Style Feature by ilovewaffles - Thu 08/01/2009 at 05:29

 (in no particular order)

Converse Leather Jacket Chuck Taylor All Star
For their 100th anniversary Converse used old-school leather motorcycle jackets to create these Chuck Taylor All Stars. A model that is equally tough and asymmetrically beautiful.

Proper X Vans Chukka Del Barco LX
For this particular nautical inspired release, Long Beach’s top sneaker store Proper has taken extra steps to create a special product including various little details working its way into the pack’s design such as thicker insoles and retro-style boxes.

Nike Terminator High (vntg)
In the original Georgetown Hoyas' colors of gray and dark blue, it feels like 1985 all over again.

Fragment Design X Nike Zoom Tennis Classic
A clean and tasteful Tier 0 release designed by Hiroshi Fujiwara.

Warriors
Ye Shumeng, a Chinese born graphic designer now living in Helsinki, has produced a book of photographs of Chinese people wearing the old Chinese brand 'Warrior' sneakers. This is how she introduces the book, titled Book of Warriors, with a pair of genuine Warrior sneakers.

Classic Kicks X Vans Era
Classic Kicks, a sneaker and clothing boutique located in New York City, partnered up with Vans to recreate classic colorways of the Era. They took a trip back into the past for inspiration and produced colorways very reminiscent to that of the original suede styles of the Era, released a few decades ago.

 

Wood Wood X Adidas ZX 9000
Representing the letter “W” in the Adidas Originals Consortium AZX Project, Danish brand WOOD WOOD’s Edition is a straightforward design, revokes the older rendition of the ZX 9000.

Adidas Strider
Part of the Craftsmanship pack, this is a blast from the past. Adidas used original colors on this Strider, complete with the attention to detail to lace the shoes in historically correct shoelaces. Even Michael J. Fox would approve these.



Hanon X Ventile X New Balance 670
Hanon presented a joint project with New Balance. The Hanon crew expanded the boundaries of material applications and sourced a technical fabric by British company Ventile, which is a densely woven, 100% cotton all-weather material.

Wood Wood X Converse 1HUND(RED) All-Star
As part of their 1HUND(RED) Artists project, Converse got together with Wood Wood. They worked on the Chuck Taylor Hi and gave it a very clean, stylish look. The entire upper comes in lavender premium suede and the lining features the Wood Wood star map pattern.

 


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