OAT is a Dutch company which specializes in making sustainable shoes with seeds embedded in the tongues. Once buried in the ground, the hemp and cotton will take a couple of months to degrade while the plastic will take about six, and a red wildflower will bloom. The project won the second place during last year’s Green Fashion Competition at the Amsterdam Fashion Week. Prices vary between €149-199 ($200-270).
Prada 2012 Spring/Summer Wingtip Brogue Sneakers
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Prada presents a new take on the popular wingtip brogue model for its 2012 spring/summer season. Available in classic patent black and more extreme multi-colored versions, the shoe retains the instantly recognizable wingtip upper but replaced the sole with an interesting molded arrangement that models itself on a spiked running shoe design. Set for release soon, the Prada 2012 spring/summer wingtip brogue sneakers have a Japanese retail price of ¥81,900 JPY (approximately $1,015 USD).
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‘Where do we Land?’ (Full Length) Converse China trip to Mongolia
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The Converse China skateboard team ventured up north to give their neighbor, Mongolia, a week long visit! Besides filming skateboarding in Ulaanbaatar, the troupe journeyed through the chilly Gobi Desert via camels, stayed in traditional yurts and experienced some unwelcoming as well as sketchy situations while trying to just film some maneuvers on rough terrain.
“Where do we land?” features the skateboarding of Keng Qu, Thrasher, Xu Ying, Blackie, Dan Leung and Xiao Xing.
Directed, filmed & edited by Patrik Wallner.
More info: visualtraveling.com or converse.com.cn/
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Custom Nike Zoom Force-1 Snow Boots by Marcus Tremonto
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Great customized version of Nike’s Zoom Force-1 boots by New York based designer Marcus Tremonto, ready for the future and way better looking than the ugly Nike MAG boots.
Really love the innovative futuristic combination of paper and custom graphics that Marcus used on the boots, which are inspired by sci-fi movies, James Bond and Gundam.
Dissapointingly the boots are mainly meant for snowboarding, so I would welcome similar versions of other Nike hi tops in the future…
Check Marcus other works here.
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SBTG x DC Shoes “Enter the Dragon” Video
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Following the announcement of a unique plate set and limited-run tees, DC Shoes in conjunction with legendary Singaporean designer SBTG releases a new video highlighting its special joint project, dubbed “Enter the Dragon.” The video features a gang of masked skaters who are in search of a special box that’s filled with the commemorative tees.
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CLAE Travels: Vietnam
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For many, travelling is an integral and necessary step within the creative and design process. While in the midst of preparation for the launch of its recent collection, the creative team of CLAE footwear headed all the way to Southeast Asia for a biannual shoe development trip in Vietnam. The captivating short film above shows a documentation of their commute showcasing the hustle and bustle of the largest city in the country, Ho Chi Minh.
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Nike Sportswear x Sicksystems ‘The Wolf” Plywood Sculpture
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You know when a major apparel label like Nike opens its doors to a new store it will be accompanied by some sort of extravagant party, art showing or celebrity signing. The recent opening of Nike’s latest Sportswear store in Moscow at the end of last month saw the creative project titled The Wolf by Moscow-based graphic designer Aske AKA Sicksystems. This multilayer plywood sculpture features the design aesthetics of the Air Force 1 Duckboot transforming into the head of a menacing wolf. With dimensions at 86 x 112 cm, this acrylic painted sculpture captures the very essence of when fashion meets art.
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Sneakersnstuff: adidas Consortium Tabula Rasa Collection Video
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As mentioned last month, adidas Originals’ Consortium pack is back and will be available this week, November 26. In conjunction with Swedish sneaker boutique Sneakersnstuff, the Consortium pack returns from more than a year in hiatus, this time the exclusive collection takes inspiration from the Latin phrase tabula rasa, translated to “blank slate.” Featuring five iconic molds (ZX 500, Decade, BC, Matchplay and Pro Shell), the Tabula Rasa pack will sport a new beginning with entirely white palettes on materials ranging from nubuck to pigskin. Up until Saturdays release, Sneakersnstuff will highlight each day with a releasing model on its Consortium microsite.
