Month: March 2021

Red Wing Heritage has partnered with Mr. and Mrs. Chang of Want Show Laundry, a laundry shop located in Taichung, Taiwan, for a curated selection of rare Red Wing styles as part of its on-going “Out of Fashion” global campaign.The Red Wing Heritage & Want Show Laundry Collection is a circular fashion initiative assembling 30 pairs of archival boots, including prototypes, special editions, and unreleased shoes, which are available now for auction on eBay. Proceeds from the sales will go to the Want Show Laundry Redefine Project, which supports a circular fashion economy and Taiwanese laundry shops by coordinating the sale of forgotten clothing items to cover the costs of unpaid cleaning bills among other charitable work in Taiwan.Standouts in the collection include the limited-edition Classic Moc from 2018, pairing Oro Russet Portage and Abilene leathers, and the checkerboard-patterned Scrap Leather Prototypes, created using alternating buffed and rough sides of salvaged Olive Mohave leather from Red Wing’s Minnesota factory.View the full catalogue of available offerings on Red Wing’s site, where you can bid directly on product, or visit the eBay auction page. Bidding is open now through through March 24. Other participants in the “Out of Fashion” initiative, inspired by innovative community leaders, are musician and beekeeper Bioni Samp and the Erin Brown, who is preserving the culture “concrete cowboys” as the founder of Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy. View this post on InstagramA post shared by 萬秀的洗衣店｜WANT SHOW as young (@wantshowasyoung)

Of all of the Nike silhouettes under the sun, one of the most recent silhouettes that has attracted the attention of many for its rather unorthodox design elements has been the Nike OverBreak SP. After taking on a collaborative project with Jun Takahashi’s UNDERCOVER imprint, the model is returning to the spotlight in two Summer-friendly colorways entitled the “Dark Beetroot” and the “Pollen Rise”.Diving into the darker-toned iteration of the duo, the “Dark Beetroot” offering makes use of its nominal hue to paste across the synthetic base layer and hairy suede overlay that rest along the throat, forefoot and heels. Black notes are also pushed to the frontlines here across the Swooshes and heel overlays, both of which are engineered with smooth leathers. Laces come prepared with a three-toned that matches up with the top half’s schemes, and the sock liners are dyed with a faint red. Aggressive midsole units are primarily done up in an off white hue, but features a slight amount of bleeding from the upper.Its release counterpart is one of more vivid nature and permits the “Pollen Rise” to fill in most of the ground. Accompanying this is a “Neptune Green” pigment which sees its way to the Swooshes and rear overlays. Underneath, the midsoles split between a sail finish that comes slightly pre-yellowed towards the top to achieve an aged look. Black paneling also comes forth and lands on the toe tips and at various points of the treading.Nike hasn’t announced an official launch date for these just yet but you can likely expect them to drop in the coming months for $140 USD.For other footwear news, on-foot images of the Air Jordan 1 High “Metallic Purple” have emerged.