That BMX is now an official discipline in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, you should know at least since we launched our Micheal Lau Interview, where the HongKong based artist talks about his role in designing the Chinese BMX team jerseys.
Today we can show you the Japanese jerseys, which were also designed by somebody that should be quite familiar to you – Tet from WTAPS. WTAPS designed the jersey and it is made by Nike.
Check out more images of the Japanese jersey after the jump.

We present you the latest sneaker from Japanese brand Terrem. In recent months we have watched the label a little closer and their mix of outdoor footwear, casual footwear and sneakers is certainly appealing. The brand always uses premium materials on their footwear and manages to take a route different from most other brand out there.
The Flame2 is a high-top sneaker out of their Spring/Summer ‘08 collection and it comes in a variety of colors and materials. It is now available at Eproze.
More images of the other styles after the jump.

Beginning of December Japanese retailer Uniqlo arrived in France and opened its first store in Paris. It’s good seeing Uniqlo expanding outside of Japan. The brand has a great range of basics to offer every season and a great price point.
Uniqlo Paris
Centre Commercial “Les 4 Temps”
Paris/France
Make sure to pass by on your next Paris trip!

The New York Times has a nice new article up about the recently opened Muji Flagship Store in Manhattan – The Civilized World Finds A Refugee.
“Muji’s bright cube-room on Broadway takes all the ugliness out of shopping. A refined combination of Kate’s Paperie, Uniqlo, Bed Bath & Beyond and the Container Store, it is the folded-down, crisp origami essence of a superstore. Everything here seems a necessity — stationery, bedding, flatware, rain gear — so that for once in your consumer holiday journeying, you can shop for gifts and convince yourself you are not being a slop pig.”
Check it out here.

Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo has made quite an impact in its short time outside of Japan. New York has got its own Uniqlo flagship, London got a new store as well and Paris is following soon. Hopefully the expansion goes at this speed for some time, because if you do not have one close by yet, you are definitely missing out.
The quality is good and definitely more than ok considering the price. If you are in the need of any kinds of basics, Uniqlo is the place to go. With their recent addition of t-shirts, they now also offer in that section a nice selection.
Here you get a first look at their Spring/Summer 2008 collection. They offer very solid pieces in the line, nice classic shorts, striped tees, shirts and more. Details such as the light weight fleece scarfs and the hats, make the collection less standard and boring.
Uniqlo definitely offers everything you need to fill the gaps in your wardrobe. Check out some more Spring/Summer ‘08 styles after the jump.

Visvim has just released their latest products of their Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Among the release were the new Girdwood Boots, which come in three colorways. Other products in this release were the Kenai Wool Shirt, a collaboration with Woolrich, a traditional US wool producer, featuring nice elbow patches in technical nylon. The shirt comes in three colorways. Last but not least they released the Fluxus 03 Crash1 denim, a washed denim with lots of details. Pics via Figure.
Check out the other product after the jump.

The newest model in the Visvim Holiday 2007 line-up is the Decoy Duck Boot. After a recent collaboration with Undercover on the boot, to introduce it, they have now released the in-line model of this winter boot. Boots of this style have been around forever, but we are pretty sure, that until now most of you did not consider wearing them. Visvim of course adds style to this classic and quality, by introducing hi end materials to the duck boot. We have actually already seen people wear them and it was not too bad. One thing is for sure, if you live somewhere where it gets really cold, or need something for your next snowboard trip, these are definitely as good as it gets.
The Visvim Decoy Duck Boot Hi comes in three colorways – beige, brown and black. Nice details include the premium suede upper, inner mesh lining, and the colored stripe to give them a bit of a twist. Pics via Star-J.

After the jump more pictures.

The latest release by Visvim is the SKYNYRD RING MOCCASIN /NOME series. Probably the most unique one to come out this season, the series sports uppers made up of horse hair in different unicolors and animal patterns.
Overall the series consists of 4 styles. Not everybody will be able to pull these off, therefore we also do not expect to see these a lot on the street. Pics via Star-J.
After the jump more detailed pictures.

Ubiq presents yet another winter boot as part of their Holiday 2007 collection. The boot is based off their popular Fatima sneaker. Just like the Fatima, the Preseren boot features the flap and has tartan check underneath it. The outer sole is thicker to hold you warm this winter. The boot comes in three colorways, each with black suede upper, but different tartan check colorways on the flap.
The Ubiq Preseren will be released at Flauge on the 17th of December. After the jump more detailed images.

Here the latest from Japanese premium label Phenomenon. The brand just released their latest set of sunglasses, the Stone Shaze. They come in black and white and both have multicolor arms. The black and white parts of the sunglasses are covered in rhinestones to give them the finishing touch.