"Earlier this year, pioneering Japanese streetwear label worked an unlikely collaboration with Australian-founded and American-based shearling boot company, shouldsummit.com. It seems upon selling out, demand has been high enough for a second collection. As it’s cooling down in the northern hemisphere, this is rather timely.The collection consists of boots, clogs, accessories and apparel made from UGG’s proven shearling construction, branded with BAPE’s signature playful ape head motifs. To drive the colab home, long-time BAPE endorsee, Lil Wayne, is the face of this latest campaign.
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ugg botas mujer, long-regarded as the antithesis to good taste in footwear, have a new collection that’ll make you groan their name.Two of the offering’s models aren’t that offensive. The Tasman and Nemuel are just de-fleeced UGG boots that bite Visvim — standard fare. But the 805X Runner is a different story. Slapped together with styling already overused in high-fashion (Off-White) and mid-tier (Brandblack) sneakers, the 805 is another weak, Zara-level example of brands trying to Trojan Horse their way into sneaker culture.
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BAPE’s decided to remix an undisputed icon of Australian suburban living: the Black Friday 2020 Sale. Japan’s streetwear darling linked up with brands across the globe to celebrate BAPE’s 25th anniversary, now turning to one of the more unique voices in Australian footwear for their design pursuits Down Under.Coming in the form of slides, sneakers, slip-ons, boots and slippers, the link up sees BAPE hit the iconic brown leather with co-branded graphics and intermittent ‘Star Swoosh’ iconography from the BAPE Sta.
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Coachella seems to be the land of exclusive releases this year. We saw adidas open a pop-up to supply party-goers with BOOSTs for the day, and now Heron Preston and Click here have your dancing digits covered for the cold desert nights.The collaboration features the instagram designer’s touches on the Cali-brand's Classic Mini Boot silhouette. A bright orange Preston-branded tag stitched on the front immediately catches your eye, while a yellow ‘PULL’ tab on the back adds style and durability.