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Tomorrow night, Saturday, November 14th, from 7-10pm Long Beach retailer Proper is hosting a launch party for the Vans Vault Ray Barbee re-issue pack. The event will feature a collection of classic Ray Barbee boards (starting with the early Cliver Rag Doll decks) and memorabilia along with music by Tommy Guerrero. If you’re in the area, it’ll definitely be worth attending. If not, enjoy the video celebrating 20 years of Ray Barbee’s skate career.

Proper
425 E. 1st Street
Long Beach, CA 90802
562.628.9100

Check out the party flyer after the click.

Long Beach retailer Proper has released their latest series of New Era 59Fifty Fitted Caps for Summer 2009. Checking in with over a dozen new hats in a wide assortment of logos and colors, Proper presents a great set of headwear. Available now at apropersite.com

Have a look at the full line up of Proper Summer 2009 New Era 59Fifty Fitted Caps after the jump.

After giving you a little preview the other day, we can give you a detailed preview of the Reebok Dual Pump Runner collection in collaboration with Proper. The sneaker comes in three colorways, keeps an overall simple aesthetic, good color combos and features Proper logos on the heel and on the tongue tag. Look out for Summer 2009 releease.

Detailed images of the Reebok Dual Pump Runner x Proper follow after the jump.

After their successful collaboration with Vans, Long Beach boutique Proper has now worked with Reebok on several colorways of the Dual Pump Runner. They kept it clean, just like we know from their previous projects. The sneaker comes in three colorways with the upper made of a mix of mesh and suede. The Proper logo is featured on the heel. These should be coming out some time this summer.

Image via SneakerFreaker Issue 15.

Vans and Proper once again get together, and this time present probably the largest collaborative effort to ever come from the two. They worked on a series styles and the outcome is a really strong collaboration, that impresses with its quality and details, rather than with loud design.

The two collaborated on the Native American, Authentic Low and Chukka Del Barco LX, some of which come in several colorways. Small details include custom logos and tags on each sneaker, as well as a good choice of materials and colors. Check out the Sneaker Freaker interview with the Proper people on the project here.

Detailed images of the Vans x Proper Holiday 2008 collection follow after the jump.

Proper has come out with a new series of New Era caps. Coming in a variety of colors,in classic canvas, the caps feature the Proper "P" logo on the front panels. The caps are now available.

Proper has received a massive shipment of the Vans Fall 2008 and Vans Vault Fall 2008 collection. As usual the brand offers each model in multiple strong styles. Especially in the Vault line-up there are lots of premium sneakers with high end materials and subtle colors.
Especially our favorite shoe, the Era, comes in so many good styles, we actually have a hard time choosing our favorites. Make up your own mind.
Check out the entire drop after the jump.

We reported about the launch of the DJ Clark Kent "112 Pack" in collaboration with Nike. Now it is hitting retail and has first arrived at Proper. The pack consists of the Air Max 1, Air Force 1 and the Air Trainer 1. On all three shoes, the iconic elephant print is combined with some 3M and neon yellow detailing.
Proper will release it on the 12th of July. More images after the jump.

While he may have failed to take the team hardware, Kobe’s individual season garnered an MVP. To celebrate NIKE has put together a special package of the Zoom Kobe III. The model reminds of the Lakers Sunday white uniform, with a clean upper and sharp yellow accent. Available tomorrow, June 28, from Proper. 

Two nice new colorways of Nike’s take on a boat shoe, the Mad Jibe, have been released. They are now available at Proper in a dark brown and blue colorway. Both come with contrast stitching and leather laces. It is always surprising how good the Dunk sole actually looks on these. If you are looking for a more sporty boat shoe style, these might be worth looking into.