Over the years the Li-Ning brand has built it’s reputation for its build quality, designs and technology.
This is the first time atmos (Japan) and Li-Ning (China) have collaborated. The materials used and design patterns represents both countries, red for China and navy for Japan.
Both colourways are now available at atmos Japan both in-store and online. For other Li-Ning products that are available in Australia such as Way of Wade, check out Sunlight Station – https://www.sunlightstation.com/
Check out this Japanese commercial for Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s 13 minute long video but we can guarantee you it’s worth it. ❤️
Final Fantasy VII Remake is scheduled to be released on the 3rd of March 2020.
During the week we were treated to the new trailer for the Bad Boys 3 movie which is due to hit cinemas in January 2020.
Bad Boys For Life ties into the first Bad Boys movie where the brother of Fouchet (the albanian drug dealer) is out for revenge on Marcus & Mike. Mike Lowry (Will Smith) is now in a midlife crisis and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is now a police inspector on the verge of retirement where they are brought back together to take out the albanian mercenary.
Bad Boys For Life is due to hit Australian cinemas on the 16th January 2020.
ASICS has teamed up with Japanese video game company, CAPCOM, to create products featuring their popular action game series “Mega Man”. The collection consists of a sneaker, apparel (3 x T-shirts and 1 Sweatshirt), and a bag.
The collaboration sneaker was designed based on the GEL-BND sneaker, a model that has evolved from a triathlon shoe. The GEL-BND sneaker was chosen for this collaboration because of its visual similarity to Mega Man’s feet in the game. The upper material was selected to reproduce the textures of 8- bit graphics from classic video games, while the detail of the shoelace holder was taken from Mega Man’s buster. The sneaker is packaged in a special shoebox inspired by the original art from the game cartridge.
Designs for the collection were created by using 8-bit pixel art taken from the original “Mega Man” game.
The apparel collection, was designed with the aim to express the fusion of sports and gaming. On one of the T-shirts, Mega Man is shown accelerating after getting ASICS shoes as a fictitious game item. The message “All bosses, no damage” (which means completing the game without any mistake) appears in another T-shirt in Japanese letter Katakana to put emphasis on the Japanese element of the collaboration, since both ASICS and Mega Man were born in Japan.
Collection will be released on the 1st of November at ASICS stores, ASICS Online Store, and selected retailers.
Thats right Star Wars fans, today was the day you were waiting for. The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped as well as ticket sales now available.
The Rise of Skywalker trailer suggests a dramatic ending, because it depicts sweeping shots of battles atop ships on vast raging oceans, characters leaping across canyons in tremendous jungles, teary-eyed close-ups, and of course, lightsabers.
With tickets now on sale, we also found out the runtime for this epic saga ending movie. TROS will officially run for 155 minutes (2 hours and 35 minutes) making it the longest Star Wars movie to date.
A year after the events of The Last Jedi, the remnants of the Resistance face the First Order once again, while reckoning with the past and their own inner turmoil. Meanwhile, the ancient conflict between the Jedi & the Sith reaches its climax.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is in cinemas on December 19th 2019
From the depths of the BespokeIND archives, comes their next handcrafted creation.
The Nike Air Jordan 1 Shark Skin Elephant Print “1994” homage to one of Supreme x Nike SB’s most iconic colours way of all time.
Available in two versions – both samples encased in the most premium materials on the planet, however one version will have hand painted laser embossed Elephant Print on Grey Nurse Shark Skin.
The other version, using OG NIKE Elephant-Print made from premium calf nu-buck. Pressure points like hand perforated, 3M backed ’S’ toe box, hand rolled velvet binding on top swoosh panel, velvet quilted heel panel, & buffalo flipped tongue tags are just some of the little minuscule design details BespokeIND adds to all of their builds.
To secure your build slot, hit-up their web store: https://www.bespokeind.com.au/shop-online on Monday 21st October 12:00pm AEDT. There are a total 8 build slots available for each version (16 total pairs).
“The shot is a bold attempt to capture your attention and lead your sight towards one half of the dynamic duo dubbed as ‘Tech Pack’ between Saucony and Packer Shoes.
Both pairs are made of coloured suede overlays with accents and full-on ripstop nylon as the base done in one of the comfiest silhouettes from Saucony – the GRID 9000.
