Following an initial leak earlier this month, we can now give you an official detailed look at Nike SB and Amsterdam retailer Ben G’s collaborative Blazer Hi. Rather than have us babble on about colors and materials, we caught up with Mr. Ben G himself to let him do (most of) the talking.

Continue reading after the jump for our Q & A and a further look at the shoe.

Amsterdam skate shop Ben G receives their very own Blazer Hi from Nike SB. Featured in white leather with a black corduroy Swoosh, grey lining and orange accents throughout, these sneakers are clean. Spotted at Kasina, with anticipated delivery to select accounts in the near future.

More looks follow after the jump.

Next Thursday the 25th of February will see the release of an unique collaboration between Amsterdam’s Skate store Ben-G, 5 days off Festival Amsterdam and the LA-based footwear company Stampd’. This collaboration is to celebrate the 10th Year Anniversary of 5 days off and the 5th Year Anniversary of Ben-G.

The shoe is designed by Benny Komala: founder of Ben-G, Amsterdam’s well-known Skate store. Komala has a rich history in the skate scene and 2010 will mark the 5th Year Anniversary of his store ‘Ben-G’. He likes simplicity in a shoe, which you can see in this collaborative effort, which he designed together with Amsterdam based designer VINZ. The shoe will be released in a limited run of 100 pairs, of which only 80 pairs will be sold to the public.

The Ben-G x 5 days off x Stampd’ will be released on Friday the 26th of February at Ben-G in Amsterdam. There will be a raffle of 20 free tickets for the 5 days off Festival between everyone who purchases the shoe.

Ben-G
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 142
1012 SH Amsterdam
+31 20 421 2858

More detailed images of the collaborative sneaker follow after the jump.

Dutch brand Ontour got together with fellow Dutch store Ben G to collaborate on a nice package, consisting of a t-shirt and a matching tote bag. The package consists of a 15″ laptop bag (available in 2 colors) in which the Ying Yang tee is packaged. The complete package will be available at Ben-G and a few selected retailers. The official release takes place this coming Saturday at

Streetlab_Projectspace
Meneer de Wit (Pop Up Cafe)
Postjesweg 2
1057 EA Amsterdam

More info on the pack follows here.

The Hundreds is proud to present, a special collaboration with two of Amsterdam’s heaviest of hitters, Ben G and Freshcotton.

Ben G is a skateboard boutique in Amsterdam that Benny Komala opened in June, 2005. Because Benny grew up in the skate scene, he was able to recognize the niche market of older skaters that wasn’t being addressed. With the majority of skate shops filling their racks with brands focusing on younger skaters, Ben G has broken the mold by carrying lines geared toward those skateboarders with a more mature, discerning taste. Ben G was the first store to carry The Hundreds and has remained a steadfast supporter since then.

Freshcotton is the number one street/skate online retailer in the Netherlands. In the beginning they only offered their customers hard-to-find tees, but now, eight years later, they sell both men and women’s clothing, music, books, shoes and accessories to fit every need.

The collaboration comes in the form of a hat and a t-shirt. The icon on the front of the cap is derived from Amsterdam’s coat-of-arms. With black and red being traditional the traditional Amsterdam colorway, this was the obvious choice for the hat. The green underside of the bill is a both a play on Amsterdam’s “greens,” offerings (Heineken and marijuana) and it is the classic snapback color. The three Xs on the side are taken directly from the three Saint Andrew’s Crosses from Amsterdam’s coat of arms, but they’re also interpreted by many as the other XXX for which Amsterdam is known.

The tee plays upon the XXX as well. Those who’ve visited Amsterdam recall the red-brown bollards that separate from street. Those bollards, or posts, are emblazoned with the three Saint Andrew’s Crosses as well and are known as, “Amsterdammertje.” Amsterdammertje translates literally to, “little one from Amsterdam.”

Look for these at Ben G Saturday, July 25th and online at, Freshcotton.com, Wednesday, July 29th.

Detailed images of the The Hundreds x Freshcotton x Ben G Amsterdam Pack follow after the jump.

We reported earlier on about the DC Shoes x Ben G Gatsby sneakers, a collaboration that was accompanied at the released by Official fitted caps. Now Ben G also made matching t-shirts for the collaboration. All in all there are two designs that come along with the sneaker, both featuring the neon multicolor line pattern that you also find on the upper of the sneaker.
Furthermore they got together with the other institution in Amsterdam, Patta, to collaborate on a new t-shirt – the Gremlin tee.
Both t-shirts are now available at Ben G. More pics after the jump.

The Ben G x DC Shoes Gatsby collaboration sneakers will soon be released. To go along with the sneaker Ben G has also teamed up with Official to create a matching Ben G x DC x Official fitted cap, featuring the same design as the shoes. More pictures of the sneakers you can see here.
Also Official is running an interesting contest with this launch. The winners will get a paid trip to Amsterdam, the home base of Ben G. Reserve your limited production Ben G x DC x Official hat on Official’s store site and you’re automatically entered into a chance to pick up your hat and a free pair of the Ben G x DC Gatsby shoes personally from the Ben G skate shop in the heart of Amsterdam. Official is going to flip the bill (or Euro in this case) for your flights and two nights hotel at the Winston in central Amsterdam, Netherlands just to go pick up your hat and shoes straight from the source.
The cap will only be released in Europe and in the Official Online Store. Check out the cap in more detail after the jump, as you will notice it also has some serious glow-in-the-dark features.

Another nice series of decks that we recently came across. Amsterdam based stores Patta and Ben G got together with Rockwell Clothing, the clothing line of artist Parra, to drop a series of skateboard decks. The art on the decks comes from Parra of course. Expect these to be available at both stores some time next week! Via Ben G.