Yesterday I received some new kicks from my family at New Balance! I received 3 pairs of dopeness I want to share with you guys. This pair right here is the 875 Trail boot collaboration with Concepts out in Boston. The 875 is a boot-like runner and it includes RollbarT technology in the sole unit. These are really dope and the Concept signature brown and red colourway makes it so sweet! (Shout out to the homie Frank The Butcher over at Concepts)

I also got another pair of 875 Trails but in “All Black Everything” I don’t think these ever hit retail…they were brought in for seeding purposes.

Last but not least I got another Concepts collaboration but the 1500…these are insane, the colourway again is so very sweet. Concepts really does a great job on their collabs.

Big Shout out and Thank you to my New Balance Family!

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*Concepts and New Balance presents “The Freedom Trail Collection”

New Balance 1500 and 875

Boston-based New Balance announces the next collection from the brand’s Partnership Program –The Concepts Collection- designed and developed in tandem with venerable sneaker shop, Concepts, in Cambridge, MA.

Featuring two silhouettes from New Balance’s USA team, The Concepts Collection re-introduces the classic 1500 sneaker and launches the first-ever 875 boot.

Inspired by one of Boston’s most celebrated landmarks, The Freedom Trail, the collection pays homage to the shared importance of historic Boston as both New Balance and Concepts share headquarters in this New England city.

With a nod to the Freedom Trail’s red footpath and the brown brick of Boston’s antiquated North End neighborhood, the shoes came to life in premium brown leather and red accents.

The 1500 is a heritage New Balance style originally built domestically back in 1989. The 1500 was originally built as a fully-loaded technical running shoe. Specific detail executed solely for Concepts include: full grain leather upper, pigskin leather lining (more luxurious and breathable that a comparable synthetic product), and embossed tongue tag.

The 875 is a brand new style launched to the public for the first time via the Concepts Collection. The boot was designed for comfort and durability. The sole unit includes New Balance Rollbar™ technology for maximum support and stability. Additionally, NB designers used a PU Wedge in the heel (similar to the wedge that offers superior support in the NB 993) and compression molded EVA in the forefoot. The 875 features a full grain leather upper, pigskin leather lining, and embossed tongue tag.

With quality and durability a high priority, New Balance and Concepts pushed to maintain the same premium materials on both the 875 boot and 1500 sneaker. While the 1500 features a combination of perforated and solid suede with burnished leather, the 875 features the same combination of leathers with unique venting tick marks on the collar of each boot for maximum breathability. via

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Directed & Shot by Vincent Tsang of On and Beyond.

Here you have another preview of The Bruxe Fall 2010 campaign with a cameo from yours truly! It’s always fun to work with like minded individuals who share similar passions and interest. This was a really fun day and the shots came out dope. My homie Mr. Garcon shot some behind the scenes footage I will share with you guys and girls later. The only thing that sucks is that these bags are coming out in the fall which is way too far for my liking. I’m sporting The Marcus in case you were wondering…..

style break down here

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My boyish good looks got me another gig with the fellas at Bruxe for their Fall 2010 Accessories and Bag campaign shot by Vincent Tsang of On and Beyond (joking about the boyish good look thing) This is just a preview…I shouldn’t even be showing you guys this, but the fellas tweeted it last night so I guess I am off the hook ( no pun intended) (inside joke) I believe I am modeling the bag called The Marcus, unless they change the name of it by the time they read this post. The bag is incredible and I absolutely love it, not because it is called The Marcus but because it is functional and very stylish for a guy like myself who travels quite a bit. I will be sure to update you on the details once more information surfaces about the campaign and the products.

Style breakdown

Hat: Diamond Supply Co
Jacket: Canterbury of New Zealand and jacket pin : Marcus Troy x Good Wood NYC
Cardigan: John Varvatos for Converse
Shirt: Canterbury of New Zealand
Jeans: Williamson Dickies California Selvage
Gloves: Vintage
Boots: Ronnie Fieg x Red Wings
Bag: Bruxe

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This was a crazy day and I can’t remember all the details but I will give it a shot. Chris and I were eating at TOAST somewhere in Hollywood and chopping it up with Gotti from Boo and Gotti Fame (R.Kelly’s boy) and I got a phone Call from my Homie, Hommy and he told me he was on his way to meet us. We drove back to Chris’s spot and then we headed to drop off some kicks to Tracy at the Fantasy Factory.

This is the giant wall and gate that keeps skaters from lurking and stalking the MTV cast.

We were greeted by Tracy who is the coolest guy you will ever meet! He is responsible for all the graphics, artwork and cool shit that happens around there (at least that’s what I got)

Crazy toys in this guys office.

This is a vintage ET clothing hamper…apparently Tracy had it when he was 12.

We took a tour of Drama’s new office! Ceck out the Young and Reckless carpet.

Drama loving himself and the giant poster of himself in his office!

Drama beat studios! I wanted to go in on the mic but…

To get into the studio you have to walk trough a cave! Seriously

The hands of God

If you look closely you can see me walking trough the cave ha!

So Rob was skating around in these shoes…They have never really been seen before, they are called the SOCIAL MEDIA BLUES! Why? Because Rob is a Social Media King and this shoe incorporates all the media platforms that he is on. Twitter, Myspace and facebook…pretty interesting concept. He told us that he loves them and needs another pair because he keeps skating in them.

Long day of skating…

The worlds biggest skateboard.

I need this painting in my life. Flores always kills it! They even had some Basquiat paintings in the office.

The guys over at Microsoft dropped off The original Tablet table, I don’t think it ever came out. This thing is unbelievable, its like the ipad but on steroids and it is an actual table.

I have great video of all the things we did! coming soon.

check out Rob Dyrdek Fantasy Factory on MTV.

Big Shout out to Tracey, Hommy Diaz, Chris Lee, Drama, Rob and Kevin.

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Nike Held a benefit concert in Los Angeles at the Montalban Theater during Grammy weekend, with performances by Fabolous, Ahser Roth, Pac Div, Melanie Fiona and a few others.

The Montalban Theater is operated by Nike, they have a full theater, a Nike store and an NIKE ID and customization section.

All the employees at the Montalban were mad cool and showed us mad love!

A couple months earlier Kobe Bryant made the Motalban Theater his house.

They flew down the homie IZZY to hook Fabolous up with a pair of Bespoke’s which you will be seeing soon.

Izzy used my Bespoke has his screen saver which was really dope!!

I had predictions on what materials Fabolous would use…I was almost right! ha!

Of course I can’t show you the shoe or even talk about it…but it will be coming soon. The video they made of Fabolous and Izzy experience should be pretty dope!

Oh! Melanie Fiona is super talented, that girl can really sing!

Shout out to DawnieB, Izzy, Ida, Stadium Dan and all the super dope staff at the Montalban.

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