Fall is here, at least I think it is. It’s feeling kind of summer-like still here out in the western part of the US today, but here is a little something in terms of fall footwear, or in this case, holiday. Originally released as a collaboration with The Lovewright Company, then revisited with recently with Mighty Healthy, the Califas boot has now worked its way into the Etnies line. This iteration of the boot is done up proper with with an upper comprised of Wolverine Leather’s “Gibraltar”, which is an oiled pigskin nubuck. In addition to looking buttery soft, it is water resistant, so a level of protection against wetness is existent. Other highlights include an Ortholite footbed and a Vibram outsole all making for one well-rounded release. Look for these to start hitting retailers soon.

Take a deeper look after the jump.

Photography by Highsnobiety.

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Etnies celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, which is certainly worth celebrating. For the occasion, Etnies founder Pierre André Senizergues presents ‘The Next 25′ Collection of limited edition footwear. Unlike most other Etnies footwear, ‘The Next 25′ range takes a look at the future, both in terms of design and in terms of materials. Seamless uppers meet laser engraved graphics and an overall subtle take on design. The collection consists of the Senix Hero, Senix Venture and the Senix Ville. A release is scheduled for 6/13 at colette (storeguide). Other select retailers will receive the shoe on 6/20.

Check out the footwear line-up after the jump.

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Once again Etnies and Busy P from Edbanger Records have teamed up. This time the two invite to the Nuits Sonores Festival in Lyon, France. On June 4th the Ed Banger crew will take over the festival, with sets played by DJ Mehdi, Busy P and others. Busy P is also using the occasion to promote his second collaboration sneaker with Etnies, featuring the ‘Busy P W.T.F.!’ graphic by So Me, which we have already seen on a Cool Cats Starter Cap a while ago.

Full festival flyer follows after the jump.

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At Comic-Con 2010, cult icon Kevin Smith and etnies held a happy hour for hundreds of fans at San Diego’s Sé Hotel to launch the etnies x Kevin Smith “Clerks” Jameson 2. Designed with inspiration from Kevin’s famous film Clerks, etnies’ Jameson 2 is outfitted with the Clerks logo on the side heel panel of the shoe, matching etnies’ logo on the tongue and an iconic black and white photo of Jay & Silent Bob in front of the famous Quick Stop on the left and right footbeds. Visit etnies.com for additional info and pics, as well as a video recap of the event that is coming soon.

Read more for a closer look at the etnies x Kevin Smith sneakers.

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Mishka NYC offers a look into a collaborative pair of blue suede Etnies Rap Highs. We’ll let them tell the story. “So what the hell is the deal with these kicks you ask? Well they were done as a promotional piece (only 2 pairs were produced) for the party between ourselves, SEEN of the Etnies classic Rap High model. I think everyone had the full intention of going into production with these until we were hit with the unfortunate news that Etnies could no longer produce the sole that was needed for this model.” These may or may not still come to pass. Would you like to see these made?

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etnies and Ed Banger present the second episode of their seven part web-documentary series featuring artists Justice, Uffie, Busy P, DJ Medhi, SoMe, Sebastian, Breakbot and Feadz. This one is entitled “Food.”

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In other Ed Banger Records news (after the new Uffie video release this morning), the Parisian label teams up with Etnies and Konbini.

“2010 is a big year for the epic label Ed Banger Records. Not only does this year mark the labels 7th anniversary, but also the peak of their worldwide domination of the electronic music scene. With the release of Uffieʼs long awaited album and Breakbotʼs groundbreaking debut EP Baby Iʼm Yours, it is not just in Europe that Ed Rec is making its mark. From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Ed Rec mania is taking over. To mark this symbolic birthday, Ed Banger organized a huge week-end of celebration in NYC featuring the artists that have contributed in making the label a household name: Justice, Uffie, Busy P, DJ Medhi, SoMe, Sebastian, Breakbot, Feadz.

Konbini, the internets most creative and forward-thinking Web TV has captured this unique event in electro music history in an exclusive web-documentary to be released worldwide in June 2010 only on Konbini.com and Etnies.com : THE ED BANGER 7. To create a weeklong event around the program, and to respond to the high level of enthusiasm from the fanbase, the 7 episodes of THE ED BANGER 7 will be released over one week, one episode a day from June 23rd to June 30th 2010, then available to watch and re-watch online for free on Etniesʼ website and Konbini.com. The documentary features the whole Ed Banger crew as they discover New York, the American club scene and are exposed to their rising success in the U.S. The series focalizes on real-life scenes and the chaotic and fun-filled lifestyle of professional DJʼs.”

Check out the trailer here below.

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New York City-based photographer Mel D. Cole teamed with etnies for a limited release sneaker and t-shirt. Following the release, we spoke with Mel to gain greater insight into this project, his photos, the launch party and shooting Kanye nude.

Read up on Village Slum/Mel D. Cole x Etnies here.

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This weekend etnies celebrated the release of their Ed Banger Records collaboration in New York. We were there to document the happening. Check out some pics from the party here.

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Click here to view the embedded video.

We’ve shown you the shoes. We shared our coversation with Busy P and Pierre-Andre about the project. Now, as a final piece of coverage we present a Q & A with designer So Me, as well as the above video of Busy P, Pierre-Andre and So Me in NYC.

Take a leap to read our Q & A with So Me.

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Set for a Holiday 2010 release, the “Ednies” sneaker features tonal glove leather upper and accents. So Me provided the custom tongue and created one of the best and most inventive footbed graphics in recent memory. The shoe will be available at select accounts – Union LA and Reed Space in the US, Lanikai in Spain, High Time and Green in Italy, and French doors Colette and Street Machine.

