Don’t you just love a good pair of sneakers when you see them? I’ve been a huge Puma fan for years. My Adored Husband owns a proven-to-be-immortal, indestructible pair of Puma Clyde (green suede). How could you not love the classic cut, the colorful twist and the made-to-resist design?
However, this is not a Puma Clyde [...]
September 15th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Shoes, Street style
I’ve got a good news and a bad news for my Converse ladies! Let me start with the good, hopefully the effect will take you through the following downer with a smile on your face (still)!
Lanvin has created a special Converse sneaker for Lanvin’s 120th anniversary! It’s called “en Bleu” ’76 Leather. Besides having the [...]
September 7th, 2009 by kpriss — Casual Style, Shoes, Street style
And turn it into a masterpiece of modern art? Derick Melander’s Flesh of my Flesh could be your source of inspiration! A floor to ceiling tall column of carefully placed and crisscrossed clothes can transgress into the purest art form.
And it’s not just for fashion reasons! Just think about the work hours this column was [...]
August 19th, 2009 by kpriss — Art & Deco
I was writing about Converse and what do you know? A new Converse is launched! Affectionately made by Rey Kawakubo, the new Comme des Garçons and Converse collection is comprised of four prototypes, special remakes of a special All Star Chuck Taylor hearted by Rey herself.
It’s not the first time Comme des Garçons comes together [...]
August 17th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Shoes
Talking about non-models and ad campaigns – did you know that Converse was aggressively advertising its customization service? Some of the following images may not be as appealing as Tom Ford or even Padma Lakshmi, the intellectual!
..but they do the job! I felt strangely ambivalent but since I’m 100% a Converse girl, I was highly [...]
August 16th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Photoshop Courtesy, Shoes
I thought the sequined shoes were sooo last season! But behold! The Adidas Originals By Jeremy Scott silver sequins edition have that 80s disco feel you won’t want to miss for the upcoming season!
It’s a classic with a retro twist and a trendy sparkle, it’s Jeremy Scott for Adidas, it’s JS Sequin and it’s glittery [...]
August 5th, 2009 by kpriss — Shoes
Lacoste goes digital with an interesting ad campaign for their new collection Lacoste Dot Fade Pack 2009. Lacoste Ibiza and Lacoste Carnaby are the Lacoste sneakers models to receive the new Dot Fade Makeup Pack: blue/green, white/pink, white/black, yellow/pink.
It’s beautiful, it’s neon, it’s magnificently trompe l’oeuil. Far more interesting than the Campanas Limited Edition, this [...]
July 27th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Shoes
Now that’s something that would set your sneakers apart in a sea of kicks! Feride Uslu, a German artist brought her vision in a new collaboration with Reebok.
The new Reebok classics Courtnee Mid Glo by Feride Uslu have a distinctive pattern that could pass as an ordinary interlocking pattern print. But there’s so much more [...]
July 16th, 2009 by kpriss — Shoes
