I’m usually not for sneakers that look like shoes, or shoes that look like sneakers. I’m more of the commitment type — choose your weapon and live with it. But something about these BePostive shoes works for me; I think it’s the attention to detail. Started by Milan’s SlamJam — the shop and distributor to […]

Who exactly do we have to snuff to get ahold of these BlackBerrett Vintage Lace-Up Boots? They’ve just hit the BlackBerrett shop, which is Neil Barrett’s Japanese-exclusive collection. While I’m usually not so hot on pre-stressed items, something about these boots demands acquisition. Available for about $620, they’re not completely out of the question.

These calfskin high top velcro strap sneakers, by Dior creative director Kris Van Assche, are stylish, sleek, and only $587.70. Wait…$587.70 sneakers? I guess that’s what you ask for with Van Assche’s line — dramatic and pricey. Well, if time is money it will only take you a few years of those easy-to-use velcro straps […]

Italian motorcycle company Alpinestars makes among the best riding gear available, and recently they’ve been making the jump into traditional clothing — a natural move in these post-streetwear times (remember their Shibuya release?). Now they’re about to launch their Apexinitiative, and for the first edition they’ve partnered with Fatlace  — but don’t think they’ve forsaken […]

We might be guilty along with the rest of So Cal consumers in believing that boot cobbling in the west is, well… dead. It absolutely is not! Meet George Esquivel — a legitimately cool, punk rock loving guy from Anaheim, California. Apprenticing from a renowned shoe cobbler almost a decade ago, Mr. Esquivel soon gave […]

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