25 May
Cheaper canvas versions of your favorite vintage Air Jordans

If you want to stock up on your vintage Air Jordans but don’t have $1,000 to drop on a pair of mid-80s deadstock shoes, then jump on the Air Jordan 1 KO Quickstrike Pack dropping on June 2nd, 2012. Released in the classic black/red/white (above) and white/black/red (below) colorways of the original sneaker with canvas […]


10 May
Throwback heritage Italian sneakers with a suede update

Italian sportswear company diadora is taking a classic shoe style, the Mi Basket ’84, and giving a luxurious spin to their throwback shoe. Revived for its first time since introduced to the Olimpia Milano professional basketball team in 1984, the shoe remains true to its original design in every way — aside from being made […]


1 Mar
An all mesh high-top sneaker with translucent Star logo

Converse’s latest iteration of their classic Chuck Taylor high-tops comes in under the Reform label. The shoes use a an all mesh upper, perfect for the warming climes of spring and summer, and are available in three colorways: white, black and grey. The All Stars also feature a color trim on top of the thick vulcanized […]


31 Jan
All Star high-tops meets motorcycle leather material

Last spring Converse collaborated with Schott New York for a collection which included a “Motorcycle Leather Jacket” Chuck Taylor All Star, exclusive to Converse’s high-end First String accounts only. Now Converse returns with a similar “Moto Leather Jacket”, only sans Schott New York this time around. But most importantly, it still features he premium geniune […]


18 Jan
High-tops & low-tops in a varied selection of silhouettes

Belgian designer Raf Simons’ Spring/Summer 2012 Sneaker Collection offers a varied selection of fashion forward shoes. From high-tops to low-tops, velcro-fastened to laces, the sneakers feature bold design in black, white and blue colorways, a couple styles implementing splashes of orange to set them apart. See all of Simon’s S/S 2012 styles in the gallery […]


10 Jan
The ghastly hybrid of a snow shoe & classic sneaker

The ungainly creation of a snow shoe and classic sneaker reproduction, the Diet Butcher Slim Skin Horse Hair High Top Sneakers should probably stay in Toyko (the place of its ghastly birth). The hybrid between two vastly different shoe silhouettes didn’t create something better — it only created a shoe a questionable footwear curiousity. The […]


9 Jan
The perfect shoe for your 23rd Century lumberjack outfit

The recently released Maison Martin Margiela Mirror Sneakers are a Sci-Fi lover’s dream. The shiny high top sneakers come in gold and silver, and look like they belong in a campy 60s film’s vision of the distant future rather than today’s lumberjack-meets-train conductor fashion scene. The sneakers feature gum outer sole, hidden lace-ups and wraparound […]


13 Dec
Black canvas high-top collaboration from two of Japan's best

The highly reliable mastermind JAPAN here collaborates with Converse Japan on a highly customized version of Converse’s Jack Purcell Hi Zip silhouette. Of course as it is mastermind Japan expect an all black colorway with copious skull and crossbones — a logo we see repeated on zipper tags, tongue and heel. The sneaker also features […]