Sunday, February 11, 2007

t'was the week before CNY
'07 sure is moving quickly along, blink and it's V-Day and the Chinese New Year already. I'm cracking my brains as to what to get the lady for Wednesday, any suggestions???
Serra Hiker

serra on a near-empty friday morning train
These babies are seriously comfy given the bulky stature/exterior. Well, comfy in the sense of a boot, not a loafer. Fit is almost perfect. Don't be fooled by the clean suede, some nicks have begun to appear, but like Hiroki says it himself, they have to be worn to bring out their character. Speaking of Hiroki, he has teepee/tent project going on for DSM and FIL. Dude is serious.
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AF1 25th - Masterpiece launch
Dropped by the AF1 gallery at Clarke Quay for the Masterpiece launch.

Pulled thru' the archive and un-DS the Stussy Nexus7. W)taps BDU roll-ups and

took out the lady [3M snakes] for a walk. It's been ages since she's been out, hibernating in the ice-age, haha

Haven't been to the AF1 gallery since it opened 2 weeks ago, its a pretty nice set-up. Met up with Man and Seb[dude rocked the PE-xclusive AllStars, sick]. Crowd was slowly building up while i nursed a Heiny. Sadly, the cam chose to get worked up today and most of what i took came out like noise interference. Also caught up with Philip and Prisc when they popped in later, just back from the HK Yoropiko launch and TKO swing-back. Gave me breakdown of the upcoming Dragon and even the next ST33 details - the Japan shit will be hot. hint: Steve Irwin RIP [more on that much laters..heh]


view of the gathering from the back

shot of the display walls [courtesy Seb] and one of my faves aside all the hype rarities - Taiwans and JD's! [those soles still look crystal!]

shot of the Original 6 pack as well as the upcoming All Star Las Vegas gold pack
All Star LV will be the first time its held in a non-NBA city, and along with the AF1 25th anniv, Nike rolled out the AF1 and AF25 commemorative pack in premium/supreme leather with gold laser etching. The pack comes with gold-plated belt buckles and hang-tags[!]
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sole obsession

Also got introduced to sneaker-nut Eugene, he'll be organising the Sole Obsession meetup. Remember the days of Niketalk summits and CT meets? Well, if you don't, i guess you belong in the hype-age. Eugene promises it'll be a low-key thingmajig, just a gathering of like-minded folks for a little get-together time. Free-booze, whats to loose? haha
See y'all down at the White Room. The dude's willing to part with a pair of Size? NB's [and a few yet-to-be-announced pairs] for the early birds. Get ready for a peep at the NB Yoropiko set as well.
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Christina by Ellen von Urwerth

These BW shots are lovely!

Jenn's leaked on-set shots
I'm sure everyone remembers this shot of Jenn from the Rolling Stone cover [i still have that in mint condition somewhere] and asked for [just a little] more

And most men will have liked to be in Vince's position in this scene from the movie "the Breakup", coz this is what he saw:

Some German mag got their hands on the on-set shots, lucky you

Kelly Hu
I always thought she's hot

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Pic of the day from Martin Luther King Day:

what would the Man think?

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product<->placement
W)taps x Vans 2007

Looks like there's gonna be more evil coming our way, with the 2nd wave of W)taps Vans collabs. Word of caution: Crossbones with black midsole is very serioouussssly dope. Brothers out there with access to them babies, please drop me a line, we can work something out.
info via highsnobiety
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Mihara SS07

MiharaYasuhiro SpringSummer 07 drops at The Asylum
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Fred Perry
new season Fred Perry also drops

Lovin' the womens line...how sweet is that baby blue top?!

