Vanessa and Angela Simmons, and the Pastry Shoes team have released a couple exclusive photos of their Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. In the photos both Vanessa and Angela are seen rockin some of the sneakers and clothing which the Pastry line will release in the new couple of weeks. It looks like even the Pastry ladies have given in to the strap hype and designed some models with a velcro strap. There is even a pair that includes the use of a zipper like we’ve seen on some custom sneakers before.

Ladies watch for the Pastry Spring/Summer 2009 Collection to hit retailers soon and follow the jump to take a look at the rest of the pictures.

Tattoo artist Darren Brass from Miami Ink joins DC Shoes with seven unique collaborations for its Spring 2009 collection. The artist, skateboarder and self-proclaimed sneakerhead developed two mens and two womens shoes, two hoodies and a New Era cap incorporating his tattoo and graffiti inspired art for the DC Collection.

Growing up outside of New York, Brass spent his time with skateboarding and graffiti throughout the city streets. He parlayed these early influences directly in to his DC project. For the DB Pure SE, Brass accented the black and grey shoes with bright graffiti art of a subway car. Brass then played with the shoes’ leather texture to mirror the cracked concrete of New York’s city streets where he spent his youth. A grey DC hoodie compliments the shoe, sharing the cracked concrete pattern from the shoe as an all over print. A kitted New Era cap features Brass’ subway car art paneled in a DC logo. Brass created his second shoe, the DB Character, straight from his days bombing the city walls. The shoes side panels have been hit with a DC logo piece over his illustration of a grimy city street. Offered in black and white, his second shoe is a call out to the early days of Brass’ graffiti career.

To create his two womens DC shoes, Brass mixed his art with dynamic material and colors. His “Grapes of Wrath” shoe mixes his custom grape illustrations with cork overlays and purple suede paneling and sole on DC’s popular mid top Manteca model. For his second womens shoe, Brass incorporated a woven basket paneling with a textured “peach fuzz” suede and green laces and sole. Paneled with his peach tree illustrations, the shoe has been dubbed the “Peach Basket”. An accompanying hoodie shares the theme, with an allover fruit print.

The DC Shoes x Darren Brass Spring 2009 Collection is available at select DC retailers now and online at the DC Shoes Webstore. Hit the jump for a closer look at all the goodies.

For all you ladies into the Air Jordan 1 Retros, keep your eyes open for this new model designed just for you. Jordan Brand put together this Air Jordan 1 High Strap in a nice white and purple color scheme with an upper made of nylon. To add a little extra color into the design JB put a splash of pink in a single stripe across the strap.

Get the Air Jordan 1 High Strap Womens in White/Purple now at Vault and other Jordan Brand retailers. Hit the jump for another look. Via: Abnormal Style