Rich Paul and New Balance collaborate on 550 sneaker and apparel line
In the latest collaboration between New Balance and sport agent Rich Paul, the founder of Klutch Sports Group and the boyfriend of singer Adele, a limited-edition, unisex 550 sneaker has been released alongside apparel ranging from athletic-inspired T-shirts and basketball shorts, to full sweatsuits. The collection embodies the message of overcoming difficulties to achieve […]
YY Nation launches sustainable Legacy Footwear Collection, with lower carbon footprint
YY Nation, a New Zealand footwear company, launches its Legacy Footwear Collection in New Zealand and the US, presenting its gender-neutral and sustainable sneakers following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020. Made from a combination of wool, bamboo, pineapple husk, recycled post-consumer plastic, algæ and sugarcane, the collection, which took three years of intense […]
Dr Martens and Lazy Oaf team up for fourth collaboration
Katie Silvester As Lazy Oaf celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021, the lifestyle brand founded in a north London garage and standing firm on its anti-fast-fashion principles, marks its fourth collaboration with Dr Martens—a long way from its roots selling painted T-shirts from a single stall in east London. Founder Gemma Shiel notes with […]
Jaden Smith, New Balance launch 574 made from surplus materials
Actor and musician Jaden Smith has teamed up again with New Balance, creating the Jaden 574, made from surplus materials, demonstrating the company’s commitment to sustainability. The silhouette will retail from 10 a.m. on September 17, 2021, at NZ$200, available at newbalance.co.nz. The upper comprises 73 per cent surplus materials, 9 per cent […]
Converse releases collection in collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate
The late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, a good friend of our travel editor Stanley Moss, continues to have an influence on modern popular culture, with Converse being the latest to adapt Basquiat’s works for a range, in collaboration with his estate. Some of Basquiat’s most influential and vibrant post-graffiti works have been adapted to Converse […]
Reebok partners with National Geographic on new collection
Reebok has partnered with National Geographic on a collection, which will retail from September 23, 10 a.m. US EST at reebok.com/national_geographic, with Unlocked members getting early access from September 16. The designs are inspired by National Geographic’s stories, and the range spans footwear for the entire family, including kids’ silhouettes that begin from US$50. […]
New Balance–Casablanca collaboration, XC-72, on sale in New Zealand from August 28
If New Balance is right, then we’re in for an era of retrofuturism, as the brand releases its XC-72 in collaboration with Casablanca. The XC-72 is part of New Balance’s Shifted collection, complementing the 237 and 327 styles, and intentionally calls on the 1970s for inspiration. Product manager Alana Burton says the XC-72 ‘describes […]
MoEa launches sustainable sneakers made from fruits and plants
We can see MoEa’s bio-based sustainable sneakers, made from fruits and plants, being the next big thing in footwear. Fully vegan, fully recyclable, PETA-audited and approved, and handcrafted in Porto, Portugal, each MoEa pair is made from one fruit and one plant that have been turned into wearable materials. The first batch comprises designs […]
Festival de Cannes, days 7 and 8: Mélanie Laurent, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elsa Zylberstein, Lyna Khoudri
Vittorio Zunino Celotto; Dominique Charriau; Samir Hussein On day 7 of the 74th Cannes Film Festival, Iris Law wore a memorable white Christian Dior dress with Bulgari jewellery at the première of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, while Denise Tantucci went metallic in a head-to-toe silver dress by Gucci. Jury member and French actress Mélanie […]
New Balance × Staud’s summer ’21 collaboration launches in New Zealand
New Balance and Staud have released their third collaborative collection in New Zealand, with two silhouettes—the New Balance 327 in blue, and the 57/40 in pastel green and yellow, both in unisex sizing for the first time. There is also an extensive apparel collection. The designs hint at tennis and boxing, and include a […]
