Prada “Made in” Series
Italian fashion label Prada, best known for its longstanding tradition quality, craftsmanship and innovation pays tribute to locally made artisanal products with the new “Made in” series. In a statement against fast, mass-produced, and globalized fashion, the series uncovers the time-honored craftsmanship around the world. “Working with native producers, the Italian fashion house resurrected regional [...]
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In celebration of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, French apparel company Lacoste in collaboration with fashion boutique NPC for a limited edition Broadwick shoe. The “Year of the Dragon” Broadwick features a selection of three of China’s traditional colors:shimmering gold, silver or red uppers, symbolizing luck and longevity with a dragon-like scale texture. The [...]
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Singapore retailer Limited Edt has collaborated with Reebok in celebration of the 25th anniversary Reebok Workout Plus shoe. Taking inspiration from Singapore-based Tiger Beer 1986 bottle, the shoe features reflective gold embossing on the upper with blue and orange trim in addition vintage-style Reebok and Limited Edt logos. Packaged in a lookalike beer case, two [...]
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Japanese retailer Atmos has collaborated with Reebok in celebration of the 25th anniversary Reebok Workout Plus shoe. Inspired by the original 1987 Workout Plus, the shoe features an all-white colorway which glows-in-the-dark and a 25th anniversary logo along the insole. Available in 15 select retailers, the Reebok Workout Plus 25th Anniversary ‘Vintage’ is available starting [...]
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Following Taiwanese-American New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s career-high week of “Linsanity,” Nike is reportedly in talks of releasing a Jeremy Lin Zoom Hyperfuse 2011 shoe. The Jeremy Lin Nike Zoom Hyperfuse shoe will replace Lin’s current on-court plain white/black and white/blue editions of the Hyperfuse 2011 and is expected to bear Lin’s name [...]
Read More // 5 CommentsThe Rhythm of Paper
The Rhythm of Paper by Israeli fashion designer, Hila Martuzana is a series of four dresses made entirely of DuPont’s Tyvec material. Unlike traditional paper, Tyvec is made from high density polyethylene fibers, making Martuzana’s dresses durable and rip resistant, yet delicate enough to wear comfortably and easy to shape. Each of Martuzana’s “The Rhythm [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentConverse + Nintendo III
Following Converse Japan and Nintendo’s 25th anniversary Super Mario Bros. collaboration last year, the two have extended the series for the Spring 2012 season with a customized One Star low top sneaker. Available in a black or white leather colorway, the iconic Converse star is replaced with the Mario Bros. star icon in addition to [...]
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Jason Wu, New York-based Taiwanese American fashion designer will soon see his own original fashion line with Target for the upcoming spring 2012 season. Wu launched his ready-to-wear line of clothes in 2006 at the age of 24 and hit it big in 2008 with First Lady Michelle Obama buying four dresses from Wu and [...]
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Continuing Converse’s celebration of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, the American shoe company has released a limited edition customization of the iconic Jack Purcell sneaker. The Jack Purcell “Year of the Dragon” features a monochromatic black/white colorway with black dragon skin textured leather, classic white rubber sole and a touch of red on the [...]
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In celebration of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, Puma has released their own limited edition pack featuring the Puma Suede and T7 track jacket combination. Available in a thematic vibrant red colorway, the Puma Suede sneaker features a special cross woven suede which hints at the texture of dragon scales, where the customized classic [...]
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