BERLUTI PULSE SNEAKER

Posted on 2020-12-21

Kris Van Assche’s tenure at Berluti has been reliably denoted by swathes of bold, vivid color, but that doesn’t mean that the entire output is doused in bright tones. Van Assche’s newest footwear design, the Pulse, restrains its palette to achieve New Wave cool, instead emphasizing a sleek shape and premium craft.

Sportswear inspiration informs the tooled sole unit, which is thick, grippy and color-blocked, with an upper no less indebted to retro flair. Here, shapely panels of canvas, nylon and leather are interwoven with different tones to create a visage that’s light and readable. Hand-stitched accents and stamped Berluti crests embody opulence, in line with the sneaker’s two primary textile choices.

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SIZE? X ADIDAS ORIGINALS – ANNIVERSARY CITY SERIES

Posted on 2020-12-21

Size? has revealed the final installment of its “Anniversary City Series” with adidas Originals. Following releases themed around cities including Shanghai and Havana, the latest sneaker is inspired by Johannesburg and the “City of Gold” nickname often given to the South African city.

Referencing this inspiration, the sneaker is dressed entirely in golden suede, which is complemented by shiny gold detailing on the serrated Three Stripes branding and heel tab. The design is then finished with gold embossed “JOBURG” on the sidewall and “1/2020” on the heel. The gold upper sits atop a full-length classic gum sole, referencing the other “Anniversary City Series” releases from earlier this year.

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PALACE X ARC’TERYX

Posted on 2020-12-14

Palace has tapped Vancouver-based outdoors wear label Arc’teryx for a capsule befitting a seamless transition between mountain and city environments with warm pieces for layering and a unique co-designed logo application.

Arc’teryx has been growing exponentially thanks to their modern technical outerwear, celebrity co-signs, and recent artistic collaborations – although this partnership with Palace marks the brand’s first fashion collaboration to go to market.

In the new collection, you’ll find insulated jackets, puffers, hoodies, tees, caps, bucket hats, fanny packs, and climbing pants,

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SIZE? X DICKIES

Posted on 2020-12-14

size? is continuing its 20th anniversary celebrations through a new collaboration with Dickies Life. The collaborative, titled “The Meek Shall Inherit”, is inspired by nature, and showcases the contrast between the hardwearing, industrial workwear of Dickies and the natural world.

The collection’s key colors are black and khaki, and all of the pieces feature nature-inspired graphics. Stand-out items include the classic work pants, which are covered in images of mushrooms and plants, and the zip-up jacket which features an understated front with just an animated toadstool on the chest. The jacket’s reverse, however, bears a psychedelic graphic of various plants above the collection’s name.

www.size.co.uk

  

ADIDAS SPEZIAL MANCHESTER 89 SPZL

Posted on 2020-12-14

This season, adidas Originals presents the latest footwear offering from adidas SPEZIAL. Having first been created as a limited edition silhouette in commemoration of its namesake city hosting the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the adidas Manchester has since become a significant cultural touchpoint for fans of the brand across the world. Today, adidas SPEZIAL pays homage to the shoe’s cultural roots with the launch of the Manchester 89 SPZL.

When it launched in 2002, the original adidas Manchester was in many ways an acknowledgement of the love affair between youths in the North West of England and the adidas ‘City Series’ that began in the 1980s and continues to this day. The original ‘City Series’ didn’t actually contain a shoe named after the city of Manchester so creating a low profile shoe that used Manchester in its naming served to highlight that city’s role in the history of this iconic series of shoes.

The shoe’s stripes and heel moustache are comprised of reflective materials and feature parallel edged stripes – a unique detail of a number of late 1980s Austrian made ‘city series’ footwear releases. Finally, rounding out the look is the addition of debossed Mod Trefoil logos on both tongues as well as the heel moustache of the left shoe.

Launching globally on December 16th.

www.adidas.co.uk/spezial

  

EXIT X FLEET ILYA

Posted on 2020-12-11

As a visionary design brand centred around excellence in the construction of leather with the objective of establishing a label that both informed about the erotic possibilities of leather and restriction as well as bridging a high fashion aesthetic and subversive fantasy- Fleet Ilya is an EXIT favourite.
Culminating in expertly crafted, lifestyle objects, ready to wear accessories and functional restraint pieces, received to acclaim. Operating as an atelier, quality of both materials and design is intrinsic to every piece, using traditional saddle making methods while experimenting with progressive techniques.

Photography & Styling – Lo Harley

Models
Kacie at Premier Model Management
Sonny at Premier Model Management

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