Saturday, December 25, 2021
Friday, October 22, 2021
My Autumn Muse in Cherry Maples
Before the release of the Kangaroos x Kish Kash x Sneakerqueen Ultimate *Cherry Maple* I
met up with my oldest friend Nicole to shoot some pictures.
We have known each other for almost 40 years and she is the closest to being family as is gets.
As she is in her final trimester with her twins it was very special to me, that she agreed to
sit infront of my camera with Kish Kash's and my shoe on. I love you
Nicole and can't wait to be the aunty of your two boys!!
Kangaroos x Sneakerqueen x Kish Kash Ultimate *Cherry Maple* releasing tomorrow,
October 23rd, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Kangaroos x Kish Kash x Sneakerqueen Ultimate *Cherry Maple*
After months of brooding, many discussions, night time calls and countless emails, Kish Kash
and I are very happy to finally present to you our latest Kangaroos collaboration.
A lot of effort and time went into creating these and I hope you'll love the incredible
material on these as much as I do.
The biggest props of course have to go to my friend and collaboration partner Kish Kash for
his patience with my nerdy, sometimes masochistic perfectionism. Thank you for your constant
positivity whenever I felt like there is no solution.
Coming from similar inspirations, but quite different approaches to sneaker archiving we
have employed this unison to display our shared love for nature and high quality materials.
We where inspired by walks on damp forest floors, padded with carpets of moss and fall foliage.
By the sun rippling kaleidoscopic harmonies through the forest canopy, perfuming the air with
By the sun rippling kaleidoscopic harmonies through the forest canopy, perfuming the air with
wild cherries and pine.
By the last colourful hurrah of the maple leaves before they return to the earth from whence
By the last colourful hurrah of the maple leaves before they return to the earth from whence
they came.
By the misty mornings and golden hours.
By the reminder that nature is still the greatest colour coordinator and that the continuous
By the misty mornings and golden hours.
By the reminder that nature is still the greatest colour coordinator and that the continuous
seasons may re-connect us to it and it to us.
We hope that you love the rich quality of the materials and the meticulous craftsmanship,
We hope that you love the rich quality of the materials and the meticulous craftsmanship,
as much as we do and that you will take them on many hikes - whether it is in the forest or
the urban jungle.
Working with the team Kangaroos over the past year to represent unity during an era of division
has been a great privilege, so a big thank you to Adrian, Carla and Kai for their help,
input and support!!!
Last but not least; lots of respect to the previous collaborators in the series - @bisso97120
Last but not least; lots of respect to the previous collaborators in the series - @bisso97120
@kwillsofficial@max.loewe @morprime@tommy_triggah and @tornschuhjette, as you guys
set the bar so high with your respective contributions.
The Kangaroos x Kish Kash x Sneakerqueen Ultimate *Cherry Maple* forms the final part of
the 'ROOS United' series and will release in a limited run of 400 pairs this Saturday,
the 23rd of October 2021 at the following retailers:
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Soled Out is out now
Big up to Woody for this amazing new gem.
900 vintage sneaker ads.
720 insane pages.
100 athletes.
13 action-packed chapters.
12 years in the making.
As the title suggests, SOLED OUT is an exploration of the print advertising produced to sell
sneakers in the 20th century. From McEnroe and MJ to Hulk Hogan and Sigourney Weaver,
this is the 20th-century sports industry expressed in its own grandiose prose and
muscular image. Work on SOLED OUT started back in 2009, so you could say it has been
more than a decade in the making, though it was always in brief respites between projects.
To quote the man himself.
"Only masochists and hardcore completists make books this big."
- Format: Hardback
- Size: 315 x 230 mm (12 3/8 x 9 in)
- Pages: 720 pp
- Illustrations: 900 illustrations
- ISBN: 9781838663674
Monday, July 26, 2021
Nike Air Jordan II white red unreleased Prototype
Jordan II prototypes from 1987, that give a bit more insight into the development
process.
What an interesting mix of elements.
I see parts from the Nike Air Ship, Delta Force, Logo embedding like on the windward
I see parts from the Nike Air Ship, Delta Force, Logo embedding like on the windward
AC or some Cross Trainers, a Jordan 1 bottom Sole (?) plastic eyelets like on the AFII
or Solo Flight and a very Court Wimbledon AC like midsole…
That collar perforation also resembles an aesthetic used on future Flights.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Nike Air Jordan II Prototype/Development Sample
Christie's NY has laced up this pair of Nike Air Jordan II Prototypes/Development
samples for auction and it made me remember a wonderful exhibition I did
together with Ceyda, Artoo, Tony Toupet, SneakerTV, Bordellski, the Malawi
Brothers and Marco Colombo in Barcelona, 2008.
samples for auction and it made me remember a wonderful exhibition I did
together with Ceyda, Artoo, Tony Toupet, SneakerTV, Bordellski, the Malawi
Brothers and Marco Colombo in Barcelona, 2008.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Ebay curiosities: Nike Nike Penetrator GT Keith Haring
This beaten Nike Penetrator GT, apparently painted and signed by Keith Haring, was
up on Ebay not long ago.
The seller was most probably inspired by the latest auctions of vintage sneaker at
Christie's and Sotherby's for the price. Nevertheless a Post-worthy curiosity.