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no Fuss
Fuss shop is giving discounts, so don't miss these dpmhi decks!

here and here
Damn, wish i had the $$ to throw on the Gonz...
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Have you found your Rabbit?
Probably not everyone's cup of tea, but Forest and Rabbit have pretty fun and innovative stuff out

I'm loving the redfox plush most

Peep the Rabbit and Redfox tees
But i had the chuckles when i saw this tee title "bikini girl tee"

And from the looks of it, it might be designed by/for local +65 boutique!
Besides the online shop @ noisyforest, you can pick 'em up at DoverStreetMarket, GuerillaStore +65 and 33J [in +65]

Shopspce at 33J Gilstead Rd
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pirate big-ears

Roen rolls out the 3rd rendition of Disney characters, this time doing a swashbuckling Mickey. Roen's vinyl never ceases to amaze
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house of holland

House of Holland is for those who like slogan tees and [supposed] UK wittiness. Personally i think its pretty cute and promotes friendly banter about design/designers. However at around usd60+ a pop, it doesn't impress/annoy/attract as much as it's worth. n any case, its now available locally at Ambush, together with the new aNYthing collection.

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Friday, February 09, 2007

New Balance 574 Hungry Dragon

NB pulls out the stops yet again. Check out the launch of the Asia Pacific exclusive of the NB 574 "hungry dragon". As part of the push into the lifestyle market as well as an affirmation of the label's heritage in performance and design, the launch is the first regional media event [with more to come]


Designed by Andrew Nyssen, the same guy who brought you the fantastic SuperTeam33 "fish" series last month, the Hungry Dragon series will be limited to only 574 pairs per colorway of NB's famous classic model 574.


Three colorways will be released: Garden Green, Blackberry Wine Purple and Midnite Black. Each pair uses high quality oiled leather, and features a stunning fire breathing dragon embroidery that stretches prominently from the medial to lateral side of the shoe. It also features a gold-print insole[!]


Check out the finely detailed stitching and embossing of the dragon's "scales" from the different angles of the shoe. The completely full-leathered shoe complements the overall luxury look.

Tongue tag detail

Last but not least, the look is finished off with the centennial NB logo on the tongue tag. And to make the pair even more coveted than it already is, each pair is individually numbered on the reverse side of the tag.

The collection will drop in the following countries within Asia Pacific: , Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Each pair will be launched separately each week, and be housed in a specially designed box featuring the Hungry Dragon graphic.
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Simultaneous region Release dates: Garden Green [March 7th], Blackberry wine Purple [March 14th] & Midnite Black [March 21st]

As part of the media launch of the Hungry Dragon in HK, New Balance collaborated with Eric Kot's RMC label [RedMonkeyCompany Jeans] and their new ultra-luxury Yoropiko collection by RMC designer Martin.

57+4 pairs of the special collab denim were produced, and features the dragon motif in typical RMC/Yoropiko style lavishness. 50 pairs will be put up for ebay auction to benefit Unicef. Details will be announced at a later date [check back here]
*edit: 1 set will be available in Singapore-viewing pair to be shown in SoleObsession summit

You can check out some excellent event photos from SneakerFreaker.
Drop dates will be announced for each country very soon, wait for it!

Saturday, February 03, 2007

up&over
Went Jap-craze this morn...

NBHD.Fragment.BaseControl tee~W)Taps "01 vote" L/S~lEvis503B~BapeSta camo
What can i say, old is gold. New hype got nothin' on old hype, heh

nexus7vn
I've been a big fan of Tomohiro's Nexus7, and i really like the vibe of their 07 range, screening over classic tee prints.


Nik's gonna go ape-shit over the vintage batman tee i'm sure =)
that's it, i'm gonna go hunt for some good ol' vintage on ebay and rip some screens...anyone else with me?
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AF1 XXV purikura

I'm seriously out bored and decided to make up my own purikura collage for the AF1 25th anniv. Go google and see what you come up with, no cheating with your own pics! haha
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Court Force Lux - Uno Caol Showten

You guys have prob seen the special pair of Lux Court Force done for Uno Caol Showten at the "1Love" show for Nike AF1 in Tokyo. Well, here's 2 more closeups from the nite
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Year of mornings

2 girls [Stephanie & Mav]live in different Portland's, 3191 miles apart, and take photos early in the morning w/o discussing whatsoever. And they [the photos] turn out to be oh-so-beautiful. Go click thru', you haven't missed much [its only Feb], and you [& I] are in for a visual treat
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delete eraser

Isn't this a sweet eraser?
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trolodyte doll

Cute Devious-looking plushes! get them here!

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Denise Rishards - beach
Prolly milf territory, but still a hottie


Ms Rothstein
Apparently, she's Bam Margera's fiance...damn


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