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Outerwear aficionados Rains have teamed up with Italian footwear stalwarts Diemme for a two-style collaboration that sees the Danish brand rework the latter’s classic Duck Boot.Rains — who earlier this year released a unique collection of packable, waterproof blankets — has marked it first collaborative link up with Diemme by offering up both ankle-high and below-knee silhouettes, each of which has been doused in Rains’ signature waterproof PU fabric.Smooth leather lines each boot’s inner, while etal hardware and durable laces allow for an adjustable fit. Sat atop Diemme’s Hiver Duck sole, each eye-catching silhouette is draped in either black, “Black Reflective” or “White Reflective”, three understated hues for boots anything but.The Rains x Diemme collaboration is set to drop August 2021 and will be available via the Rains webstore.In other footwear news, Salehe Bembury has unveiled his Crocs Classic Clog collaboration.

Summer 2021 has been quite a busy season for Vans as it has been pumping out copious amounts of collaborative projects with the likes of Metallica, SE Bikes, Civilist and more. And while these joint ventures have done their job in terms of garnering further attraction for the brand, the Anaheim-based imprint is diverting our attention back to its inline items and shining a light on the Vans Acer Mesh Ni to show off its latest “Desert Camo” installment.The upper halves of this low-cut variation are primarily made with a light and breathable mesh along with canvas overlays. The former is treated with a creamy coating and pops out on the tongues and mid-foots while the latter is decorated with brown, beige and a dusty olive “Desert Camo” patterns that cover the toe boxes, parts of the mid-foot and the heels. Extra ivory accents are present on the laces and heel overlays and the eyelets contrast with dark brown finishes. Branding is found on the white Vans tabs that are situated towards the forefoot along with a tonal “ACER” spell out that is stitched into the heels.If interested, you can cop these right now on HBX for $100 USD.For more sneaker news, peep a look at the recently unveiled Vans SK8-Hi LX and Authentic LX colorways with Vibram soles.

There’s a boatload of classic Nike sneakers that have seen revivals on the market in 2021, and one that has been soaking up plenty of the spotlight is the Air Huarache. The classic silhouette — which was designed by the great Tinker Hatfield — has been offered in many a different colorway this year from collabs with Stüssy to original bring-backs, and now it’s being specially made in a new colorway that celebrates SNKRS Day.The palette of this lifestyle-centric rendition is mostly reliant on a stark black tone which wraps the inner bootie and the laces. Sitting at center stage are wild brown and black cheetah patterns which drop off along the mid-foot’s overlays. Vivid accents of a pale yellow and red also provide strong pops of color, the former of which dyes the toe boxes while the latter appears on the Huarache tongue logos and sides of the heel cages. The medial sides of the cages echo its celebratory theme by printing out “8.8.21” — the date of SNKRS Day — in black. Additionally, the “Got ‘Em” phrase that pops up on your mobile device screen when you win a SNKRS launch is stamped onto the insoles.Be on the lookout for these to drop on August 8 exclusively via the SNKRS app in Europe.Elsewhere in footwear news, a new Off-White™ x Nike Blazer Low has emerged.