For its first artist project in 2008, Mekanism Skateboards gave carte blanche toAmerican painter Thaddeus Strode. Overall the artist painted onto 40 skatedecks, which are all individually signed and numbered.
After previously working with Delta, Katharina Grosse and other big names in the art world, this is another impressive project by Mekanism Skateboards. 
You can now inquire about the pieces over at the Mekanism Website.

We have already presented you the initial Eastpak x Raf Simons Spring/Summer ‘08 collection. It was the first collaborative collection between the two and it was experimental and certainly different from anything that we have seen so far from Eastpak, which made it so interesting. Large sizes, lots of colors, unfamiliar shapes were the characteristics of the collection.
Here we give you now a preview of the upcoming Fall/Winter ‘08 collection of the collaboration. It looks like they calmed down a bit and present a much simpler range. We are not sure if we should be sad or happy. The line consists of different kinds of bags coming in a warm wool material for the colder months and cotton patches with prints have been applied to them.
These products will not come out for another couple of months, just a heads up for what there is to come!

Another Nike fusion model is hitting stores – the Free Court Trail. You can probably guess what they put into this soup?! The Free Trail gets together with the Court Force Low on this new model.
It has dropped in a white/black/green and a white/black/red colorway, both featuring a silver swoosh and details. The shoe actually looks pretty good. We have not seen it live yet, so we cannot tell you anything about comfort so far.
These two colorways are now available at LTD. Check out more detailed images after the jump.

Soccer is a big subject this year, wit the Euro Cup coming up in little time. Nike has already released a bunch of sneakers with the soccer theme and here is another one. Even though Brazil is not taking part in the Euro Cup this summer, they are still one of the most celebrated teams in the world and they sponsored by Nike, thus they now get their own Dunk Hi.
The Dunk comes in the taditional Brazilian colors – yellow/green on white base with a bit of patent leather around the toe box.
These are now available at The Darkside Initiative in San Francisco.

A new pack consisting of a Nike Air Burst and Air Revolution has been released. Both come in a black/white colorway. The Air Burst was first released in 1994 and the Air Revolution in 1988. In this latest pack they come in rather simple colors. Interesting is the use of the black synthetic material around the toe box and heel on the sneakers, making them very robust, while keeping an overall clean look.
They are now available at LTD. More detailed images after the jump.

It has been quite around the New York brand Lush Life, nevertheless it has always been a favorite. Now they have come out with a collaboration with photographer Ricky Powell. The collaboration consists out of 2 t-shirts and two matching mugs, all featuring photos of iconic moments in New York history taken by Ricky Powell.
The collaborative items are now available at Essence. More images after the jump.

Here is an interesting new Nike Dunk Hi Supreme. Clean all white upper with red Swoosh and blue/red accents on the tongue tag and lining. The perforated toe box is also a nice contrast, but the highlight is certainly the checkered mid sole in white/red.
Hopefully we will be seeing the mid sole on some more Nike’s this year. This Dunk Hi Supreme is now available at Atmos.
After the jump more images.

The Ballistic E-Cat 18 Messenger Bag by Visvim has become a favorite in recent years, especially in the flood of messenger bags that were suddenly hitting the market. The mix of the ballistic and elk leather always looks great and also performs (even though if you only look at performance, there is better out there).
They have now released the Spring/Summer ‘08 version of the messenger bag in three colorways – brown, khaki and black. All three come with a colorful zipper, which is a nice twist. They are now available at Reinforce.

The name of this latest pair of denim by Levi’s Fenom was already complicated enough to write out the first time in the title, so we will not repeat it here. Basically this new style combines the 505 and 207 models by Levi’s Fenom, features Swarovski stones under the waist and the left back pocket. Also the denim has been treated and given a used look.
Tab Device will release this model tomorrow, April 26th.

Ever since Kris Van Assche launched his own label and took over the reigns at Dior Homme, after Hedi Slimane left, we have been watching him and especially his work. Dior Homme collections still look good and also his own line is nicely developing.
Here we give you a look at his Spring/Summer 2008 high top sneakers. The sneaker comes in various metallic colorways and and also in solid white and black with patent accents. We especially like the lacing on these, it’s different from any other sneaker out there. Pics via Skeleton Legs.
Check out the entire line-up after the jump.