The Foothills Project is a collaboration between online sneaker resource Crooked Tongues and skate footwear legends éS. Feeling as though a certain safety in the industry has taken the edge out of sneaker design, they’ve created a new shoe from scratch, taking it “back to before the basics”. Tapping a mutual preoccupation with hiking aesthetics, the two brands drew inspiration from the rolling green foothills that form the backdrop of éS headquarters, and coordinated them with contemporary skate shoe styling. At base level, traditional materials were implemented – brushed rubber, pig suedes, meshes, ripstop polyester, weave canvas, oiled nubucks and full grain pebble leathers – and then built on with quick dry linings and correlating colors.

Each of the shoes also gets its own accessory that is sold separately. “The black/purple option is coordinated with a matching 3-layer jacket, fully taped, with a contrasting application on the waterproofed zips that doesn’t compromise the stealthy looks. The brown/orange shoe gets a ripstop cap that riffs on decades of durable headwear. Lastly, the grey/pink shoe matches an Oxford weave backpack – perfect for day-to-day essentials or luggage carry-on.” The full collection is now available at Crooked Tongues and at a very select group of retailers the world over.

In true CT style, the fellows have detailed the entire process on their site in a mammoth editorial. To learn all you could ever want to know about this project hit up crookedtongues.com/editorial/

More looks at The Foothills Project by éS x Crooked Tongues after the jump.

The third and final drop of the 3Way Consortium project from adidas Originals sees the series heading East for a work around between some of the most respected sneaker retailers and influencers of the region.

With the choice of working on the 5 models together in whatever manner they chose Acu, Crooked Tongues (London based but with strong ties to Thailand), D-Mop and VA decided to pair up on two shoes each and all collaborate together on the fifth. The 5 retailers worked on the Samba, Forum Mid, Nizza, Stan Smith and the Superstar, all together covering the most prominent sneakers in the adidas Originals catalogue. The sneakers will go on sale at adidas Consortium retailers on July 18th.

Take a detailed look at all five sneakers from the third adidas 3Way drop, including collaborations with ACU, Crooked Tongues, D-Mop and VA after the jump.

Crooked Tongues got together with eS to work on the new Foothills shoe. Rather than going for a simple regular skate sneaker, they combined early 90’s trail themes and eS’s history of skate tech with modern elements of sneaker design. The Foothills shoe will be coming in three colorways, as well as a series of matching accessories this August.

Detailed images of the Crooked Tongues x eS Foothills follow after the jump.

After the success of last September’s ‘Oktoberfest’ adidas x Crooked Tongues Munchen, legendary shoe designer Markus Thaler (one of the minds behind the legendary ZX range) joined the project to offer his own unique ‘outdoors’ take on the cult silhouette.

A premium material mix, a new approach to panelling, covered tongue, D-Ring fastenings and a forefoot with duck boot design cues are bolstered by some eccentric detailing. As a Bavarian, Markus knows the
area’s aesthetic far better than we ever could, and he takes the upper of this late ‘70’s training shape into off-road, woodland territory, set on the familiar cup sole.

Limited to just 150 pairs exclusively from the Crooked Tongues store, the adidas x Crooked Tongues ‘VIP’ Munchen is on sale now via the Crooked Tongues online store.

Detailed images of the sneaker follow after the jump.

As most of you should know by now the last drop of the adidas aZX collection is dropping October 18th. The letter “T” was taken by Crooked Tongues and they worked on the top of the line adidas ZX 9000. For their shoe they made a commcerical. Check it out here above!

Today we present you the last series of sneakers out of the adidas aZX range. We have already seen lots of high profile collaborations in the series, and in this last drop it does also not slow down. You will find collaborations on the adidas aZX series with DQM, A.R.C, Sneakers N Stuff, Crooked Tongues, Undefeated, VA and Wood Wood. The stores worked on a series of models and the turn-out is once again impressive.

The last drop of the adidas aZX series, letters Q to W, will be released worldwide on October 18th.

Have a detailed look at the entire adidas aZX Q To W line-up after the jump, including a nice video supporting the collection..

When adidas gave the go-ahead to proceed with a themed Oktoberfest collaboration, Crooked Tongue’s collective minds instinctively headed to the Cities Series for the München – a late ’70’s indoor training shoe design, that originally carried the vast PU cup sole akin to the mighty Trimm Trab. And while photographic evidence indicates the München may have had a brief career as a volleyball shoe of choice, like many of its contemporaries, cult status in the UK beckoned as a oft-envied piece of terrace, pub and casual wear in the early ’80s.

Given the Munich location of the famed booze-based festival it was a no-brainer, amplifying the undisputed connoisseur pub shoe status on UK shores back to its namesake and the granddaddy of all beer events. Seeing as it’s a shoe they’ve loved in dual-tone texture mixes before, they wanted to give it some similar elements, and in the knowledge that some conceptual pieces get lost in heavy-handed storytelling, in a nutshell; they saw images of some lederhosen, noted the unexpected mixes of colour amid the well-known traditional elements, decided it looked unexpectedly fresh and set about working it into the shoe.

Trying to make their mark without sullying the basic appeal, the soft tan leather and suede upper is complimented by red suede stripes, a forest green canvas heel tab, solitary gold eyelet, and darker brown suede lining. Beyond the colourway, materials are integral without making it too busy – conscious of its relevance to a particularly discerning consumer they were keen not to diminish the original appeal while making their mark. The gold Crooked lettering and trefoil on the heel, and embroidered tongue and footbed branding completes a collaborative classic for the Winter months. One also has got to love the “Crööked” branding on the side panels of the sneaker. Solid all the way!

Released on the 26th of September, exclusively through Crooked Tongues, and retailing at 60gbp, the adidas x Crooked Tongues ‘Oktoberfest’ München is limited to just 300 pairs. The sneakers are available now!

Have a more detailed look at the Crooked Tongues x adidas “Oktoberfest” München after the jump.

Crooked Tongues has relaunched their online store. One of the few spots on the web to carry the real treasures of the sneaker game, they will also be introducing more heavily limited edition new models.
With the relaunch of their online store, they are also already offering pre-orders of the much anticipated upcoming Adidas aZX collection, that will be officially released on the 8th of August.

When it comes to sneaker customes there are several routes to take. In our opinion there are only two that make sense – either its a real piece of art, so you do not really count on wearing them, or they look as if they just came out of the sneaker factory, and can thus be worn. Crooked Tongues teamed up with sneaker customizer Rob L to work on the Puma XR Runner. The designer created a nice and sublt green pattern on the sneaker, making it look as if it came from Puma directly. Overal 10 pairs were made and are right now being exclusively sold over at the Crooked Tongues store.
Also make sure to read the interview in the news section on their site with the customizer!

Kiks TYO, the Japanese sneaker inspired brand, has just released two new t-shirts. This time they once again worked with AKI HOSHINO, the most well known gravure idol in Japan. It does not stop here. For this limited release, which will only be available at selected stores around the globe, the brand also worked with Crooked Tongues and PlayStation 3. They made a t-shirt with each one of the brands.
Check out the PS3 t-shirt after the jump.