Nike Celebrates Partnership With NBA Releasing Air Force 1 “Statement Game” Pack

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In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the birth of Air Force 1, Nike will be releasing a bunch of their beloved Nike Air Force 1’s partnering with the NBA leagues. This upcoming Air Force “Statement Game” Pack was displayed at YO’HOOD in Shanghai last month features eight colourways inspired by NBA team colours. Unfortunately not all the colourways will be released in Malaysia, only colourways in Yellow, Red and Purple for the time being. The pack is dressed in a tumbled leather upper, features on the shoe include the Nike-printed laces and the NBA and AF-1 logo tags on the heels with an exaggerated Swoosh logo and the iconic Jerry West NBA logo ignites team spirit.

Look out for this Nike Air Force 1 “Statement Game” Pack releasing on Friday, 6 October here. Price have yet to be announced.

 

 

Vans OTW-AF Makeover The Iconic Authentic And Oldskool

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Street meets skate on two most iconic Vans sneakers; the Authentic and Oldskool. The OTW-AF Authentic combines the original and now iconic Vans low top style with sturdy canvas uppers, an allover gothic typography “Off The Wall” screenprint, metal eyelets, Vans logos on the side and heel and of course their signature rubber waffle outsoles in White colourway. Whereas, the Vans Old Skool is a classic skateboard sneaker debuts the Vans stripe in a suede upper dressed in Black colourway and the same features as the OTW Authentic except for the reverse font colourway, both are also extremely durable.

The OTW Authentic retails at RM239, Oldskool is at Rm259 at SoleWhat retail stores and website.

Listen To “Nahas” By Toko Kilat

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Homegrown alternative rock band based in Kuala Lumpur, Toko Kilat, has just released their newly single titled “Nahas”. Toko Kilat, which consist of Edwin Raj, Irfan Iskandar and Redzuan Hussin, who started the Toko Kilat project last year. Irfan Iskandar, their drummer who had previously noted for The Times and a sessionist expert for Brit-Pop band Bittersweet, had given us some ‘hints’ about this project before releasing the “Pemacu Api” song with his band. As you can the second song was recorded in Kuala Lumpur and mix by Keith Yong, and mastered neatly by Greg Calbi (John Lennon, David Bowie) at Sterling Sound of New York City.

Without further ado, listen to Toko Kilat newly released single “Nahas” on spotify below here.

 

You Won’t Have To Take A Rain Check With The Urban Commuter Sneaker, Komyuter SE

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Nike Komyuter a.k.a the KMTR 07 is back again ready to battle the wet weather ahead with its new water-repellant nylon upper for dry comfort. The latest sneaker released adopt a new textile upper that differs in texture from the shoe’s previous ACG (All Conditions Gear) sneaker four-way stretch mesh construction. However, the model retains the same water-repellent durability. The urban commuter sneaker built for both style and function on the streets. The shoe’s foldable upper is simply sleek with matching details seen on the magnetic strap buckle. The bungee cord detailing, branding on the tongue and midsole are coloured in white to complete the two-tone design altogether. Two colourways of the Nike KMTR Premium are released in ‘Obsidien’ and ‘Desert Moss’.

The Komyuter SE is available at selected Nike retailers and webstore, retailing at RM589.

ANDFERSAND’s [PROCESS AESTHETICS] 3D Printed Jewellery Breaks Out From The Fashion Norm

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Local jewellery designer ANDFERSAND introduces 3D printed accessory dubbed [PROCESS AESTHETICS] to shake the fashion atmosphere. Most jewellery customization merely touches the surface level of customization such as jewellery engraving. Advanced 3D printing processes enables consumers to emerge themselves in the creative stages via a holistic customization option – allowing them to express themselves to the fullest with their personalized, creative inputs. By utilizing high tech 3D printing technology, the accessories are printed with industry standard durability that is both feathery light and visually unique. The products carry a raw, unpolished aesthetic. This visual element according to the brand is what they called [PROCESS AESTHETICS]. The brand is steering into a whole new direction through 3d printing that opens up new possibilities with the utilization of new explorations, distinct materials and flexible design options that allows for a higher design composition and different end product finishing.

“ “We are contemporary jewellery designers and we always strive to thrive in an ever changing fashion atmosphere. To challenge and conquer conventional ideas has always been the core of our vision as this will open up many doors and ideas. We hail from an architecture background. Work in progress carries an indescribable appeal different from that of a finished product. We appreciate the hard work and dedication put into a project and we want to pay tribute to that because generally, everybody appreciates the thoughtfulness put into the thinking process. Step by step process is one of the key factors behind this campaign and we value this highly” according to Edmond, co-founder of Andfersand.

