shock, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in May 2008. To commemorate the occasion, Casio will commence a year long celebration with several exclusives, collector’s editions, events and etc… The first…

by: Debre | June 4, 2007
Freshness Giveaway: Killer Bee JP T-Shirts

This week, Freshness is giving away two t-shirts, “Bullet Mark” and “Skull”, in several sizes from Japanese brand Killer Bee. Killer Bee is a team of 8 elite MMA fighters - Koutetsu Boku, Akira Kikuchi, Atsushi Yamamoto, Riki Fukuda, Shinsuke Shoji, Michihisa Asano, and…

by: Debre | June 1, 2007
adidas Originals -  Silver Pack Detail Photos

adidas Originals is coming at us with their new Silver Pack, clean and elegant design work that holds chic presence. Silver Pack consists of 2 models using Rod Laver and Gazelle. Scheduled to be released in June 2nd 2007.
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