I personally love the colourway which is a wonderful tone of red, yellow and blue. Seldom will you see this combination, which simply works for me and the pair is really eye-catching!”
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Google yesterday finally revealed their new phone lineup with the announcement of the Pixel 4 & Pixel 4 XL. Here is a quick overview of the 2 phones.
The new and improved Google Assistant is deeply integrated into the Pixel 4 lineup making it a quicker response time and easier to use. The Assistant on the Pixel 4 will now support continued conversations. This will allow you to ask followup questions without the need to pause to say another word.
Both models are running the same display this year with a 90Hz display. Google calls them Smooth Displays and they can be toggled between 60 & 90Hz in the settings. Displays with higher refresh rates have been growing in popularity lately, so this should be a winner in our eyes.
Google has ditched the rear mounted fingerprint sensor in these models and gone with face unlock system. According to Google, this will be the fastest face unlock system on any phone to date. This is due to Google’s new motion-sensing Soli chip. This chip also has a new feature called Motion Sense that will allow the phone to sense users motions. With this you will be able to skip a song, snooze alarms and silence calls with a wave of your hand.
Google is finally jumping on the dual-camera train. Both the Pixel 4 & Pixel 4 XL will have a rear facing 12MP Dual Pixel sensor & a 16MP telephoto lens for 2x zoom. This will result in wider-range portrait shots. Live HDR+ is a new feature as well. This will allow users to preview HDR+ processing in the camera app before taking the photo. Night Sight on the Pixel 4 range will darken and denoise skies using computational photography which will give you amazing low light shots.
Both sizes will come in 3 colours. Just Black, Clearly White and a limited edition Oh So Orange will be available. Release date is set for 24th October and will start at $1049 (depending on which one and sizing. 64GB and 128GB models will be available)
Kodama Apparel has officially launched Its ‘Shogun unisex overcoat’ in the black colourway for online pre-order.
The Pre-Order is open until 3rd November 2019. You can be the first to wear this piece before its official release date in late December 2019.
“I was inspired by the samurai era and wanted to create something you could easily layer with your hoodies and t-shirts” says designer and founder of Kodama Apparel, Natsuko Kondo.
Pushing for environmentally friendly materials into design concepts, Shogun unisex overcoat is crafted in hemp/organic cotton.
Pockets are finished with biodegradable buttons made from a nut-based material, usually known as vegetable ivory.
Contrast logo leaves a subtle touch to the brand’s concept.
“It’s actually a shape of the buds of a cypress tree, which you find a lot in Japan,” Kondo explains, “it represents the essence of respecting your environment and passing it on to the next generation.”
Locally made in Melbourne and eco-friendly, this could be your next green statement piece.
Pre-orders can be made on their website; www.kodamaworld.com.au
As soon as Foot Locker Australia announced that the 11th of October is the opening day of their new Power Store, hundreds of sneaker campers descended the QV Melbourne shopping mall, to be one of the first to set foot on the new store and perhaps have a shot at copping some impressive heat restocks.
Much love to Foot Locker Australia for inviting The Kickz Stand crew over to their launch party.
The store is massive. Perhaps the biggest sneaker store currently in Australia. We were immediately greeted and welcomed by the most amazing and friendly staff this side of the planet. The first thing that catches your eye as you enter is the fiber glass basketball backboard flanked by two enormous screens. We would find out later that they are attached to gaming consoles, wherein visitors could play their favorite games. Positioned to right is a set of wooden bleachers. The bleachers immediately gave us the premium basketball feels. Not only was it well designed but it provided a functional place to hang out and try on kicks. The top floor was literally on another level. Spacious and elegantly designed. This was where all the dedicated lifestyle, women’s and children’s gear would be. Make sure you check out and take a selfie with the dope throne made of sneaker boxes!
As explained to us by their Senior Director, Fletcher Adams, this Power Store is only one of 6 in the world and the first in Asia Pacific. Their vision was to provided an awesome place not just to cop the latest and greatest gear but a place where the various subcultures of sneakerdom could meet and hang out. The various stunning iconic pictures of Melbourne that adorned the joint further reinforced this vibe!
So what are you waiting for? Head on down to Foot Locker QV, check out this cool new spot and maybe cop a heat or two!!!
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