Fashion · Europe
Nike’s Saucy Leather Air Max Is Straight from Italy
Milan-based One Block Down has teamed up with Nike on a new Air Max 95 Lux, the model's first return since the 2019 Supreme version. The black pair has rippled leather uppers, a leather "mesh" panel near the laces, Big Bubble soles and One Block Down logos. It costs $200 and is due on Nike's website on November 6, with three more colorways expected later.
Fashion · Europe
Lime bike jousts? Why youth culture is embracing the medieval era
Medieval imagery is turning up across pop culture, from chainmail-wearing musicians to high-fashion catwalks. This week in east London, two men staged a joust on Lime bikes using PVC pipes. Artist Corbin Shaw's Feast of Fools, shown alongside Frieze, drew on a medieval festival where peasants could mock the wealthy, and Troye Sivan plays a knight in his Party video.
Fashion · Europe
Nike’s Skate-Engineered Air Forces Are “Instant” Classics
Nike SB has added Tokyo to its Air Force 1 "City Pack", working with Instant Skateboards. A first limited run came out on October 9 in black suede with royal blue Swooshes and Instant branding. A second version with no logos follows on October 31, sold exclusively overseas and joined by polo shirts, laces and stickers, while Nocturnal, Fly Streetwear and Ben-G are set to release their own pairs soon.