Following last year’s foray onto the North American market, Japanese apparel label A Bathing Ape, or better known as BAPE, is focusing on its South East Asia fan base, with the opening of BAPE flagship in Singapore. Now in its 16th year, the once Harajuku…
The Air Max 1 got a much-needed boot of energy last year with the release of Patta 5 Year Anniversary models. This colorway, much like the original red and blue models, looks to preserve the original styling and colorblocking of the famed sneaker, and this…
Nike has a history of making prominent signature models in monochromatic patterns, and now the Zoom Kobe V gets a dark retooling. There is already a “Dark Knight” edition on the way, so here is another primarily-black model. With an upper in black and gray,…
A follow up to the hugely popular special edition Chukka boots, footwear maker Dr. Martens and urban fashion label Stussy Deluxe will issue a new collaborative model this Spring - The Hambleton. Taken design cues from the California casual styles and an European summer staple,…
In remembrance of the diaspora African Americans suffered during the last 400 years, the month of February is marked as Black History Month here in the US. First charted by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926, Feburary is now view not only as a time…
Similar in concept to the high top sneaker is the Leather Low Sneaker from Stone Island Shadow Project which uses a unique system instead of shoe laces. Visually the shoe laces are still evident on the front of the sneaker however to put on the…
Perhaps call it a strange matrimony of SoCal casual meets Italian luxury, but the result is nothing short of amazing and coveted and manages to be spot-on on the niche of sophistication and urban attitude. This is Gourmet’s first collaborative design effort as the label…

