Month: August 2020
“Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!”
Reebok is teaming once again with streetwear designer Eric Emanuel to debut the “Reebok x Eric Emanuel Club C” sneaker this week.
Following the success of their first shoe collaboration, the “Eric Emanuel x Reebok Question Mid” men’s basketball shoe, the duo joined forces to create a “back to school”-inspired, everyday shoe. The Club C is a classic all-white leather sneaker with vibrant pops of color on the lining and heel (which features a debossed Eric Emanuel logo), offered in four collegiate-inspired colorways for $110. All of the styles will be available to purchase exclusively on Emanuel’s site on Aug. 14, while the purple, red and blue colorways will be available globally on Reebok’s e-commerce starting Aug. 21 (the collaboration will not be restocking).
“Reebok x Eric Emanuel Club C” sneakers.
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Kente Gentlemen Honors Heritage
Kente Gentlemen is seeking to address misconceptions about what is meant by “African” fashion. More expansive than what’s typically highlighted, fashion in Africa encompasses “a multitude of traditions, cultures, textures, forms, techniques and philosophies,” according to founder Aristide Loua.
Loua serves as creative director, the the team consists of Sydney Bagrou, chief financial officer, and Cyprien Mvuanda, chief technology officer. The brand’s aesthetic approach is a combination of culture, poetry and color into each article of clothing. Each piece is tailored in unique style from fabrics handmade in Africa to pay respect to and support the textile heritage and local craftsmanship of the continent, which includes a community of hand-weavers, artists, tailors and artisans. Loua ventured to the markets of Abidjan to find tailors, and the countryside for local artisans.
Other standouts include the “Femi” cropped jacket, which retails for $155, and the best-selling “Tradi-Jacket III-01,” a denim-like shirt jacket handwoven by local artisans in the Senoufo region of Côte d’Ivoire.
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