Brittany Antoinette Wilson's dad has been a collector for over 30 years, starting with comics and expanding to baseball caps and sneakers. His sneaker collection, now around 500 pairs, reflects his passion for fashion and appearance.
Beneath a dome that once watched over the French Communist Party's debates in the 1970s, a large self-illuminating dinner table is prepared. Its oval shape stands in the middle of a room noisy with conversation and Object Blue's elegant, beat-driven dinner soundtrack. Guests like Gabbriette, Cruz Beckham, Paloma Elsesser, Damson Idris, ASAP Nast and Pusha T gather under a DayGlo hanging light box. The setting looks, not at all accidentally, like Kubrick's vision of a war room in Dr. Strangelove. And it is a party.
MAAP is a brand known for its collaborations. Typically, these collabs are with other cycling brands, or at least industry-adjacent brands. But, sometimes, it isn't, much like this current collaboration with Perks and Mini, aka P.A.M. And, it is actually MAAP's fourth time working with P.A.M. The Australian brand formed in 2000 by fashion designers Shauna Toohey and Misha Hollenbach. Since its origins, P.A.M. has pushed its boundaries, growing into an international brand focused on creativity across "fashion, art, music, and beyond..."
Patel's bespoke shoes were black, white, and yellow, and featured a number 9 on the side to signify that he is the bureau's ninth director. A "K$H" logo on the tongue is Patel's personal logo (FBI directors have personal logos now), and a skull from the Marvel character Punisher appeared across the back of the shoe, along with the FBI's slogan "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity."
Nike has been on a downward trajectory; its share price tanked under the previous CEO, John Donahoe, who was ousted last September in favour of Elliott Hill, a 32-year veteran at the company who was brought out of retirement to lead it back to growth. At the heart of its problems was Donahoe's hyper-focus on growing direct-to-consumer sales. Before Nike, he was a leader in the tech space (eBay, PayPal and ServiceNow) and came in with a vision to have more shoppers buy directly from Nike.com.
Specifically, the company is focusing on the production of its newest, weirdest shoe-a giant soled laceless running shoe with a single-piece toe box made of "hyper-foam" plastics sprayed on by robot arms. The plastics are 40 percent biofoam, and the shoe is made of just eight pieces; On says its minimalist approach saves on the shoe's carbon footprint.
The Fourth Kit is a celebration of Rossoneri pride, created first and foremost for the fans who live and breathe these colours every day. It represents a natural meeting point between football, fashion, and culture. Developed with PUMA and Slam Jam, every detail, starting with the historic Club crest, reflects identity, passion, and a deep sense of belonging.
Puma PUMA MagMax Nitro 2 Verdict The PUMA MagMax 2 is a good max-stack daily trainer with deep cushioning and a moderately bouncy ride. Version 2 gets rid of the annoying poking arch and has a tweaked midsole that's more energetic. I was impressed with the updates made to the MagMax 2; however, there are similarly priced competitors with even more energetic rides. Daily training
I had to blink the first time I landed on the product page for the Nike ACG Ultrafly Trail. I'd seen lots of promotional assets ahead of the release (see here and here), where the trainer is caked with mud. But in the end, it's hi-vis orange - and like any other brand-new shoe, being sold without a stain or scratch.
Whether you're pulling out the stops with pockets, prints or preppy know-how, you can't go wrong with showing off the lightweight outerwear this spring. Along the way, I clocked a lot of really cool jackets, and damn did the wearers look good.
The Swiss brand's new LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper doesn't have a traditional upper. Instead, a robotic arm sprays a single continuous filament onto a foot-shaped mold, and in about three minutes, the entire upper is formed. No seams. No laces. No glue. The result bonds directly to the midsole through thermal fusing, and the whole shoe is made from just eight components.
Now, returning in 2.0 trim, it's been treated to a New York-inspired update thanks to the folks at HSDT. Proportions and comfort have been elevated, while the sneakers' visual language has taken shape through features inspired by NYC's everyday structures. This continues the brand's "The Architecture of Everyday Life" ideology, focusing on scaffolding and steel beams, stairwells and sidewalks, mesh fences, utility grates and metals.
While the silhouette might be ubiquitous, this collab is singular to Thom Browne. Released in three distinctive colorways - a stealthy black and tonal grey suede, along with a glossy white leather version that drops later in March - the freshly reworked sneaker is instantly reminiscent of Browne's signature stylings, complete with a university stripe grosgrain pattern across the lace catcher, heel tab and insole insert, and designed with luxury materials and cross-stitch finishing that fit right in with the brand's renowned tailoring.
What if I took my design lens and built out my essentials capsule for the Everlane customer? I felt like that would be a really amazing opportunity for me to introduce myself as a designer to an audience outside of EB Denim.
In the show, "dirty" extends to anything that breaks fashion's pact with propriety. Here are clothes caked in grime, blotted with makeup, stiffened by salt, pieced from trash, frayed, and faded. The garments span decades, from the 1980s through the mid-2000s, when the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier built their fame on defying convention, to today, when corporatization has made such daring increasingly rare. But forgoing practicality frees certain designers from the demands that the body be polite-and thereby policed.
As we continue our exploration into the dynamic world of NEXT GEN, we are thrilled to present Interview Number 3 in our series, featuring the visionary Amike Studio. Renowned for its unique blend of craftsmanship and narrative, Amike Studio's debut collection, AGASONGERO, offers a profound reflection on the designer's roots and the journey of life itself. Inspired by the hills of Rwanda, where the designer grew up, this collection tells a story of climactic struggles, momentous pauses, and the enduring beauty found in persistence.