Japanese retailer mita sneakers is never short on New Balance collaborations. This time they hooked up with fellow Japanese brand Expansion. They worked on the CM820, which comes with a black/pink/blue upper with some rather crazy patterns covering the toe box and heel. They also used some 3M on the logo and heel. Also they seem to have worked with Garni on a ring that comes with the sneakers. Look out for a release soon.

More detailed images of the Expansion x mita sneakers x New Balance CM820 follow after the jump.

With a background in both Tokyo and NYC, Expansion reflects the concept of “expanding value and lifestyle through clothing.” Inspired by music, art and other cultures, Expansion offers a full collection of garments from t-shirts and hoodies to outwear, denim and numerous accessories. Highlights include camo-lined M-65-esque jackets, pin-logoed cable-knit beanies, and printed denim. Delivery starts at the end of this week, while a collaborative release with De La Soul is shipping shortly.

More looks at the Expansion Autumn/Winter 2009 Collection after the jump.

Japanese brand Expansion Inc. made some t-shirts in collaboration with film maker Andreas Johnson for his documentary "Inside Outside", which will finally be released in Japan on July 4th.

"Inside Outside" is a film about vandalism and art – and vandalism as art. The film follows the premiere artists on the international street art scene and documents their illegal work in the streets – as well as their successful appearances in the commercial art world. Museums like MOMA and Brooklyn Museum are now buying street art for their collections, so why risk jail time and huge fines for your art? "Anything that gives you security is eventually going to restrict you at some point", says Swoon from New York about the art world. The movie was shot on location in Berlin, Sao Paulo, Paris, Stockholm , Copenhagen and New York.
Here below also the trailer of the documentary.

Japanese brand Expansion got together with Large Pro. Large Professor, also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York based Hip Hop record producer and Emcee. He is also best known as a member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source , and for discovering popular Emcee Nas. Main Source had a lot of impact on Hip Hop music since the early 90’s. Large Pro has worked with Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Nas, Busta Rhymes and many others.
Expansion worked with Large Pro on a double name football jersey. They used the same material that the Nation league in Japan uses, which has a quick dry feature. They hand dyed the jersey in black, which makes it a custom black. Look out for this release, which can be expected some time next week.

The two Japanese brands Expansion and Nitraid joined forces with photographer Chi Modu to collaborate on two t-shirts. Having adopted this notion as his guiding principle, Chi Modu has become a master at capturing some of the most striking, original and magically serendipitous images in hip-hop and other genres.
The series consists of two t-shrits, which are produced in Japan with Peru Pima cotton, a premium cotton, which dates back to the Incas in terms of history.
The t-shirts will be released mid May, so make sure to look out for them.
After the jump detailed images.