This might be blasphemous.  Despite its long association with American West, the humble workwear known as Jean actually has its origin from France.  Its etymology came from 2 sources. Denim was actually a short form of “de Nimes” or “of Nimes”, a French town, while Jean came from a phrase “Bleu de Genes” or “Blue [...]

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As more people realize the growing popularity of JS Wings Glow In The Dark edition by Jeremy Scott and adidas Originals, more retailers are announcing their availability. A few days after its arrival in Japan, sightings of the JS Wings GITD now appears in Europe, including RICE & BEANS in Toulouse, France. With removable wings [...]

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Both OUTLIER and FEIT are leading brands in their own field and they share the absolute commitment to great quality. It was confirmed that they would not dissapoint when the collaboration project was announced. Each Submarines sneaker is handmade using water resistant Supermarine Cotton uppers from Egypt, which is also highly breathable and comfortable. On [...]

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As fashonistas gathered at the City of Light for this weeks’ Haute couture shows, footwear label CONVERSE was more than ready to greet them with the Jack Purcell Pop-Up Shop. A mesh-mash of old and new, the shop offers an introduction (or reintroduction) of the CONVERSE classic along with its quirky beginning as sneakers for [...]

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Even if you do speak French, there can be a pretty large WTF factor when first encountering the Tofomatic project by adidas Originals. The basic details: adidas brought it’s Tofomatic photo booth to ten stores in France, and over 1500 people were photographed, all wearing adidas Originals. Each person struck a very specific [...]

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Premium full grain leathers are the key elements that make up the “Lil’ Red” Skytop II, a collaboration sneaker from Supra and Samantha Ronson.  What’s more the sneaker features black waxed laces and custom designed Samantha Ronson hangtag along with all of the standard functions. As these being FACTORY413 edition, there will only be 413 [...]

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Starting this week, Parisian boutique will play host to Other Criteria, an independent publishing company established by artist Damien Hirst, Hugh Allen , and design director Jason Beard. The exhibition will feature Other Criteria publication, autographed posters, t-shirts, wallpapers, cashmere blanket, and more, all available for purchase. In addition, Hirst’s newest installation, titled Big [...]

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Moving ahead for a moment towards the end of this month, Nike and its Nike Sportswear division will release the Climbers Pack, a collection of trio (Air Footscape Motion, Lunar Elite Trail Mid, and Air Moc) inspired by leisure day hike and autumn foliage viewing trip during the season transition. Announced first would be [...]

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Just a reminder, in just over 24 hours, the HOV Charity Auctions on eBay by Jay-Z and Nike will be over. A celebration in honoring the past, the present, and the future of a sport, the World Basketball Festival gets underway this evening with a preview of USA Basketball Team for 2010 and [...]

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A celebration in honoring the past, the present, and the future of a sport, the World Basketball Festival gets underway this evening with a preview of USA Basketball Team for 2010 and a special performance from the most influential hip-hop star today, Jay-Z.
As a tie-in to the performance, an unique set of Air Force 1 [...]

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