The Gris Moc Mid-Folk silhouette from Japanese brand visvim comes flying out of their Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. Finished in all natural cowhide on the upper, with a Vibram Gumlite outsole, the mock-mocassion shoe is a must have for visvim fans. To boot it comes in a color for everyone, beginning with your basic black and [...]
Literally tested against firing sessions of caliber .22 long and .38 special bullets, TUMI crafts its Tegra-Lite Bulletproof Attache. The limited edition case is constructed of 65 layers of Tegris, a polypropylene thermoplastic composite engineered by Milliken for impact resistance gears found on NASCAR racers and military personnel. But TUMI doesn’t end with simply military approved resistance; a false bottom [...]
Fresh from Junya Watanabe’s latest season of his coveted MAN collection comes the Quilted Tweed Blazer, a hunting classic reinterpreted with military touches, woven leather buttons, corduroy collar trim, suede elbow patches and a visually arresting vibrant blue lining. As usual, Watanabe’s vision is on point — there’s very little the Comme des Garçons designer crafts [...]
Two premier Japanese labels, mastermind JAPAN and visvim, collaborate for Fall/Winter 2012 with a new collection of boots. The leather and suede 7 Hole Boots and the 7 Hole Moc Boots are augmented with inside zippers for easy access, custom Vibram soles and feature the signature skull and bones mastermind JAPAN logo embossed on the heel. [...]
The Puma by Alexander McQueen collaboration introduces two new sneakers for its Fall/Winter 2012 Collection, the Joust and Street Climb Mids. The ultra luxury high-top shoes mix premium calf leather (black, metallic & red), suede, and pony hair to create some true headturners — as can be expected of anything with the McQueen label on [...]
Canadian brand Wings + Horns releases a new trio of high-cut suede sneakers for Fall 2012. Made in Italy, the high-tops come in navy, dark brown (above) and all-black and are constructed in premium suede and calf leather. Sporting heavy leather laces, metal lace eyelets, a clean outsole and lateral metal side zips for easy access, the [...]
French designer Pierre hardy has released additional mid-top, silhouette sneakers to add to the Fall/Winter 2012 Animal Pack collection. There always seems to be some sort of animal print that’s in for every season (cheetah was pretty hot this past spring), so why not release your inner animal through a pair of kicks? The Animal Pack [...]
In case you couldn’t get your hands on one of the limited edition 2012 Leather World Basketball Festival Packs don’t get too distraught. To further cement the silhouette for the season, Converse has released a quintet of Pro Leather Suede in either red, navy, green, black or neutral grey. With a buttery suede upper set [...]
