Recently we opened the shoetonguez office door and when looking at the shoes of our friendly post delivery guy we discovered that he is wearing a “Adidas for Deutsche Post running sneaker” exclusively available to German Postal Staff.
It features not only Gore-Tex Lining, but also a metal lace plate with “Deutsche Post” + Logo signature.
As Sportswear News covered: CARA&CO OPENS IN AUSTRALIA Russian concept store Cara&Co has expanded to Australia and opened its first store in Westfield Shopping Town, the heart of Sydney’s shopping mecca. Following the principle of researching and buying the most cutting edge selections, everything that can be found in Cara&Co is exclusive for Australia. Amongst the fashion brands offered, there are for example Alessandra Marchi, Antonio Marras, Casey Vidalenc, General Idea, Henrik Vibskov, Hussein Chalayan, Junko Shimada, accessories by Christophe Coppens, Con-fusione, Corsia, Costume Jewelry, Pauric Sweeny, together with fragrance, exclusive gadgets and shoes by nat-2 (anm:d.R.). Moreover, the store also houses a gourmet restaurant. Cara&Co Cara&Co The interior was created deliberately in contrast to a usual image of a fashion boutique, mixing such different styles as industrial, art-deco, constructivism and renaissance. The first eye-catcher is a zigzag window demonstrating the rotating scene with mannequins and art and fashion installations. The opening was celebrated with a catwalk show of collections by Tim Van Steenbergen, Jean Paul Knott, Kaal E.Suktae, Akira, Zambesi. The latter two designers created their capsule collections especially for Cara&Co. In 2007, Cara&Co opened the first ever concept store in Russia under the motto “No Logos Fashion Only”, and only one year after the opening it was listed among “The 10 Best Boutiques in the World” by The Observer (UK). Two years later, The Wall Street Journal online included Cara&Co Moscow in their list of the best boutiques worldwide.
Source: Sportswear Net
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two tickets (you and a friend) to the european premiere of TRANSFORMERS 3 – Dark of the Moon at Berlin’s Sony Center on 25th of june 2011.
Lottery draft will be until this friday! The Ticket will not be transferrable. Ohne Gewaehr
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great things are coming to earth this summer. nat-2 & TRANSFORMERS collaboration will include 3 styles of a transformable 4 in 1 stack sneaker.
stay tuned for news at www.nat-2.eu .
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TRANSFORMERS 3 – Dark of the Moon
starring
John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Tyron, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Shockwave, Megatron,
Shia La Boeuf and Supermodel Rosie Huntington Whiteley
some nice new shots by NYC’s alife crew
After three years of absence from the French artistic scene, Miss Van has finally come back to her home country with a new series of works. Following her exhibitions in Los Angeles, Shanghai, and New York, Miss Van is taking a short break from her travels to show off her works in Paris.
Miss Van, true feminine figurehead of street art, started her artistic career in the streets of Toulouse. Since those early days, her style has greatly evolved, her latest series being an ode to classical painting. She has gone from painting the curvy, enticing pin-ups in the streets of Toulouse, to painting the melancholic and subtle works of this new exhibition. Her various travels and encounters have enriched her already complex world.
Thanks to her past year exhibitions in Barcelona, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexico, London or Copenhagen, she has found many new sources of inspiration. Not only has she let herself be influenced by the contemporary artists with whom she has shared many privileged moments, but she has also borrowed the techniques and subtle lighting effects of past master artists, focusing her work more on the quality of her painting and less on self-asserting herself as is the tradition in street art. With this new series she has undergone a beautiful evolution towards a more mature and refined style of painting, but without ever losing touch with her street art origins.
Miss Van will once again exhibit a melancholic collection of paintings. As always women are the center of attention. By adding a generous dose of coquetry and mischief to the ingredients of her work, she manages to bring out all the glamour, sensuality and sparkle of the female characters she has created. This exhibit celebrates the femininity or should we say felinity of women in an almost erotic way. Her previous series were a mix of bright, warm colors, whereas here, she has chosen to play with black and white contrasts, with sophisticated white faces balanced delicately on dark almost shadowy bodies. The ensemble is therefore far darker, allowing Miss Van’s dolls to trouble us evermore.
More Infos on Magda-gallery.com
Opening 19 March, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm
love, peace & sole
エムケーキでは、北海道産食材を使用したオリジナルデザインのスニーカー型アメリカンデコレーションケーキを2011年春より発売開始します。
The first in Japan! Designer’s Sneaker Cake will be releasing in Spring 2011
M Cakes proudly unveil its exclusive brand new line of fully designed sneaker cake.
