Wednesday, October 14, 2009

#155 Y-3 HONJA HI

ONE OF THE MORE RECENT STAPLE DESIGNS, THE HONJI HI (AS WELL AS HONJA LO) RIDES PRETTY LOW TO THE GROUND. SOLE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FROM THE BOXING SERIES. SO YES, THEY ARE COMFORTABLE. I LOVE THIS VERSION BECAUSE OF THE SPIKED REAR SECTION, GIVING IT AN AGGRESSIVE ROCK N ROLL IMAGE MIXED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN. 2 TYPES OF LEATHER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN USED AS EVIDENCED BY THE 2 COLORED BLACK TONE. THE LIGHTER GRADIENT BEING A MUCH SOFTER TYPE OF LEATHER SIMILAR TO LAMB.









Thursday, October 8, 2009

#153 LANVIN OLIVE/SILVER HIGH TOPS

ANOTHER GREAT HIGH TOP FROM LANVIN. JUST LIKE THE BLACK PAIR, I HAD TO GET THESE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. ITALY TO BE SPECIFIC. NEVER REALIZED OLIVE & SILVER GRAY MAKE A GREAT COLOR COMBO.









Wednesday, October 7, 2009

#152 MY-23 YASUHIRO MIHARA PUMA

ANOTHER INNOVATIVE DESIGN FROM MIHARA'S PUMA LINE. THIS ONE HAS THE SOLES EMULATING A SPLASH EFFECT ON THE FOREFOOT, AS IF THE SHOES HAD STEPPED INTO A PUDDLE OF PAINT OR LIQUID. SOMETHING WORTHY OF NOTE, SOME OF HIS CURRENT LINES, MY-40 & MY-41, HAVE SOLES THAT THAT APPEAR TO MELT. THEY LOOK AS IF THE SHOES WERE PLACED ON A HOT STOVE.