Cool Hunting

adidas Materials of the World
Celebrating unique cultures of the world, adidas' Fall/Winter 2006 collection features a line of sneakers and clothing made out of fabrics sourced from Japan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey and Mexico. Often at least partially handmade, the traditional fabrics bring an old world feel to classic adidas looks, like this China bomber jacket and Japan sneaker (which is pair number one of 200). The...

Crooked Tongues Black
Our friends at Crooked Tongues have tweaked their annual shindig this year to tie-in with their adicolor collaboration. As they have designed a shoe and jacket for the Black series, they've decided to call the bash at Black Monday. Can you see a theme developing? Invites are free, they want people to wear those sombre garments from their moody teenage years. In return, they're...

Vice Scandinavia adicolor Contest
Lystring skandinav! Vice Scandinavia is hosting a juried design contest for adicolor Adidas sneakers. You have to be a scandalous Scandinavian (från Sverige, Norge eller Danmark—ibland även Finland) to enter by using an entry form in the current Food issue of Vice or downloaded from the website. At a party 21 April 2006 at a secret location in Stockholm, attendees can vote on the...

adicolor Chinatown
The much anticipated adicolor series began its decent on New York City this weekend with the launch of the White Series. Over at the Originals store in SoHo the adicolor box set sold out instantly, as did the pairs customized by KR (Craig Costello)—who was in the shop tagging shoes people purchased. Down in Chinatown Vinnie started his 2 week post as the beacon...