Other Sneakers
Pony x 9 – Limited Edition Stitchpunk Sneaker
In honor of the new epic adventure fantasy movie “9,” Pony has teamed up with Focus Features and Universal to produce a limited edition sneaker celebrating the movie which opens in theaters nationwide on 9/9/09. This marks the 2nd collaboration for Focus Features involving a footwear company to promote their movie, the first being the Coraline Nike Dunks.
The Limited Edition Stitchpunk Sneaker, also known as simple as the “9″ shoe is inspired by the film’s on-the-move “stitchpunk” characters. Pony has designed the shoe made from burlap and makeshift materials to represent the fabrication of the brave “9″ beings. A zipper, mismatched eyelets, twine shoelaces and neon green “electricity” accents are just some of the intricate surprises that re-create the vision of the fantasy film.
With only 99 pairs to be made available, the 9 Shoe is sure to be a sensation and a collector’s item. The limited-edition run will be distributed via an online sweepstakes in conjunction with retailer Hot Topic. The shoes will be issued on September 9th, 2009 to coincide with the theatrical release of director Shane Acker’s film.
Click here to check out some up-close shots of the sneakers displaying various details.
Concepts x Clarks Wallabee ‘Patent Leather Pack’
Concepts has teamed up with Clarks once again for another go on the classic Clarks Wallabee. This time they have produced the Wallabee ‘Patent Leather Pack’ consisting of three Wallabee’s done up in a glossy Italian patent leather. The colors include Navy Blue, Olive and Eggplant, all of which feature the Concepts logo embossed on the heel. Theres also a Clarks Wallabees tag on the laces and a blue Concepts tag near the ankle.
The Concepts x Clarks Wallabee ‘Patent Leather Pack’ will be available in September for a price of around $200. Click here to check out a shot of all three colorways.
Yums Flytop Available Now
Back in July we featured the Yums Flytop, a new high top design which has been released by the brand which Soulja Boy helped break into into the industry. To debut the Flytop, the first high top design from Yums, the company has released three color schemes which all use patent leather uppers. Among the color choices are red/black, blue/white and black/silver. On the tongue of each sneaker is the Yums logo constructed from a fuzzy rug like material.
All three of the Yums Flytop colorways are available now at select Yums retailers such as FinishLine for a price of $85.
DJ Cassidy x Rockport Bridgeport
Rockport offered long time friend and world famous DJ to the stars, DJ Cassidy, the opportunity to design his own pair of the Bridgeport boat shoe. To create the shoe, Cassidy drew inspiration from his musical and fashion influences, notably Run-DMC and Michael Jackson. To pay homage to Run-DMC, Cassidy designed a special elastic component under the tongue so that the boat shoe may be worn comfortably without laces. To honor Michael Jackson DJ Cassidy did up the Rockport Bridgeport with a color scheme to resemble Michael’s legendary look in the “Billie Jean” video. The boat shoes sport a soft pink perforated leather, a red canvas upper, and a black pinstripe on the sole unit. Further details include DJ Cassidy printed on the tongue.
In honor of the King Of Pop, Rockport has produced 50 limited edition pairs numbered 1–50 to commemorate each year of his life. The exclusive shoe comes packaged in a custom DJ Cassidy shoe box complete with pink tissue paper, red satin bow tie and personalized card from Cassidy detailing his inspirations. Each pair is also individually numbered.
Follow the jump to check out some detailed photos of the DJ Cassidy x Rockport Bridgeport boat shoe.
Terry Kennedy Releasing $50 Sneaker in Spring 2010
Fat Joe isnt the only celebrity out there planning on releasing an affordable sneaker (Read: Fat Joe x Protege – The Blackout).
Terry Kennedy, along with X-Games host Sal Masekala recently did a short segment on UNSportsmanship where Terry mentions his upcoming clothing line being released under KR3W and an affordable shoe priced at $50 coming Spring 2010. On top of that Sal has Terry take off the black/pink TK Society which were made from Terry for the X-Games and says in his own words how Kanye and the Air Yeezy cant even touch the design of the TK Society.
Check out the video above and stay tuned for further details about those upcoming “affordable” sneakers from Terry Kennedy.
Fat Joe x Protege ‘The Blackout’ – New Colorways
Some new images of two more colorways of The Blackout, a sneaker designed between Fat Joe and Protege, have made their way to the internet. The other day we gave you a look at a grey/yellow and black/orange color scheme and now we have some shots of a white patent leather version and a grey/blue/red version. The Blackout will officially be hitting K-Mart retailers later this year in November for a price of $35.
Follow the jump to check out a shot of the grey/blue/red version of The Blackout.
