Archive for March, 2009
From TWBiz, keeping the collab theme alive, DVS and Almost come together for the “dougnut” colorwayed Daewon. Enjoy!!!
San Francisco’s own IPATH has been dropping mid-tops since the brand first came out in 1999 and the current crop is no exception. Hitting retail this month are new colorways of the Locust and Grasshopper.
The new Locusts come in either 100% leather or leather/suede options, while the Grasshopper is now available in either full-leather or an eco-friendly hemp construction. Regardless of what you cop, each of these shoes has triple stitch construction in the ollie and toe areas, ankle support straps and secret stash pockets under the tongues to keep whatever you need stashing stashed. Shoes will be at retail beginning this month and online now at www.IPATH.com
It’s an interesting time to be launching a shoe line. Plan B recently announced their first release into the skate shoe market, and Transworld is reporting that Zoo York is next in line. No real details have surfaced yet, but we do have a sample pic below. The style looks fairly straightforward; string lasted cup-sole with vulcanized toe bumper, looks like a woven nylon upper with leather trim as well. We’ll keep an eye on this one and let you know if any more details or pics surface.
DC Shoes launched the DC Life collection back in 2007 and today we’re covering their update for Spring 2009. As you can see, the shoes in the Life line-up are generally more fashion/art inspired than regular DC skate shoes. They are produced in limited quantities and only being sold in select retailers. Construction on new styles like the Admiral and Dress Sneaker (pictured below) remain simple and generally include more leather than their skate shoe cousins. Check out the full line-up here.
Thanks to Vapors for the tip.
mashKULTURE has the scoop on a new Emerica pro-model for team rider Bryan Herman. The shoe looks vaguely similar to the Nike 6.0 Drifer we covered a few weeks ago. Both black nubuck and white canvas versions feature a classic vulcanized sole. Overall it seems like all the brands are coming out with these clean and simple styles. Probably good timing since they’re cheap and easy to market.
