Japanese magazine MAD Ollie has hooked up with Vans to create a pair of Old Skools. The kicks were created to mark the Mad Ollie music festival. The upper is constructed in black in a mix of suede and leather, with white contrast stitching. The kicks midsole is checkered in black and white. The sneakers are now available in Japan at shops that carry Vans footwear.
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Vans has a knack for creating sneakers with interesting cartoonish prints, whether they be Monkeys or Elephants. Vans has now teamed up with the Kings of animation, Disney. The Disney Store Japan has styled the Vans Sk8 Hi in black suede on the front of the kicks and the side panels in canvas covered in multi-colored Mickey Mouse silhouettes. The kicks can now be found in at Disney Japan shops.
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The Nike Dynasty High by Mighty Crown has just released as a quickstrike and is available in Stockholm at SNS. Mighty Crown is a Japanese based Reggae band, which collaborated with Nike in the on footwear.
Their latest project comes in black premium leather with gold and red accents accents. On the toe, eyelet area, and Swooshthe leather is embossed with a snakeskin print. Other details include gold studs on the strap, a Crown print on the side panel, a gold platted crown lace lock, and a cracked cement print on the midsole, which rests on a red tinted icy sole.
In In early August the first part of the adidas Originals by Originals x Kazuki Kuraishi fall / winter 2009 footwear collection released at select shops. Now a second round of releases from the adidas by Kazuki Kuraishi fall / winter 2009 collection has begun to release.
Kazuki Kuraishi of Fragment Design has taken on the adidas 7-Hole Boot. The kicks come in a mix of leather and nylon materials with minimal branding. Two colorways have released with one in brown / yellow and the one we are looking at today in black, white and blue. The sneaker is now available in Stockholm at SNS for 196 euros.
Last month we previewed the Reebok Ex-O-Fit “Galaxy” by Japanese sneaker shop atmos. The pack includes two colorways built on a glow-in-the-dark sole with black patent leather uppers speckled with glow-dots giving the kicks a cosmic feel. One of the sneakers features red accents while the other has blue accents.
Both sneakers are now available in Cologne at The Good Will Out for 139 euros.
Late last month we posted the Nike Air Force 1 High Supreme by Nitro Microphone Underground. The kicks celebrate the 10th anniversary of being of the Japanese Hip Hop group Nitro Microphone Underground.
The kicks come in black leather with an elephant print and metallic gold accents and paneling. The kicks feature nice detailing from the tongue to the stitching.
The kicks are slated to release on Saturday the 19th of September 2009 at Los Angeles based UNDFTD and Stockholm based SNS.
