London sneaker enthusiasts stand up!
On November 29th the Crepe City Sneaker Festival will take place at Notting Hill Arts Club for the first time in London.
15 sellers will provide over 1000 pairs of sneakers containing hard to find items.
Since the entry is only 1GBP checking out this event is definitley worth the money.
London based artist Ben Drury holds the distinction of being one of the first artist to interpret the Nike Air Max 90 Current. Nike Sportswear has once again called upon the artist to collaborate on the Air Max 90 Current.
We first got a teaser of the Nike Air Max 90 Current x Ben Drury back in April 2009. Today, the sneakers have released at Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer in New York City.
Drury styled the sneaker in a blend of leather, mesh, and nylon in a black upper. The sneaker lacks Nike branding on the tongue and and heel. On the heel a graphic can be seen on a grey panel and on the tongue of the right it reads "Trust Me" and the left reads "London".
The sneakers have a boot like quality with a metal d-ring eyelet and boot laces. The sneakers outsole features touches of purple, a subtle splash of color to this black, grey and white sneaker.
We will keep you posted when the sneakers release outside of NYC.
London based street artist Pochoir has been recruited to take part in the adidas Five-Two 3 Artist collection, which includes a global list of participants.
Pochoir styled the adidas Superstar 80 in a grey base with three stripes styled to look like they where stenciled on the kicks. The sneakers also feature a number of other elements, which reference London, Pochoir and street art.
You can find the entire collection now at Sneakers N' Stuff.
London to Paris, 200 miles, 3 days, fixed gear bikes...What could possibly go wrong?
This weekend the reinvented Nike Zoom Tiempo released in four color combos, representing four cities and four riders. The pack, which has been created for city cycling was tested on a trek from London to Paris by seven riders from around the globe. Nike documented the experience, and here is a look at what happened along the way.
The Nike Dunk High Premium by Cassette Playa has finally released as a quickstrike. The kicks are collaborative release between London based fashion label Cassette Playa and Nike Sportswear.
The kicks upper is constructed in black nylon with white contrast stiching, translucent plastic Swoosh, a nylon patch on the heel and Cassette Playa graphics on the tonge and toe-box. The upper rests on orange sole and comes with laces in red, black and neon. The kicks are now available at TGWO for 109 euros, you can also find them at other shops including 21 Mercer in NYC.
No word on a release of the other Nike Dunk High x Cassette Playa.
Earlier this summer Nike took its classic football sneaker, the Tiempo and released it as a cycling sneaker. The kicks were created with the Lance Armstrong Foundation as part of a city pack, which included London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York City.
The pack released in limited numbers earlier this summer, however they are now available in Europe at shops with Nike Tier Zero accounts including The Glade.
Check here to get the full scoop on the Nike Zoom Tiempo "Cutter Pack" x Livestrong.
London's adidas shop No6 Newburgh Street has been transformed by Jeremy Scott to house his autumn / winter 2009 sneaker and apparel collection he created for adidas Originals by Originals collection. The shop is a Pop-Up and thus will only be open from the 19th of September to the 28th September 2009. So if you are in London check out the shop in person, if not check out the shop and the sneaker and apparel collection after the jump.
Scott designed the retail space himself and had this to say about the experience:
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT TO SHOWCASE MY OXO RANGE WITH ADIDAS AND FURTHER MORE TO BE ABLE TO DO SO IN LONDON ONE OF THE COOLEST CITIES IN THE WORLD !
ITS TRULY A DREAM COME TRUE !
No6 Newburgh St
London
W1F 7RG
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10.30am to 6.30am
Sun 1pm to 5.30pm
Check out our previous post on the adidas Originals x Originals Jeremy Scott fall / winter 2009 collection.
Also check out this video of Jeremy Scott at the Pop-Up shop in London. In the video Scott talks about his perspective on design in general and specifically on this collection specifically.
