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The brand Columbia has a fairly interesting history. Back in 1937, Paul and Marie Lamform, on the run from Nazi Germany, fleed to Portland, where they founded a small business making hats. The name of the company comes from the nearby river bearing the same name. The company’s global prosperity was achieved by Paul and Marie’s daughter, Gert Boyle and her husband. In 1960, the Columbia Hat Company changed its name and range of products, becoming the Columbia Sportswear Company. At the same time, Gert becam

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Footshop’s history is filled with great moments. Today, we want to remember 2016, when legendary Japanese fashion designer, Yohji Yamamoto made his first appearance on our online store with a Y-3 collection Yohji Yamamoto Yohji was born in 1943. After he finished law school, he decided it wasn’t for him and instead, jumped headfirst into the world of fashion. This wasn’t that big of a jump, considering his mom was a seamstress with her own shop in Tokyo, so Yohji decided to help her with her business

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If you don’t recognize the name Sean Wotherspoon, it’s time to make amends. Sean is the co-founder of Round Two, which has multiple stores across the USA, equipped with vintage clothing and sneakers. Round Two also functions as a consignment store for the latest releases of Supreme and similar “resell” brands.  Sean also won this year’s annual Air Max Day challenge from Nike - the way it works is as follows: Nike picks 10 creative people to design their own version of the Air Maxes and then people

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Do the Right Thing (1989) Since Spike Lee worked with Nike on their Jordan ad campaigns, it was no surprise that the shoes also made occasional appearances in his movies. One of the most iconic moments comes from the movie Do The Right Thing. One of the characters, called Buggin Out, has his brand new White Cement Air Jordan 4’s stepped on by a passerby, and if you can’t already guess what happens next, just watch the video below. In 2017, a pair of 4’s that is identical to the ones seen in the movie wa

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Nike isn’t the only brand that can produce tens of collaborations every year. At adidas, they have a long and ever-increasing list of partners that they like to keep close. What Nike has with Supreme, adidas has with Bape. Matthew M. Williams plus Nike? Raf Simons plus adidas. Drake-Nike? Pharrell-adidas. adidas x NiceKicks ultraBoost „Woodstock“ Let’s start with a colorful sneaker. The sneaker website Nice Kicks got the chance to give the ultraBoost silhouette a makeover, and used a tie-dye, rainbow

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This post heavily features products from adidas’ highest product line - the adidas Consortium. This April, our web 1000sneakers introduced the limited adidas x Kasina Terrex Free Hiker and the double release adidas x Extra Butter. It’s a double release because, apart from a modified version of the SC Premiere silhouette, it also features a pair of slides, both of which are bound to come in handy in the coming months. So if you’re missing a fresh pair of sneakers right now, you know what to do. Here’s an

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I don’t think I have to introduce Virgil Abloh to you, but Chrome Hearts is a high end brand focusing mainly on silver jewelry and leather. The brand was founded in 1988 in LA by Richard Stark and John Bowman. In the past, they’ve collaborated with, among others, The Rolling Stones, Comme des Garçons, Yves Saint Laurent and Rick Owens. Chrome Hearts was Virgil’s favorite brand since youth and the beginnings of Off-White. He got a contact for someone from Chrome Hearts and asked for a collaboration - the

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Credits:Photo: @t.arassModel: @laurikq

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Everyone has some kind of streetwear style, commonly featuring accessories such as distinctly patterned socks or fanny packs. Another commonly seen accessory is a cap. And do you know a better cap-making brand then New Era? Today, the brand is the exclusive supplier of hats not only for the MLB, but also the NHL or the NBA. But the brand’s hats are also worn by people all around the world, many of which haven’t seen a single game. They became a stable trend - you’ll surely remember when you’d see the ic

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“We were having breakfast and it was already apparent that Michael wasn’t OK, so we were all thinking about whether he would be able to play that evening,” recalls Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen. Despite this, Jordan entered the finals game against the Utah Jazz, and that’s how one of the most famous sporting events in history, dubbed the Flu Game, was born, along with the world’s most expensive sneakers, but we’ll get into that shortly. Waking up from a dream The 1997 NBA finals included 7 game

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Although we’re being strongly affected by the still-active security measures regarding the worldwide COVID-19 situation, we manage to function on an almost normal basis. However, this would not be possible were it not for the people standing in the front line of the battle against the virus. We value your work, dedication and self-sacrifice, without which we would probably be doing much worse right now. We thank everyone that in one way or another contributes to improving the current situation, and also

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White sneakers are awesome. There’s that moment when you take them out of the box for the first time and the sole is like “I’ve never touched concrete before.” And now is the perfect time to enrich your rotation with one of these beauties. adidas Superstar The iconic sneaker with a rich cultural heritage is celebrating its 50th birthday. Three stripes, a clean design, a shell toe and five decades of history belong in every collection. The updated version from the SS20 collection brings the sneake

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