Japan’s leading sneaker marketplace SNKRDUNK joins forces with streetwear label WIND AND SEA to bring a limited edition collection to Singapore. Both brands share an appreciation for typography and attention to detail. This collection features bold graphics and striking colours that enhance each print with carefully selected textures.
WIND AND SEA was founded in 2018 by stylist/photographer Takashi Kumagai. The brand quickly became one of Japan’s leading lifestyle brands which captured the attention of Japanese celebrities such as actor Kimura Takuya, who has been spotted numerous times wearing the brand’s distinct prints.
The WIND AND SEA x SNKRDUNK collection utilizes the signature typography of Wind and Sea, printing them in different textures across bold colour schemes. This collection will include a huge mix of streetwear essentials such as tees, shorts, caps, hoodies, jackets, and sneaker bags.
The WIND AND SEA x SNKRDUNK limited edition collection will be available in Singapore at the SNKRDUNK flagship store in Mandarin Gallery on the 11th of February. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date! Stay tuned for more SNKRDUNK features in the near future. For other previous sneaker features, please click here.
“I started during the late 80s to 90s era of the NBA and PBA, like many Filipino kids at that time, I was crazy about basketball, the culture that comes with it and mainly the sneakers. Although, I was more focused on local brands such as Grosby and Kaypee as they were the affordable alternatives to Nike/Jordan.
I wouldn’t call myself a collector back then and has always been in the outside looking in, I have copped some pairs throughout the years but the obsession really only kicked in a few years ago when I really immersed myself in the culture started collecting.
Before I started collecting, I used to do street photography as a hobby, which I have kind of fallen out of because life just got busier. When I started collecting sneakers, I figured I should try photography again and mix it up with my new passion and hobby, I was rusty and shit at it, I had to grind and relearn as I was shooting a different subject matter altogether. I appreciate that you guys think they’re good.
Like the most clichéd sneaker advise (which is buy what you like), just shoot what you like, you’ll find the audience that will like your style. And there are no rules really, keep looking and observing, keep shooting and posting. The number of likes on a photo is not a reflection on your capabilities, as long as you love doing it, keep going at it.”
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NBA® 2K and the National Basketball League (NBL) has announced they will include all the official NBL Team jerseys in NBA® 2K23. Players can purchase and wear their local NBL Team jerseys for their MyPLAYER in The City* or the G.O.A.T. Boat**
“Customising a MyPLAYER is often the first thing our players do when they jump into NBA 2K23 and we’re excited to have been able to work closely with the National Basketball League to add NBL team jerseys throughout the City and G.O.A.T. Boat to give our players a way to show off their local team pride,” said Alfie Brody, Vice President of Global Marketing at NBA 2K.
This year’s inclusion is the first time the NBL Team jerseys have appeared in NBA 2K.
“Adding NBL jerseys to NBA 2K23 grows and strengthens the thriving partnership between our League and 2K. Last year NBL Oz Gaming became the newest expansion team in the NBA 2K League and preparations towards our inaugural season are ramping up. NBL jerseys will now be accessible to a new legion of basketball fans across the world and we can’t wait to see them being worn in NBA 2K23,” said Jeremy Loeliger, Commissioner of the National Basketball League.
“It is going to be awesome to see Perth Wildcats jerseys in NBA 2K23. As a big 2K fan, I know I’ll definitely be rocking one in the game and I can’t wait to see other players wearing Wildcats’ jerseys as well” said Luke Travers, Perth Wildcats youngster and winner of the NBL Cup 2K Tournament.
NBA 2K23 fans can purchase the NBL Team jerseys for their MyPLAYERs in JT’s Sporting Goods in The City available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as in Rowe’s Sporting Goods in the G.O.A.T. Boat on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch consoles, and PC platforms.
*The City is only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S **G.O.A.T. Boat is only available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch consoles, and PC platforms
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ASICS announces their first-ever collaboration with Toyoda Gosei, a leading global manufacturer of rubber and plastic for automotive components and safety systems such as airbags. The Toyoda Gosei x ASICS collaboration features the GEL-SONOMA™ 15-50 sneaker. This collaboration explores the important topic of making efforts for repurposing materials by Toyoda Gosei’s leftover airbag materials that they use for their prototyping.
Airbags in cars are carefully developed with precise standards to ensure safety and functionality. However, the prototype airbags that don’t pass the tests are discarded. This has resulted in a growing amount of waste. ASICS is committed to reducing the impact to our environment; Toyoda Gosei found a way to repurpose the discarded content onto the GEL-SONOMA™ 15-50 sneaker design.