[PROCESS AESTHETICS] will be debuting at SneakerLAH that will take place in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 7th – 8th October 2017 at 10AM. Attendees will experience the creation of the 3d printed accessories right before their very eyes from the ground up. Pre-orders will be open to the public on the day of the event with template forms provided for the customers to inject
their creative inputs to visualize their very own personalized accessory.

SneakerLAH 2017 Official Rastaclat Bracelet

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The Rasta-Lah 2.0 is back in a new colourway! 2016 saw the very first collaboration between US-based brand Rastaclat and Malaysia’s biggest sneaker convention, Sneaker-Lah. The Rasta-Lah is a collaboration effort that aims to push the boundaries with the #CLATSANDKICKS movement.

This year, the exclusive and limited edition Rastaclat bracelet is inspired by the Nike Air Max 97 Silver Bullet. The ‘Silver Bullet’ is a direct recreation of an iconic colourway, first released in the debut year of the Air Max 97. Otherwise known as the ‘Metallic Silver’ edition, this lightweight and comfortable runner was way ahead of its time. It not only looked futuristic but boasted state of the art performance that wouldn’t be out of place in today’s sneaker offerings.

This collaboration encapsulates the features of the sneaker’s silver braided shoelace, chrome hardware as well as 3M stitching. This special edition bracelet comes with a Chrome box.
Retailing at RM89. Limited pieces and sold exclusively through Major Drop and on the SneakerLAH event itself. You can also get your SneakerLAH edition Rastaclat here.

Check Out This Handmade Custom Python Inspired Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” 1984

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In the sneaker game exclusivity is everything, customisation is trending like never before. Brands like Nike, Vans and many others have given an opportunity to customise a whole new colourway on their selected silhouette. For a sneakerhead like Afiq Shukri from 5FeetCustoms, he needed a pair to call his own in which he began experimenting on making his own pair from scratch. His custom kicks are works of art and original, instead of mass produced generic copies that everyone owns. All his work are hand-stitched without any sort of machine work. Have a worn out pair you can’t seem to throw out? Count on Afiq to make it brand new. He also provides services such as restoration and detailing touch up such as sole swap or repaint. Afiq is a talented craftsman and has never been afraid of taking chances with his deconstructing and reconstructing work. His shoes turns out flawless and look factory made.

Take a look at Afiq’s new alteration on Air Jordan 1 Chicago 1984 silhouette. The inspired silhouette remains the same such as the high collar and toe box shape, he replaced the original materials and 100% hand-stitch his choice of high quality materials. The custom shoe gets a white python skin for the upper and red kangaroo skin liner detailing. Nike’s iconic swoosh and his own logo is stitched using Italian cow tumble leather skin. As for the laces, a white sheep skin material was used. 3FeetCustoms logo replaced the original Nike label on the tongue for an obvious identity recognition.

If you’re interested in a customisation pair or need to restore your shoe condition, you can inquire at 5FeetCustoms on Instagram.

SneakerLAH 2017 Merchandise Featuring Stoned & Co Limited Edition Shirt Collaboration

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In conjunction to next weekend SneakerLAH 2017 event, Stoned & Co. collaborates with SneakerLAH, Malaysia’s largest sneakers event, to bridge the fast-growing sneaker culture and the ever-changing streetwear fashion together. The collection is a short sleeve t-shirt, the material used is a signature interlock cotton with rib knit crewneck collar. Graphic print of combination design of both logo at front of the shirt while the back shirt has a SneakerLAH logo patch and a shoe box detailing label with SneakerLAH 2017 full event details. The limited shirt is available in black only, retailing at RM139. Besides the collaboration, SneakerLAH lanyard will also be available, retailing at RM30.

You can only get your shirt and lanyard at SneakerLAH 2017 event, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 7th and 8th October 2017. See you there! You can get your tickets to SneakerLAH here.

Take A Closer Look At Stussy x New Balance “Stussy Cream”

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One of the most respected names in streetwear, California-based Stussy team up with New Balance once again, this time on the classic New Balance 990V4. Inspired by West coast vibes, the modern performance shoe is gets an off-white cream upper finish with white accents for one of the cleanest colourway. The shoe is conservative on branding, Stussy’s logo is seen only on the insole and a co-branded shoe bag.

For those who are looking to cop this pair would have to fork out a grand amount of RM1299. The New Balance 990V4 “Stussy Cream” is available today at Stussy, KL retail store.