Cool Hunting

Refinery29: MiharaYasuhiro Sneakers
Since 1994, when designer Yasuhiro Mihara began inventing new sneaker designs as a student at Tama Art University, the industry has continued to push the envelope where trainer innovation is concerned. Even after opening his store, Suso, filled with his own futuristic clothing, the mission of progressive footwear remains Mihara's passion. After a successful partnership with Puma, Mihara has dissected the classic Converse All-Star—literally....

adicolor Event with KR
On Saturday 18 March from 2 - 6pm at the adidas Original Store in SoHo, adidas will host an adicolor studio event to celebrate launching the White Series. Brooklyn-based artist KR (Craig Costello) will pre-customize 20 adicolor white sneakers, which will be exclusively sold at the store, on a first come first serve basis. KR will be at the store to tag the purchased...

adicolor Delux Box Set
Reminding us that shoe customization has been around for decades, adidas is re-releasing the adicolor LO (originally from 1983) in a kit that includes the original plain white shoes, paints, brushes and a wooden palette. The box will also include sealant to keep your painted shoes looking great, though the fact of the matter is people who are able to get their hands on...

Colorful Kicks
On a wave of rampant sneaker customization comes a clever and rather timely coloring book by Andrew Freeborn. The footwear fan has compiled his black-and-white drawings of classic kicks and is leaving it up to you to fill in the lines. If you can't quite afford to high-roll at the Nike iD Lab, dust off your crayons and create your fantasy pair from home....