Rather than reissue a style from the Red Wing Archive like in the past, J.Crew chose to add their touch to the Wabasha Chukka style. The shoe is built from waxed canvas cotton, custom-tanned Copper Rough & Tough full-grain Red Wing leather, and Vibram soles.
In celebration of their 25th Anniversary, Jordan Brand is set to release the Silver Anniversary Air Jordan Retro 1 High. An ode to the Air Jordan that began the Air Jordan legacy 25 years ago, the Silver Anniversary Air Jordan Retro 1 High features a combo upper of Silver nubuck and Silver metallic leather in the toebox, Swoosh, and around the ankle/heel. The Silver Anniversary Air Jordan Retro 1 High also features the "23/25" logo on the heel which was created to represent the 25 years of 23.
The same logo also appears on the tongue of the [Air Jordan 2010]. A confirmed release date for the 25th Anniversary/Silver Anniversary Air Jordan Retro 1 High is not available at this time.
Westwood, one of Britain’s most influential designers, introduced her avant-garde, Euro punk style to Australian footwear line, Melissa, best known for their grown-up jelly shoes, starting in 2008. Today, their partnership is still going strong, and this lilac colored, bow bootie is straight from their Spring/Summer 10 collection.
The boot is made of 100% PVC, features an almond toe and slight heel, and hits just above the ankle. The black PVC bow on front definitely adds a cartoon-ish, feminine twist to your basic rain boot.
The boots retail for approximately $125 and are sold HERE.
Adidas Originals can always be counted on for some interesting releases, but the inspiration for their latest collaboration reaches all the way out into a galaxy far, far away. This coming January, adidas will be introducing their new Originals Star Wars collection, featuring some iconic characters and imagery from the classic films. Several traditional adidas models will be transformed to take on some characteristics from the likes of Darth Vaider, Luke Skywalker, Yoda and the Storm Troopers.
Featured on HighSnobiety, Puma pays homage to Rudolf Dassler, one of their founding fathers, with the new Schuhfabrik Collection for the Fall/Winter 2009 season. The series features an array of sneakers, boots, high-heeled sneaker (for the ladies), that are influenced by the different cultural styles and the different eras in the sporting world.
The Schuhfakbrik Collection is available at various Puma retailers.
Celebrating Kobe's 4th championship and Finals MVP in even more style, Nike created eight pairs of the Nike Zoom Kobe IV Finals MVP Special Edition. Built on the same design concept as the Finals Nike Zoom Kobe IV Away colorway, the Special Edition Finals MVP Nike Zoom Kobe IV adds a lasered Kobe/MVP suitcase with a medal of authenticity inside, wooden Kobe shoe trees, and the Away Finals Nike Zoom Kobe IV with an added Gold Kobe logo hit by the toe.
Unfortunately for all the Kobe/Kobe IV fans out there, only eight pairs of Special Edition Finals MVP Nike Zoom Kobe IV were created.