An exciting collaboration comes from French high fashion house agnes B. and Seiko. Together they worked on a black watch. It looks like they also used some ceramic on the strap. Otherwise some details on the dial are red and some purple details are placed on the transparent back cover. Via Openers.

DC is pleased to announce its partnership with legendary French designer agnès b. Together the two brands have created the latest footwear project for DC’s Double Label™ series and will collaborate on the FORWARD 3 art exhibit. Launching in Paris at the Agnes b. shop March 5-18, 2009, the exhibit will then travel to New York for its US premiere at the Agnes b. Soho shop, March 31 –April 14th, 2009.

Based from the DC low top Dress Sneaker, the DC x agnès b. Double Label™ shoe was designed in three colorways of blue, sesame and black and features agnès b.’s distinctive signature across the tongue. The premium leather shoe maintains distinctive touches of DC skate heritage by including DC’s Pill Pattern™ outsole while maintaining a sophisticated sneaker silhouette. Less that 1500 of the shoes will be produced and will be available exclusively at agnès b. retail stores and select sneaker boutiques worldwide.

To celebrate the DC x agnès b. Double Label™, the two brands will present FORWARD 3, a graphic design exhibit. FORWARD developed two years ago from a partnership between DC and leading French art magazine REDUX as a showcase of select graphic artists personal works. DC had supported several REDUX art shows since 2005, including a special French artists’ sneaker customization exhibition held in Paris. The show and shoes will launch March 5, 2009, during Paris Fashion Week at the agnès b. Rue Du Jour historical shop before traveling to New York for the US opening March 31st, 2009.

For FORWARD 3, French artists will showcase their personal works, along with custom works that showcase their interpretation of “I Love New York.” Artists for FORWARD 3 include, 123 Klan, Guillaume Abdi, Aurèle, Dada, Delarocca, Dirtlab, Dyane de Sérigny, Erwan & Sophie, Jerk4, Jérôme Molar, Stéphane Kiehl, Koa, Koralie, Luis, Mega, Jean Nipon, Osmoze, Pierre La Police, Prunelle, Spoe, Tabas, Nicolas Thomas, Rachel Cazadamont@H5, Sophie Toporkoff, Supakitch, Amandine Urruty, and Greg Vezon.

Have detailed look at all three colorways of the DC Shoes x agnès b. Dress Sneaker after the jump.

After SSUR, DC Shoes has a really interesting new partner for the next artist project collaboration in the pipeline – French luxury brand agnes b. Today we cannot show you any images of the sneakers yet, but we can inform you about the accompanying art show that will be taking place in Paris.

The agnes b. stores in Paris and New York will be hosting the Forward3 art show to celebrate the double label collaboration.

agnes b. Paris
February 28th – March 14th
6, Rue Du Jour
Paris

agnes b. New York
March 31rst – April 14th
103 Greene Street
New York

Check out the full flyer after the jump.

Around 6 times per year, agnès b. and Hans-Ulrich Obrist give carte blanche to an artist to appropriate the space of the paper. An 8-page tabloid format, identical for each artist. Repetition and difference. 100,000 to 300,000 copies are available free of charge around the world (in bookshops, museums, galleries, schools, cafés, etc.), as well as in all of the agnès b. locations (France, Europe, USA, Asia). They call Point d’ironie a hybrid periodical – half magazine, half poster.

Robert Crumb was the latest artist to be invited to work on issue 45 of Point d’ironie. It comes in all black/white and features lots of great comic works by the artist. Via Selectism.

Pick your free copy up now, it’s well worth it!

After the jump a couple of images from the Robert Crumb issue.

Agnes B. got together with artist Suitman to present with their Agnes Deli CE division custom Suitman character chocolate. The outcome is great. The chocolate has been released in Hong Kong on September 20th.

A more detailed image of the Agnes B. x Suitman chocolate follows after the jump.