With a sleuth of new brands, bloggers-turned-designers and never ending celebrity (and non) collaborations, few brands truly stand out and create buzz. That's why when Stylesight saw Blonde Ambition's new fall collection our hearts skipped a beat!Established in 2010 by Carol de Leon, Blonde Ambition delivers high-fashion through contemporary lasts and exquisite styling. Unexpected colors and materials reflect an European
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Kenny Powers is back! After taking over K-Swiss last year, the MFCEO is back in the building with his latest invention, the Blades. By combining the fastest things he's ever seen - bionic missiles, cheetahs, Bruce Lee - KP created "the best shoe ever." Check out Power's keynote speech that went live this morning on Funny or Die : The K-Swiss
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The Active Team made a quick trip over to Santa Monica, ready to scope out the new Converse store opening. We're excited to welcome the store, which is the first shop to offer footwear and apparel collections on the West Coast.
Showcasing a great mix of Converse classics with the fresh spring-ready collections, one of the store's impressive features included the customization bar.
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The folks at Creative Recreation made our day by sending us this stunning video that is part of their S/S 12 Campaign. The video not only marks the launch of their Spring / Summer collection, it also represents the journey the brand has been on since being founded in 2002 with the adoption of a brand new look.
Stemming from Creative
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With the conclusion of New York Fashion Week, the fashion-set and industry alike have already compiled their lists of top picks for the Fall. This season brought incredible texture, craftsmanship and modern lasts that will undoubtedly be spotted continuously throughout upcoming editorials. Here are our top picks for the F/W 12 from the NY collections.
Rodarte
The Mulleavy sisters never disappoint with
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Nike unveiled a summer of #innovation this morning, introducing the newest material technology from HTM, the team of industry leaders comprised of Hiroshi Fujiwara, design legend Tinker Hatfield and Nike CEO and designer Mark Parker. Nike Flyknit Technology is an engineered knit created for performance footwear (shown above in a Racer silhouette). The new one piece knit will provide a super lightweight ride weighing
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New Balance is gearing up to shed those winter pounds with help from the best, fitness expert and celebrity personal trainer Harley Pasternak. Known for shaping up ultra-stars including Rihanna - who looked smashing earlier this week at the Grammies - as well as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, he is also known for his numerous media appearances as a fitness and nutrition
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The Stylesight Footwear team has been busy covering the footwear trade shows across the US over the last couple of weeks, and we're back with the top trends from the shows.
FFANY started the trade show circuit on a high note with plenty of exhibitors present with their Fall Collections.
Italian vendors held the spotlight with an entire floor dedicated to mid-tier
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Nicholas Kirkwood S/S 12
Hidden platform floral print pump.
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Today adidas unveiled the adiZero Rush, adding to the brand's collection of performance footwear that continues to solidify the minimal market. The Rush is the latest edition to the adiZero collection, consisting previously of basketball and soccer models. The lightweight running shoe, weighing in a 7.5 ounces, shaves off an extra ounce from the traditional model with nylon mesh overlay and an adiPrene+
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Pre-Fall Collections are always a great preview of what we can expect to see on the Fall Runways, and based on we've seen the upcoming season looks promising.
Below are Stylesight's picks of the best items from Pre-Fall 2012 Runway and Presentations.
Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake updates the classic ankle boot with novel color blocking patterns and constructions. Round single sole lasts looks
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Roberto Cavalli S/S 12
Single sole fringed ankle strap sandal.
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