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Adidas by Juun J Fall/Winter 2015

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Juun J made a name for himself at his debut collection by showing sneakers he had designed with Reebok  on the runway. He’s been a bit quiet on that front even as he has grown a significant following from his home base of South Korea. Juun takes the base ZX 8000 model and freaks it out in these strapped monochromatic colorways. Adidas shows it has no signs of slowing down it’s design collaboration program and the results of this latest teamup are definetly making a statement. While I might slow my roll on grabbing these due to the sticker price of $500-$585 USD, expect these to be available in selects stores and online in the coming months.

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OVO Toronto Store

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Drake’s label OVO (October’s Very Own) quietly opened up a Toronto flagship shop at the end of last year. The store located in downtown Toronto at 899 Dundas Street West.  The minimal shop features a full range of items from the OVO clothing and accessories including exclusives such as the below 6 God hoodie. If you’re not … Read more

C.E SS15 1st Release

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Tokyo based streetwear label C.E had a big 2014. The brand grew it’s audience and distribution outside Japan and it continued to be a favorite of shop buyers and celebrities including Rihanna. The brand just made available it’s first pieces from it’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Amongst the collection is a small selection of a couple … Read more

Fragment Design x Jordan 1 High OG Release

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The team at Fragment design collaborates with Jordan Brand to launch the first sneaker in the new remastered Jordan line. The sneaker is a take on the Black Toe black red Jordans but with premium leather and the fragment design insignia on the heel. These are highly sought after and a very limited release so … Read more

Best Sneakers of 2014

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2014 was a huge year for sneakers with countless memorable releases having come and gone. The sneaker industry is witnessing massive change and one can see the growing popularity of sneakers in the fashion community running parallel to the continued innovation within the sports/performance sector.

One of the key themes with sneaker design this year has been the development of more lifestyle releases that result from collaborations with varied parties from the streetwear and fashion worlds. In particular Adidas has continued to apply pressure to Nike through it’s established relationships with the likes of Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens , Kanye West and Pharrell. The later part of the year saw Nike continue to develop its SP (Special Projects) division with more limited and quickstrike releases that combine higher quality materials along with outside design influence from the likes of Errolson Hugh and Jun Takahashi.

As part of this commitment to the fashion industry, we see prices of certain more ‘luxe’ releases such as the Tisci x Nike Air Force 1 nearly reaching the pricepoint of high fashion designer sneakers. I think this is a good development in the long run as the sneaker giants are able to develop more innovative designs compared to largely apparel designers needing to figure out their own production and technology. It’ll be interesting to see if these trends perpetuate in the near year but in the meantime here is my personal list of the best sneaker releaes of 2014.

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NEIGHBORHOOD 20th Anniversary Collection

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Japanese streetwear stalwarts Neighborhood celebrate 20 years this year. To mark their anniversary a capsule collection of essential NBHD items is being released which includes their trademark denim, riders jackets, a MA-1 and kung-fu jackets. I’m a bit excited to see more detailed photos of that nylon Kung Fu jacket as well as the black … Read more

Nike Lab Air Force 1 CMFT SP

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I had been waiting for some time to get a pair of Air Forces in premium leather and was really excited to see this Nike Lab release. While they may not look too different from standard Forces, a closer look reveals a few key differences. The leather on these feels way better than the regular sneakers. … Read more