Apparently, Raf Simons (designer for Jil Sander for the past 6 seasons, and his own label, Raf by Raf Simons)has been collaborating with NASA to design what appears to be some sort of stylish space shoes?..... Well, I'm kidding - but they DO look like moon boots (especially the metallic ones - so sick). The Raf Simons Astronaut Pocket Trainers are pretty damn serious - lemme tell you. He's a brilliant designer and these innovative sneaks can speak loudly to that statement. LOVIN this hot yellow colour palette. If you look at them, it's like a basic yellow patent leather hi-top, with suede mustard yellow additions to make it stand out. I'm a fan of the double tongue (one more inside, the other outside) - would be fun to play with tucking in jeans and therefore slightly changing up the look. Obviously the focus of the Astronaut sneaks is the "practical" rear zip-up pocket - I'm a fan. Screw carrying change in your front pockets - reach in the back of your sneaks to pay for parking. The navy pair looks like black/navy, but it's actually all navy (dark patent deepens/darkens the colour even more. Just shy of $800US, these fresh sneaks are making a name for themselves. check oki-ni.com 
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May 8, 2008
Raf Simons takes us "out of this world"
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I've never really looked or had thought to consider any of Raf Simons designs: all that I'm familar with are; bookbags and shoes designs. I've seen them just as being simple and plain...yet at the same time always having something different, distintive and slightly original about each s design, that's intriguing and makes you curious to see what he'll design NEXT! I'll 2 have to agree that the Yellow pair are nice also. These kicks are making me want to become a slight Gymie girl lol...maybe, the kicks that you've featured so far have been HYPE!
thanks, much appreciated! I agree with you that I also never thought to consider Raf Simons designs; especially in the sneaker market. Now, I'm a HUGE fan, anticipating what's next with his brilliant self.
wowzza!
i reaaaally like these shoes.
nice blog. i will deff be back.
Asia Dee
Where 2 cop navy/black or color choice other than oki-ni?
thanks
and
GOD Bless.
Astrosteezin,
Barneys is a high-end retailer and carries the Raf Simons brand. try and check their website and they possibly may have them. supertalk.superfuture.com is an online forum where people are always buying/selling items so you can register and dig around and yoy may get lucky. eBay also is an excellent source. The sneakers were from a couple of seasons ago, so the demand is slightly dying (reason they don't have the wide colour variety on oki-ni) so it's a matter of getting creative. You can also check out the Raf Simons website and e-mail them to see where they stock the brand.
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