Puma x Santa Cruz
One of the highlights of the Puma Suede’s 50th anniversary proceedings has to be the latest collaborative endeavour with Californian brand Santa Cruz Skateboards. Founded in 1973 by surfers Rich Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman Santa Cruz is well-known for product innovation, loud graphics and a celebrated skate team. Santa Cruz is a skateboarding titan.
Santa Cruz’s ‘Screaming Hand’ logo gives the Puma Suede a whole new disposition with original artwork by Jim Phillips, inspired by the way we use our hands to express ourselves through words, art and music. Additional features include a premium suede upper, a red leather lining, a red Puma formstrip that signifies ‘red sound and adrenaline’, a gum rubber sole, a dual-branded woven tongue patch logo.
To bring affairs to a close Puma and Santa Cruz deliver a dual-branded graphic t-shirt to accompany the footwear, sold separately.
Puma x Santa Cruz is online now and available in our Leeds store.
Carhartt WIP x Brain Dead SS18 Capsule Collection
For SS18 Brain Dead link up with Carhartt WIP for surprisingly the very first time with a graphic-led Capsule Collection. With Ed Davis and Kyle Ng overseeing proceedings, the LA-based label launch a selection of Carhartt WIP core classics into unknown territory.
Illustrated graphics, loud colours and exaggerated styling is central to the project and the dual-branded Carhartt square patch logo is pretty special. Using Carhartt WIP’s Chore Coat, Logo Cap, Pocket T-Shirts and Beach Carpenter Pants as blank canvases, Brain Dead take established Carhartt WIP lines on a psychedelic voyage.
Accompanying the apparel is ‘Brain Dead Index Vol 1’, a limited publication that is a compilation of graphics and illustrations from a variety of reputable contemporary artists from around the world. The Carhartt WIP x Brain Dead SS18 Capsule Collection is online now. Available in Leeds from 09:00.
adidas Originals ZX500 RM
Probably the most iconic silhouette from the adidas Originals ZX series, the ZX500, makes a legendary comeback on 07/07/18. Arriving in two colourways including the original, the ZX500 RM is an updated version of an 80s runner, retooled for the here and now.
adidas Originals have revisited the ZX500, altering it for modern times by adding its revolutionary and ultra-bouncy BOOST technology. Up top we have a like-for-like on the original including premium nubuck suede and breathable mesh uppers. Additionally, the ZX500 RM features an amended heel unit with a TPU stabilizer for improved comfort, EVA inserts, a rubber outsole, 3-Stripes branding, a ghilly lacing system, tonal laces and a woven Trefoil logo at the tongue.
The adidas Originals ZX500 RM – launching at The Hip Store on 07/07/18. Online at 08:00 and available at both our Leeds and Nottingham stores from 09:00.
Teva x Porter
Following on from Porter’s recent collaboration with adidas Originals, the Japanese luggage brand team up with Teva, remastering its Hurricane sandal. This is the first time the two brands have worked together and the Hurricane XLT2 arrives in Porter’s signature colours.
Porter elevate Teva’s Hurricane sandal by introducing Cordura fabric to the webbing straps, dual branding and signature Porter colours across both colourways. The underwater-ready Teva x Porter Hurricane XLT2 features rugged Cordura straps, a quick-release buckle, a cushioned heel, an EVA midsole, a soft suede topsole, a Durabrasion rubber outsole and both Teva and Porter branded woven tabs at the heel and supporting strap.
The Teva x Porter Hurricane XLT2 Sandal is online now.
