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Louis Vuitton First Television Ad Campaign…

We’ve recently seen Louis Vuitton’s ad starring Pharrell Williams for the LV-Blason Jewelry. Now for its new and first television ad campaign, LV is shifting a bit from their luxury image to a more adventurous one. The tone of the ad is more philosophical too asking, “What is a journey?” With collective images from around the world of people, nature, and cityscapes (with a little image hint of an LV bag), this ad is Louis Vuitton’s most emotional one yet. The campaign comes from the Ogilvy agency in Paris.

A Bathing Ape Bapesta Squash

A Bathing Ape has created a legacy reinventing and reinterpreting various classics from the footwear industries’ most popular models. The Bapesta Squash is a low cut tennis model drawing influences from the adidas Stan Smith. This first run of four colorways are clean and simple with perforated leather seen around the logo. Available now at Cliffedge.

Star Bape Search Audition

World Renowned Hip Hop/R&B artist Pharrell Williams and Japan’s music producer Nigo from APE SOUNDS are hosting Star Bape Search which is an audition to find the next female R & B artist. The audition will consist of several stages and will be broadcast on the NIGOLDENEYE show through MTV. The winner of the auction will get One Million Yen and also their own debut CD with APE SOUNDS. For more information, you can head to the Star Bape Search site. It’s in Japanese though but if you’re entering this contest, you’ll probably need to know Japanese anyway.

Methamphibian x SBTG x Leftfoot x New Balance 576 Heaven & Hell Pack

As world famous sneaker customizers Methamphibian and SBTG hit the drawing board for a run of exclusive designs for Singapore’s Leftfoot boutique, they sought to go against the recent New Balance trend of utilizing various colors and material combos. Instead they decided on a uniform design to represent the theme of Heaven and Hell with intense detailing. From afar, the details are subtle and barely visible, however upon closer inspection the sneaker comes to life. With a release date slated for April, look for these to remain exclusive to Asia. Leftfoot (Singapore/Taipei) and Japanese retailers UNDEFEATED, Mita and Atmos will all split the 444 pairs per color.

 

 

SBTG x Lazy - Nike Dunk Hi Customs

Streething is a sneaker website/community based out of South East Asia. At Streething’s “All in the Family” sneaker event, the Nike Dunk Hi Customs by top sneaker customizers SBTG and Lazy was revealed. The shoes are done in a gold/black colorway with purple camo (done by SBTG) on the Swoosh. It is tagged with a Lazy tag as well as a SBTG lace lock.

LRG x Dainese Motorcycle Jacket

After collaborating earlier on with Suzuki on a motorcycle, LRG now gets together with one of the premier motorcycle leather suppliers, Dainese. The two brands worked on a co-branded motorcycle leather jacket. It comes in all white with patches and embroideries in LRG’s signature green. Via CtotheJL.

Click here for an in-depth look at both the jacket and the motorcycle.

Adidas x Lemar & Dauley

Now available at Undefeated Stores in the USA, the Adidas x Lemar & Dauley collaboration.

The pack consists of two sneakers: one in white and one in black. Both are multicolored in design and include signature Lemar & Dauley lace locks. After their collaboration last year with DC Shoes, this is the second sneaker collaboration by the brand.

Chanel Cellphone

Since a couple of years now we see high end fashion houses dipping into the cellphone market. Most recently Prada and Giorgio Armani made their moves, offering phones. But, let’s face it, to date we have seen nothing groundbreaking and even if the design was alright, in terms of functionality, they were always disappointing.

Now we came across first images of a new Chanel cellphone over at Artschoolvets. The phone carries the name Chanel Choco Phone and the screen as well as keyboard are hidden. Interesting concept and something we hope to see soon. For now there is no release date set.

 

 

 

TOP TEN All-Star Kicks

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THE TOP TEN NBA ALL-STAR GAME KICKS

By Matt Halfhill, editor of Nice Kicks.com

Every year the All-Star Game gives players the chance to floss bizarre colorways of their signature shoes. Complex looks back at some of the games’ noteworthy kicks of the past decade.

Boutique Fräsh - Supra F/W ‘08 Preview

We continue to report about the recent Boutique Fräsh tradeshow that took place in Stockholm. The creme de la creme of streetwear was showing their collections. From Crooks & Castles, Alphanumeric, Mishka, Obey, The Hundreds to Alife, Stussy and WESC, everybody was there.

Here now a look at some footwear. Supra has been very successful in the market this past year, fusing skate functionality with sleek looks. Here is a look at their range of shoes that will drop later this year. Studs, patent leathers, and many other nice details can be found in the new collection.

Bape x Nintento DS Lite

Just yesterday we presented to you the Honeyee x Fragment Design x Nintendo DS Lite. Today we can report about an upcoming DS Lite in collaboration with Bape. Some of the Bape Milo characters will be appearing on the portable gaming console. There will be two versions - a white one and a gold one.

The two Bape x Nintendo DS Lite’s will be released in Japan on April 1rst!

Nike Dunk Hi Premium/Supreme

Nike recently released a few new Dunk Highs. One of them is a Supreme, the other two are Premiums featuring a metallic finish on some panels. These are now available at LTD.

Nike Court Force Hi ‘AM95′

We’ve already seen a Vandal Hi and an Air Max Light inspired by the Air Max 95’s OG colourway, and the latest is this Court Force Hi. No word on a release date yet, but we’ll let you know.

adidas x Gabriel Urist

Last week, we showed you the adidas TS Pro Model designed by Gabriel Urist. We mentioned then, that there would be matching chains as well. They come in three metal ways: vermeil, black rhodium, and sterling silver. They will be availabe All Star weekend at the NBA Store in New Orleans.

