Less than a month ago our city was without water for a week due to busted pipes as temperatures hit 2 degrees. This week the temp has been averaging 69 degrees. Weeds are sprouting up; trees are being fooled into budding and my allergies are yelling WTF like Duke Deuce. Since Winter appears to be…
It’s getting colder, but you still don’t want to break out the Timbs just yet. You want a sneaker that can survive the cold weather, but isn’t just another plain white pair of tennis shoes. Maybe you’re married, or maybe this is your first date. You want your partner to check you out from head…
THE COURT 683. OUR MOST RESPONSIBLE SHOE TO-DATE. Source: Court 683 While every other sneaker site is hype about Yeezy and Gap forming a partnership, I’m excited that brands are beginning to look towards providing more sustainable options in their sneaker lines. Filling Pieces, who I recently celebrated on a post about diversity with Anta:…
Dropping today at www.fillingpieces.com, Filling Pieces introduces the Shuttle Capsule Collection – the second release from their Spring Summer 2019 collection series. Originating from the idea of creating a lighter weight shoe and taking inspiration from the tennis world, the Shuttle sneaker comes equipped with contemporary oversized proportions, a balanced lightweight performance sole, and was…
Founded by Tinie Tempah, What We Wear is a London based contemporary brand inspired by the wardrobe of the modern man. Incorporating timeless British style with modernity, redefining the traditional sports silhouettes. Source: What We Wear Dropping today at whatwewear.com and fillingpieces.com, What We Wear and Filling Pieces reunite to release the limited Iceman Trimix…
images via KITH, size?, Packer and brand websites Last year I created the standards below for my Top 40 Sneakers of 2017: 2017 Top Sneakers of the Year Qualifications based on M.A.P.P.S. Materials – Premium materials are important to me… very important. Aesthetics – the way the shoe looks, colorway, cut… some of the shoes that could…
Source: Inner Circle Guillaume Philibert’s, the founder of Filling Pieces, childhood obsession of taking apart consumer products to see their inner workings, and the consequent learnings on each parts function and the final reassembly process, the design team explored the functional elements that went into making the perfect shoe informs the creation of the latest…
Source: Low Top Perforated Elastic Navy Filling Pieces has been dropped here on the site before, but today I needed to refresh my listing of the brand. The Elastic is actually one of the cleanest looks I’ve seen in athleisure footwear this year. I’ve often talked about the fact that sneakerheads are getting older….
Source: Talking sneakers with i-D One of the great things about running your own shoe company is the ability to create these posts that discuss other brands while still being able to focus on your brand. I think a lot of people have the thought process that shedding light on other brands or giving someone…
