The highly talked about Nike x SWAGGER Terminator Hi Supreme QK was released in Japan last week and sold out almost in a matter of hours, while some originally speculated that this release would be exclusive to Japan, it seems that news has broke that select Nike Sportswear retailers in the US and Europe will recieve pairs as well. The tentative release date is next Saturday, July 25th, and it’s believed that only Nike Sportswear in New York located at 21 Mercer and Los Angeles located at the Montalban will be receiving them in the US. There is no word on what retailers in Europe will be releasing these. The suggest retail price is $140. via: Complex
Crooks & Castles seems to live by their motto of, Can’t Stop the Crooks, the Crooks family will be opening their second flagship store in Los Angeles next Friday, July 24th. This new store will be concept driven, meaning it will carry product that is exclusive to this store and no where else in the world. The new store location is in one of LA’s more trendier areas, West Hollywood, specifically Sunset Blvd, across the street from the infamous Mel’s Drive In. In addition to the news of this new store, Crooks & Castles has relaunched their website and will open a new Online Store in the next few days as well.
Crooks & Castles – Sunset Concept Store
8570 Sunset Blvd Suite 6.1 | Map
West Hollywood, CA 90069
TEL: (310) 652-3007
Levi Maestro came onto the scene this past year with his show, Maestro Knows, which is a video diary of his life in Los Angeles, showcasing some of today’s hottest brands as well as musicians and other influential people connected to our culture. Season 1 has ended and now Maestro is getting ready to release Season 2. Today the trailer for Season 2 was released, which includes photography by 13th Witness.
Nike Sportswear’s NSW Collection features some of the most technical apparel pieces from Nike, period. This newest drop from the NSW Collection looks to be no different. The latest drop includes pieces from the Summer 2009 NSW Collection, pieces from this drop include new Firefly Jackets, Stripe Polos, Long Sleeve Tops, and a Cheyenne 2000 Backpack. The NSW Collection is available at select retailers worldwide including Nos in Japan.
Converse along with HUF are collaborating on a new Skidgrip shoe that will be a part of the (PRODUCT) Red Collection from Converse that seeks to help raise money towards the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. HUF, based out of San Francisco, started as a skateshop and has now become one of the West Coast’s most influential retailers, having retail spaces in both SF and LA. The two brands along with (PRODUCT) Red worked together on this recently retroed model, the Skidgrip, a high top sneaker that a number of skaters wore almost 15-20 years ago. The shoe features various branding from HUF including a monogramed “H” across the entire upper of the shoe. No word on when these will be released. via: a >s.v.p
MAJOR DC collaborates with New Era once again on their newest 59FIFTY fitted cap, this one being touted as the “NeverMinor” hat features Black performance fabric which is used to help resist shrinkage and stains. This new fitted from MAJOR DC uses a new logo inspired by old school graphics that reads “Never Minor Since 2006″ in a circular pattern. The back of the hat features the signature MAJOR Trinity logo. You can pick it up this Saturday, July 18th only at MAJOR DC and via: the MAJOR DC Online Store.
A few days ago we gave you a look at the iDiom 2010 Bags Collection and now we have a detailed look at the entire iDiom 2010 Apparel Collection. iDiom, is a sub label of Burton, and is created by two of the industries biggest names in Hiroshi Fujiwara and jeffstaple. The 2010 Collection looks to build off of the 2009 Collection, which to some was a dissapointment. The new 2010 Collection will feature a variety of pieces ranging from various types of 3L and 5L jackets, down jackets, shell jackets, pants, and more. The color inspiration is a bit more basic and in tune with where we’ve seen iDiom before with most of the colors being neutral with a small portion of it being bright colors such as Pink, Purple, and Neon. via: mashKULTURE
adidas Originals‘ newest pack features a three way collaboration with XLARGE, PORTER, and maharishi on three of their Originals’ models including the Superstar, Nizza, and Stan Smith respectively. XLARGE collaborated with adidas on the Superstar using a wide variety of colors and exotic reptile leathers with an XLARGE logo featured on the tongue. PORTER kept it very basic and clean with a Black nylon upper and Orange lining, similar to their bags, on the adidas Nizza Hi. maharishi and adidas worked together on the Stan Smith using a Light Blue synthetic on the upper with maharishi branding near the heel of the shoe on the upper. All three are available now at select adidas Originals retailers including Proper.
Proper
425 East 1st Street | Map
Long Beach, CA 90802
TEL #: 562-628-9100
Commonweath DC and Sneaker Pimps will be bringing The Clipse to Commonwealth DC today, Saturday, July 18th, for a special in-store event from 4 PM to 6 PM. After the in-store event, Pusha T and Malice will head to the Washington DC Sneaker Pimps, where they will perform along with DC’s very own, Wale, as well as Roc Nation’s newest artist, J.Cole. Make sure you stop by Commonwealth today to meet The Clipse, additionally you can pick up tickets to Sneaker Pimps at Commonwealth.
Commonwealth – DC
1781 Florida Ave. NW | Map
Washington DC, 20009
TEL #: 202-265-1830
Event Date: July 18th (Saturday) | 4 pm – 7 PM
The newest issue of honeyee.Mag Vol. 9 entitled “Reality” features a nice piece on this collaboration between fragment design and NEIGHBORHOOD (NBHD) on this leather jacket. The collaboration uses various vintage black leather jackets like the Vanson Highwayman and the Lewis Leathers Avia:kit as the base for the collaboration piece while various fragment design and NEIGHBORHOOD (NBHD) patches are carefully placed on the jackets. Look for these to drop in select retailers the second half of this year. via: HB
A new colorway of the Nike Air Max LeBron VII has been leaked to the internet. The Nike Air Max LeBron VII is of course LeBron James’ seventh signature shoe with Nike Basketball and this pair is unlike any pair before it as it features a new Nike Air Max 360 air bubble that was specifically designed for this shoe. Additionally most versions of the shoe will feature Nike’s Flywire technology, however this colorway features a woven material on the upper instead giving it more versatility to be rocked off the court. This particular colorway is clean using a simple Black upper mixed with some Baltic Blue and White. No word on when these will be released but expect something later this year when we get closer to the 2009-10 NBA Season. via: NikeLeBron.net
LIVESTRONG along with Nike and Marc Newson will be hosting an event in Paris, France this Friday, July 17th to celebrate Lance Armstrong and his long awaited return to the Tour de France. Guests who attend the event will be honored with this special pair of Nike Sportswear x Marc Newson x LIVESTRONG Zvezdochka shoes. The Zvezdochka was originally designed by Marc Newson along with Nike a number of years ago and saw a limited release at select retailers. Now the shoe makes a return along with the help of Lance Armstrong and LIVESTRONG, only this time it may be even more limited than the first time the shoes were released. via: SLAMXHYPE
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