Cool Hunting

The Shell Toe Music Series
In 1986, Run DMC paid homage to their favorite shoe – the adidas city series here), including, of course, a Music Series. Adidas tapped seven artists – Run DMC, Ian Brown, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roc-a-Fella Records (Damon Dash), Underworld, Bad Boy Records (P. Diddy) and Missy Elliott – to create their own shoe. Each shoe reflects the artists’ individual style and dedication...

adidas Y-3
Yohji Yamamoto's alliance with adidas on Y-3 is one of my all time favorite fashion collaborations. They recently launched their Spring/Summer ’05 campaign, and it’s everything you’d expect and more from Yamamoto. Quirky, clever, and some simply out there-- all Y-3 signature designs. You can view the line of men’s and women’s fashion, a horde of accessories, and some really great classic Yamamoto style...

Y3 by Yohji Yamomoto
In general, I find the Y3 line from Yohji Yamomoto a little over branded. The new web site, however, is fabulous! The impact comes from the large scale, full motion animation of models walking in place wearing each of the different looks. You can rotate the models to see all angles. Reading this as I write it, it sounds cheesy. Trust me, it's so...

Oki-ni
Oki-ni is an independent, London-based design group which works in collaboration with a range of brands and designers to create products unique to oki-ni and only available online from oki-ni.com. In addition to collaborations with Adidas, like the Decades pictured above, Oki-ni works with Paul Smith, Levis, Evisu, and more. They also have physical stored in Japan and the UK....

Puma x BDGA Spy II Hi
Everyone's favorite dueling spy duo, Spy vs. Spy, are making their way from the pages of Mad Magazine onto a new limited edition sneaker. Inspired by the classic comic, Puma and Boston-based boutique Bodega got together to create a special shoe based on Puma's classic Sky II Hi silhouette, aptly named the Spy II Hi. Made of premium leather, I especially like the translucent...

Fetty x DKNY Sneaker
DKNY Active Shoes and Semi Precious Weapons frontman/Fetty of Brooklyn jewelry designer Justin Tranter have joined forces to create a limited-edition sneaker. Evoking garage glam spirit of the band and Fetty, the shoes have an upper made of Ballistic Nylon, originally intended for military use and elastic laces with gold-tone aglets and feature removable Fetty "New York Rock" and heart charm hanging from the...