São Paulo Fashion Week: Summer 2008 Summary

Nearly 50 collections and a full week later, São Paulo Fashion Week closed yesterday with Ellus' 2nd Floor summer/winter 2008 line. An international brand built on its denim reputation, there’s definitely a more youthful spirit in its sibling collection. The themes seen in the earlier shows saw an abundance of sequins, metallics, neons, cuts and fabrics that played with movement, and solids, especially black which …

New Balance Super Team 33, Fanzine 1400s

Inspired by homemade publications, this limited-edition series of New Balance 1400s, called "Fanzine," is designed by NB's European team. It's the third and latest collection from their Super Team 33 (ST33) line, named for the 33 artisans who hand make the shoes in Skowhegan, Maine. A print evoking black-and-white photocopies that lines the socklining (and also shows through a translucent sole) features text that translates …

Tretorn Nylite Sail

Updating their classic Nylites for summer, Tretorn swapped in recycled sail for the usual canvas or leather in these Nylite Sails. The result is an off-white sneaker with all the clean elegance of the original with a lighter, breezier feel and a wipe-off surface. Tretorn's been busy resurrecting their brand over the last couple of years, like by reissuing the Nylite in 2005 (40 years …