Sneakers

New Balance 991’ Made in UK’ x PYS.com

by kech kicks 17 September 2012 New Balance
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US online retail store, Pick Your Shoes expands on their newly ventured collaborative shoe releases, this time partnering with New Balance on the 991 ‘Made in UK’ model. Using the less common silhouette of the 991 for an added exclusivity touch and produced in a two colourway drop, the shoes feature suede uppers punctuated by [...]

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Anya Hindmarch for Dunlop

by kech kicks 9 August 2012 Customs
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Womenswear designer Anya Hindmarch has got in on the 2012 London Olympic action, teaming up with Dunlop on a subtle redesign of their iconic Dunlop Green Flash shoe as part of her ‘Olympic Games Bag’ essential kit. Honing in on, and altering the simple details that have made the Dunlop Flash green a mutli million [...]

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Afew x Koi Klub x Asics Gel Lyte III ‘Reworked‘

by kech kicks 8 July 2012 Asics
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Working on a collaboration made and sourced in the respective countries of both stores, Berlin based Afew and Japan’s Kobi Klub have influence a reworked model of the Asics Gel Lyte III. Coinciding with Düsseldorf, Germany’s 11th Annual Japanese Day, the shoe features touches of Japanese denim, leather and suede in the red and white [...]

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Tom Sachs for NIKEcraft | 1948 Installation

by kech kicks 24 May 2012 Figures
Tom Sachs for NIKEcraft | 1948 Installation

American artist Tom Sachs’s collaborative collection with Nike’s NIKEcraft division draws on aesthetics and concepts from his ‘Space Program; Mars’ project. Released at 1948 this weekend in conjunction with his “most extensive exhibition to date” the store hosts a display of the sneakers and apparel with press images of the collection projected on a huge [...]

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Nike Sky Force 88 “Mighty Crown” Gas Mask

by kech kicks 16 May 2012 Art
 Nike Sky Force 88 “Mighty Crown” Gas Mask

Freehand Profit is a Los Angeles based artist who earned his name as a graffiti artist in DC and Northern Virginia. Since then he’s rooted himself in LA’s Hip-Hop scene and has been working on a number of different projects including his sneaker gas mask initiative where he creates amazing looking gas marks out of [...]

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Nike SB P-Rod V LR | Spring / Summer 2012 Colorways

by kech kicks 20 April 2012 Nike SB
Nike SB P-Rod V LR | Spring / Summer 2012 Colorways

Nike’s collaboration with Paul Rodriguez on their SB sub-brand grows from strength to strength season after season and the SB P-Rod V LR is no exception to the rule. Having already showcased a strong Spring Summer collection and the more recent slimmed down LR SB P-Rod V, another two colourways are added to the bill. [...]

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New Balance Made in England U420UD | Powder Blue / Grey

by kech kicks 28 March 2012 New Balance
New Balance Made in England U420UD | “Powder Blue/Grey”

After bringing you details of the New Balance U420 x K-Way triple sneaker drop, a Powder Blue/ Grey colourway has now also been released for Spring/Summer. Reminiscent of successful past U.S track and field colour palettes, these U420UD’s feature grey suede paneling against powder blue nylon on an EVA sole. Offering two pairs …

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Fila “The Cage” | 2012 Reissue

by kech kicks 20 March 2012 Fila
Fila "The Cage" 2012 Reissue

Back in the mid nineties, Fila captured a decent sized chunk of the basketball market (making models for NBA stars Grant Hill and Jerry Stackhouse) with one of its best offerings being The Cage. Almost twenty years later with a Fila redesign, the much loved sneaker returns. Keeping with the classic Fila design, the paneling, [...]

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