Apr 3, 2008

Jordan 6 Rings



Date:4/2/08
Time: 8:05 Pm
Location: iMac

First came the Dub Zero. Second, the Spiz'ike. A third time is no surprise from Jordan Brand. The latest hybrid from the Jordan camp is the 6 Rings model. This shoe is a clash of every sneaker His Airness wore while stacking up those Championship rings in the 90's for the Chicago Bulls, not to mention some of Designer Tinker Hatfield's best work. We can clearly see a mixture of the Jordan VI, VII, VIII and XI, XII, XIII. The first color way to release will be a Concord AJXI inspired masterpiece with another Black/Red (pictured) version in full production form set to release after. These should be hitting select Jordan accounts in November

Now, my opinion,  I have always been anti-Dub Zero,Spiz'ike and Packs. When I got into collecting, thats not what it was about. It was about classic kicks that were straight dope to me. I actually like these. Reasons why? I like how it keeps the OG feel. It looks like all of the Jordans that are involved. 

Apr 1, 2008

A.R.C. x Asics Onitsuka Tiger



Date:: 4/1/08
time: 9:16 Pm
Location: iMac

This is the next collaboration between ASICS‘ Onitsuka Tiger label and New York’s Rivington Club, aka A.R.C. All suede upper with a good mix of rip-stop nylon fabric. Each comes with a red Rivington Club tag near the heel. According to the ASICS’s design team, they worked on this collaboration first before refocusing their effort on the Godzilla inspired Gel Lyte III - Monster Pack. So in one way or another, this could be consider as the very first collaboration between Onitsuka Tiger and A.R.C. Due to release May of this year. Production is limited to 216 pairs only and will be exclusively available at the 3 ALIFE/A.R.C. retail locations.

Mar 31, 2008

Mark Gonzales Gazelle



Date:: 3/31/08
Time:: 9:50 p.m.
Location: iMac

Hailed from Southgate, California, just outside of Irvine, Mark Gonzales (or affectionally known by peers as The Gonz) formulated a signature move by ollie across a large gap. A move that will be forever known as the Gonz Gap.  But The Gonz’s talents were not limited to skateboarding only.  He expressed his artistic side by decorating his boards with his sketches, one of the first skaters to do so.  For the better part of the last decade, The Gonz has worked closely with athletic gear giant adidas.  And in early last year, Gonzales launched his own signature sneaker, based on the classic adidas Originals line.  Over the weekend, Sweden’s Caliroots just received the latest entry to Mark Gonzales’s signature Gazelle.  The mostly bone colored canvas, highlighted with brown suede.  The colorway reflects the sneaker’s namesake - gazelle.  In fact, graphics of 2 gazelle horns can be seen on the front of the outsole wall in front