KICKS/HI NEWSLETTER (11/10).
|x| What’s good, fam! I’ve been on a steady diet of recent rap releases: A$AP rocky “LiveLoveA$AP”, drake “take care” (the leak, but I’m hood like that. Furthermore, why isn’t arguably the club song/beat of the year, “The Motto”, on that piece? T-Minus needs an award for that beat, and the remix with Tyga…man, dude almost steals that entire song, though. Ignant rap rules everything around me… *err’thang.), nacho picasso “for the glory”, sir michael rocks “premier politics”…ok, I need to snap out of that because I could see this turning into a less cerebral Pitchfork, and I know you just came here for the pictures…all crew HOLD TIGHT!
NIKE QUICKSTRIKE – “WHEAT/HAYSTACK” PACK – AM90 VT PREMIUM, DUNK HIGH VT PREMIUM, AF1 HIGH VT PREMIUM / SATURDAY (11/12) RELEASE:
Proper protocol is usually: build & destroy, but I’m going to take creative license here and: whittle away & praise. First, Nike has this annoying habit of taking a particular technology or style element and then running it rampant across categories and silhouettes until customers are overwhelmed and over it within a short period of time. Its too much, too fast. Nobody needed 45 colorways of the Kobe VI AND have it available for Nike ID. In this case, vac tech is that style element which is teetering on the edge of becoming a “meh” application. ALL THAT SAID, THIS “WHEAT/HAYSTACK” QUICKSTRIKE PACK IS AMAZING! I mean, take the ultra-classic, never-will-be-tarnished wheat colorway and put it on arguably three of the most iconic Nike silhouettes: AM90, AF1 High (SHEED!) & Dunk High, but then comes that infomercial clincher: “but that’s not all folks!” Because they didn’t just wheat/haystack colorway these premium styles…they VAC TECHED them! (cue: “oooh”s and “aaaah”s) The round hiking laces, which I particularly am a SUCKER for, are just the icing on the proverbial cake. For all intents and purposes, this pack is up for quickstrike of the year, in my worthless opinion. Every one of these shoes is like Timbs for dudes that always wanted Timbs but never look proper in Timbs because let’s face it, 6″ wheat Timbs are not for every man. This is beside the fact that you need to get down to the shop on Saturday and get one/all. I already have been losing sleep because I know for sure that I’m getting the Dunk High, but am torn between the AM90 or AF1 High… Decisions… Decisions…
We open up shop at 11A on Saturday. First come, first served. No holds or discounts on release product. Phone orders will be accepted on remaining pairs beginning Monday (11/14): 808.941.9191.
VANS VAULT – FALL 2011:
I like the design of the 106 Moc a lot. You know that with Vault product, you are getting top notch, premium materials in the mix. Vans Vault is like when you can go into the RRL section/store and shop with the big boys. The quality and attention to details/styling is always so on point, and many times pre-trending. I always study every Vault silhouette we get in to see their approach to the design. Always learning.
This Vault Chukka Bardenas LX is AMAZING! I feel like it could be a Hermes levels type shoe. Premium leather upper with no lining. Raw leather laces. Square punched lace holes with no eyelets. It is all playing out like a beautiful dream, but its real life and I’m sitting with this shoe right in front of my laptop as I type this. Glorious.
I miss the Mountain Edition. That said, hello Vault Buffalo Boot LX! Perforated suede and Knoll Textile upper in grey is already an instant win. The black, round hiking laces are a great contrast. The stamped logo on the ankle upper is dope. Looks great with shorts, denim or chinos. Can’t say much more than that, can I?
All pictured Vans Vault Fall ’11 shoes are available right now in the shop or via phone order: 808.941.9191.
PENDLETON – FALL 2011:
Welcome to the world of Pendleton! We have been trying to lock down this account for such a long time! Perseverance has finally paid off, and we can proudly say that we are an official Pendleton retailer! Hooray! Their product line is vast: clothing, blankets, housewares, bicycles…you name it! Their lineage is as an American heritage brand has been around since 1909. You definitely know a Pendleton shirt, blanket when you see it. Right off the bat. Its that iconic. The use of their woven patterns have been utilized and collaborated with by the likes of: Opening Ceremony, Vans, Converse, Nike, etc. Its as timeless as timeless gets.
This is just the beginning of some of the products we will be bringing in. Pendleton wallets with billfold, snap coin pocket & card slots that are wrapped in gorgeous patterned wool.
Pendleton large towels. These bad boys are like 40″ x 70″. Super high quality, jacquard weave. The edges are all capped to keep from unraveling. The colors are extremely vibrant. Not only are they perfect for using as they are intended to: as a towel to dry off after a shower or the beach, but because of its size, you can also use it to drape your couch or the foot of your bed. There are such things as throw blankets for that as well, but who’s counting? And for the record, I’ve been rocking ‘lo or Vivienne Westwood towels as a bed garnish for years. I’m on one.
All pictured Pendleton products are available right now in the shop or via phone order: 808.941.9191.
HALL OF FAME – FALL 2011:
“HIT SQUAD” snapbacks. BANGIN’. Not gonna last long on the shelves. You already know this.
This cap is ALL SUEDE, everything! That’s all you need to know! Stuntin’ is a habit!
They done flipped that Marc Jacobs graphic so perfectly, and then threw it on a trucker for even more steezoid! I’m already buying all three on the strength…
Its been great to watch Hall of Fame grow as a brand. Its really coming into its own, and I’m really glad its seen its way with us the entire time. Arsen and the crew has been fam before Hall of Fame was even an idea so that’s that crew love right there. And just because they’re fam doesn’t mean they get the pass, either. We only stock what’s good with us. Straight up.
All pictured Hall of Fame products are available right now in the shop or via phone order: 808.941.9191.
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CK + KICKS/HI ohana
RANDOM TOP 5 // THURS. 11/10:
1. congratulations to our good freinds DJ Myles & DJ Lindsey on the birth of their firstborn, (DJ) Henry!
2. pusha T f french montana “everything that glitters” (I dislike everything I’ve heard from FM until his syruped out hook right here. GOLD)
3. tyga “rack city (grandtheft rmx)” (by word of FourColorZack, and he don’t play)
4. nacho picasso “burn bridges” (raised by wolves is a production beast)
5. speaking of FourColorZack: THIS
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