On October 1, Jordan Brand (a division of Nike, Inc.) is bringing a brand new look to its trendsetting off-the-court style to stores nationwide. The Jordan Blasé, pictured above, is a lifestyle shoe catering to those who prefer to make a stylish statement when wearing a dress shoe.
After the Jordan PHLY, this is the next step of Jordan Brand into the lifestyle market. The Jordan Blasé is clearly an off-the-court shoe and come initially in two colorways. The upper (aside from the strap) actually reminds us a little of the Prada America’s Cup shoe.
Have a look at the other colorway of the Jordan Blasé after the jump.
Kicks/Hi is about to open yet another store, this time in Tumon Bay, Guam. It is the 3rd Kicks/Hi door, and they continue to progress nicely. The opening is on 26th of September. Make sure to pass by if you are around! Via Ian Ginoza.
An interesting new line of sneakers is about to take off and we are glad to be able to give you a first look today – SQR1 (Square1).
With the market being flooded these days with sneakers and crazy color combinations, the brand wants to bring it back to the basics, therefore also the name. Inspired by the golden years of Hip Hop and streetwear, the early 90’s influenced the collection – functional, nylon ripstop, technical and well crafted are the principles of all SQR1 sneakers.
Also the man behind the brand was in charge of most Undefeated sneaker collaborations, thus you can be sure they know what they are doing.
After the jump a closer look at the first set of releases by SQR1, coming to stores soon.
Photographer Shawn Mortensen has launched his new website. Most of you should be familiar with his work from collaborations with FUCT and Supreme. The site shows his latest projects, a long list of impressive works.
The good people at the United Front were once again busy opening yet another Goodfoot store, the overall 6th location across Canada. The new store is also situated in Toronto, but not anywhere close where you would expect. This is something we always admire and at the same we realize the power behind our culture, when a new territory is being invaded and out of nothing a retail street/destination builds up. We have seen this in Paris, when Colette arrived over 10 years ago, Lower Eastside in NYC and we have seen it in Los Angeles on Fairfax more recently and there are many more to name.
Well, Goodfoot did once again that and opened on St. Clair Avenue in Toronto. It will be interesting to see how the surroundings will develop in the next couple of years. It once again shows that United Front/Goodfoot is leading the way in Toronto.
Goodfoot 873 St. Clair Ave W Toronto, Ontario M6C 1C4
Anyways, Matt George is showing us some images of the new location, which is just as expected very clean and sleek.
More images after the jump.
Over the last couple of months we have kept you posted on the renovations at famous Parisian concept store Colette. The store worked together with Wonderwall on the redesign, the same architects that are also responsible for all Bape stores worldwide, some Uniqlo stores, the Original Fake store in Tokyo and many other incredible retail outlets around the globe. Thus we had of course big expectations.
In the matter of less than two months they changed the entire store and created something amazing. The sneaker section moved to the ground floor and has become a massive glass sneaker wall. Also they introduce the Tee Box, a large box made out of glass and metal, housing all t-shirts of the store. The Tee Box is also located at the ground floor. Furthermore Colette introduces shop in shops of Original Fake, Bape, Alife as well as BBC/Ice Cream. The Original Fake and Bape sections you can see on the image here above.
Overall the store has been cleaned up and appears much more structured than before. The water bar also got renovated and now has more of a restaurant feel to it than before. Accessories are being presented in free hanging boxes, that are also equipped with light. The magazine section grew in size and is also more organized, just like the Beauty section of the store. On the first floor you still find the gallery, as well as the haute couture brands.
What can we say? Mind-blowing. How can one store do this much? The new design is clean, sleek and displays much better and more efficiently all categories of product that Colette represents and sells. Also it seems like the new interior is much more efficient, allowing Colette to display overall much more product. The amount of sneakers and t-shirts now present, would have been almost un-imaginable in the old interior.
Bottom line, get on a plane, or hop on the train, and check out the new and renovated Colette store live, pictures can only say so much.
We have lots more images of the newly renovated Colette Paris store after the jump.
With anticipation many have been waiting for the new Silly Thing store in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong collective has made big moves this past year and their product is finally also available in a couple of international doors, including Colette and The Hideout.
Today we can finally show you first images of the Silly Thing store, which will be opening its doors on August 16th. The store looks as expected amazing. We would call the interior design a "modern chalet" style, as they used a lot of natural woods and mixed it with modern lamps and design details.
Have a detailed look at the soon to open Silly Thing store after the jump.
The Juice Hong Kong store, operated by the CLOT crew, was recently renovated. We reported about it and showed you some of the re-opening items. Here we can give you a look at the new store now.
The new look is much cleaner and minimalist than before. White and light woods have been used throughout the entire store. Also they take a bit of a new approach in terms of products and will become a real concept store in the next couple of months, taking on board electronics and other product categories next to clothing and accessories. JUICE Store: 2/F A, 53 Patterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Check out more images after the jump.
This is actually good news. For those of you that have been on the Bape website, you know that you always had to download a file and then play it on your desktop. This resulted in a really nice looking presentation, but overall it was just annoying and time consuming.
Finally, Bape has launched their new website today, which is easy to navigate.
In 2006 Nike Skateboarding introduced first the Zoom Tre, a shoe that had good cushioning, grip and that would at the same time not blow out. In 2008 the brand now introduces the Zoom Tre A.D.
Incorporating the Nike Free technology, the Tre A.D. has massive flex grooves in all the right places. Other features include a rubber toe cap and of course the Zoom air bag.
We give you an exclusive detailed look at the two first colorways of the Nike SB Zoom Tr A.D. to be released next month. Many more pictures after the jump.
