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      <image:caption>  The Whitehorse Club sits off the Burwood Highway to the east of Melbourne. An Italian social club, it plays host to bocce and billiard tournaments, baptisms, weddings, and wakes. On Thursdays it offers pensioners a special luncheon. With its pearl white exterior, purple drapes, and neatly trimmed lawn, the building has the architectural mood of a new-age church, a place of alternative spiritual devotion. On Friday night, The Whitehorse Club threw open its doors to one of wrestling’s most perennial figures. Twice voted Most Popular Wrestler by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, winner of 21 WWE championships, and record-holder of WrestleMania’s longest undefeated winning streak, Rob Van Dam. Inside, a crowd of people file in across polished timber flooring to surround the ring and watch a parade of wrestlers provide foreplay before the main event—Rob Van Dam verses Syd Parker. The host, a tall, Mediterranean figure with a sparkling blue jacket, introduces the first match: crowd favourite Maddog verses country-bumpkin Cletus. The host is lacking a little theatre and I suspect he’s just filling in for the night—taking a break from hosting club functions. But the performative element he’s lacking is offset by Maddog who storms out like Cletus has flogged another bottle of his whisky. Maddog is the stuff of outback nightmares. The kind of guy you hope doesn’t show up when your car breaks down on the Stuart Highway. The kind of guy that’s banging around in his tin shed at all hours doing God-knows-what. Cletus is your typical scrawny Aussie country kid that used to bully you in High school. That guy you wish you drop-kicked in food tech. These two do a nice job flinging each other around the ring but it’s evident Cletus is just cannon fodder for Maddog’s wrath and at one point it actually looks like Cletus is going to have his head ripped off. They’re in the corner of the ring and Maddog has him in a headlock. His shining blue eyes search for the right area of Cletus’ neck to apply pressure. The referee looks a little worried until Cletus is flipped into the middle of the ring and pinned down for the count. Next up are the women. The venue staff step out from their kitchen duties to check this one out. The chefs are on their phones, filming Katie Forbes prance around the ring wearing an inconceivably tight, sparkling pink outfit. She throws her long blonde hair back and blows kisses at the crowd in the front row. The match doesn’t last long. The obvious wrestler and punk rocker Kellyanne pins her to the canvas after humouring her for a little while. Ding ding ding. Intermission. During the break, fans are encouraged to take photos with their champions. There’s lots of merchandise: DVD’s, t-shirts, posters and toy figurines. But the fans behave differently beneath the lights of the foyer. During the wrestling they yell, berate, and chant as one. There’s a bar situated near the ring but no one really drinks. They’re already drunk on adrenaline. Encouraged by the wrestlers, they bully, harass, and cheer for their fighters. The noise in the arena is perpetuated often, as wrestlers and coaches step up to the metal gates and scream back at the crowd. There’s a physical boundary between the wrestlers and the crowd (steel gates and ropes), but there’s no emotional boundary, and the wrestler’s will often jump the gates to pile-driver each other anyway. But in the foyer, the fans approach the wrestlers in a shy, stilted manner. It’s hard to pin down an exact demographic (generally, most of the crowd seem to be males between 25 and 30), but it’s apparent that these wrestlers are offering everyone something larger-than-life. An exaggerated physicality and personality. From beyond the ring, the crowd are involved with choking, slapping, kicking, and humiliating wrestlers. They’ve got loud voices that are listened to, responded to, and offered deliverance in the form of outlandish physical violence. It’s a far cry from the awkward exchanges of money and photos in the lobby. After the intermission, a weapons match gets underway. The crowd brings along an array of miscellaneous objects (light sabers, globes, piñatas, cricket bats, dildos, keyboards) to throw into the ring. This is a violent match and there’s real blood being spilt. The two wrestlers slam each other into tables, chairs, and bins. The crowd are in a frenzy. There’s a young girl bouncing on her dad’s lap as he’s yelling and swearing. When Gabriel Wolfe shoves a dildo down Slade Mercer’s throat they’re totally out of control, chanting, “You are a sick fuck.” Amidst a pile of broken tables and chairs, Slade Mercer is crowned champion with blood streaming down his forehead. Then the lights dim. Time for the main event. The lighting technicians paint the room green to signal the entrance of Syd Parker. Out he steps, looking part reptile, part teenage angst. He twists and struts around the ring with his girlfriend trailing behind. She takes time to defend her boyfriend from the crowd’s verbal assaults. They target his weight, his pallid skin, his gigantic green Mohawk. The couple lie across each other on the canvas like lizards, waiting for their prey—Rob Van Dam. Out he comes to a roar and his signature tune ‘One of a Kind’. It’s a classic rock anthem: The fear I see when I look in your eyes / makes you believe I’m one of a kind. His outfit is stretched further than I remember. His hair has thinned and his arse is a little bigger (he’s 43) but this was still Rob Van Dam, and when he jumps up onto the ropes and sticks his thumbs behind his head and gestures at his back the whole crowd is ecstatic, chanting “R.V.D.” Syd Parker then spits green powder into his face and they’re off, throwing each other out of the ring and into the crowd. Mouths drop open, partners legs are grasped, fingers and teeth are clenched. Their all-American hero was unloading an assault on that weird street kid. That lizard that ran away from home. The fucker with the loud girlfriend. Van Dam climbs the ropes yet again. Preparing for his signature Five Star Frog Stomp. Syd’s girlfriend slips into the ring to hold and protect her boyfriend. The crowd boo and demand blood. Van Dam rises. The crowd chants. Then he takes off, flying through the air. They brace for impact. The kitchen staff peer out from the pass. This was going to hurt. Rob Van Dam body slams them, immortalising them both across his chest, and dripping buckets of certified WWE sweat onto the canvas of the east Burwood Whitehorse Club. This article was previously published by Acclaim Magazine Written and photographed by: Gabriel Filippa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Danish label hummel are well and truly buzzing right now. Originally taking flight from Northern Germany almost a century ago, hummel have cultivated deep roots in European sportswear, sponsoring the likes of Real Madrid, Aston Villa, and even the Danish national team. Now, the hummel HIVE, a huge nest of artists and designers, are bringing in some of the sweetest collaborations in the game, linking up with fellow Scandinavian designer Astrid Andersen for the ultra-fly, retro-minimalist REACH LX 6000.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From their humble origins as a sock firm in Northern Italy to the runways of Florence, Kappa have become one of the most malleable brands in contemporary sportswear. Bolstered by the provocative advertisements of the 1970s, Olympic success in the 1980s, and lucrative football partnerships across Europe, Kappa quickly transcended any one definition, the head-turning ‘Omini’ logo adopted by hip hop visionaries like Frank Ocean and the trailblazing Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy. In celebration of Kappa’s latest SS19 collection, Sneaker Freaker took a look back at the moments that defined the extraordinarily versatile and unflinchingly iconoclastic label hailing from Piedmont, Italy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The adidas Forum is a hardwood classic that has been hitting jumpers and craning necks since all the way back in 1984. To celebrate the Forum and its widespread return this year, we've linked up with Sydney's number one miniature illustrator Eric Ng to capture the basketball sneaker in all its detail. Premiering in 1984, the Forum revolutionised on-court performance models and coincidentally become the first basketball sneaker to break the three-digit price tag. But it wasn’t just ball players that fell in love with the Forum – the performance-oriented silhouette quickly transcended the hardwood to become a cultural lynchpin. Lovingly laced by visionaries like the Beastie Boys, Keith Haring and Marky Mark, the Forum helped shape the nascent streetwear phenomenon sweeping the globe in the 1990s. The luxurious DNA and indelible throwback hook-and-loop strap binding together sprawling cultural narratives.