Billy Reid
Boots are in high-demand again for SS11. See some top picks from this season’s Compass show in New York.
Compass Show: Mens Classics Round-Up
August 3rd, 2010COMPASS, Events, FOOTWEAR, Men's Brands No Comments
Generic Surplus
There was a wide array of classic shoes for men at Compass. Check after the jump for more images. Read the rest of this entry »
Clae
A closer look at some highlights from the selection of casual footwear seen at this season’s Compass Show in New York.
Acrobats of God
Compass this season included our biggest selection of women’s brands to date, a top-notch selection of heels, boots and casual footwear. Read the rest of this entry »
The Red Wing Book
August 2nd, 2010COMPASS, FOOTWEAR, Lookbooks, Men's Brands, News, TradeShows No Comments
Japanese publication 2ND have compiled a very interesting series with a THE RED WING BOOK with volume 1 now available. Looking at the history of the RED WING brand, its heritage and rise in popularity in recent years. The in depth editorial will provide a greater insight, and all be it only in Japanese the imagery will certainly be more than notable with some of the greatest collectors around based in Japan. (Slamxhype)
Red Wing will be showing SS2011 at Compass tomorrow and Wednesday
Bed StuA Dose of (capsule) NY – Eastland Shoes
July 22nd, 2010Capsule, FOOTWEAR, Men's Brands, News No Comments
At times, keeping up with fashion trends may be more exhausting than life itself. Eastland remedies this by making stylish, classic, well made shoes that transition seamlessly through the seasons. Eastland Shoes has been owned and operated by the Klein family since 1955 and is based in Freeport, Maine. This year marks their 55th anniversary and to celebrate, the family looked back into the archive and pulled a few styles to be introduced in a (capsule) collection of all-American goodness for the SS11 season. All the shoes are handmade in Maine with the finest workmanship using high quality leather tanned in the USA. These future classics not only last long but they also get better with wear. We caught up with the Klein brothers, whose grandfather started the company, to check out their collection and we’ve got some photos after the jump. (Santho Goonewardene)
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CONTEST: If youre interested in guest blogging for us at our next NY show, Compass–the directional footwear show in NYC August 3&4, email us at info@wearethemarket.com with a short paragraph about why we should choose you. You’ve got to get yourself to NYC but it will be a great opportunity to meet the people behind the industry’s coolest footwear brands.
Our intern, budding photographer Brendan Bass was undoubtedly the coolest kid in his HS before he graduated last month. He’s definitely up on what’s up in menswear so we asked him to select some of his favorite footwear from the (capsule) show. See what he liked after the jump.
A Dose of (capsule) NY: Zuriick
July 12th, 2010Capsule, FOOTWEAR, Men's Brands, News, TradeShows No Comments
From Salt Lake City comes Zuriick by Chad Tovey and Michael Mccaleb. In the early noughties, the two noticed a need for a low profile, simply designed shoe on the market. So in 2006, Zurrick was founded to provide the shoe-shopping public with a line in simple taste. Be sure to read what Mccaleb has to say about his current collection before viewing it at (capsule).
What are some concepts, movements, era, people, music etc that have impacted the design of the collection and why?
I try and stick with the original concept of Zuriick which is simplicity. I don’t try to over think or over design any one shoe. A shoe has a specific use, and anything that isn’t practical, doesn’t belong on a shoe. We’ve added more boot styles which comes from my hobby of working on vintage Japanese motorcycles. The colors were inspired by circus photos I came across one day browsing websites I frequently visit.
More after the jump.
Graffiti artist turned fashion designer, Claw (Claudia) Money has done it again! It is not often that we see a perfect collaboration combining New York’s chic hipster style with California’s surfer punks, but thanks to the new venture from Claw Money x Vans, we now have a small hip line for trendy girls everywhere. The collaboration includes two styles of sneakers: high top “Hadley” and casual low “Aleeda,” both with the classic Claw Money icon and leopard print in aqua and coral on black canvas, as well as a printed tank and funky athletic socks. If you share my enthusiasm for her collections and know that every single piece that has her name attached to it is a masterpiece, check out this small capsule of coordinating pieces. All items available for retail at clawmoney.com, vans.com, CCS.com and Zumiez.com. Photos via 80spurple.com (Santho Goonewardene)
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