Other Sneakers
ato Cowhide Boot ‘Studs’
Studs on sneakers just never really worked for my personal taste. Actually, they never really worked on much of anything for guys in my opinion. This is cause i’m not into that whole old-school punk rock look with the studded boots and belts and jackets and the whole 9. For those of you who are though companies such as Nike have tried to cater to your taste with designs featuring the use of studs and now ato Matsumoto gives us their own spin on a studded model with the release of this new ato cowhide boot. The shoes, boots, or whatever you wanna call them feature a completely black upper with with round studs around the toe and on the tongue, and square studs on the straps and around the heel.
Select Japanese retailers such as Rowgage have the studded ato Cowhide boots in stock now. A closer look can be found by following the jump.
Pony UL38 ‘Wilson Chandler’ – Home & Away Versions
Wilson Chandler, the #21 forward who was drafted in the first round by the NY Knicks in 2007 may not be having the best year on the court right now with a PPG of 13.1 but the 22 year old, 6′8 forward has done enough since his introduction into the NBA to catch the attention of Pony and get him his own signature sneakers.
For those of you familiar with Chandler you may have noticed the Pony UL38 on his feet before in games, or possibly recall seeming them on his feet during the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. Thanks to Dan, who has provided us with these pictures of wear test samples, one of which happens to be signed, we can now give you some detailed shots of both the home and away versions of Wilson Chandler’s signature Pony UL38 sneakers. Both of the colorways are pretty fresh and as a shoe made with basketball as it’s focus i can defiantly respect the UL38. Now i just need to get my hands on a pair to try on and see how the fit feels. Size 13 please.
To check out plenty of detailed photos of both the Home and Away versions of the Pony UL38 for Wilson Chandler click here, and thanks once again to Dan for all the photos.
Fitted Hawaii x Element ‘Kaholo’ Sneakers
After a few months, and a couple teaser pics, Fitted Hawaii is finally giving us all a look at their sneaker in its entirety so we can stop scratching our heads trying to figure out what they are. The sneakers, which were tightly kept under wraps to avoid to much info leaking, have been designed in collaboration with Element Skateboards on Darrell Stanton’s second signature sneaker.
The Fitted Hawaii x Element sneakers, which have been dubbed Kaholo, which means to move fast or progress rapidly, feature a very unique looking upper constructed from sublimated nylon canvas print which features vintage Hawaiian pin up girls from way back when, a relic of Fitted Hawii’s past and something which is here to stay in the future. The tongue features a perfect Fitted crest hit and the heel consists of a embossed leather with a subtle trilock pattern. The bottom half of the sneakers keep it simple with a pure white vulcanized sole. The box in which the sneakers will come in features a nice black print of trilocks in different contrasted shades of black, with a yellow carrier that slides in and out for easy storage and a metal hole for proper ventilation. Each shoe comes with 3 different pairs of laces: yellow trilock laces, black laces and white laces, each bearing Fitted tips.
The Fitted Hawaii x Element ‘Kaholo’ Sneakers are set to release this coming Saturday, December 19th exclusively through Fitted Hawaii. These are limited to a total of 60 pairs, so please act quickly if you want any chance on actually getting a pair. For a few more shots of the sneakers click here.
Radii Footwear Holiday 2009 Collection
Radii Footwear announced the release of their Holiday 2009 collection today. The brand, whose product is worn by celebrities such as Jay-Z, Jay Sean, The Black Eyed Peas, T-Pain, Kurupt and Brandon Mashall to name a few, continues to push the envelope when it comes to innovative designs and style.
The Holiday line arrives just in time for the holidays with new colors of the brand’s top selling 420 Tops and Straight Jackets while introducing the Moon Walker, Ecto-1 and Timeless Deluxe. There’s also new colorways of the Thrillers. Today, Radii Footwear bases a relatively modern in house staff at its Southern California headquarters and is currently working on the 2010 collection. Still emphasizing high-end fashion and couture to appeal to the line’s existing demographic, Radii’s expansion into casual product will open the brand to a new audience of entrepreneurs, CEOs and business savvy consumers wishing for an office appropriate sneaker. Exceptional fashion and eccentric taste makes Radii Footwear a leading brand to keep an eye on for years to come.
For an entire look at the Radii Footwear Holiday 2009 Collection click here.
Starks x Timberland 3-Eye Handsewn Shoes – Available Now
If you recall back in November we reported on the Starks x Timberland 3-Eye Handsewn Classic Shoes but didn’t have any official word on a release besides for the fact we knew they would become available in December sometime.
We pleased inform all those who were waiting to grab a pair that they have now become available. With this also comes more detailed photos of the shoes giving us a complete look at em for the first time. These elegant looking shoes, which are sure not to fit everybody’s tastes, feature a combination of black corduroy and brown suede on the upper with yellow gold eyelets. Orange leather accents the lining and insoles which consist of game bird art, Starks branding, and woven labels. Finishing up the Timberland 3-Eye Handsewn Classic shoes is a honey rubber outsole, black waxed laces with Starks lace tips and a Herringbone twill tape bounded tongue.
The Starks x Timberland 3-Eye Handsewn Classic Shoes have been produced in limited quantities and are available in sizes 8-12 exclusively through Starks. With your purchase of the shoes you will get a 100% cotton bandanna which includes the same game art seen on the insoles. To take a closer look click here.
British Knights Fall/Winter 2009 Collection
British Knights, what are you doing to us here? You have a long history in the footwear industry as a company which use to have originality back in the day and you feel the need to do this to us? We can understand companies such as Mecca, Coogi, Southpole, DADA and etc ripping off designs but we would have never thought the day would come when the infamous BK’s would be taking the designs from others and using them as if they are their own.
Seen here is the lineup of British Knights for the Fall/Winter 2009 Season which have started to arrive at retailers and are available through the British Knights website. Three different styles are shown here, the Lancelot Mid which is seen above, and the Arthur Low and the Crew Mid which are both shown after the jump. What bugs us about this collection from BK is the fact all three of the designs are clearly ripped from DC and Clae which is something we can’t respect since we are big DC supports. Why would you rip Clae off anyway, i mean they did go out of business.
I actually like the British Knight Lancelot, but that’s cause i like the original DC’s they were ripped from, something which i would much rather rock. Sorry British Knights. Come with the originality again we all wanna see and maybe you can change our minds. For those who are interested you can click here to get a closer look at each style, and each colorway it’s available in.
