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Sneaker, music and art connoisseur Selecta Bisso has reconnected with footwear brand KangaROOS for one final launch of 2022. Bringing real fish skin to KangaROOS’ Coil R1 silhouette, the two expand on their “Made in Germany” collaborations with the “Trout II.” Tapping into street fishing for inspiration, Bisso has blended the grays of city life with hits of vibrant colors nodding to fish and the waters they reside in.Combining suede with genuine fish leather that underwent a vegetable tanning process, the pair offers a true connection to its inspiration. In the creation of the collaboration’s limited release of 500 pairs, the fish materials were sourced from food industry waste and then upcycled. Additional detailing includes the numbering of each pair at the right shoe’s heel counter, a rainbow trout heel stamp, collaborative tongue branding and the inclusion of a recycled paper tote bag.Release for the Bisso x KangaROOS Coil R1 “Trout II” is scheduled to take place via select European retailers such as Afew, today, December 7 at 6pm EST. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KangaROOS (@kangaroossneakers) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Selecta Bisso (@bisso97120)In other footwear news, Eytys has just launched its newest silhouette, the Aquari Boot.

Montréal-based skatewear brand Dime unveiled their latest Reebok Workout Plus collaboration, arriving in two classic black and white colorways. The two brands had previously come together to release the Kamikaze II Low and the BB4000 in Spring 2021.The pair reunites to bring the iconic Workout Plus back to the mainstream market, this time injected with Dime’s signature simple yet sharp design. The shoe arrives in two colorways, the classic black and white, combining a clean and minimalistic upper in the respective colors. The white pair boasts an all-white premium leather construction, giving that added luxe touch. A semi-translucent outsole featuring the Reebok branding on the lateral outsole and Dime branding on the heel, tongue tag, and insole round out the design for the white pair. The black pair, on the other hand, comes dressed in an all-black premium garment suede material. In contrast to the white pair, the outsole has a solid black color. The Dime branding on the lateral upper is highlighted in white. The collaboration continues to cement Dime’s stamp in the skate world, expanding its influence in footwear with the help of Reebok. Mark Regimbal, Vice President of Sales, Marketing, & Brand Partnerships at Dime, commented on the silhouette, “The Reebok Workout Plus is one of those versatile, timeless styles that inspire generations. It suits all ages and backgrounds perfectly, making it a style with no expiration date.”We wanted to tie this project to previous releases of Dime x Reebok by continuing to use the Dime woven tongue label with the ‘restoration graphic.’ We also gave the shoe a chic, detachable lace decoration with the classic Dime logo.”The Reebok x Dime Workout Plus will be available in unisex sizing for $155 USD at the Montréal Dime Store and online starting on December 10, and also at Reebok and select retailers worldwide starting December 17.In case you missed it, take a detailed look at a golden OVO x Air Jordan 8 sample gifted to Drake.

SCRY™ Lab is at the forefront of 3D printing advancement, using the method to craft out-of-this-world silhouettes for the futuristic sneakerhead within you — and now its “Thermal Runaway” collection has exclusively dropped at London’s APOC STORE.Helmed by Zixiong Wei, SCRY™ Lab has come leaps and bounds since it first debuted its Shuttle Shadow sneaker. While it still stands as a conceptual piece of footwear, it has nothing on what the label has since produced. As put by the imprint itself, the new “Thermal Runaway” collection “explores the interference and coupling in chaotic irregular motion of environment. The project attempts to reproduce the behavior of the thermal runaway disorder in the laboratory environment, and through the surreal vision to imply its ambiguous relationship with the rationality of reality.”Dissecting this, we find sneakers made of layers, lattice structures, curvilinear textures, and angular attributes in a collection constructed from its famed 3D printing method. From pairs that gear towards a sneaker world to others that reminisce a pair of heels, the traditional undertones are there — only completely subverted for an alien universe.Perhaps the most daring is the Crest High, coming in the label’s classic “Shadow” black colorway. Sitting high on a multi-level platform, the sneaker combines a low-top design up top and stacking beneath with ridges, venting, and gaping holes in its sole unit. Likewise, the use of holes can be found across multiple pairs, giving the shoes an extra nudge into the future, looking as if they are floating.All of the sneakers are available from APOC STORE’s website on a made-to-order basis. Take a closer look at the pairs above.Elsewhere, here are this week’s biggest footwear drops.