Stark Laces, the first company to think about pimping the laces instead of only the sneakers, is getting ready for their next releases. They present again some interesting designs, including houndstooth patterns, crackle patterns, striped and multicolor designs. Something to look out for!

We have come across quite some sneaker jewelry ideas over the past months and to date nothing was really convincing, either because the look was no good or because the mechanism was not well thought through.
Now we came across Ends, a new brand that wants to change the way you wear a hoody, shoes, sneakers, etc. The brand specializes in accessories to put on your laces/straps. We are very impressed by the quality and attention to detail in their work. Their debut collection features pieces in 18k black gold with black diamonds and 24k yellow gold with white diamonds and white diamond bridal. Via Gourmet.

If you are into adding some bling to your outfit, this is definitely as good as it gets, and in a much subtler way than what we see out there so far. Until now none of the other brands could really establish itself in this market, thus it will be interesting to see how Ends will perform. Expect Ends to appear next month at finer stores near you. Also their website will be launching soon. We’ll keep you posted.
Check out more styles by Ends after the jump.

Here you see one of the latest releases by Nort – the Laces New Era Cap and matching t-shirts. Both the caps and the t-shirts feature the Nort logo and shoe laces along with a lace lock. Nice idea and definitely looking good. The design comes on a black and navy blue New Era cap and on a black and a white t-shirt. Via C To The JL.
Check out more detailed pictures of the caps after the jump.

It seems like the lace game is heating up. Stark Laces, formerly the only brand that was concentrating on bringing more exciting laces to the market, is getting some competition – Zillion. Overkill just received their first shipment of Zillion Sneaker Laces and offer 5 different colorways at the moment. Zillion laces come in nice wooden packaging. Compared to Stark, Zillion’s designs are a little more colorful and crazy, thus we can see them go very well with simple white and black sneakers, not so much with the more colorful ones.
Check out all five models after the jump.

We have introduced to you the new New Balance Ndividual concept during Bread & Butter last month. It is part of the New Balance Fall/Winter 07/08 collection and has been released now across Europe.
Matching your clothes, the “N” logo can be exchanged and replaced with others in several colorways, which are attached to the sneaker via velcro. The first season of Ndividual 574’s come in three colorways – black, white and brown. Each sneaker comes with three “N” logos and 3 pairs of laces in the same colors as the “N” logos.
Check out more pictures after the jump.

Here come quite some news from Alife. You should have all seen already the Alife x Puma First Round – classic high top from Puma’s archive, executed in premium nubuck with a tonal gloss print. Produced in White and in Black, both colors feature a custom woven label on the tongue, four different fluorescent patent leather stripes, custom footbeds and 10 pairs of laces – 5 thin and 5 thick. That already makes a nice pack. A T-Shirt was also produced in White and in Black that will be available exclusively at Alife Stores in the US.
The sneakers and t-shirts will be available as of August 18th at Alife NYC, Alife Vancouver, Alife LA, Slammin Kicks London (the only UK store to have them), Patta Amsterdam, Colette Paris, Black Chamber Singapore, Highs and Lows Perth and Provider Melbourne. Now did you notice something strange in this list? Yes, us as well. The Alife LA store. Until now we were not aware there was one. The new Alife LA store is located at
451 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90036 – TEL: (323) 655 2093
Another exciting addition to the LA retail world and Fairfax. Check out detailed pictures of the sneakers, the tees and the laces that come in this pack.