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Josh Marsh was holiday in the Philippines in 2012 when a boat he was on capsized off the coast of Manila. For the next 52 hours, Josh, his friend Tom, and Tom's dad were stranded on board with no shade and no supplies. Their tour guide, Ruben, dove from the boat and tried to swim to shore for help. It was the middle of December, with temperatures hovering around 31 degrees. Ships passed without stopping. They thought they were going to die. With a few years between himself and this very close call, Josh sat down to tell VICE what it's like to survive being lost at sea. We talk dehydration-induced hallucination, sharks, and why he decided to save a bottle of Tanduay rum. VICE: Hey Josh, so just to set the scene: you were visiting the Philippines a couple of years ago with your friend, Tom, and his dad. Why did you decide to take the boat out that day?  Josh Marsh: We were staying in Banton, an island near Manila. The plan was to head to Marinduque, which is about a 40-kilometre crossing. We were warned of rough weather and waves, but our guide insisted it would be okay to get across. Once we took the boat out, the weather turned quickly, and the engine started taking on water. Eventually, it conked out and we started bucketing water. We drifted sideways and were picked up by a big wave, it capsized the boat pretty quickly. We were all floating in the ocean trying to figure out what happened. Then we started grabbing whatever we could find floating up from the boat. The first thing I grabbed was a bottle of rum... Wait, the first thing you grabbed was a bottle of rum?  Yeah. It was decent rum, and it was the first thing I saw floating up. Was it expensive?  About $6 a bottle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The wave whisperers at G-SHOCK have brought an enormous swell of saltwater classics over the years. While models like the staunch MUDMAN DW5500C and deep diving FROGMAN series were popular among surfers for their rock-solid toughness, it wasn’t until 1996 that G-SHOCK launched the G-LIDE series, a line specifically engineered for marine mavericks. Featuring technology like a tide graph and moon phase data, it didn’t take long for G-LIDE to paddle alongside some of the world’s top surfers to create a bounty of special-edition watches and signature models. One such surfer is Bettylou Sakura Johnson, who is the latest to join G-SHOCK’s impressive roster. The rising Hawaiian-American talent is known for her technical precision and fearless approach to challenging waves, making her a more natural fit than a fish in water.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Live music venues across the sunburnt country continue to thunder with homegrown hardcore talent. Hammered into shape by antecedents like Massappeal, Toe to Toe and Mindsnare, the new kids on the block still carry the fierce DIY attitudes and political vehemence of their predecessors, while also finding space to discover their own lung-punching pitch and style. Inextricably tied to the Air Max culture rampaging across the country, the next generation of hardcore has never been louder. So keep your liquids up and lather sunscreen liberally, these are some of the sweltering sneakers that define Aussie hardcore.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Artificial intelligence is travelling at warp speed, beaming out endless spools of neo-Edo Nike temples, matrimonial Air Max and sneakers that look like they’ve crash-landed on the set of a Ridley Scott sci-fi flick. We’ve seen a revival of the Italian Renaissance, techno-coloured TNs sparked by electric fever dreams, and Swoosh stores teetering on the edge of post-apocalyptic worlds. Buckle up as we take the red pill route and travel deep inside the algorithm to comprehend AI’s circuit-breaking impact on the future of sneaker design.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Long before the Vans Old Skool became a streetwear heavyweight, it was just a humble workhorse stitched together for skaters who needed shoes tough enough to survive the sun-bleached slumscape of Dogtown. No hype machine, no corporate blueprints, just a pair of waffle soles sticking to grip tape like your life depended on it. But somewhere between busted boards, punk rock and hip hop cyphers, the Old Skool became a scuffed up muse for the malcontent, leaving its mark on every curb, canvas and culture it collided with. With Vans launching the Old Skool Premium 'Music Collection' in celebration of the model’s raucous musical history, we’re looking back at how the Old Skool evolved from a Southern Californian skate staple to a global symbol of creative revolt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For nearly three decades, Gino Iannucci has made the hard look easy and the simple look sublime. Now, the Long Island enigma with the mystical push brings that same low-key mastery to the ASICS Leggerezza FB – a silhouette as timeless as Gino's video parts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blasting from pirate radio stations at 140bpm, grime’s rapid-fire breakbeats reverberated from council estates in the early 2000s. Mutating from garage, dancehall and jungle, grime’s crude, cathartic sound delivered an honest portrayal of East London’s struggles in a new millennium. One of the most anarchic ascents in British music history, this is the story of how style and sneakers helped grime’s frenetic poets plough forward in search of a new identity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Designed by a young Christian Tresser in 1997, the Nike Air Max 97 ‘Silver Bullet’ shot right through the heart of Italy in the late 1990s. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Le Silver’ by locals, the AM97 was shaped like industrial liquid, Tresser’s metallic, bicycle-inspired design firing-up the fever-dreams of Italian futurism. Pedalling relentlessly into the future, the AM97 was lovingly laced by Italians from all walks of life, from dealers to DJs, models to street artists – it was love at first sight. This is the story of how the supersonic Air Max 97 found a place in the heart of Italy’s burgeoning sneaker scene.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Few shoes can rival the soaring global passport of the Clarks Originals Wallabee. Born in Killarney, Ireland, the Wallabee has been laced by Jamaican dancehall DJs, waxed lyrical by New York’s hip hop godfathers, and stomped inside the sticky, acid-house clubs of Manchester. Brace yourself: this is the thumping sonic history of the Clarks Wallabee – a model inextricably tied to the story of beat-making.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The seven-bubble bad boy of Nike’s celebrated Air Max family, the Air Max Plus (AKA TN) is still the sneaker kingpin Down Under. Stomping onto the sneaker scene in the late 1990s, designer Sean McDowell’s serene vision of Florida’s beaches was interpreted in Australia as a perfect spray-paint fade, or strange, alien-like ribs. Encasing the beating heart of burgeoning sub-cultures, the TN quickly leapt from its performance origins to arguably become the most notorious member of the Air Max dynasty, its popularity exploding most notably across enclaves in Western Sydney and Melbourne. Leading the TN charge for over two decades, Foot Locker’s retina-burning Aussie-exclusives emblazoned the path for its extraordinary success, the beloved Air Max Plus quickly becoming a runaway success in the region. With the rumoured release of Foot Locker's Air Max Plus ‘Lava’ retro bubbling on the horizon, we thought we’d revisit the inflammable legacy of the Nike TN Down Under: the wild child of Nike’s royal Air Max bloodline.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Converse One Star is still a guiding light for skaters and style savants across the globe. After a brief but bullish display on the NBA hardwood in the early 1970s, the One Star later found itself reimagined on the streets of Tokyo, the vintage model extolled as an emblem of American varsity fashion. But it wasn’t until the 1990s that the One Star truly began to shine. And this time, it was at the skatepark. Roused from its slumber by the beloved rag Thrasher, the One Star kicked and pushed its way to become one of the industry’s breakaway success stories of the decade. Now, reinvigorated by the CONS skate team and a growing roster of collaborators, the One Star is ready to carve up the competition all over again. So grab your board and basketball: it’s time to take a closer look at the emanating impact of one of the brightest stars in the sneakersphere.