The Etnies SLB23, the Sal Barbier signature shoe, saw a return this year. The first two colorways this year were red and black, both featuring the iconic 23 on the heel. 
For Spring 2009 Etnies will bring new colorways of the classic. This time it will come once again in black and also in a light beige colorway. As usual, they both look really clean.
Check out the black colorway of the Etnies SLB23 Spring 2009 after the jump.

Sal Barbier will start introducing his own footwear line this year with his SLB23 brand. For now we have only seen t-shirts in the market, which have already been well received. The sneakers come in premium leathers, both low-top and hi-tops are in the line-up. They come in an array of classic colorways. In terms of style they remind us a little bit of Common Projects – simple but strong.
We’ll keep you posted on the release!

One of the most iconic skate sneakers will be celebrating a re-release very soon, the SAL 23. The Sal Barbier signature shoe first released by Etnies will soon return in a red and a black colorway, with the iconic 23 embossed on the side of the shoe. The sneaker will be released in these colorways before Christmas, at least that’s the plan. After this first release they may also come in more colorways and in collaborations with other brands. In the video interview with Frontlineshop they also announce that SLB Stores are planned to open in more cities such as NYC, Chicago and New Orleans, after opening the first one in Los Angeles this year.

It seems to be the time to launch new websites. After (Commune), the new SLB website now also launched. They made it look like a newspaper that you can flip through – a piece of art. In the future the SLB Collection will also be presented on the site. But already now you can check out the store, read Sal’s blog and do all sorts of other things.