California based Publish brand unveils their first ever hat collaboration with New York’s Reed Space and Hawaii’s KICKSHI. Inspired by the “Good Moods” summer vibe, each store will release one snapback and one 5-panel hat that will come in range of vintage tapestry prints, all over floral patterns and novelty zig zag styles. All made in the USA, look for these limited release hats to drop from each retailer July 9th.
We talk alot about sneakers having some sort of ‘inspiration’ behind them, and more often than not, it’s some kind of pop culture reference that reflects the nostalgic attention to detail that unites sneakerheads. But in the case of this new Vans Vault Chukka Boot and Era, we’re seeing a design that has its roots in one man’s quest for a life in harmony with the natural world. Kicks/HI teamed up with fellow 50th stater Sig Zane to bring to live the ‘Makua to Makai’ Pack that takes us from ‘mountains to sea’ with a couple of Zane’s distinctive patterns that connect us with Hawaii’s unique and beautifully holistic culture. Click through to see more of the kicks that’ll be available this Saturday, April 14th at Kicks in Hawaii and Guam as well as St. Alfred in Chicago, as well as a video of Sig Zane himself describing the project.
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Hawaii retailer KICKS/HI has collaborated with Vans Vault on a sneaker pack for Summer 2012. They got together with local Hawaii living legend and brand, Sig Zane, to create a “Mauka to Makai” (from the mountains to the sea) Sneaker Pack. Complete with an Era LX and Chukka LX which both incorporate Sig Zane fabrics, made and designed in Hawaii, the two premium sneakers perfectly represent the island home of the store and the brand.
The ‘Mauka’ Chukka Boot LX Premium features a suede and linen upper, cut leather laces and gum sole. They chose an
espresso brown colorway with lighter leather accents to reflect the Mauka (mountain inspired) feel and environment. The Mauka Chukka design incorporates Sig Zane’s hand-cut artwork of the endemic Hawaiian silversword, ‘Āhinahina, and the Mauka-inspired print, Pu’umanawale’a.
Where the Pacific meets the islands, we are left with a tide pool palette unique to the Makai (the sea). With a sky linen body, white leather tongue and also with cut leather laces, the Era LX Premium is the solid summer joint. The Olako’aka featured on the insole takes us back to the beginning of the Kumulipo creation chant. The mushroom coral is one of the first creatures mentioned in the Kumulipo and make up the origins of the Hawaiian islands.
The shoes will be available exclusively this Saturday, April 14, at KICKS/HI (Honolulu), KICKS/HI /(Guam), Sig Zane (Hilo, HI), and Saint Alfred (Chicago). An online release follows on the next Monday.
Make sure to watch the video here below, where Sig Zane explains the background story of the designs and makes the connection to Hawaii.
Detailed images of the two sneakers follow after the jump.
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Native Hawaiian design firm SIG ZANE was recently commissioned to help design a series of limited edition Vans shoes that culled inspiration from the authentic Hawaiian spirit. SIG responded with this “MAUKA to MAKAI” pack (“from the mountains to the sea”), containing the premium MAUKA Chukka Boot LX, and the premium MAKAI Era LX shoes. The ruggedly mountain-inspired MAUKA has an espresso brown suede and linen upper, and incorporates several signature pieces of SIG ZANE’s hand-cut artwork. The summery ocean-inspired MAKAI contrasts MAUKA, with its sky blue upper and white leather tongue and accents. It also features a unique mushroom coral print (a creature native to Hawaii) in the insole. This very limited Vans Vault pack will be available from KICKS/HI in both Honolulu and Guam, SIG ZANE Designs in Hilo, and Saint Alfred in Chicago during Merrie Monarch week starting on April 14. You can also find them online here, on April 16.
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Stussy got together with Dutch artist Parra to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hawaii store Kicks/Hi. As part of the small capsule collection they present a special graphics t-shirt and a matching snapback cap. The product is now available at select Stussy retailers, including St. Alfred and of course Kicks/Hi.
Check out the full line-up of items after the jump.
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As part of their Fall/Winter 2008 collection, Hawaii based Kicks/Hi has collaborated with Selective on a backpack. It comes in black nylon, features a premium leather bottom and orange accents.
The Kicks/Hi x Selective Backpack will be released this weekend at St. Alfred.
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