What happens when Sneaker Freaker jumps on a plane to NYC? The folks gather up the troops for a massive party yo! Thanks to killer DJ cats Mick Boogie, Terry Urban, and Matt Heckman. Motivation Of A Sneaker Freaker is a one-off extra special event featuring SNKRFRKR’s own M.A.F.I.A. spinnin’ on the ones and twos. [...]

The New Balance x Undefeated Desert Storm 1500 is a collaborative project that brings historical context to footwear and design.  Undefeated has always been a military and sport inspired brand with efforts to not only provide authenticity to projects, but to also inform the public of the often overlooked and understated aspects of design. The [...]

British sportswear brand Gola teamed up with eccentric designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to create an excitingly unique collection of high top and plimsoll sneakers for men and women. Known for his left-field design and eclectic vision, de Castelbajac (who designs for Lady Gaga, if that’s any indication) always seems to find a way to  get [...]

The PF Flyers Glide is a plush 70s-era basketball reissue that has a vintage logo and tread details with a padded tongue, heel ribs and terry lining for added comfort to its Posture Foundation insole. The updated Glide also features a new material for this season: Italian sequin-printed leather.  It is now available in copper/brown [...]

Considering how protected and sought after the majority of Disney’s iconic imagery can be, it’s somewhat surprising that Jeremy Scott’s most recent creation for his work on the adidas Originals brand features the one and only Mickey Mouse, worked into Scott’s signature big tongue stylings. Using the well-known El Dorado basketball shoe as a template [...]

Legendary Southern California surf brand Maui and Sons is making a comeback to footwear with their release of its Vintage High Top. They remind me of a throwback to the old 80′s stylings that the brand became known for with familiar design characteristics, such as the use of black suede paired with colorful Maui and [...]

The New Balance 365 project is a collection of 365 short films that engages consumers 365 days a year by asking them to think about “the balance”.  Beginning today, one 20 second short film that creatively explores the idea of “the balance” will post live each morning to NewBalance365.com and via the New Balance 365 [...]

The New Balance 574 Pinnacle is the updated and modernized classic 574 for Spring 2010. Since its beginning, the 574 has been one of New Balance’s classic silhouettes reinvented through each season to provide updated, sophisticated style and comfort.  For spring, the 574 has been deconstructed and updated with premium materials creating a sleeker, lighter [...]

Jeremy Scott has always been known as a very talented and somewhat eccentric designer who has worked with Adidas on various shoe and apparel collections for the past few years. With that being said, this may be his craziest piece of design work to date, the J wing came out earlier in the year in [...]

Black Scale x Android Homme from Sean Desmond on Vimeo. Javier Laval is the founder and lead designer behind the futuristic shoe brand known as Android Homme. Since its inception, the brand has created diverse, forward thinking sneaker designs with this year’s holiday collection being some of their best stuff to date. I had the [...]