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Since debuting in 2019, Sam Levinson’s Euphoria continues to score straight-As in the style department. Powered by a pupil-dilating Y2K aesthetic and vault of superlative streetwear (thanks, Fezco), the series is also no slacker when it comes to sneaker game. To celebrate the season 2 finale, we linked up with assistant costume designer, Angelina Vitto, to break down the Y2K skate shoe revival, throwback 90s hoops sneakers, and the collaborative art that makes Euphoria the sartorial Dux of 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Since debuting in 2019, Sam Levinson’s Euphoria continues to score straight-As in the style department. Powered by a pupil-dilating Y2K aesthetic and vault of superlative streetwear (thanks, Fezco), the series is also no slacker when it comes to sneaker game. To celebrate the season 2 finale, we linked up with assistant costume designer, Angelina Vitto, to break down the Y2K skate shoe revival, throwback 90s hoops sneakers, and the collaborative art that makes Euphoria the sartorial Dux of 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Since debuting in 2019, Sam Levinson’s Euphoria continues to score straight-As in the style department. Powered by a pupil-dilating Y2K aesthetic and vault of superlative streetwear (thanks, Fezco), the series is also no slacker when it comes to sneaker game. To celebrate the season 2 finale, we linked up with assistant costume designer, Angelina Vitto, to break down the Y2K skate shoe revival, throwback 90s hoops sneakers, and the collaborative art that makes Euphoria the sartorial Dux of 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tell us about crafting the sneaker look for season 2. When it came to new characters like Faye, our director Sam Levinson was really influenced by the Japanese anime, Cowboy Bebop. Faye wears Scottie Pippen’s Nike Air More Uptempo, so we paired them with knee-high socks almost as an aesthetic homage. An insider reference. Fez obviously has a good sneaker game. The actor, Angus Cloud, has some pretty specific tastes, so we made choices that would match his core wardrobe. But my ultimate favourite is Jules. We put a lot of old school skate shoes on her, like DCs, Etnies and Emericas. She wears a pair of black DCs with hot pink stitching, they’re the exact same shoes I wore in Junior High [laughs]. A lot of the Y2K styles are coming back, obviously. The Gen Z kids are wearing the skate shoes I was wearing 17 years ago. It was fun to play with a really big shoe on Jules when she’s wearing a mini skirt and items like that. They’re so blown out. Are the actors collaborating on wardrobe choices? It just depends on the actor. Some people want to be really involved and are DMing us brand names that they’re into. Hunter Schafer (who plays Jules) is super involved, but she also trusts us. She was super into the whole skate shoe vibe, and I’ve seen her rocking them in paparazzi photos recently. Javon Walton (who plays Ashtray) brought a pair of Air Jordan 1s and a Gucci tracksuit that he really likes. Javon is already so similar to the Ashtray vibe, aesthetically, so it makes sense to incorporate who that person actually is. He has good taste, and his parents have good taste, so it was definitely fluid.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Who picked out Fezco’s Charles Barkey Air Max CB 94? We have another girl on our team, Claire Redman. She’s a total sneakerhead. She’s always buying crazy sneakers for herself, so she really took control of some of the more niche models. The streetwear space is such a competitive market in 2022. What made you opt for legacy brands like Supreme and Palace? A lot of it is what relationships that we already have. We have a relationship with Supreme and Palace, so they’ll send us items or we can go to the store and they’ll put things on hold for us. It just so happened that those brands worked really well for him. In terms of labels like Polo, that’s just what a dude like Fezco is going to wear. We wanted to pair these outfits with more lesser known brands like 40s &amp; Shorties. We also used Sergio Tacchini and other lower-priced menswear too. But the colours fit, the silhouettes fit, and it just seemed cohesive. Basically, we’ll look through a lot of brands and pick out the stuff that we like the colour and cut of. You want the name recognition, but at the same time we’re creating costumes – we don’t want to bring people out of it by putting Fezco in a colour or cut that you’d never see them wear.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How does an iconic model like the Converse Chuck 70 reveal the character of Rue? Rue is a character that is not going to have a bunch of different sneakers. It’s just a classic silhouette. You’re really not focusing on the shoe – it’s just a grungy pair of high-tops. She wears the same sneakers for everything and the same black band socks. That’s just something she wears – no matter what. We literally don’t change her socks. And usually it’s the same underwear, too. I know your partner-in-crime Heidi Bivens (costume designer) was recently quoted in saying that she wasn’t interested in making the wardrobe look affordable to high school students in season 2. Did you ever think about incorporating more upmarket sneakers like the Balenciaga Triple S or the Dior B23? Balenciaga actually sent us sneakers for Fezco, but the scripts changed a lot throughout the series. We were going to do Balenciaga on Fez’s first scene, and then on Jules’. We were actually looking at 1980s stock. Still, we bought a lot of expensive shoes for Fezco and Ashtray in the first season, so I don’t think it changed too much. I think breaking the doors open was more about just being open to everything and picking an item that suited the scene visually.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Were you interested in time-stamping the show in 2022, or did you want to make the series more fluid? Obviously, if you’re watching the show in 20 years, it’s going to feel like a very specific milieu. But I also feel like we did it in good taste. It’s very Gen Z, obviously, but there’s also characters that are timeless. I think Fezco is pretty timeless. It’s just a vibe that wouldn’t look out of place in the early 2000s, 1990s or 1980s. The same goes for Rue’s character. There are things that are trendy, obviously. I don’t love the word trendy, but there are definitely items that are very 2022. Were any sneakers left on the cutting room floor? Not really. The only sneakers we didn’t end up using were from 1017 ALYX 9SM. We bought a pair for Jules, a black, kink Burberry-esque pair, but we just decided to stick with the skate shoes. We just felt like they were cooler, paired with layered shirts, jewellery and mini skirts. Or even bookending baggy pants and crop tops.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>What are you personally wearing in 2022? There’s a sneaker store in LA that I really like called Sportie LA. They have a lot of deadstock sneakers. I tend to go for a more retro look for my sneaker game. I have a brown leather pair of adidas shoes with yellow stripes that I wear a lot. Usually with soccer shorts. I tend to try and stay comfortable because I’m running around all the time for work. My friend’s telling me now that I’m a mix of 1980s Italian mixed with 1990s Ralph Lauren [laughs].</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ladies and gentlemen, hailing from Queens, NYC, he’s more seasoned than rib-eye and phatter than three links of bratwurst. He’s got a voice like Stubb’s Sweet Heat, layers like butter rum baklava, and has dropped two 990v6s that smacked the canvas harder than a suplex. He’s still the freshest way from A to B. No paid DLC. Live from the moon, it’s the people’s champion of the universe, the metaphysical ledge, the one, the only, Bam Bam Bronsoliño.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ladies and gentlemen, hailing from Queens, NYC, he’s more seasoned than rib-eye and phatter than three links of bratwurst. He’s got a voice like Stubb’s Sweet Heat, layers like butter rum baklava, and has dropped two 990v6s that smacked the canvas harder than a suplex. He’s still the freshest way from A to B. No paid DLC. Live from the moon, it’s the people’s champion of the universe, the metaphysical ledge, the one, the only, Bam Bam Bronsoliño.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Good morning, Dr Baklava. What’s in the rotation? I’ve been wearing my New Balance 990v6 ‘Lapis Lazuli’ non-stop. The 990v3 is also always in the rotation – the all-white Teddy Santis with sea salt. I’ve got all kinds of shit over here. I wear flippers. I always have some sort of aquatic footwear on like the Yucca fins. I also like to be barefoot a lot. Close to the earth. Build the foot muscles. Make sure that my stability is good. I know you’re a big fan of basketball sneakers. Any new models catch your eye? The Nike KD16 is the most promising basketball shoe I’ve seen recently. But still, I don’t know what the fuck they’re doing with the colourways. I really miss the good old days.