Footwear

High fashion powerhouse Alexander McQueen has teamed up once again with the tennis-shoe gurus at Puma to bring us this rendition of the “Street Climb” silhouette. This take on the ongoing “McQ” joint shoe endeavor is tone-on-tone simplicity. Some touches include patent-leather paneling along the midsole, a translucent heel and the subtle McQueen logo also along the […]


To celebrate 10 years of healthy and spirited collaboration, Jeremy Scott has lifted the veil off his latest sneaker for the adidas Originals line. Logical he’d select the iconic and polarizing JS Wings silhouette to mark their decade anniversary. The high-tops get updated with angular molded 3D leather wings jutting from the upper like a Batman cape, and […]


Singapore shoe-slingers Limited EDT are finishing up their six-year Made-In-England run with New Balance with this commemorative, collaborative boxed set of the M577LEV sneakers. Housed within each of the numbered limited edition boxes (of only 240 in all) are the blue-and-orange sneakers, with uppers made from nubuck leather and 3M reflective panels. The set also includes an […]


6 Oct
Fall/Winter 2014 rainbow rendition of the classic footwear

This time around for the newest pair of Chucks means swapping out the traditional canvas upper for something as textured as it is colorful. The one-piece upper of Converse’s All Star “Color Weave” sneaker collection is ceated by an innovative woven mesh of multicolored strips contrasted with an all-white rubber midsole and leather logo. Created with the […]


24 Sep
Two new color additions to this season's lineup

After initially releasing a classic Air Max 93 lineup for the Spring/Summer season, Nike now releases two new seasonally appropriate additions to their Fall/Winter 2014 collection. Autumnal earth-tones dominate, one option being the “bamboo” colorway (shown above), accented with color pops of “Team Red” and “Violet Force”, and the Light Ash/Hyper Punch-Dusty Cactus (below). Each Air […]


23 Sep
Layers of classic materials, looks & colors this season

Japanese high-fashion designer Junya Watanabe, who is well known for his intellectual approach at reinventing classics, has released a second volley to his MAN Fall/Winter lineup. Coming through with an expected focus on the understated, sophisticated and functional, some of the outerwear pieces are especially worth noting — like the taffeta quilted long parka, for […]


22 Sep
Highlights in footwear from LV's Fall/Winter 2014 collection

This winter, the luxury LV brand is stepping it up into some noteworthy footwear choices. First off, the Louis Vuitton Runaway sneaker (shown below in its rouge colorway). The running sneaker is surprisingly not overbearing with its branding, the LV insignia limited to the rubber label on the tongue and Louis Vuitton metal engraving at […]


17 Sep
Cos there ain't no such thing as half-way crooks

Cue up “Quiet Storms” on iTunes and kick up your feet in a pair of Mobb Deep‘s official Timberland boots. The level 61 6″ classics have a brown level upper and the expected trademark Timberland rubber outsole, as well as rope laces through metal eyelets and green nubuck ankle collar. An appropriate paring considering that Timberland has […]