Check out super-nice new store NICO & SASHA
They carry brands such as Hope, Whyred, Gestuz, Drykorn,… and offer every service you can imagine!
Schlüterstr. 31, Berlin, Germany
READ MORE AFTER THE JUMP !!! >>>
BELOW YOU CAN FIND SOME PHOTOS OF THE NAT-2 EXHIBITION AT FITTING FOWARD HAMBURG WITH OTHER PARTICIPATING BRANDS SUCH AS BERNARD WILHELM…
MOTTO: the MegaHeroSuperAlarm
MORE PICS AFTER THE JUMP!
Director: Pussiesparadise (website)
INFAMOUS GRAFFITI-ARTIST SHAME (ABC CREW) CREATED HIS ZOMBIE
MOTIVE FOR THE NAT-2 VANDALIZED vs. WE LOVE KICKS TOUR.
RECENTLY WE WERE IN ITALY AND FOUND THIS INTERESTING VIEW OF ITALIAN PARKING HABITS. ENJOY. (PICTURES ARE COURTESY OF SHOETONGUEZ.COM)
Below cool pictures of artwork received us from talented french artist Sam. Enjoy!
CLICK BELOW FO’ MO’
THE NEWEST VERNISSAGE OF “WE LOVE KICKS” TOUR RECENTLY OPENED AT
MERKKER, BADEN – SWITZERLAND. CHECK IT OUT! MORE ON
MORE AFTER THE JUMP!
On 27.1.09 the WE LOVE KICKS vernissage took place at Nachtigall, Zurich – Switzerland.
The show was well done and a great success, showing art by artists Ezra, Note, Disk, Ders, Pusher, Pheks, Rips, Dosic und Herr Orm. The Event was supported by sneaker-brand Nat-2 sponsoring the kicks that were painted in a unique and highly creative way. more info: www.nat-2.eu & www.welovekicks.ch
Seems like a new hype is to push chocolate and candy bars through sneaker culture and/or the other way around.
Nat-2 & Ritter Sport teamed up for a campaign, lotteries and creative get-together in 2008.
The colab was published in various international magazines and medias. (Source: nat-2.eu)
followed by Saucony’s Candy Bars (found in magazine “Schuhmarkt“)
and the Le Coq Sportif and M&M colab (found in magazine “Shoes-Up”).
There will be a Candy Pack by New Balance, which are the two sneakers on the top above. One is inspired by M&M’s and the other one is inspired by the silver foil that wraps chocolate bars. (Source: hypebeast.com)
This UNDRCRWN x Madame Chocolat collaboration features an UNDRCRWN designed keepsake lacquered heart box that contains custome hand made chocolates by Madame Chocolat. One side of the box features caramel heart shaped chocolates wrapped in an assortment of colors while the other features various chocolate basketballs dusted in Gold and Silver. (Source: freshnessmag.com)
Check out this unreleased Nike SB Dunk High in the colorway known as Mint Chocolate Chip inspired by After Eight chocolate TM I guess. (Source: sneaker-supply.com).
Below you find the candy inspired packaging of the Nike Dunk x Coraline (Source: sneakerfreaker.com).
Exclusive Ltd. Edition Hennessy Sneakers by Jhung Yuro, not chocolate but a sinful dessert as well. (Source: luxist.com)
Another example is the brand “Pastry Kicks” which completely focus on the candy and sweets theme. (Source: nitrolicious.com)
Switzerland is famous, among other things, its chocolate. So the folks at Swiss-based +41 dreamed up a way to combine their 2 loves: chocolate and Nike sneakers. Just released are 4 new additions to +41’s chocolate collection: Air Force 1 (white chocolate), Dunk Hi, Air Trainer, and Blazer Mid (all in dark chocolate). Check out the details on each piece, down to the perforated leather, makes it too hard to eat them…almost. Comes in 1 pack = 3 boxes, with a pair in each box. To commemorate AF 1 25th anniversary, it will come in a gray shoe box, for a limited time. (Source: freshnessmag.com)
Foiled Chocolate Sneakers from Madelaine, solid molded milk chocolate bite-sized shoes wrapped in red, white, yellow, green and blue foils and all laced up to look like the cutest sneakers. Every bite is a perfect fit! Perfect for Halloween, parties and promotions. Kosher Dairy. Sold in bulk, 64 chocolates per display box. (Source: metrocandy.com)
World famous german candy maker Haribo released the Jolly Joggers candy sneakers (Source: winkkids.com)
)! It’s from a series called “Candy Land Dreams” which stands for very colourful and freaky designs! (Souce: thisnext.com)
Well, we wait for the next big sweet thing to come up!
