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, […]

If you grew up at all in the 80s, then you fell in love at some point with a girl who wore white Reebok Freestyle sneakers. It’s not an assumption, it’s empirical science. For those kiddies who grew up in the 90s, the vision of young girls rocking huge Aquanet hair, bright make-up, stirrup pants, […]

Jeremy Scott continues his visual assault on wallflowers worldwide with his latest footwear offering. Part of his adidas Originals by Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the JS Gorilla high tops bring the cute and furry to your feet, much like his Leopard Tails and Pandas stuffed animal-like creations have in the past. Except this time, […]

Yoshi Yamamoto’s fashion forward Y-3?s introduces a new silhouette for Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the Black Savage. The high-tech mid-top sneakers feature leather, textile and rubber paneling throughout in black, white, blue and red, thick blue lace-up closure with textured leather casing at shoe face and a white rubber cap toe. Copious branding can be found […]

New York-bred Leffot has updated Alden‘s Indy 405C classic work boot by adding a beefier Commando sole, making it even better suited for colder climates and the icey world that they breed. The gripping soles are combined with the San Francisco company’s gorgeous rich mahogany cowhide — a sturdy collaboration available at Leffot for $480.

The concept of Present Moment Awareness is fairly self-explanatory, but yet eludes all of us almost constantly in the daily collision of life. We’re all so caught up always planning for the perpetual future which never arrives, and yet loaded with all the baggage of past experiences and regrets that yes we should learn from, […]

Mastermind Japan and SASQUATCHfabrix have teamed up and created the double-zip sneaker. The black sneakers are Chuck Taylor-like high-tops with side logo detail of both companies. Leather collar detail and a front tab featuring mastermind Japan’s skull logo are the finishing details. Mastermind Japan’s creator, Masaaki Honma, recently announced that the spring/summer 2012-2012 would be […]

Swedish-based Velour have collaborated with Clarks for their Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Included in the collection is a woven patchwork leather boot based on the British shoe maker’s Desert Mali silhouette, and features naturally contrasting nubuck and leather with rich earthy tones in each material. The Velour x Clarks Originals Desert Mali Boots will be available […]