Weekender: Checked

Yours Truly:
16 D'Scale "Pilgrimage" tee? Checked.
Marc Jacobs loose fit pants? Checked.
Vans Era? Checked.
Floor? Checked.

Super Supra

No, not the car, even though I dig that monster too.

This was part of Supra Spring/Summer 2009 Collection, which was obviously launched (and most definitely SOLD OUT) a year ago. Now where can I find these little monsters...

Weekender: Basic Classic

This pair never go wrong.

Nike Dunk Hi QK Vintage - UNLV (2008)

I think I've mentioned a few times about Dunk Hi being nicer than Dunk Lo (except for a few designs which I can't resist from eyeing/buying). It was quite easy to decide actually, as you can see the vintage, 90's look when you wear a hi-cut sneakers, especially something like Dunk Hi.

So back in early 2008, Nike released a campaign called Nike: Be True To Your School to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Nike Dunk. These kicks have been roughed up with aged midsoles, roughed leathers as well as a few scrapes and scratches.

And to celebrate the 20th Anniversary, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur respectively) was one of the very few cities selected to be part of the celebration. I was not surprised as I see Kuala Lumpur being one of the major fashion (lifestyle/street fashion, in this case) trendsetters in the region.

So when they launched the Be True To Your School campaign, I managed to grab a pair. There were seven pairs in total for the first series, and I was thinking of grabbing the whole seven pairs but I thought, nahh it'll definitely come by, sooner or later.

Thanks to Sole What?

What made this campaign even sweeter for the hypebeasts here, was the special appearance by Dave White, a famous pop artist from United Kingdom. He made a few appearances all over KL such as at Nike Sportswear @ The Curve, Sole What? at The Garden, and lastly at the Streething "All In The Family" Event.

At Sole What?, The Garden

What made it even more awesome is that he made a live painting show on the particular pair that I bought.

Streething "All In The Family", Zouk KL

Even more more lucky when he left his signature on the shoes.

And the whole awesome thing was wrapped with a dedication to our Komodo Ninja Hype Clan:

This pair represent UNLV, which stands for University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But most sneakerheads have a nickname for this colourway, can you guess it?

No?

I'll tell you:

Now you know.

This Ultraman colourway is one of the hottest colourways for Dunks.

And after two years keeping it nicely on my display rack, I finally broke fresh on this pair.

Infinite Scope by iPhone

I personally think Dunk Hi should be kept at only two colours, or three colours tops. More than that just kills it terribly. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

Adidas Originals Street Party: The Sneakers Invasion

So this is the final part of the recap, which I had to split the entry due to a lot of pictures involved, and it can get really messy, and dizzy.

As you have read the story and seen the pictures of the Adidas Originals: Street Party about a week ago, here we go with the main attraction of the night, The ADIDAS Sneakers Invasion.

*Note: Please be informed that I won't be able to identify ALL of the sneakers due to the abundance of models. Apart from that, enjoy the photos.

What was I wearing throughout the night?

Yours Truly:
347 tee
Marc by Marc Jacobs jeans
Adidas ObyO "Vulcanized Boots" by Kazuki Kuraishi

All Day I Dream About "S". Go figure.

Nike SB Dunk Lo "Pushead" (2005)

*First of all, the right way to pronounce the artist's name is "pus-head", not "puss-head". If you still can't differentiate it, go to Dictionary.com and listen to the audio pronounce.

Okay, you've seen the Random Sadoshots: "My name is Red", recently. This is the story.

I'm not sure I've ever told anyone that I don't like Nike SB Dunk Lo, compared to Nike SB Dunk Hi, and other models. It's not very comfortable. But the thing is, Nike SB always come out with lots of designs and collaborations, besides of course, Nike Air Max and the rest of the family. Nike SB is like a playground for artists, celebrities and brands to venture in the lifestyle-slash-streetwear scene.

That's the good part. The not-so-good part is that, there's so many designs and colours, majority of the designs are just whack. So it leaves the minority with something worth to buy, or collect. One more thing, it is designed for skateboarding, hence the cushion padding (midsole) is bulkier than other models. If we use common sense, bulkier midsole cushion padding means more comfort. It's true in a way, but it kind of presses your feet a bit too much, if you wear it for many hours.

But in life, there's always exception to something. Same goes to me with the Nike SB Dunk Lo. I do have my soft spots in few of them, and these few, are the ones that I will buy, eventually.