We chatted with Pedro Winter (aka Busy P) and Pierre-Andre Senizergues (founder of etnies) about the nature of their friendship and how it came together in the form of a brand new sneaker.

Read our feature here.

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Sharing a French background, record label Ed Banger and skate shoe brand etnies align on an entirely new silhouette, the “Ednies”. The shoe follows a slimline approach and comes in three premium leather makeups – monochrome red, black and white – each of which includes waxed laces and other tonal details. Tapping Ed Banger artistic director and well-known designer So Me, the sneakers are accented with a custom “Ednies” tongue tag alongside a highly-graphic insole. Look for these at select accounts come Holiday 210.

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Through his latest PAS Collection, etnies founder Pierre-Andre Senizergues (PAS) celebrates the progression of skateboarding into it’s sixth decade and the growing number of skate dads that are now passing the torch along to their sons. As such, “the collection offers 3 adult styles with 3 complimentary toddler styles depicting the different stages Pierre-Andre has encountered in life”.

Red, white and blue for his French roots and the simplistic new generation; metallic hues to reflect the future and the past; and wrinkled, aged leather mixed with soft nubuck to represent the father and the son. These styles are available now at Beams in Japan.

Take a more detailed look at the new etnies PAS “The Sixth Element” Collection after the jump.

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etnies teams up with malt liquor kings Colt 45 on a pair of kicks. Rad Collector has the story. “Aww man, Colt 45 has come a long way since Billy Dee. You may have heard about the super limited Colt 45 x etnies collabo shoe a lil while back, but you probably didn’t get a pair in the mail complete with a tall boy 45 in the box. That’s classic! More looks at the collabo in its element after the jump.”

More looks at the etnies x Colt 45 follow here.

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As part of Riviera’s Design Series Casa Surf Project, Eve Lowey of Studio Chameleon joined forces with former world champion skateboarder and owner of etnies Pierre Andre Senizergues on a signature Skate Room. Hailing back to its roots in skateboarding and all that encompasses the culture, the movement, curves and shapes in the design of the room reflect the passion of etnies.

Highlights include the Chicken’s bowl sink, shoe scrap headboard, reversed shadow box wheel mirror, skate free mini bar, “Graffiti Malibu” art piece and an original art creation by Mike Manzoori titled “It’s Not Where You’re Going, It’s How You Get There.” The room also offers an eco twist on design, reviving discarded items and ultimately spreading a message of lightening your eco impact, one footprint at a time.

The ocean view hotel room is located in Laguna Beach, California in Casa Del Camino Hotel, and will open to rent starting this weekend. And that’s not all. For the first year of room rentals, La Casa Del Camino Hotel is giving a portion of the room rate to etnies charity of choice: Global Green, USA. Go PAS!

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We get a first look at an upcoming collaboration between Freshjive and etnies Plus. The two brands worked on a rather simple black leather mid top sneaker. The sneaker features the Freshjive tag on the tongue. For a little more background information on the project, check out the recent interview with Rick Klotz, over at SneakerFreaker.

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Etnies and Ed Banger Records got together on a collaborative sneaker, as we have learned from the Etnies people at the Outerspace tradeshow. The sneaker is in its final design stages and could therefore not be shown yet. After Eastpak and several other interesting product collaborations, the outcome of this sneaker should also be interesting. You can be sure that we will show you more in the near future.

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For the World Environmental Day, Etnies has created a special collection of sneakers. The line-up includes the Senix Low model, which comes in a variety of styles and colorways, using only environmental friendly materials in the production process.

“For June 5th – World Environmental Day, etnies have teamed with Parisian boutique Colette (aka. Your favourite retailer’s favourite retailer) to release five very special Senix Low remixes, bringing it all together in eyecatching style. Forget some of the more half-hearted attempts to ride the hydro-electricity wave of ecological goodwill. These are the first shoes from etnies that can boast carbon neutral status, and from the deliberately gaudy to more minimal block colours, each makeup carries its own conscious theme.”

The shoes will release on June 5th, exclusively at colette. Take a more detailed look at the sneakers after the jump.

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The re-introduced Sal23 sneaker by Etnies, designed by Sal Barbier, also returns for Summer 2009. This time the subtle sneaker comes in a solid light blue colorway, of course proudly carrying the “23″ embroidery. Look out for these at better skate stores.

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After a first preview a while ago, we can now present you the complete line-up of the Etnies Plus x Disney Spring 2009 collection.

The etnies x Disney Co:Labs high-top Upsetter and lo-top Sly for the men’s collection feature images of classic Disney cartoons such as Evil Lord and Mickey Mouse. The Fantasia collection chronicles the famous “Night on Bald Mountain” cartoon which is based on a Slavic myth about spirits in the night. Both the Sly and Upsetter shoes draw inspiration from this legend with use of dark grey and black base colors, hinted by shades of bright purple. The Plane Crazy collection features the Sly 2 and Upsetter shoes in brown and tan tones, which is pulled from the infamous Mickey Mouse cartoon in which he tries to mimic the flying adventures of Charles Lindbergh.

The etnies x Disney Co:Labs collection for women consists of the Zanza shoe embellished with images of Tinkerbell and the cult classic film Fantasia. The Tinkerbell shoe is the ultimate female indulgence, portraying one of Disney’s most beloved and sassy characters, lined with gold leather.

Images of the other three sneakers from the etnies x Disney collaboration collection follow after the jump.

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