Lithuanian photography studio Tadao Cern presents their new series of portraits, entitled ‘Blow Job’. The fun series captures individuals, while blowing strong funneled wind at their faces. The outcoming faces are scary and a lot of fun at the same time.

Bape released this week the 1st Camo Quick Sta. The brand releases lots of items with their most iconic pattern these last seasons and we appreciate that. The Quick Sta low top sneaker basically combines the adidas Super Star with velcro strap closing. It comes in two colors and is now available in stores.

Over the next few months Story Behind the Sneaker will feature athlete/ creative director of The Pines, Cameron Bennerman.

Athlete by nature, since the age of 6 Cam began playing basketball. Now 27 he continues his passion playing professionally in Europe. With over 100 pairs of timeless sneakers Cam’s collection features a wide assortment of highly exclusive street and basketball sneakers ranging from a solid Air Jordan collection to extremely rare Kobe Bryant and Lebron James sneakers, super exclusive Bathing Ape’s and Ice Creams, plus sneakers from Michael Jordan himself.

___________________________________________________________________

A Bathing Ape (1511)

MFW-01201

2008FS-001

color: wh/or/1341

size: 13

price: $190 (USD)

barcode #: 4900000128164

Commentary by Cam:

A Bathing Ape is a brand I came across my senior year at NC State (05’/06’) when Pharrell was wearing it all over the place. Intrigued, 2 summers later I took take a flight out to LA to hangout with some friends and pay BAPE (LA) a visit. 

It was me and one of my homies who played for UCLA Mike Fey; fool is 7 ft. tall, so when we hit the door it was hilarious!, but anyways, I had every intent on buying anything I wanted on this trip and I did. Center of the shop is where the sneakers were. They sat us down inside there and roped off all the entry/exits to the sneaker area for about an hour. LOVE! - - We racked up, all and all a great visit!

Upon my tip back home to North Carolina I had to fly from LA to Dallas. Happy as hell, I’m walking through the airport and decide to stop at a magazine shop. I was there about 20 minutes or so and then I left. The Dallas airport is HUGE, I had to walk down the hall, down the stairs, take a shuttle to the other building and back through security all over again for my flight to North Carolina.  I finally got to the security gate and as I’m putting my belongings up on the scanner belt I realize I DO NOT HAVE MY SHOES!! Almost $600 worth of shoes?? You can imagine how one would be feeling in a situation like this. I immediately RAN! 

I had to run all the way back down stairs to the shuttle, take that back to the other building, run down the hall and back up the stairs only to run back down the hall to where I was. I was also running with a long board I purchased on my visit, it was just madness! 

I’m out of breath but focused on everyone’s hands that my eyes could see. I saw nothing. All of a sudden I looked at the book store I was at earlier. I walked in looking at the floor and at people’s hands, and when I continued to walk further into the store I see 2 Bathing Ape bags…untouched, parallel from each other right beside where I was standing. Out of breath, sweating, but thankful, I took a huge breath, picked em’ up and left. I retraced my steps back to the security gate for my North Carolina flight and made that flight in time. When I finally got onto the plane and sat down all I could do was thank God!

I purchased 3 pair of A Bathing Ape sneakers from BAPE (LA) and am pretty sure they won’t be coming back out with these. Stay tuned..

Good morning world, be sure to have a great day!

Sneakercube

Graphic designer Pawel Nolbert has carved out a unique niche for himself here with Sneakercube. Nolbert takes sneakers he loves, owns or dreams about owning and compacts key elements of their design into a neat little cube. Nolbert uses a nice range of footwear from Vans, New Balance, Christian Louboutin, Rick Owens and more to create these cubed graphics. Be sure to check out thesite!

ASICS Spring 2012 Gel Lyte III ‘Blueberry’

This Spring 2012 ASICS has brought back the “Blueberry” Gel Lyte III in a very limited release available exclusively at Kith. As usual, the shoe features a split tongue and gel cushioning with an upper made of mixed mesh and smooth synthetic materials. Grab this shoe at Kith NYC stores andKithNYC.com nationally and now INTERNATIONALLY.

ASICS x 24 Kilates Gel Saga

From the cover of the latest issue of Sneaker Freaker Spain comes a first look at Barcelona boutique 24 Kilates’ next collaborative release with Asics. Working with the Asics Gel Saga, the boys from 24 Kilates worked over a deep forest and orange suede colorway to strong effect. Look for a release later this year and stay with us for a more detailed look.

Listen to Phonte’s Full Length #ImaDropout Interview

#ImaDropout is a video/ interview series that will feature influential people from all walks of life who has “dropped out” choosing a more passionate route towards their achievements.

Phonte, 1/3 of the legendary hip-hop group Little Brother and lead vocalist of the Grammy award nominated Foreign Exchange, stopped by The Pines to talk about The Dropouts and what “dropping out” means to him.

