Kukini

I dabbled in the sneakerhead society some years back, but never got like obsessed. You know those types....they'd skip eating for a week for a pair of kicks. Crazy talk. Anyway, I was reading a post on rad blog Through a Glass Darkly today, in which she references Yui, a cool blogger in Tokyo and I was reminded of Nike's Kukini model, a futuristic slip-on style that first came out in 1998. Now you're lucky if you find a few pairs floating around ebay, but after doing a quick search, I learned that Nike is releasing a new version of the Kukini this spring with an update to the sole that kind of resembles teeth. I could definitely get down with these!

Hussein Chalayan SS09

This collection is so sick!"It's about the speed in our lives and how it can only result in a crash," Chalayan explained, adding that the prints, which included number plates, car handles, and fenders, were "taken from pictures of car graves." The idea of speed was also manifested in the molded latex dresses that appeared to be frozen in aerodynamic motion. They reminded me a lot of some cycling helmets that are shaped similarly for aerodynamics. The color palette was very well thought out and those lense-less geometric shades were a pretty nice compliment to the futuristic fashions.