Kanye West - Flashing Lights

Dave White x Nike Dunk ‘Be True’

Nike Malaysia invited Dave White to create a series of paintings depicting Nike’s Be True Dunks. The paintings will be on display starting today for two weeks at Sole What?.

Jenna Jameson x Zoo York Skate Deck

Here is the ad created by davidandgoliath for the collaboration between ex-porn star Jenna Jameson and Zoo York. The decks are limited and are set to release soon.

Insa ‘Buy My Love’ Photos

Last week, Insa opened his latest show in Glasgow at Recoat Gallery. The Buy My Love exhibit displays a group of new paintings and PVC prints, and Insa did a large painting in the space itself. On opening night, the first twenty in were lucky enough to get a free tee.

 

Daily Swagger: Jordan Brand Meets Levi’s

You can call it a clash of the titans when two heavy-weight brands like Levis and Jordan get together on one limited edition collaborative package. Included in the co-branded mash-up are a pair of Levi’s 501 premium selvage jeans, a tee shirt and a Retro 1 sneaker that hooks up to the threads. Detailed meticulously with cues like a gold metallic zipper fly and the Jumpman logo embroidered on the pockets of the denim, you’ll see a considerable step-up from JB jeans you could find at the mall. Look for the pack to drop March 1st at select Levi Stores and Niketown locations. Close up shots below.

Daily Swagger: Reebok Omni Lite Pumps (1991)

Dee Brown soared into dunk-contest infamy when he pumped himself up to a first place finish in 1991. There have been many take-offs of the Omni Lite, but this Saturday, UNDFTD get first crack at releasing the O.G colorway before all the other boutiques will stock them. The sneaker is limited to 1991 pairs (get it?) and will trickle into to other top-notch shops in upcoming weeks.

Rap Sheet: All ‘Ye Faithful

Kanye West performing at the Grammys / Photo: Anne Glamore

• Winner: Kanye West was nominated for the most Grammys—eight in all—but walked away with four. Sweet singing crack head Amy Winehouse killed it with 5 awards and old school music man Herbie Hancock beat both of them out for best album. Kanye did win best: rap album, rap song, rap solo performance, rap performance by duo/group. He also paid tribute to his moms, with the word “MAMA” cut into his hair. Then they tried to cut him short.

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1

If you’re looking for an alternative to the iPhone, Blackberry, or Sidekick, Sony Ericsson just stepped it up with its Xperia X1. The arc slider designed phone comes packed with features like a 3-inch VGA display (800 X 480), a full QWERTY keyboard, media player, FM radio, GPS, and an auto-focus 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. Taking a cue from the iPhone, their are touch screen options and sports four-way key and optical joystick navigation. The technology is powered by Windows Mobile making it fit for useful Microsoft applications like: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer. It’s available in black and silver and set for release in June.

Daily Swagger: Parra Air Max 95

This Friday, the Amsterdam dope boys from Patta will release these limited edition Air Max 95s that were designed by artist Parra. Besides these “Running Man” special make-ups, there will also be t-shirts and windbreakers that’ll hook up to the kicks, if you’re the heavy-matching type of dude.

Supra Skylow Denim

Gave up on Muska in 08? Don’t be foolish, coming down the pike expect to see slimmed down NS models, a blood-red patent leather joint, and more denim Skylows like the one pictured. To be honest we slacked on our research, and may have “misremembered”—word-to-Clemens—if these dropped or not, but we’re pretty positive these will hit stores early Spring. If someone has any other info on them, feel free to comment and set the record straight like Andy P.

The One Cell Phone Kanye Can’t Get His Hands On

No, not cause he can’t afford it, because it’s not real. Which is a shame too, cause Kanye really seems to like it, judging by his headline:

CRAZEEEE PHONE…I POST ALOTTA PHONES BUT THIS IS THE BEST EVER

Unfortunately it’s still a concept, and in all likelihood, has no real chance of ever making it past the blogs. But let’s not rain on anyone’s parade. The Chanel Choco Phone was designed by Fred de Garilhe, and for you nerds curious about what makes this thing hypothetically tick, here:

It works by integrating an optical fiber system that display image between two glass parts. There are 12 micro lighter fibers, that throw image components to the glass, that offer a quite good luminosity, and keep the mobile phone concept as light as possible. All lights only appear when you open the phone, by pushing removable part on the side of it.

Although the design is clean and absolutely innovative, we’ll shamelessly admit to kind of liking it for the logo alone. Throw those double CC’s on pretty much anything and we’re buying.

Kanye Loves Stuffed Animals, Spongebob Squarepants

We think it might be time for ‘Ye to cool out for a while. Sure we know he loves all things Japanese and ain’t afraid to step a little outside the mainstream, but did he really just co-sign this Nickelodeon inspired stuffed animal? The best thing about the Bathing Ape x Spongebob Squarepants plush toy is that’s it’s only available at select Bape boutiques. Hopefully, it’s also VERY limited edition, and almost impossible to get, cause with an offering like this, less is more.

Supra Red Vaider

Although the Skytops hog all the flash, Supra isn’t slacking on their focus of pumping out quality skate shoes in 08. Discontinuing the long-popular Raider Hi, the Cali-based brand hooked up these Vaider’s with a higher-quality vulcanized sole. From an aesthetic standpoint, the shoe sports a minor face-lift from its predecessor, but skate rats will appreciate the improved tech and durability when it’s shredding time. Look for them to hit stores in the next few weeks.