One of the very few

So while I was browsing some time ago, I bumped into this awesome pair, on sale by a friend. I was like, dude, this should be my first SB Dunk Lo! So I contacted him, and with a few emails and SMSes, (the pair was not in Malaysia) it finally dropped on my lap.

This pair is called Nike SB Dunk Lo "Pushead", a collaboration with a legendary graphic artist, Brian Schroeder a.k.a. Pushead. He's been the favourite in the Heavy Metal and Hardcore music industry and some of his famous clienteles would be Metallica, Misfits and Soundgarden. He's done so many artworks for magazines and brands and other artists as well. This pair was released back in 2005, so yeah you know I've been eyeing this for how many years already.

Pushead's trademarks are the skulls, evil eyes, and of course, gory. And as you can see, this is one of the worth-buying pair, as it comes with possibly the illest customised box to ever drop from Nike.

As you can see the size is US10, and it's slightly tight for me. For Nike SB Dunk Lo, you are recommended to get half size bigger if you want more comfort. I'd go for US10.5 or even US11 for Nike SB Dunk Lo.

Adidas Originals: The Street Party

First, watch this trailer:

Next, the real show.

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This invitation came by rather late, in fact just few hours before it started. But knowing me, I live for the moment, and I said YES without thinking twice. You wanna know why? Because of all the events I've been to, Adidas threw the coolest, and the most relaxed parties, never failed. Anyway, thanks to the good people in Adidas for the kind invitation.

As you can see on the card, the party starts at 8.30pm. And I, as a good Malaysian reached there right about time.

Walked down the small road to the entrance of the event, I already saw some familiar artworks and I just knew it's gonna be a nice event.

For your information, the 'evil-looking-but-most-probably-harmless' creatures on the walls is called Oneye ('one eye'), a fine creation by my fellow Komodo Ninja brother, Spoonman. You can check his funky artworks at Oneye by Spoonman. In fact, he did an awesome sneaker customize job for me, couple of years ago, but I shall write about that in another entry.

There were some sick easy riders too,

Which reminded me of mine, some years ago:

There must be some music performance (I saw the drummer of Bittersweet) but I wasn't quite sure if I missed it earlier or while I was out for a while for dinner at Sushi King.

By the time I got there again, the fashion preview was already half way.

Right after the fashion preview, a rather interesting performance came up by a glam, disco electropop female singer by the name of Saer Ze, or ZE! Think Madonna, Lady Gaga, MIA, Santogold, or Peaches. "I am so glam, I piss glitter," said ZE! Word. She was accompanied by three super energetic dancers throughout her performance.

The session was wrapped after few songs. Next up, this young man came up to the stage, I guess to perform? I wasn't quite sure at that time. He introduced himself as Shawn Lee, describes his next performance as a "small boy with big sounds!!" Oh boy, I wished you didn't say something else. Click on his name or Shawn Lee Beat Box to check his story.

And to my amazement, this dude flipped the whole event. He beatboxed like he's been doing it since karaoke box was just being invented. And how old is this kid, 18? Indeed, a very good talent.

His performance was recorded for only around three minutes, but you know what, he beatboxed the heck out of him for at least, SEVEN MINUTES, NON-STOP. Crazy kid. Do that for another three minutes and you'll end up being a radio.

No, no, no. It hasn't finished yet. What's there in an event without these two of the best DJs in Malaysia?

DJ Goldfish and DJ Blink (hiding somewhere - he's shy most of the times)

While I was jumping to the music by Goldfish and Blink, I saw these two very little kids, doing their own thing, so amazingly.

I thought both of them were done, but no, wait:

I seriously think if their parents (I think both of them are siblings - judging from the 'tightness' of their performance) encourage them to keep on dancing, I'll be like, MAD RESPECT.

Oh wait, this is the BEST, and I mean it, the BEST part of the night. Stephanie Chai was there too. No, that's still not the best part. The best part was, she was dancing her feet off, in front of me.

I was like, "Whoaaa... Hold on gorgeous," but I thought right after, like, it's not gonna happen again any time soon, so I was like, "Hey Stephanie!" and watch the video and look how she posed for me. Dalam hati ada taman...

And a few more pictures of the night,

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Part II (Adidas Sneakers Invasion) coming up very soon. Keep checking.