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Can you give us an example? I was always a big Charles Barkley guy. He was one of my favourite players back in the day. I’ve had his signature shoes for as long as I can remember. What was it about Charles Barkley and his shoes? The attitude. The shoes. They were chunky as a motherfucker. I remember exact points in my life when I had different Barkleys on. I remember being at a rec room dance party in 92 wearing the Nike Air Force Max CB with the big white teeth on the side. I also remember one Halloween in the 90s dressed as a Hasidic Jew. I had my grandfather’s suit on, wearing the Air Max CB 94. The purple ones with the bullet holes. I have lots of ill memories in my life wearing Barkleys. What about Penny Hardaway? I love Pennys. But I actually just remembered something very specific that always really bothered me about the Nike Air Max Penny 1. The front would crease in a very weird way. It fucking pissed me off.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>You’ve talked about hearing, feeling and tasting colours. Can you talk us through your 990v6 collaboration? The ‘Baklava’ was like my life’s work in a shoe. The name comes from fond memories of being in the kitchen with grams (my nonna). I’m also a water child, so that’s where the sole came from. It’s elemental. I’m fused with all the elements. What dish would you pair with each colourway? I’ve never cooked for a shoe. I don’t know what I would make. I think it’s about respecting them and taking them on good travels. Using them in good health. Going to sick-ass places. Dancing real good. Performing feats of strength and acts of heroism. You performed acts of heroism in the AEW ring… I broke it in doing crazy moves. The performance of the shoe held up. I wanted to show that it wasn’t just for show. I had nothing to do with the performance design but I stand behind it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Can we get some more colourways? The crew here love them. I remember when I visited Sneaker Freaker HQ. I was gifted the New Balance 998 'Tassie Devils’. I still have those. I’ve been wanted to work with New Balance for a long, long time. So I’m going to make the most of it. I got a lot more coming. Can we confirm more colourways on the way? We can confirm that there’s another collaboration on the way.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>How far back does your relationship with New Balance go? My mother actually introduced me to New Balance shoes. She had them for orthopaedic reasons. I always liked them because they had the flashiness of the 3M. When you take pictures your feet are on fire. It was just a classic grey look. I’m a simple man. To be honest with you, no one was wearing them back in the day. There were a couple of stores in New York like Jimmy Jazz and VIM. They always had the New Balance 574s. No one really wanted them. They were viewed as trash. But then you started seeing more premium New Balance shoes in higher end, sporting stores. You’ve known Teddy Santis for a long time… Teddy made this whole thing happen. There’s been several transitional periods throughout my career where I ‘reset’. I was really trying to aim for something in the footwear industry. I was almost desperate to do something. I was creating something separately from New Balance but Teddy was like, ‘Nah, fuck all that. I got you.’ I’ve been talking with New Balance for years, but Teddy really drove it home. We’re just a couple of ethnic kids from Queens. Life is Zelda, bro. I met a wizard and he gave me the fucking key. Now I’m going to go play the fucking flute. You’ve got the keys and flute, can you give us your crystal ball predictions for the back half of 2023? I’m not great at forecasting trends to be honest with you. I’m usually late, and not trendy. Have you seen my hair? It’s like I just came back from Turkey…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>So you’re heading to the desert island with your Charles Barkleys. What’s one LP and food dish you’re taking with you? It might have to be Bach. The ‘Best of Bach’ on double CD. And I’ll take a motherfucking cheeseburger roll from 7-Eleven. It’s disgusting, bro. But there’s nothing I won’t be able to hunt. If I’m on that island and there’s something else there – I’m going to eat. Bountifully. Are Crocs still the best shoes to cook in? Absolutely not. There’s much better developments. I think it’s actually sitting on my countertop somewhere. I’ll display it soon. What does the future hold for Doctor Baklava? Doing lots of music. Art. I’m working out every day. Watching a bunch of fighting. Listening to people talk about fighting. Designing shit every single day in some sort of capacity. Clothes. Athletic-wear. It’s just like a fucking adult colouring book. There’s a thing that I develop, then I colour it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>'I Got a Lot More Coming': Action Bronson Confirms More New Balance Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Is there a lot of creative overlap when it comes to making music, designing a sneaker, or creating a dish? The creative overlap is that everything is around me and happening at once. There’s no set timing for anything. It's a chaotic scene. I could be breakdancing and at any second I could just start painting. And then I’ll start bench pressing. What is it about the sport of fighting that you dig? I’ve been watching UFC since the inaugural event. Queens Blockbuster had all the videos. We also had the illegal cable box at my homie’s house. We were able to watch all the wrestling pay-per-views. To see human beings doing video game moves on each other, it’s just sick. It’s a real life video game for high stakes. Can we see more ‘fatalities’ from Doctor Baklava in the ring? Fatalities? Shit. Maybe abnormalities. Or friendships. I’m always ready. I’m just waiting for the rotary phone to ring. They have the special line. As soon as it rings, I pick it up, hang it up, and I’m there. Any last words? Put your heart into everything you do.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Legendary PUMA Palermo Captains the Big Cat's Terrace Revival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terrace styles are once again running riot in the sneaker industry in 2023. Reared in the rain-battered stadiums of England, the nostalgia runs deep for PUMA, having built a vast archive of football Hall of Famers. With terracewear experiencing a grandstand comeback among a new generation of sneakerheads, the Palermo is ready to captain the Big Cat’s lineup, with the legendary model now reintroduced in both new and OG uniforms.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Legendary PUMA Palermo Captains the Big Cat's Terrace Revival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terrace styles are once again running riot in the sneaker industry in 2023. Reared in the rain-battered stadiums of England, the nostalgia runs deep for PUMA, having built a vast archive of football Hall of Famers. With terracewear experiencing a grandstand comeback among a new generation of sneakerheads, the Palermo is ready to captain the Big Cat’s lineup, with the legendary model now reintroduced in both new and OG uniforms.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Legendary PUMA Palermo Captains the Big Cat's Terrace Revival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fresh Loot in Liverpool Football fans in England during the 1970s and 1980s were a truly diehard breed. Devoutly following their clubs across Europe like a religious procession, supporters of clubs such as Liverpool FC packed stadium terraces in search of the holy grail: the European Cup. But it wasn’t just in raucous stadiums that fans forged allegiances. Throughout Europe, football fanatics raided local stores in the hunt for rare sneakers and exotic sportswear, in what became an endless cycle of sartorial one-upmanship. These ‘casuals’, as they came to be known, were tracking down elusive models long before the term ‘sneakerhead’ entered our lexicon. For casuals, it wasn’t merely enough to put the ball in the back of the net more times than the opponent, supporters also had to outpace rival clubs by scoring style points in the stands. ‘It was all about the shoes English fans couldn’t get in the UK,’ says Jan Kessel, senior product line manager at PUMA sportstyle. ‘Fans wore them in their home stadiums, so everyone else knew they were travelling abroad with their clubs on away trips.’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Striking Sicilian Of course, the brand logos had become inextricably tied to the perpetual peacocking in the stands. The bigger, the better. And like any good Sicilian, the Palermo model didn’t arrive with subtlety. Originally part of a special series of sneakers created by PUMA that paid homage to some of Europe’s most famous capital cities including London and Oslo, the Palermo still evokes a deep sense of football nostalgia. Emblazoned with head-turning ‘Palermo’ branding on the sidewalls, the model left no illusions as to where your allegiances lay. The rarer the shoe, the more coveted among your peers, and the Palermo was worn like a badge of honour for the lucky few who managed to hunt down the model. The Palermo is now primed for a rip-roaring comeback, but resurrecting the archival champion was not without its challenges. ‘The fact that we didn’t have an OG reference sample on hand for the upper was really challenging,’ says Kessel. ‘We mostly had to rebuild it based on pictures.’ Luckily, when it came to recrafting the midsole, an OG German Army Trainer – which bears similar tooling to the Palermo – was on-hand to guide the design team. Despite this, PUMA were able to faithfully reproduce a model long considered a legend of their football catalogue. Replete with all the design blueprints that made the shoe a hit in stadium terraces during the 1980s, the model is manufactured with throwback T-toe construction and gum soles. No doubt capitalising on the trimmed down, minimalist sneaker aesthetics running laps around the zeitgeist in 2023, the Palermo utilises a mixture of crisp leather and suede that helped define its terrace teammates. And its power wasn’t only in its vintage characteristics, but also in its unique storytelling opportunities. Last year, PUMA teamed up with UK boutique size? for a The Godfather-themed collection including ‘The Wedding’, ‘The Bar’, and ‘The Restaurant’. Revisiting iconic scenes and locations throughout Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 opus, the collaboration featured memorable quotes, including the classic line, ‘Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Terrace Revival in 2023 PUMA are continuing to welcome more diverse members to the Palermo family. With the 1980s terrace revival hitting a fever pitch, a whole new playing field of possibilities is opening up for women and fashion-savvy sneakerheads. Just recently, pop royalty Dua Lipa and model Emily Ratajkowski were both snapped wearing the silhouette. A far cry from the male-dominated hooliganism that once pervaded football styles, terracewear has broadened its aperture to include more progressive values and aesthetics, opening up its membership to those not necessarily stuck to the stadium seats every weekend. For the new generation of sneakerheads, the football fashion of the 1970s and 80s is being reimagined. ‘Back then, people were attached to the superstar players PUMA had on their roster, like Pelé and Diego Maradona,’ says Helmut Fischer, head of PUMA archive. ‘Fans idolised them, so they bought their shoes – the Pele Brazil and Maradona Sport. These days, it’s more about the individual silhouette and how it fits.’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Indeed, the styling canvas for the Palermo is boundless. Like a star utility on the field, the model can play any position. From nostalgia-laden denim and tracksuit ‘fits that herald 1980s casual styles, to more modern wardrobes that playfully reinterpret the silhouette (think plaid skirts, jorts and knee-high socks – even lace!), Gen Z are relentlessly curating looks on TikTok. A simple search of the blokecore hashtag, a movement largely led by women, will no doubt serve as a moodboard for numerous Palermo styling options. ‘It’s funny. I remember a time when sneakers were strictly worn on Sundays or for sports,’ says Fischer. ‘Fashion always moves in cycles. Now people are finding new ways to style the sneakers they saw their parents wearing.’ Thankfully, there’s more than enough Palermos to experiment with. Arriving in its indelible blue and white colour palette alongside a duo of zesty iterations inspired by fruit vendors (known locally as fruttivendolo) – with a slew of colourways to roll out later in the year – the juice was certainly worth the squeeze when it came to reviving the iconic Palermo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Hunt Is On The T-toe Palermo is kicking goals in 2023, and it does so with the backing of a stacked lineup of archival models that were equally embraced by the casuals of the 70s and 80s. PUMA’s capital city-spruiking series emboldened links to specific locales, from the Roma to London and Palermo, and the Big Cat’s football stampede was bearing its cosmopolitan claws to rival football fans in the stands, stamping their itineraries to their sneakers like a passport. Take for instance, the Oslo City. Originally intended for indoor sports like handball and volleyball, the 1968 model soon found itself in football terraces. The casual leather design with clean suede overlays is a perfect bookend to tracksuits and denim jeans, and because the shoe was built to sustain the sharp movements and heavy friction of handball players, the model transitioned well to outdoor-wear. ‘Handball was a really big deal in Germany,’ says Fischer. ‘Throughout the late 70s, mid-80s, we were working really closely with the national team.’</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Legendary PUMA Palermo Captains the Big Cat's Terrace Revival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Several other classic silhouettes from the Herzogenaurach archives also found a second life throughout England’s football terraces. The Super Team was also originally designed for the German national handball team in 1982, while the Army Trainer appeared on the feet of German armed forces in the 1970s. The Delphin, emblazoned by its OG canary yellow and navy blue colourways, were hard to miss. Football fans were also gravitating towards tennis silhouettes thanks to Argentinian tennis player Guillermo Vilas. While he was grinding opponents down with his herculean backhand, the GV gave football fanatics whiplash in train stations and terraces thanks to its chunky PU sole units – emblematic of other terrace classics like the Argentina and California. In other words, PUMA’s football catalogue was bursting at the seams. And with terrace style purring again in modern sneaker culture, it was only fitting that the Big Cat would rise to strike for goal. The 2023 Palermo is sure to revive the model for fans both new and existing, with the new colours adding zest to an old favourite. The only thing left to do now? Put the ball into the back of the net.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>ECCO Launch New Footwear Vision at Epic London Party (Feat. Jorja Smith)</image:title>
      <image:caption>PSA: ECCO just threw one of the slickest parties of 2023 to celebrate the new collection designed by Natacha Ramsay-Levi. Located in a surreal venue hidden behind Victorian shopfronts, the event included blasts of flavour by Danish tastemaker Bille Brahe and live beats by Jorja Smith. A brand on a remarkable run in 2023, ECCO were of course also serving up plenty of heat on the footwear front. All designed by Parisian wunderkind Natacha Ramsay-Levi, the collection of 15 styles included a fresh take on the legendary Chelsea Boot and the BIOM C-Trail – the latter of which is a lightweight, GORPcore original ready to blaze its own path. Strap in as we take a closer look at ECCO’s latest footwear innovations and recap a wild night in Spitalfields.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PSA: ECCO just threw one of the slickest parties of 2023 to celebrate the new collection designed by Natacha Ramsay-Levi. Located in a surreal venue hidden behind Victorian shopfronts, the event included blasts of flavour by Danish tastemaker Bille Brahe and live beats by Jorja Smith. A brand on a remarkable run in 2023, ECCO were of course also serving up plenty of heat on the footwear front. All designed by Parisian wunderkind Natacha Ramsay-Levi, the collection of 15 styles included a fresh take on the legendary Chelsea Boot and the BIOM C-Trail – the latter of which is a lightweight, GORPcore original ready to blaze its own path. Strap in as we take a closer look at ECCO’s latest footwear innovations and recap a wild night in Spitalfields.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>ECCO Launch New Footwear Vision at Epic London Party (Feat. Jorja Smith)</image:title>
      <image:caption>The space itself was bewildering to behold. Artists Philip and Charlotte Colbert enlisted the design expertise of Buchanan Studio earlier this year to turn their Victorian English country house into an oozing, pop-art infused gallery that expands 6,000 square feet. Part private home, part gallery, the five-story artwork is filled with four main symbols that are close to the hearts of the Colberts: The Lobster, Uterus, the Cactus, and the Eye. Lobster claws protrude from every space imaginable – some are Medusa-like and decapitated, while others roam chess sets, tables, book shelves or telephones. It was the perfect setting for the celebration of an innovative and forward-thinking collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>ECCO Launch New Footwear Vision at Epic London Party (Feat. Jorja Smith)</image:title>