#ImaDropout Series/ Interview #1:: Phonte

Here’s a look into the latest development from our in house brand The Dropouts - a lifestyle brand based out of EU/ USA that encourages following your heart and passion, doing what you love and feel is right. This past 2011 fall/ winter The Dropouts released a lookbook showcasing their street style and quality that can be viewed here:: The Dropouts 2011 Fall/Winter Lookbook

Today The Dropouts presents their latest project entitled, #ImaDropout.

#ImaDropout is a video/ interview series that will feature influential people from all walks of life who has “dropped out” choosing a more passionate route towards their achievements.

Phonte, 1/3 of the legendary hip-hop group Little Brother and lead vocalist of the Grammy award nominated Foreign Exchange, stopped by The Pines to discuss The Dropouts and what ‘dropping out’ means to him. Phonte also recorded a track “In the 336” featuring King Mez and Charlie Smarts [produced by Wan of Amsterdam] that will be featured on an upcoming music project from The Dropouts entitled L.S.D.

Stay up with the latest #ImaDropout releases and full length interviews exclusively on Tumblr at http://imadropout.tumblr.com

You can also follow Phonte | @phontigallo , The Pines | @thepinesnc, and The Dropouts @thedropouts on Twitter.

Show you’re a dropout by tweeting #ImaDropout

*the #ImaDropout series is filmed and directed in collaboration with Napoleon of www.napwright.com

*the pines/ the dropouts is owned and operated by LiKuid Nation.

by Damien Hirst

Coca-Cola x PLAY Comme des Garçons

Just shortly after having shown you the upcoming Bape x PLAY COMME des GARCONS Collection, here is a look at another interesting project. Created by design student Ashley Shen, we can actually not confirm at this point wether or not the project is becoming reality, yet it looks so great that we wanted you to see it.

Ahsley Shen created designs for a limited edition collaboration between Coca-Cola and PLAY COMME des GARCONS. Presented are three designs, that package the classic Coke can in the PLAY design. We would certainly love for these to be released.

Fred Perry x Lomography Camera

In celebration of Fred Perry’s 60th anniversary, they’ve teamed up with Lomography photo to create this limited edition camera. The wood bodied camera comes with an apparture of F/8, 35 mm film and a shutter speed of 1/100.

colette Carnaval ‘Darcel’ Souvenirs by Craig Redman

Following up to Colette Carnaval announcement about a week ago, Colette has just unveiled the featured souvenirs from the festivities. In light of Craig Redman’s splash page with his famed Darcelcharacter, the character makes appearance throughout the various applications including a bag of special edition Haribo candies.

Converse Auckland Racer, Auckland Racer Premium & Auckland Racer Remix

Converse is serious about the comeback of their Auckland Racer running shoe. Better known for restyling their classics, than innovating, that seems to be changing. The Auckland Racer launched for Spring 2012 in three versions – the classic Auckland Racer, the Auckland Racer Premium and the Auckland Racer Remix.

The Auckland Racer Premium is a material upgrade of the original, now featuring premium nubuck leather uppers. The Auckland Racer Remix is the new version of the sneaker, updated with functional materials, including mesh and nylon, as well as a lightweight outer sole. The full range of Converse Auckland Racer sneakers is now in stock at select retailers.

Puma x Undefeated Luxe Clydes – Win a Pair!

The latest pack in the long term PUMA x Undefeated Collection mixes reflective details with classic Clyde styling and luxe leathers. With reflective materials on the heel, tongue label, inner FOT and quarter branding, The Luxe Clydes are available in three wearable and understated colorways for Spring.

The Luxe Clydes drop on March 15th in the US at Undefeated stores and other select retailers, however we’re offering 3 lucky Instagram followers a free pair (or, if they prefer, the Snakeskin Clydes that came out March 1).

To enter to win:

Follow @highsnobiety and @puma on Instagram and hashtag an Undefeated, Puma or Highsnobiety themed photo with #highsnobpuma .. the best 3 photos will win a pair!

@bennygold | Everything Looks Better On Her by Benny Gold

We enjoy seeing girls in men’s clothing and so does Benny Gold. Benny shot photos of his girl sporting his new soft brushed flannel shirts that we recently showed you here. The tasteful shots are set inside of Benny’s abode giving the shots a nice natural feel. And speaking of girls in men’s clothes, be sure to check out our feature shot by On & Beyond showcasing Arc’teryx Veilance Spring/Summer 2012.

PRO-Keds x DJ Jazzy Jeff Royal Sneakers

As seen on the PROJECT trade show floor, PRO-Keds linked up with “the magnificent” DJ Jazzy Jeff on a vinyl-inspired Royal sneaker for Fall 2012. Done up in black patent leather, the hi-top version of the shoe features a vinyl record on the ankle in place of the usual PRO-Keds disc, while the tongues and insoles on both the highs and the lows feature the DJ Jazzy Jeff turntable logo. Look for a release later this year.

Photography: Pete Williams/Highsnobiety.com