22 Feb
High-end rain protection footwear for Spring/Summer 2012

One of the attention-getting pieces from the always excellent Junya Watanabe’s MAN collection for Comme des Garcons’ Spring / Summer 2012 are these Duck Boots, slightly modified from the norm with a ridged gum sole — as opposed to the more traditional ‘chain-tread’. The luxury rain shoes come in two colorways, green (above) and tan/brown, […]


Converse Japan unveil two new styles hitting retailers this November. The first is a moccasin like take on the Jack Purcell hi cut silhouette (above) that takes the standard Jack Purcell sole and fits it with gray textile upper and snthetic leather wrapped around the heel and edges. The second is hybrid shoe that blends […]


2 Aug
Premium black leather boots for the Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

Normally duck boots are associated with heavy plastics, used to slosh around in mud and heavy water. I’m not so sure I would recommend that kind of behavior with Common Projects’ Duck Boots, which are among the sharpest and most elegant duck boots on the market. Part of Common Projects’ Fall/Winter 2011 Collection, the black […]