      <image:caption>With everyone's appetites whet from the tripped-out crustaceans, it was time for Danish chef Bille Brahe to do his thing. Overhauling the Danish culinary scene with his laid-back attitude and background in music, Brahe is the brains behind a trio of Copenhagen stalwarts. Known as much for their food as the fashion (Londoners swear that Apollo Bar’s avo toast is the best on the planet), Brahe’s restaurants have long served as sartorial outposts for Copenhagen’s cool kids. Adding to the line-up of talent in the house was Jorja Smith, who laid out new tracks from her EP, Falling or Flying, in the vast basement exhibition space down below. Stunning the audience with her ethereal pipes, the intimate set was also replete with fan-favourites from the archive, including the track that shot her to fame in 2018, ‘Blue Lights’.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>ECCO Launch New Footwear Vision at Epic London Party (Feat. Jorja Smith)</image:title>
      <image:caption>For ECCO, it was the product that was doing all the talking. Natacha Ramsay-Levi was Ghesquière's right hand at Balenciaga for more than a decade, and she has now taken her design skills over to ECCO to create footwear for modern women on the move. The 15-piece collection was planted throughout the venue, mixing in seamlessly with the style of the Colbert's space. ‘There is a quiet confidence to ECCO which I love,’ says Ramsay-Levi. ‘They know who they are, what they do, and control how they do it. And because they have this trust and awareness and knowledge, they can take risks. There is something very special, super authentic, super true about ECCO, I’m very impressed by the way everything is done – from technical innovations to the culture.’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One of the footwear highlights was no doubt the BIOM C-Trail, a seamless combination of elevated high fashion with streetwear attributes that will no doubt find numerous homes in the boroughs of East London. Fused with full-grain ECCO leathers (made in their own tanneries), GORPcore and bold colourways, the silhouette also features all the latest tech from the lab, including ECCO FLUIDFORM and BIOM Natural motion. The ECCO Grainer boot, an experimental take on the iconic Chelsea Boot, was also getting plenty of attention. Another bolt of inspiration from Ramsay-Levi, the Grainer incorporates the premium look and feel of a Chelsea boot, albeit set on more colourful, rubber-lugged outsoles. It goes without saying that we can’t wait to clamp our claws into this collection. Recently celebrating their 60th birthday, ECCO are looking more refreshed and recharged than ever. Shop the latest collection by Natacha Ramsay-Levi x ECCO right here.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Paris to Tokyo: New Balance Celebrate Global 991v2 Lovers with City Exclusive Pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>The New Balance 991 has always had a stellar international reputation. Known for its high-quality craftsmanship, comfort, and whiz-bang running technology, the 991 was the first 99x model born inside New Balance’s iconic Flimby factory, northwest of England. With its proud manufacturing roots, sneakerheads have embraced the model from every corner on Earth. From Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires to Ura-Harajuku’s style vanguard, the widespread embrace of the 991 helped carve out the sneaker style of the new millennium. Of course, brick-and-mortar boutiques were indispensable outposts for sneakerheads, tying the cultural knot between cities and underground communities and serving as a guiding light for all the latest heat and innovation. With the new 991v2 City Exclusive pack, New Balance are celebrating the globe-trotting influence of the 991 and the retail partners that helped build and establish what we value as sneaker culture today. Each colourway is created with the essence of Made in UK collaborations from the mid and late 2000s, with yellow for the Asia-Pacific region, red for China, blue for the USA, green for Europe, and pink for Japan. The iterations will drop throughout this month via the boutique retailers starting on August 10, and the China exclusive will be available at NB Grey. To get into the devilish details of the releases, we brought in partners-in-crime atmos, Social Status, Up There, Casestudy, and Starcow to see how they’re popping the cork for the launch.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Paris to Tokyo: New Balance Celebrate Global 991v2 Lovers with City Exclusive Pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>The New Balance 991 has always had a stellar international reputation. Known for its high-quality craftsmanship, comfort, and whiz-bang running technology, the 991 was the first 99x model born inside New Balance’s iconic Flimby factory, northwest of England. With its proud manufacturing roots, sneakerheads have embraced the model from every corner on Earth. From Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires to Ura-Harajuku’s style vanguard, the widespread embrace of the 991 helped carve out the sneaker style of the new millennium. Of course, brick-and-mortar boutiques were indispensable outposts for sneakerheads, tying the cultural knot between cities and underground communities and serving as a guiding light for all the latest heat and innovation. With the new 991v2 City Exclusive pack, New Balance are celebrating the globe-trotting influence of the 991 and the retail partners that helped build and establish what we value as sneaker culture today. Each colourway is created with the essence of Made in UK collaborations from the mid and late 2000s, with yellow for the Asia-Pacific region, red for China, blue for the USA, green for Europe, and pink for Japan. The iterations will drop throughout this month via the boutique retailers starting on August 10, and the China exclusive will be available at NB Grey. To get into the devilish details of the releases, we brought in partners-in-crime atmos, Social Status, Up There, Casestudy, and Starcow to see how they’re popping the cork for the launch.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Paris to Tokyo: New Balance Celebrate Global 991v2 Lovers with City Exclusive Pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>atmos Originally beginning as a tiny IYKYK retail store in the winding backstreets of Ura-Harajuku in Tokyo, atmos has become a global powerhouse. Founded by Hommyo Hidefumi, the style soothsayer previously worked at a textile trading company where he was tasked with producing tees, before starting his very own venture selling vintage clothing and sneakers based out of a junkyard in Harajuku. Prodigious collaborators, atmos now boasts over 30 stores in Japan and international outposts in New York, Seoul, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Founded just one year before the New Balance 991 launched, the prestigious New Balance line has always remained a focal point for atmos and Creative Director, Hirofumi Kojima. ‘The 991 series, a flagship of Made in UK, has become an indispensable staple in the Japanese sneaker scene,’ he says. ‘Distinctly British, it’s stylish and sophisticated. The model holds its own unique charm that sets it apart from the Made in USA line.’ A coveted series in the hallowed streets of the Ura-Harajuku district, it was the 991 that helped pivot Japanese consumers toward the Made in UK lineup. Up until then, Made in USA manufacturing had dominated the market, thanks largely to the runaway success of the New Balance 990. But serving up distinct, regionally-focused footwear to their throngs of fans is not without its challenges, especially in the increasingly globalised sneaker market and the advent of internet shopping. Back around the time of the original New Balance 991 launch, sneaker sleuths would relentlessly track down rare and elusive grails, often travelling to atmos outposts for Japanese-exclusive product. atmos still welcomes these dedicated customers, but it’s become harder to serve up unique models. ‘I recently visited Paris for Fashion Week, and the product lineup was almost identical to Japan's, leaving me with nothing particularly new or desirable,’ says Kojima. It’s the reason why a pack like this is being welcomed with open arms. ‘Releasing region-exclusive colorways like this one is unique and incredibly exciting. It will undoubtedly become a significant shoe that stimulates communities and markets, generating buzz and conversation.’