The hills are certainly alive with the latest collection of Nike Rivalry Collection  in another successful collaboration with London-based designer Cassette Playa. The Nike Dunk Hi Premium (shown above) colorway is simply yummy, every detail and color are feast for the eyes. Thoughtful, fun and vibrant- this collection spells youth, spontaneity and throwing caution to the wind. The design is just delightful!

But there is much more to this collection than meets the eye. It features a black nylon upper, the white-thread stitching that follows the contour of the upper was a nice touch.  It hasred inner sole and some graphics on the toe box sitting atop a bright orange outersole.  For a change, we have a transparent  Swoosh, a signature Cassette Playa graphic on the tongue tag and get this, three pairs of laces! Now, that’s something.

This may look like your ordinary holiday collection but hear me out, folks. Sources on the net have related how Nike played this one out. Design icons Cassette Playa of London and Parra of Amsterdam were called upon to collaborate on Nike’s Holiday 09 collection. The story goes that Nike asked both designers to come up with a collection that will scream Rivalry, with Parra taking on the role of the underdog, encapsulating in the pieces his personal belief that “participating is better than winning”.  The result is vivid blues, reds, and orange paired with neutral blacks and white.

The collection consists of Nike Sportswear Stadium Jacket, NSW Destroyer Jacket and NSW Tee and of course, the black and blue colorway  sneakers above.

Following the release of the New Balance 1300 model in January, the collaboration between NB and Alife Rivington Club (ARC) is seeing the addition of another colorway to the three original releases. The New Balance 1300 Steel Blue is the latest addition to the collection and was meant to release for the Spring/Summer collection. But the dark grey colorway and blue accents makes it easy to adapt to the Fall/Winter seasons. Various shades of gray dominate the upper with the NB logo in white and blue. Like the first three colorways, the Steel Blue colorway is also constructed with a combination of suede and mesh materials.

These sneakers retail from $165.

Vans newest model Chukka Fleece caught our eye this cool season. Vans have released another fashionable sneaker that goes straight to our list of must have sneakers this winter.

Vans Chukka Fleece

Vans Chukka Fleece boots are available in tan and dark brown uppers. They will hit your favorite retail stores this October.
With fleece in their interior, they will be the most comfortable and fashionable sneakers this bed weather season. They are very comfortable and warm perfect to wear when you need to run some errands in the cold.

Their style is very unisex so whether you are a gal or a guy, you will love wearing Vans Chukka boots with fleece everyday!

Sneakers have been part of our lives. This is what Visvim FBT Elston sneaker is trying to capture. Regardless of what age you are, you can wear your own comfortable sneakers, even if they come in leather.

Visvim FBT Elston

Visvim FBT Elston sneakers come in dark brown premium leather with a Native American classy theme design. The sneaker will be available in a navy blue, and black colorway that you can choose from.

If you are required to wear leather shoes at work, Visvim FBT Elston sneaker is a good alternative to wear comfortable shoes. You get the formal look and the comfort of a sneaker shoe.

Visvim FBT Elston

Visvim FBT Elston

Vans once again teamed up with a talented artist. Robert Williams, popular pop provocateur and talented artist, produced a very artistic Van sneaker after teaming up with VANS sneakers. His VAN sneaker design carries the talent he is famous for – hot rod art, comics and abstract paintings.

Vans Chukka Boot LX

The sneaker is a chukka boot 64 LX with a checkerboard pattern of white and red. It carries Robert Williams’s comic panels, which forms a beautiful artistic creation.

I personally love the design because it projects an artistic individual. The sneaker’s design itself carries its own personality, which makes it a head turner!