May 6, 2008

K-Swiss X J-Swede


Reputable sportswear brand K-Swiss collaborated with young Swedish designer Julia Hederus for a small sneaker project. They came up with , what i'd call, the "Hederus for K-Swiss Cubes+Blocks Sneakers". 3 different sneaks were designed. For the high version, taking the Classic Original which we all know and love (not all of us love), Hederus came up with a very futuristic, innovative concept of velcro-backed building blocks - i figured they were like puzzle pieces - that you can add/remove according to your taste. That's pretty tight - you can move them around, take them on/off to change up the look a little bit. Hopefully they don't get lost/fall off post-clubbin all night. The low, blocks version, 2 block-inspired straps cover the laces. The low cubed version, which looks most like the Classic Original, is....kinda...ugly. It's a cool concept, but know when to stop - there's too much cubic nonsense around the laces. If anything, do the cubic nonsense on the ENTIRE sneak - now THAT would be poppin. So far to cop, only peeped them online at oki-ni.com - highs $250US, low blocks $170US, low cubes $190US. What a way for a young designer to get their name onto the world scene - props.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

the high's are really nice. no surprise on the price. i hate how we never get the good stuff until the rest of the world has worn it!

Anonymous said...

I'm not a kicks or tennis shoe girl, yet K-Swiss has always been the gymies (if I can use that LAME word lol) that I've always been able to rock :) Doesn't matter HOW much they cost in my eyes lol...K-Swiss is always going to be HYPE and 2 FRESH!!! You have REALLY good taste in picking "kicks", far as knowing what style to pick that's been advanced and remastered to perfection! I think the K-Swiss pair that's just COLD OUT, out of the 4 pair is the one pair bottom right. I LOVE those!!!!!! Also, those Gucci Kicks...you're on MAD SKILLS punishment lol, for picking ALL of those pairs...they are SHARP!
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