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Casestudy K-Style has become one of the most significant sartorial exports in recent years. Handed a megaphone thanks to a booming entertainment industry, Seoul has transformed into a sneaker megalopolis. Located in the upscale Gangnam District, Casestudy is a significant player within this new generation of style brokers. The first thing that'll catch your eye when visiting Casestudy is the store itself. Designed by Paris-based III Studio, sneakerheads can browse product on modular wooden shelves against luxurious brushed metal walls, altogether presenting a sleek, minimalist interior characterised by clean lines and open spaces. ‘The goal of Casestudy is to continuously present newness and fun to young customers in South Korea,’ says store buyer Kyle Yongkyu Lee. ‘We hope it becomes a space that can always offer new excitement and become a fashion community that is easy to visit and enjoy.’ The New Balance 99x series has become an important linchpin for South Korea’s new style savants. Extolled for its impeccable manufacturing history, the line is one of the great chameleons of Seoul’s fashion hubs. ‘It’s very rare to find a model that suits every fashion category. From street culture and everyday casual wear to Amekaji (a Japanese term that refers to American casual) and biz casual.’ says Kyle. The 991 specifically has a personal connection to Kyle, who recites the impact it made on him in the early 2000s. ‘The moment I encountered the 991 I recognised its subtle elegance, its luxury and comfort.’ The team at Casestudy will be hoping the new 991v2 will make a similar impact on the next generation of South Korean sneakerheads, particularly with the City Exclusive 991v2 pack landing in stores this month. With the new crop of tech-savvy tastemakers emerging from South Korea, the 991v2’s reception in the capital city will no doubt carry significant weight in the region and far, far beyond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Social Status Part of The Whitaker Group’s empire, Social Status are known for delivering an elevated retail experience, packed with premium brands. Originally hailing from Charlotte, NC, where they opened their doors in 2005, Social Status now holds multiple locations across the USA, including their Baltimore store, which opened just last year. The retailer’s most unique setup yet, the Baltimore-based store manages to blend Social Status’s modern and clean aesthetic with the nitty-gritty of Baltimore city – making it the perfect place to play host to the silhouette in question. 'The story aligns to the approach from all participating partners in highlighting a key city, our contribution being the city of Baltimore and its community of creatives,' The Whitaker Group explain. 'Through the people, places, and spaces that form the city’s future and reflect its history, they help highlight the heritage and legacy component which is so crucial to the 991v2’s place in sneaker culture. Baltimore has a long history of connection to New Balance. From a cultural perspective, the brand means a lot to the DMV as a whole – so this moment serves to celebrate the connection between the community, our space’s service mandate to the city, and the brand.' Social Status plan to continue giving back to Baltimore’s community of New Balance fans through an in-store event taking place alongside the unveiling on August 16. A second event will then follow on August 17 as part of Social Status’s beSocial program, which will focus on engaging new teachers as the school year begins in the city, as well as providing workshops for Baltimore’s youth. All registration links will be available on  socialstatuspgh.com and via the Social Status social media.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Paris to Tokyo: New Balance Celebrate Global 991v2 Lovers with City Exclusive Pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>Starcow Located in the Les Halles district, known as the ‘Belly of Paris,’ Starcow has been feeding Parisians skate and hip hop culture since the early 2000s. Evolving from cult favourite Justcow store in the 95th district, the team embarked on a mission to find and stock rare products and sneakers not distributed in France – a challenging task during the nascent years of the world wide web. Exposing an entire generation to elusive, far-flung items, Starcow is now prized lifestyle livestock among its Parisian and international peers – a reputation New Balance is paying homage to with the City Exclusives pack. ‘We’re really thrilled that New Balance approached us for the project,’ says Digital Manager Mathieu Vilasco. ‘It's important for independent stores to have moments with brands we consider close partners from the beginning. It’s an amazing opportunity to celebrate our passion and connect more with our community and customers.’ Throwing open their doors in the same era the New Balance 991 launched, the Made in UK line has always been an important silhouette for the footwear farmers at Starcrow. The 991 is especially resonant for the crew now, given the striking Y2K resurgence and the new arrival of the 991v2. ‘The 991 was a hit for sneaker enthusiasts back in the day, and New Balance always kept the good combination of craft and colour combinations. Sometimes they were classic, and sometimes more pushy – it kept the head turning. When we launched the 991v2, we had such a cool activation outlining the exceptional craftsmanship from Flimby. We were clearly excited with the sole reboot – the new shape is amazing.’ With the Parisian stomach rumbling for the upcoming 991v2 launch, it’s only fitting Starcow would throw a launch party for the French footwear gourmand, with goodies including sweets, tees and toys. They’ve also planned some tongue-in-cheek allusions to the ‘Froggy’ nickname their UK peers use for them. Bon appétit, grenouilles!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Paris to Tokyo: New Balance Celebrate Global 991v2 Lovers with City Exclusive Pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>Up There Our neighbours over at Up There have been on a strong run of late. Linking up with New Balance for the recent two-part instalment of the 2002R ‘Backyard Legends’, the folks at the Melbourne boutique are adding plenty of gas to our sneaker storytelling Down Under. Throwing open their doors in 2010, Up There was founded by like minded mates Jason Paparoulas, James Barrett and Brendan Mitchell. They’ve become known for their active involvement in the local community and of course, they’ve already got something epic planned for the New Balance 991v2 City Exclusives launch. ‘The projects we’ve been able to work with New Balance on have given us a chance to shine some light on, and give back to, our community who have supported us so much over the years,’ says James Barrett. ‘Our aim is to create memories through each shoe we collaborate on and release. Whether it’s through the content and storytelling, an "AUS" on the tongue and/or a release party, it has to be about much more than just the sell-through of the shoes.’ Melbourne is a hub known for its dynamic art scene and diverse population, so it’s no surprise that the sneaker retail scene is chock-a-block full of heat. But Up There has been widely embraced by Melbourne’s style savants, and the founders are welcoming retail neighbours as a motivation to keep them fleet-footed in their footwear. It’s part of the reason why they’ve shifted operations to Flinders Lane, the city’s ‘laneway HQ’ and home to some of the best shopping in the state. ‘Our new store solved a lot of the things that had been making life difficult. We needed more space to display more product, have a more comfortable shopping experience, a unique and exciting space and plenty of room for events. We managed to tick all of those boxes. The ongoing challenge for us is staying unique in our product offering and brand selection,’ says Barrett. Arriving in this month, the City Exclusive pack has once again sparked nostalgia among the team at the Melbourne boutique, reminding them of the days when they lit up sneaker forums and scoured the globe for connections to secure specific releases from specific stores. ‘In this day of age where everything is so accessible, the new age sneaker collectors rarely get to experience the thrill of the chase,’ says Barrett. ‘Creating this sort of excitement for the sneaker community brings life to everyone involved, which is really important in this digital age.’ And how is the Aussie New Balance fan club reacting to the 991v2? ‘They’ve been flying since day dot! There’s always scepticism when a brand reworks a classic silhouette, but the 991v2 was done perfectly.’</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Two Decades of Dominance: The adidas Barricade Is Built for Modern Mayhem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tennis never stops moving. The sport gets faster every season, the rallies get longer, and the demands on athletes grow more brutal with every baseline exchange. It’s a game defined by sharp cuts, heavy rotation and sudden bursts of force that can fold a knee sideways if your footwear isn’t dialled in. Through all of this evolution, adidas have remained a constant – one of the few brands that not only understands the mechanics of modern tennis, but actively shapes the way the sport evolves. The latest evolution of the Barricade marks a new chapter in that story: a true performance reboot that draws on decades of innovation while opening up the court for 2026 and beyond.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Two Decades of Dominance: The adidas Barricade Is Built for Modern Mayhem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tennis never stops moving. The sport gets faster every season, the rallies get longer, and the demands on athletes grow more brutal with every baseline exchange. It’s a game defined by sharp cuts, heavy rotation and sudden bursts of force that can fold a knee sideways if your footwear isn’t dialled in. Through all of this evolution, adidas have remained a constant – one of the few brands that not only understands the mechanics of modern tennis, but actively shapes the way the sport evolves. The latest evolution of the Barricade marks a new chapter in that story: a true performance reboot that draws on decades of innovation while opening up the court for 2026 and beyond.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Two Decades of Dominance: The adidas Barricade Is Built for Modern Mayhem - When Tennis Played Polite</image:title>