Despite not passing car safety standards, these airbags still offer advanced durability properties. This inspired the design team to repurpose the materials for the shoe’s underlays. The underlays are also offset with the same red stitching that appears on the airbags produced by Toyoda Gosei. Its stitching is met with various numbering and letters that match the codes embroidered onto standard airbags. Meanwhile, the tongue is offset with a fluffy badge detail that’s inspired by the look of an inflated airbag.
The Toyoda Gosei x ASICSGEL-SONOMA™ 15-50 sneakers from the recycled airbag collection will retail for $200 AUD and will be available online at ASICS.com, Laced, USG, Up There and INCU from the 27th of January. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter, so you can stay up to date! For other ASICS features, click HERE and for sneaker features, click HERE.
After the huge success and enthusiastic response of their first and second collaboration, global sports brand ASICS and high contemporary brand Andersson Bell join forces once again for their third collaboration collection.
This third collaboration model between ASICS and Andersson Bell is a GEL-SONOMA™ 15-50, which was created as a technical sneaker for trail running. This sneaker blends notable technology of ASICS and creativity unique to Andersson Bell.
Andersson Bell x ASICS GEL-SONOMA™ 15-50 will be available in both Men’s and Women’s sizes in three colourway: Black/Green, Olive Oil/Dark Brown and Bright Rose/Evergreen. This collection will be priced at $250 AUD.
We know the story of The Mandalorian Season 3 will see Mando and Grogu on a quest to restore the homeworld of Mandalore. That is no easy task, as the Mandalorian tribes have been scattered by Mandalore’s conquest, not ot mention their conflicting cultural views. Mando stands as a bridge between hardliners like The Armorer and her Tribe, and Bo-Katan Kryze and her Nite Owl faction. While he holds the Darksaber, it’s Mando who will also be the target of every faction trying to become the new leaders of Mandalore – as well as lingering enemies like the Imperial remnants controlled by Moff Gideon.
Giancarlo Esposito who plays Gideon recently spoke about the upcoming season to Collider about why this will be the best season yet
“I just think that the show gets more expanded and more visually profound with each season. And I think it’s the vision of Jon Favreau and David Filoni, certainly, that begins that expansion. But it’s also all of the artisans that they trust to collaborate with them. I was blown away by that sizzle reel. All of a sudden, the world just came at you in a much more intense, and – it’s always been gratifying – but in a way that allowed you to know… You know that feeling that you have of dread or doom, or excitement personified? That’s the feeling you get because the story is all of a sudden being coalesced for you to understand elements that you didn’t know about,” Esposito shared.
He continued, “Look, we can say a lot of words about a lot of different things, just like Kaleidoscope. But I think when you watch it, you have the space to feel emotion and connection between characters. The Mandalorian, you have the space to feel the largess of this universe, of this world-building. And you have the space to see where you fit in. God, I wish I could be that warrior, that hero, that heroine. And we see the weakness and the power of the villainous who want for themselves and not for the whole. What I love about this show, it is about our army, is about all of us who are starting to understand, once again, it’s for the people and by the people. And if we stand up and allow our voices to be heard, and understand there’s strength in numbers, we can then recreate the world as it should be in peace, harmony, and creatively, scientifically, and politically, a way for us to understand that there are no borders anymore. The Mandalorian exemplifies all of that.”
With that being said, we will only have to wait until March 1st to see all this when Season 3 will begin streaming on Disney+
We are only 5 weeks out from the start of Phase 5 of the MCU and we now have the 2nd trailer to the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania movie. It was only 2 months ago, we got the first look at this movie. So marketing around the MCU movies is getting closer and closer to release dates now
The first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania released in October and gave a short glimpse at even more of the Quantum Realm. Even with the Avengers’ time caper in Avengers: Endgame to steal the Infinity Stones, there is still much about the Quantum Realm that is unknown. One can assume Ant-Man 3 will reveal more secrets about the Quantum Realm, along with how Ant-Man and Kang cross paths.
The biggest thing to come out of this new trailer was the very first look at MODOK. The fan-favourite villian was seen in his full-headed glory. Now, there has been alot of rumours on who will play him, however it has been confirmed that Corey Stroll is playing the villian.
For those who remember, Corey Stroll was involved with the first Ant-Man movie as Darren Cross aka Yellowjacket. In the final fight between him and Scott Lang, he was defeated by Scott going sub-atomic and sending Cross into the Quantum Relam. So this will be interesting to see how he evolves from Cross to Modok.
