adicolor Event with KR

On Saturday 18 March from 2 – 6pm at the adidas Original Store in SoHo, adidas will host an adicolor studio event to celebrate launching the White Series. Brooklyn-based artist KR (Craig Costello) will pre-customize 20 adicolor white sneakers, which will be exclusively sold at the store, on a first come first serve basis. KR will be at the store to tag the purchased pairs …

Rock N’ Clothing Tees

The collectable desirability of vintage Rock and Roll t-shirts nears that of sneakers. In the case of the Rock shirts however, the thinner and closer the garment is to the end of its life the better. A Mötley Crüe tee, owned by a slightly chubby and sadly misunderstood teenager, only to be used later by her mother to clean toilets, simply adds to the shirt’s …

(RED) Products

Cause-related consumption is on the rise, exemplified by Bono and fellow activist Bobby Shriver's (RED) campaign. They have helped convince companies like American Express, Gap and Converse (with their Giles Deacon-designed All-Stars) to design and sell products that raise awareness and money for The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Companies commit to contributing a percentage of sales, and the funds are used for …