      <image:caption>To understand how adidas reached this moment, we’ve got to roll the tape back to where their modern tennis identity first took shape. Team Trefoil’s earliest court models weren’t standing on their heels – they were actively driving the tempo. In the 1960s and 70s, tennis was a discipline defined by minimalism, precision and control, and adidas built footwear to match. One of adidas’ key early court models was initially named after a French tennis player before Horst Dassler repositioned it for the American market, giving rise to the Stan Smith. Alongside a wave of equally clean leather court shoes – like the Forest Hills – it helped define the visual language of the sport. Long before the era of head-spinning foams and stability frames, adidas were already building in durability and structure where it mattered most – reinforced toe boxes, firmer leather quarters and supportive cupsoles that kept players planted through long rallies. That resilient DNA – the stuff that later powered the Barricade – was already stitched into those uppers like a sideline swig of pickle juice waiting to kick in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Two Decades of Dominance: The adidas Barricade Is Built for Modern Mayhem - Biomechanics Go Berserk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fast-forward to the mid-1990s and adidas intensified their attack on tennis tech. Running and tennis lines were experimenting with biomechanics, rigid TPU shanks, Torsion systems and early stability frames. The adidas Equipment and Response eras weren’t direct precursors to the Barricade, but they did signal a clear move toward engineered control. Structure mattered. Support mattered. And adidas were sharpening the tools that would soon redefine modern tennis footwear. But there was still a gap. The sport was getting heavier, harder and more explosive, and adidas didn’t yet have a dedicated hard-court model built for the torque and tempo of stronger players. The brand needed a shoe that could withstand modern friction, sharper cuts and bigger bodies leaning harder into every rally. The answer arrived in 1997 with the Equipment Feather – a faster, tougher hard-court shoe that quietly acted as the Barricade’s dress rehearsal. It tested early TPU support concepts, beefed-up abrasion zones and a more aggressive approach to stability. In hindsight, the Equipment Feather wasn’t just another model on the shelf – it was the final step before adidas unleashed the Barricade and rewired what a modern tennis shoe could be.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Barricade landed as the new millennium kicked off. Worn early by rising stars on the major stages, the original model didn’t tip-toe into the category – it crashed the baseline like a tactical weapon. Where rivals were stuck choosing between featherweight speed and bulky protection, adidas split the difference with something entirely new: a stability-driven silhouette built to muscle through the ugliest rallies without feeling sluggish underfoot. The midfoot chassis became the trademark – an external TPU system that locked players into the court and offered the kind of lateral security heavy hitters desperately needed. adiTuff reinforcements guarded the toe box from the savage scraping of defensive slides. The Barricade didn’t just hold up under pressure – it thrived on it. One of the most distinctive design elements of that first generation was the arrival of the Barricade claws – the sculpted sidewall pieces engineered to lock the forefoot down during explosive lateral movement. Early models carried five claws, a visual shorthand for stability that became baked into the franchise’s identity. Over the years those claws slimmed to three, and later evolved into smaller triangular nodes, but the philosophy never changed: stability first, always.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jump to the present and the sport's physicality has only intensified. Players slide on hard courts, rip open-stance winners from metres behind the baseline, and change direction with a violence that would have torched ankles 20 years ago. This new reality forced adidas to rethink what stability means in a modern tennis context. Reinforcement without rigidity. Cushioning without float. Agility without compromise. The answer to all of those contradictions is the 2025 Barricade. As adidas Senior Director of Specialist Sports Annette Steingass explains, that evolution is driven by constant, hyper-detailed collaboration with the athletes who stress-test every prototype. ‘The APEX Lab is one of our superpowers at adidas,' she says. 'We try to make the most of every touchpoint with our athletes – body mapping, foot scans, pressure points, pain points. All of that feedback helps inform the next evolution of every shoe we create.’</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Two Decades of Dominance: The adidas Barricade Is Built for Modern Mayhem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rather than blowing up the blueprint, adidas approached the next-gen Barricade as a refinement of everything the line has learned across two decades. The redesigned stability chassis returns with a more fluid, anatomical shape that grips the midfoot while allowing the forefoot to stay nimble. It’s the classic Barricade feel – only cleaner, lighter and tuned for players who attack from every angle. Underfoot, the setup gets its biggest evolution in years. LIGHTSTRIKE PRO appears in the forefoot of an adidas tennis shoe for the first time, giving the Barricade a punchier, more responsive push-off than previous models. In the heel, a stack of REPETITOR foam takes the sting out of hard stops, while the updated chassis keeps the whole platform stable when rallies start going nuclear. To round things out, adidas added a LIGHTTRAXION outsole – a technology seen first in record-setting adidas running shoes, re-engineered for tennis. It’s lighter, grippier and built to survive the grind of high-impact lateral movement.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Durability remains a non-negotiable. Hard court toe drag is still one of tennis’ most vicious footwear killers, and the Barricade’s reinforced forefoot zones draw directly from archival builds and modern pro feedback. Up top, a new mesh-based upper trims weight and boosts breathability without ditching that locked-in Barricade mentality. Steingass makes the challenge clear. ‘Tennis has become faster, more athletic, more physical,' she says. 'That puts additional requirements on a shoe, especially as more players slide – not just on clay, but on hard courts. That creates huge abrasion. We have a huge technology portfolio that we can draw on, and durability will always be essential.’ For some players, that resilience is deeply personal. As WTA pro Daria Kasatkina recalls: ‘I received my first-ever Barricades when I was 10 years old. I’ve got a long history with them. I would wear them until they were literally breaking apart. Every month, I would beg my mum to buy me a new pair, because they were the best.’ The 2025 Barricade arrives at a time when tennis is in flux – with players bending physics, ripping topspin from the carpark and changing direction like they’re glitching. It takes the no-nonsense stability that built the franchise and retools it for a sport permanently stuck on fast-forward. It honours the lineage without slipping into nostalgia, and it proves once again that adidas don’t stay on top by chasing noise – they stay there by sharpening the fundamentals that made the Barricade such a weapon in the first place. The 2025 Barricade is live at adidas.com/tennis-shoes. Go cause problems.</image:caption>
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