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Sneaks Lamp by Frances Ranno
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Sneaks is a fun lamp designed for sneaker fanatics by Brooklyn-based industrial designer Frances Ranno. It was presented at the Pratt Student Show during NY Design Week’s, bringing a refreshing air of youth and urban culture. Based on a Nike shoe size 8, it is formed with styrene, features laser cut acrylic bottoms as well as an energy efficient fluorescent bulb. We especially like the electric cord used as a shoelace and the fact that it can be hung like a chandelier
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M8 Flight Event Water Projections by Jordan
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An excellent creative execution by Wieden + Kennedy in order to celebrate the launch of Carmelo Anthony’s Jordan Melo M8 basketball shoes. The goal was to showcase Melo’s explosive game during the event on the Pier 54 at the Hudson River Park, which resulted in an impressive 83 ft (25m) tall 3D water projection. 2,500 guests were surprised by the unannounced show while enjoying a live set of Hip Hop artist Nas. Absolutely amazing.
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‘Reethym of Lite’ VERBAL as Creative Director for Reebok Classics Asia
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On Thursday night Reebok Classics Asia Pacific Creative Director VERBAL played host to the launch of the ‘Reethym of Lite’ campaign in Tokyo. This campaign is the first project in the multi-talented Creatives partnership with the Reebok Classics brand. On the night the forces of music, fashion and street wear came together providing the perfect example of multi-media, cross-cultural synergy.
Verbal and his creative teams hands on approach ensured each element of the night was a reflection of where he sees the future of the brand. It kicked off with a track by the Trippple Nippples, fresh off a plane from their European tour. Next up was Mademoiselle Yulia wearing a bodice ree-made from Reebok classic sneakers by GARTER. Verbal then joined the Nippples and Yulia on stage for a track from his debut album VISIONAIR. Wearing a neo-samurai armor of Reebok sneakers that had been created by RUNURUNU (the same designer that the models are wearing together with REEBOK in the campaign) VERBAL whipped up the crowd into a frenzy as DJ TAKU took to the decks to drop M-FLO’s new track, ‘RUN’. At this point, the already stunning back drop of 3D projections kicked into overdrive, bringing to life the campaign imagery as a mystery female vocalist took to the stage wearing an S&M mask made from REEBOKs, again recreated by GARTER. It was a performance like no other taking not only REEBOK but everyone else there to a totally new place. REEBOK Classics Global Creative Director Swizz Beatz was up next, bringing a completely different flavor of Hip Hop dropping Ruff Ryders hits as well as newer tracks such as ‘Reebok’s Back’ and ‘International Party’.
This event was like nothing seen before and that was reflected in the type of crowd it drew, from M-FLO fans to High Fashion editors, hip-hop fans to Art Directors, Street Fashion superstars, models and VIPS including supermodel Tominaga Ai and (the very rarely seen at events) NIGO.
All event photos by Dan Bailey
except Verbal & Nigo, Verbal Swizz and Ai courtesy of Reebok Asia)
REEBOK ‘Reethym of Lite’ campaign photos by Koichiro Doi
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Storm Trooper Helmet Made From Adidas Sneakers
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To be showcased in the “Star Wars Remix” blog, Freehand Profit fabricated a unique helmet entitled “All Day I Dream About Stormtroopers.”
Notes about the project (from Freehand Profit’s website):
A few weeks back my homie Noah Scalin, creator of Skull A Day, approached me to work on a new project called “Star Wars Remix”. StarWarsRemix.com launched August 30th with an entry from Noah himself, make sure you check out his Aspirin Stormtroopers. Since then they’ve continued the creative flow with blasters set to kill, even Charlton from Burger 365 came up with the Twist TIE Fighter. In the spirit of the numerous sneaker gas masks from the Branding Wars/MASK365,I chose to create a stormtrooper helmet made from the exclusive Adidas X Star Wars Superskate Mids. This was the first piece that required more than one pair of shoes to create and it gave me hell. I pushed through and couldn’t be happier with the result. The best part about it is it’s being sold on eBay right now.
Photos © Star Wars Remix
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New work from Olly Moss.
