OriginalFake x Medicom Toy Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket Set *Update*

I'm kinda bummed out about this. Yet another cool Kaws toy that is only coming out in the OrigianalFake store in Japan. Where's the love Kaws!? You live and work out of Brooklyn but we cant get any figurines!? Luckily even though these will release on August 28th for approximately $206 in Japan, the set should be available at select global retailers worldwide. Lets just hope that one of those "select retailers" is right here in New York City.

Not Cool : Pierre Hardy "Colorama" Sneakers

I haven't done a "Not Cool" post in a while and although I have seen a few things unworthy of sitting at the Cool Table (Jordan 2010) I just REALLY do not like these. Some people say Pierre Hardy shoes look like Lanvin shoes, I disagree. I never really liked the design on this model and although I wear a lot of wild shoes I'm not feeling these. So agree or disagree but these just aren't cool to me. Also they are called the "Colorama"...C'mon son....Pause. They are limited to 500 pairs and are available now at Colette for those of you who disagree with me...which is fine.

Not Cool : Air Jordan 1 "Leroy Smith"

Ok...so Jordan Brand came up with this hilarious character named "Leroy Smith," played by the infamous Charlie Murphy, about the man who supposedly motivated Michael Jordan. They had a few videos and even a music video about the character and then had the bright idea of putting out a shoe based on the character. Big Mistake. The colors are just off. It seems like they were just slapped together. It makes sense with the character based on the videos but all together it just made for an ugly sneaker and disrespected the Jordan 1 in the worst way. Seriously...Not Cool





For those interested in these they are available now for $135 at select Nike retailers.

Not Cool: My Computer Is Messed Up

I'm Sorry folks. I just want to give you an explanation before you think I'm slacking on my blog. My computer is a bit messed up. It has been for some time now and it finally just gave up on me. I sent it out to Apple to get fixed but I may end up just getting a new one. Until then I'm going to have to excuse myself from the cool table for a little while. I may be gone for about a week or two. Sorry folks, but in the meantime you can follow me on twitter. Stay Cool. Peace

Not Cool : Nike Air Pippen Hybrid

A Pippen Hybrid. A combination of the signature sneakers that Scottie Pippen wore. These are so wrong I don't even want to write about them. There isn't any info on a drop date. I don't care. They aren't cool!

Not Cool : Romain Kremer for Mykita Shutter Shades

I think they missed the window of opportunity to drop these one Kanye album ago. The whole shutter shade fad was over 2 weeks after it started. But i guess the good folks at Mykita decided to give it a shot anyway. French designer Romain Kremer brought his risk taking design aesthetic to the table in a collaborative effort with German eyewear label Mykita. “The ROMAIN frame is cut out of 0.5 mm stainless steel and features metal shutters. The design borrows cues from traditional Inuit eyewear, which was designed solely to provide protection from dazzling sunlight and did not have conventional lenses. The very graphic and square-edged frame is inspired by the collection’s leitmotiv of protection and is reminiscent of war face paint.” Two colorways will be available this November.


Source : Selectism

Not Cool : JC de Castelbajac x Kermit The Frog

JC de Castelbejac has been on my radar since high school as an alternative to Iceberg that nobody was really up on. They were doing the same thing Iceberg was doing with the large classic cartoon characters on their clothing. However I left high school in 2001. So 8 years later I don't think that hustling backwards is okay. As part of his Fall/Winter 2009 Collection the designer worked on a knitwear collection featuring Kermit the frog. I love the brand and Kermit was always my favorite muppet but is an Adult suppose to wear this and get respect? I know I posted a shirt with a character on it a few post down that I thought was cool, but a t-shirt is much more casual than a knit sweater. I have liked JC de Castelbejac for years but I'm going to have to pass on this. So Not Cool. What do you think?

For those interested, the JC de Castelbajac x Kermit The Frog Collection of knitwear has been released today at Colette.

Not Cool : "Flu Game" Jordan XII

Recently pictures of the Jordan XII Black/Red Retro resurfaced with some very interesting additions to the materials and text on the shoe. Dubbed the Jordan XII "Flu Game," the shoe represents Michael Jordan's heroic "Flu Game" in the 1997 NBA Finals when he scored 38 points against the Utah Jazz , despite the fact that he was playing with a bad case of the flu. The shoe features a Black nubuck upper, instead of the Black leather upper it originally had, as well as a "sick face" on the tongue and heel and "97" & "38" for the year of the Finals and MJ's point total.

That being said, this is an abomination to what i grew up on and love about the Air Jordan brand. Why would they change the original leather and add nubuck to the upper? The Jordan XII Retro [seen below] in the black/university blue colorway is still sitting on shelves and clogging up Footlocker back rooms across the country. So WHY would you use the same materials on the classic "bred" colorway? I don't think I would have minded the "sick face" and the "97" and "38" on the heel of the original colorway with the original materials but the quality of jordan retro's of late has been terrible. All of my jordan XII's are the original from 1997 because the leather and construction was amazing. It held up like a boot. I am a BIG Nike/Jordan Fan, ask anyone who knows me, but this rendition of a classic is just NOT COOL!

(The Jordan XII "Flu Game" Retro is set to release this November for $150 for those interested)



(Black/University Blue Colorway)

(The Original)