In the comics, M.O.D.O.K. was A.I.M. agent and technician George Tarleton, who was transformed into the living computer originally known as M.O.D.O.C. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing) by the scientists of Advanced Idea Mechanics. From his hovering Doomsday Chair, the intellectually-superior mutate with an enlarged head has been opposed by Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, and the Avengers, who have thwarted M.O.D.O.K.’s repeat attempts at world domination.
He’s sometimes worked alongside other evil geniuses — including the Leader, Doctor Doom, and the Mad Thinker — as part of the big-brained bad guy super-group known as the Intelligencia.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is due to hit cinemas here in Australia on February 16th with international release on 17th.
Let us know what you think below on this new trailer
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361° is a global sportswear brand that has been established since 2003. With its humble beginnings in China, now 361° has more than 7000 stores across more than 30 countries and is ranked the 3rd best sports brand in China, behind Chinese powerhouse sports brands Li-Ning (1st) and Anta (2nd). 361° philosophy behind their award-winning performance shoes is their dedication to work in partnership with athletes and engineers. With this mentality, 361° is determined to build the best performance shoes possible.
In 2020, 361° signed NBA forward Aaron Gordon from the Denver Nuggets. Aaron Gordon signed a partnership agreement where he will serve as the new face of the basketball division for the 361°. The multi-year partnership will include an Aaron Gordon signature shoe and apparel line as well as provide support for Aaron Gordon‘s charitable initiatives.
As part of the Aaron Gordon signature series of basketball shoes, the 361˚ AG 3.0 is a high-tech, performance basketball trainer that features the latest technologies and innovative designs that can withstand the playing intensity of a variety of players. Amongst others, the AG 3.0 features a PRANA WEAVE upper and a double density stacking of ENRG-X technology, making it nothing short of a high performance basketball shoe.
The pinnacle of the Aaron Gordon signature series is the 361˚ AG-3 PRO. This condenses 361˚’s very best technology in a single shoe. Featuring a PRANA WEAVE upper, a QU!KFLAME and ENRG-X technology midsole and a QU!KBONE carbon plate to mention a few, the AG-3 PRO is the choice of any professional or serious player.
The Aaron Gordon x 361°AG 3.0 and AG-3 PRO will be available online on the 361° Australia website. To celebrate our partnership with 361° we are offering 30% off for the new AG 3.0 and AG-3 PRO. Use promo code ‘TKS30’ at check out. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter, so you can stay up to date! For other sneaker features, click HERE.
Due to this thing called ‘Life’, our event recap for our Auckland event is a bit delayed. LOL! We wrapped up the It’s More Than Just Sneakers (IMTJS) lifestyle tour with a bang on the 26th of November. For the first time in it’s history, the IMTJS event landed in Auckland, New Zealand! We were excited to meet the community and see how this event turns out in this new location.
Before the doors to the Freemans Bay Community Hall officially opened, a line up had already begun outside the venue with guests excited to see what IMTJS had to offer. To add to that excitement, our friends at Monster Energy were on site handing out a variety of their drinks to the guests. Judging by the line up outside, we knew we needed one of those drinks for ourselves to help us get through what turned out to be one of the busiest events we all had been involved in.
Freemans Bay Community Hall was at full capacity during the event which hosted over 20 local vendors selling and displaying anything from basketball cards, artwork, clothing and of course sneakers. With a wide range of sneakers on offer, it wasn’t surprising to see people walk around showing off their latest pick up with a big smile on their face. The wait in line was worth it for them.
As with all IMTJS events, the raffles throughout the day was a big hit. With our generous sponsors providing the prizes, our lucky winners walked away with anything from clothing, games, watches, more sneakers, Foot Locker vouchers and more. Maybe it was the adrenalin pumping, the lack of sleep we had the previous night or the amazing vibe during the event but the raffle didn’t stop when it was suppose to. An additional raffle was announced with Foot Locker vouchers going to more lucky winners.
Speaking to a few of the vendors and guests, it was clear that this community are very passionate and supportive. Vendors don’t mind getting up early to pack their cars with merchandise, setting up their tables and then packing it all up again. Guests didn’t mind and never complained about lining up just to get inside. To most of them, this event gave the community an opportunity to reconnect and share something they love.
What a way to close out the 2022 It’s More Than Just Sneakers lifestyle tour! Thanks to all our sponsors who have made this tour possible. Make sure you give them a follow.
Huge thank you to all our vendors and guests for all the support and the volunteers who work tirelessly to make these event run smoothly. Look out for upcoming information on the 2023 event tour on our event website – thekickzstand.com.au/imtjs. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter, so you can stay up to date! For other It’s More Than Just Sneakers or other Event features, click HERE.
