Fashion House Influence

Thanks to Kanye Wests exploits into the game last year, we have seen more and more of the fashion houses entering the industry with designs to lure in the heads. Although the purests don't want to see this happen it was an inevitable step in the industry once we were prepared to queue for hours to pay £150 for a pair of Nikes.

There is a definate upside to this new trend. Now that we have all this money from the top design houses flooding into shoes we are starting to see the knock down effect into the designs at the affordable end of the market. The Mark Ronson collection with Gucci looks to have influenced Onitsuka Tiger this year:


And the louis vuitton Kanye collaboration has inspired countless features in recent designs, below the be-tassled Adidas Nizza and Hanon's Reebok VCMP Stomper


I'm sure we'll see plenty more influences from the high end market, and this is just the beggining and I say spread the wealth...

Evisu x Common Projects

One of my favourite top end manufacturers Common Projects are the minimalist dons, now they have announced a collaboration with Japanese brand Evisu jeans to bring you an even more simplified collection of shoes, set for Autumn drop, I love them...

RIP Alexander McQueen

Legend... My thoughts go out to his family, the world has lost a genius...

Dirty Poster

For concept and design this ticks every box, the back of the poster is coated with powdered pigment, which the buyer uses to reveal the poster, part of a series by Roland Reiner Tiangco this one is sold out but there are more on the way...

Saucony Elite x Bodega (Shadow 5000)

This post will not be for everybody, Saucony Shoes have been bringing back the classic models with the help of some of the masters of retail. Last year it was Solebox Berlin now with the help of Bodega in Boston they release the Shadow 5000 in 4 exclusive colorways, these are by far the best the rest can be seen via SneakerFreaker...

Pointer Shoes SS10 Collection

Pointer shoes have come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, I loved the Tanju model last year and this year seems to have brought another set of lovely shoes, firstly the Saha another take on the boat shoe and the Cyril model returns also both given a lovely suede/leather treatment and both awesome footwear for the summer...

Out Of Print Clothing

I randomly found this site full of t-shirts with old book covers printed on them, they are awesome, very retro and also gave me a shiver to see the 'Of Mice and Men' cover, flashbacks of GCSE English...

Opening Ceremony X Levi's Cords Release

Now available via Opening ceremony stores and online... Really rate the blue ones...

Nonnative SS10 Collection

I cant fault this collection, it epitomises Japanese fashion, creative, simple, well cut clothing. It's not pushing boundaries but it doesn't need to, its just quality, available soon on Oki-Ni...

Rehacer 2010

Never heard of this Japanese brand and have no idea where I can get it but the fairisle patterns are amazing, this whole collection is awesome, I love how they have matched the colours and used the patterns as accents on the sleeves of the shirts, can't wait to track some of these down, watch this space for more info...

Complex Mags 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2010

Check it out here... I'm really excited about Gorillaz, Justice and Beastie Boys...

Loopwheeler x Nike - One Zip PK Crew

Loopwheeler are back again this year for more Nike collaboration, the One Zip PK Crew is classic simple and will be the most comfortable thing you will ever wear, not cheap but the weave and material is so good they are worth it, can't wait for these...

Levi's x Opening Ceremony Cords

I love cords, they are so comfortable and are versatile to change from smart to casual, so can't wait to see this collection hit the shelves. The collection includes trucker jackets, cord button down shirts, and two slimmed versions of the 505 silhouette – available in long, cut-off, and shorts. They will go on sale 15 february at levis.com, no word on availability in europe...

Jeremy Scott x Adidas Metro Attitude Hi

Some of you might of noticed my lack of posting previous Jeremy Scott x Adidas collections, and to be honest this wasn't unintentional, but when I saw this Metro Attitude Hi with the Beverly Hills Number Plate tongue I have to give credit where it is due, I will definately be getting myself a pair of these, if anyone has any better pictures please let me know...

Kr3w Footwear 2010

Supra's success has far surpassed that of its sister clothing company kr3w so it was enevitable we would see a footwear line from the brand at some point. Like Supra they use simple designs and quality materials that give a really nice look, I especially like my namesake Grant model, its a nice mid which benifits best from the grey/white colourscheme...