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After linking up for a second collaborative release alongside Engineered Garments earlier this year, Portland-based footwear company KEEN returns with its latest array of summer-ready archival silhouettes which have showcased in an editorial by London retailer Garbstore.
Digging into its archives, this latest collection features the Yogui clog, a style first released one year after the brand’s inception in 2004 which has since been out of range across Europe. Following its popularity across Japan in recent years, the brand reintroduces the silhouette in a “Psychedelic Tie-Dye”, “Charcoal Grey” and “Forest Camo” colorways.
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In its fifth year, the Fear of God Essentials brand has focused on ensuring wearability and timelessness for its younger fanbase, all while constantly aiming for new accessibility within the world of new luxury.
Prices for the Essential Kids and Spring 2021 collection range from $30 to $150. For purchase info, click here. A global release is set for May 14 at select retail locations including Better Generation, END Clothing, Feature, GR8 Japan, Isetan, IT, Juice, Mr. Porter, Nordstrom, PacSun, Roden Gray, Selfridges, Social Status, SSENSE, United Arrows, and Why Are You Here.
Below, see the official lookbook, shot by Shaniqwa Jarvis and styled by Mindy Le Brock. Featured in the lookbook cast are Jerry Lorenzo, Desiree Manuel, Jerry Manuel III, Liv Manuel, and Mercy Manuel.
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Japan’s UNITED ARROWS has been running up the numbers this season in terms of its exclusive footwear releases, and now it’s clearing out space for another bespoke offering with the folks over at Birkenstock. Together, the two parties follow up on its collaboration with KEEN to join hands on a clean variation of the Arizona entitled the “Big Buckle” variation.
This newest take is understated in every sense of the word. The dual-strapped uppers are manufactured with smooth black leather materials, and come fastened with
a pair of oversized buckles on each foot, all of which are given with metallic silver finishes. The instep also sees through to a stealthy backdrop, but ushers in a notes of contrasting due to the pure white Birkenstock branding and sizes that are situated towards the center. Riding down underneath all of that is a full EVA foam outsole that continues the pair’s darker motif with the all-black aesthetic.
In this is a golden age of footwear, this halcyon epoch that allows cowboy boots, bondage sandals, trail-runners and brutalist loafers to live in harmony, there must be room for a woven sandal/shoe thing that you can wear in a river, right?
Predominantly, Keen has been making variations on the theme of “comfortable adventure shoe” since 2003, and after almost two decades of R&D, the product range is broad – everything from leather hiking boots to flip flops. But the star of the show is the Uneek, a kind of loosely woven trainer that is at once lightweight, breathable and, to be honest with you, extremely vibey. Beyond the obvious outdoor appeal, the Uneek has a kind of terrace-culture vibe, too. Like you could wear them to QPR away and it would be fine. It’s why Keen is stocked at Cotswold Outdoor