New for the month of August Converse Japan offers up 2 new colorways of its All Star Chuck Taylor ‘N-Wool’ Hi sneakers. The colorful high tops feature a boldly patterned upper with white outsoles and laces. They’re available immediately for about $90 (?6,800) via the Converse Japan site. The second colorway of the Converse Chuck […]

This August will be the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s landmark debut album Ten. To celebrate the upcoming occasion, Vans has presented a pair of shoes from its Classics line. The newest edition of the SK8-Hi silhouette is actually a pack: one a green/yellow combo and the other a plaid and black suede combo. The […]

Venice Beach manufacturer LINUS uses French and Italian bicycle designs of the 1950s and ’60s as inspiration for their simple and dependable city bikes. As bike culture grows evermore from LA to Portland and Denver to NYC, new companies seem to crop up everywhere, but few have put as much thought and personality into the […]

Visvim drop two new colorways of their Gabo Hi silhouette. Applying a 2-Tone look for their Spring/Summer 2011 collection, the premium Japanese label’s sneakers deftly combine materials such as dyed canvas, suede and rubber in blue/red and brown/navy colorways. The high tops also feature some sharp contrast stitching and coordinated laces, and will be available […]

There’s a lot to like about Van Assche’s future thinking sneakers… everything but the price, that is. As usual the avant garde designer thinks forward, but keeps his latest more subtle than some of his past offerings. These 100% premium leather black high-top sneakers features a lace-up closure with wraparound ankle, a fold detail at […]

The first Missoni vs. Converse All Star Hi Tops were a smash, and the second version went with a more texturized Chuck Taylor shoe. Now two new styles of the very exclusive collaboration are being introduced for 2011, again applying Missoni’s vibrant use of colors and horizontal stripes on space-dyed knits. The limited edition shoe […]

It’s been a minute since Santigold blessed her fanbase with some new music, so to keep her eager leagues sated she drops her new shoe — a collaboration with Vans. Based on the new Tosha Hi silhouette, Santi blends a clean black shoe with more than a little sparkle. The limited edition Vans x Santigold […]

Avant-garde designer Rick Owens has just released these two-tone white and black hi-tops. The premium leather sneakers feature zip fastening on the inside, white lace-up front with silver eyelets, white rubber toe cap and an image of a lady printed on the inside of the tongue. Of course nothing by Mr. Owens is cheap, and […]