Louis Vuitton 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Travel Case
Yep you read it right, what more does the most coveted trophy in the world need when being presented to this years 2010 FIFA World Cup winners, some style of course.
FIFA commissioned Louis Vuitton to create a special order travel case for the 18-carat gold trophy. Handmade by a single master craftsman in Louis Vuitton’s historic Asnières workshop near Paris, the case has been meticulously designed with the company’s iconic monogram canvas, signature brass lock and corners, and a dark brown lining. The case opens at the front and at the top to allow the Trophy to be removed easily when it will be presented on July 11th at Johannesburg.
‘The FIFA World Cup Trophy is our most precious asset. It’s the most coveted trophy, not only in the world of football but beyond. It succeeds in uniting fans all around the world in a healthy competition for the final prize. A trophy as precious as the FIFA World Cup Trophy deserves a travel case of the same elegance and prestige. From now on, the trophy will not only travel in safety, but it will also travel in style.’
Check out the images below for an in depth look at how the case was crafted.
Supreme Sunglasses Spring/Summer ’10
Damn today was hot… But i guess being in the UK and all we won’t be having it for much longer. Can’t Summer already be here and stay, rather then teasing us every couple of days with a little peek here and there.
Anyway, as part of Supreme’s Spring/Summer collection they’ve released two designs from their sunglasses line, the Locs and the Dekker. My favourite the Locs comes in two colourways: Black & Tortoise, while the Dekker in three: Black, Red & Tortoise. Both designs are hand crafted in Japan with impact resistant lenses that provide 100% UV protection. The sunglasses are available in Supreme stockists now and through their website priced at $138, check the line-up below.
Ransom By Adidas Originals Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
So it seems as the partnership between Ransom and Adidas Originals continues to grow. There’s been a few sneak peaks but with the release of their Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook we can now see the entirety of their new collection. Within it are six styles, The Pier, The Dune, The Creek, The Bluff, The Valley & The Curb all of which consist of the standard solid models you’d come to expect from Ransom, but with Adidas at their side there is definitely some classy vibrant colours for the summer sun.
Check out the Lookbook video below.
Vans E-Street Hemp Shoes
I know we’re still a good two months away but with the weather getting warmer, and the days getting longer it feels as if summer is upon us. So while trying to get as much of this beautiful weather as we can why not do it with the new Vans E-street series (And yes, you may be asking yourselves ‘wheres the connection with summer and these shoes’, but hey… i had to start with something)
I’ll let Vans do the talking:
‘The Vans E-Street is a new classic if that makes any sense. Straight outta the 1970′s the E-Street is a card carrying Surf series slide with the lowest of low-profiles, vulcanized construction and soft natural hemp uppers. Hemp requires no pesticides or fertilizer and needs less water to grow then cotton. Vans surf uses hemp to move one step closer towards lessening their footprint on the planet…’
Other then being soo-ecofriendly, the shoes themselves are a gem coming in two colourways, Gusauskas Black & Doheny Red. Pricewise being £32.50 over at Urbanindustry, their really good on the pocket too.
Check below for a closer look.
Hella Tight Snapbacks & Fitteds
Just before Christmas i noticed that my favourite grey snap back cap had lost it’s shape (actual cause unknown, but some say alcohol and certain acts of misdemeanor played a part in it’s demise), so i thought i’d get a new one. After a couple failed shopping attempts i came across Hella Tight, whose wide selection of caps lead me to the Calavera fitted & Land of the Kings Snapback.
Now i’m not the biggest fan in fitteds, as i my head always seems to be between sizes, but i’d thought i’d give this one a go just because of the detail in material they choose for there caps. The Calavera fitted is made fom 100% grey wool with an embroided candy skull on the front & the Hella Tight logo embroided in pink on the back. What stood out for me though was the under bill made from yellow satin & a yellow leather top button. The Land of the Kings Snapback is a collaboration between Hella Tight and U-N-I (till this day i still have ‘Beautiful Day’ on rotation, just love it) and boasts the iconic LA Lakers colours of purple & yellow. The snapback is yellow along with yellow satin for the under bill and top button & the front portion of the cap is somewhat narrower than the Calavera cap.
I originally bought both caps direct from Hella Tight but the Calavera is no longer on their site. A limited size is still available at CraniumFitteds.
If you do decide to go direct at Hella Tight not only will you be getting your hands on the highest quality headwear possiblet at now either $15 or $25, but $10 from every purchase made on Hella Tight until Sunday 15th February will be donated to the Haiti Reilef Fund. Check below for a close up on the caps.
King Spring 2010 Collection
As we were rummaging through our inbox, we noticed the guys over at King hit us up with a preview of their Spring 2010 line. Notably being successful in working with New Era, being the only UK label creating specialised and exclusive ly designed 5950 fitted caps, their new collection shouldn’t go amiss.
Bold colours and slogans always go well with t-shirts and it seems their designs are getting better as the label grows. It’s a shame their pop-up store in Covent Garden closed earlier this month, because judging from their Spring 2010 LookBook, there seems to be quite a few nice pieces i’d like to get. Word has it though that there already planning the venue of their new pop-up store, so we’ll keep you posted on the launch.
Head on over to King to get the lowdown on where you can find stockists and online stores.
The 25 Coolest Sneaker Designs of 2009
You know the year is definitely coming to an end when articles and reviews start popping up on the ‘Best of 09′. At first when i saw that Bloomberg Business Week had rounded up The 25 Coolest Sneaker Designs of 2009 i was a bit skeptical of what decisions they had made, but then reading it and realising that they had in fact teamed up with Sneaker Freaker to do the review i was quite impressed.
Below I’ve picked out 5 sneakers from the list that i think are worthy of a ‘Best of ’09′ accolade. You can check out the rest of the review here. Finally as a bonus Sneaker Freaker have rounded up the Best of the Best 2009 with comments from the likes of Crooked Tongues own Gary Warnett and sneakers fanatics like A-Track.
Saucony Shadow 6000 Varsity
Supra Skytop II
Louis Vuitton Kanye West Signatures
Adidas, Hypebeast, and Solebox Zeitfrei
Nike Air Yeezy
