Finally!! Iron Man fans can rejoice, as the highly anticipated Iron Man II movie was just premiered in Los Angeles on April 26, and it will be hitting theaters extremely soon on May 7. We still don’t know what the movie is exactly after the premiere, but what we do know is that the men of Iron Man are extremely stylish and pull off the sneaker/suit combination like no other– even if the kicks are mismatched. First, Robert Downey Jr. kicked it in the Spring/Summer 2010 Zigzag sneakers from Lanvin and is dressed in matching tie, proving that the highest luxury lies in the ability to match. Then, writer Justin Theroux showed up in mismatched custom Air Force 1, with one spotting an Iron Man inspired colorway in red and gold. Check out shots from the red carpet and can we just affirm that sneakers do go with suits, no matter what some of the more orthodox dressers say
Dr. Romanelli x Levi’s – California Beach Pack | Release Information
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Dr. Romanelli x Levis California Beach Pack | Release Information
The Dr. Frankenstein of design, Dr. Romanelli, has been working hard on his team spirit with a convoy of collaborations in the past few seasons. After blatantly exposing (don’t worry, it’s just spilled guts and nothing indecent) the childhood icon, Hello Kitty, the brand Doctor has been paged in by Levi’s to create a new capsule collection, the California Beach Pack. The languid collection features a pair of denim and chukkah sneakers reconstructed from bits and pieces of American blues. The collection heads for the vintage distressed look favored by skaters in the 80s, venturing away from the popular dark, selvedge denim trend that has been ruling the scene since black came back and someone spread the word that dark denim makes everything look instantly pulled together. The denim features contrasting shades of denim panels on the pocket flaps and belt loops, and are washed light in the thighs and meticulously creased to create a worn-in look. To match, the denim sneakers are happily faded as well with two contrasting shades of blue. Details such as rivets, buttons and brand patches on the denim gives its wearers a glance into the denim’s past life as a perhaps a pair of pants of jacket. The collection will be available at INVINCIBLE EAST this Saturday at 1PM.
So there have been some crazy things people have done with shoes– turned them into sculptures, turned them into running tracks, collected them as if they are loot excavated from King Tut’s grave, then turned them into gaming consoles…but nothing thus far has been nearly as outrageous and outlandish and difficult to execute as transforming them into musical instruments. With a zany concept and a even more admirable and bizarre ability to accomplish them to pitch perfection (pun absolutely intended), W+K Tokyo alongside a group of ambitious and incredibly talented hardware and sound engineers set out to transform Nike Free Run+ sneakers into instruments instead of just protection for your feet. As previously reported, Japanese break-beat group HIFANA then held a private performance in Tokyo with these shoes, swapping them out for their usual mixers and sound set up.
The way this crazy project was executed was rather ingenious, not to mention tedious– for both the engineers and HIFANA. First, hardware including three sensors were attached to the soles of the shoes, and these sensors will send serial codes to the computer when bent or inclined at certain angles. These serial codes will them be transformed into music output. However, to the W+K Tokyo crew who only strive for perfection, having these sensors didn’t generate enough sounds and tones, so they developed a software to go along with their new instruments.
The engineers were rather worried about letting people other than engineers handle the shoes, and the learning process wasn’t quite so easy for HIFANA at first. But, as the performance we had previously posted proved, HIFANA exceeded expectations and gave one of the most memorable performances with shoes. Check out the behind-the-scenes video and then go back to the original video to fully appreciate the extraordinary project from Nike, W+K Tokyo and HIFANA.
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Something different, sounds like the 80's are blasting out of my speakers.
