Saturday 9 May 2009

_Summer Sneaker LOVE


_Bernhard Willhelm 'Oki-Ni Shoe', £215.00

Our footwear buyer has had the privilege of working with Bernard Wilhelm on an exclusive product for oki-ni this season. Having dug into the Bernard Wilhelm archive we pulled out our favorite ever Wilhelm shoe and resurrected it with an oki-ni twist. The now deleted Rambaramb boot has been temporarily brought back to life in two new colourways with only 24 pieces of each available worldwide and only from us. This shoe has a navy suede upper with contrasting black leather panels on the placket. There is also leather reinforcement at the ankle in black. A gladiator style lattice on the tongue forms the high-top, wrapping around the front of the leg and fastening with velcro at the ankle. The sole is gum rubber.


_Vans Sk8 Hi LX, £110.00

Vans Skate Hi LX in butter soft calfskin leather In a white and chalk colourway with white outsole, stitching and laces. The Vans classic hi-top shoe with a calfskin leather upper, a padded collar for comfort, sidestripe and the Vans classic waffle sole. It was designed in '78 to be the toughest skate shoe available, the original Canvas and Leather combination meant the SK8-Hi was very strong and very light.


_Diet Butcher Slim Skin Hi Top Sneaker, £395.00

Amazing over stated high shine patent high tops from Tokyo based label Diet Butcher Slim Skin. Made up from deep black patent panels with a super cool rubber sole unit - these shoes have a perforated toe and extra thick padded tongue. There’s an inner ankle zip – a nod to the designer’s punk influence perhaps – and finger pulls up the heel. Heavy duty street shoes.



_Rick Owens Sneaker Boot, £720.00

Already being recognised as a classic – the Rick Owens sell out high top sneaker is back for SS09. The best leathers and materials combined with its super strong look make this one of the most desirable sneakers on the market. The black on off white paneling is made up of aged leather creating an amazing texture in contrast to the smooth white sole – The boot is fully lined with the softest leather and features an illustrated image of Rick Owens stitched onto the inside of the tongue. These boots have known to swap hands on ebay and other online auctions for big money and are a sure collector’s piece of the future for sure. Don’t sleep.

If anyone finds themselves with a wadge of cash buring a hole in thier pocket - I'd love any of these kicks ;)

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