The perfect Valentine's Day gift.
Everyone, here, is certain to know that Paris Fashion Week kicks off in mere days. The, arguably, most important of the various Fashion Weeks (including New York and Milan), the streets of that glorious City of Light will see the looks, silhouettes, statements that we will be drooling over for the rest of the year.
Exciting.
But nothing will be as exciting, for us, as designer Anthony Alvarez’s BLUEMARBLE. The streetwear brand that “blends cultural references like skateboarding, surfing, punk, and Y2K undertones with a certain je ne sais quoi” is set to unveil its very first sneaker and, would you believe, Kelly Slater is the inspiration.
Alvarez told HypeBeast, “Kelly Slater was one of my idols growing up, and it felt fitting to channel my love of board sports into the first BLUEMARBLE sneakers. I wanted to develop a design that would enhance our men’s wear and be embraced by our community. These Kellys are just the beginning.”
Retailing for around $300 USD, the Kellys sport “an upper crafted from distressed cotton twill, implying that they have been well-loved and used for their intended purpose. Flame motifs, curvaceous in their nature, are a frequent reference in BLUEMARBLE’s collections. Naturally, the wavy lines appear on the shoe as well, wrapping around the uppers alongside a unique lace system that goes all around. That’s thanks to a number of additional eyelets hitting up the mids and collar, allowing the laces to tie at the rear for another board sport-indebted touch.”
Who do you know, or love, that would look best in a fresh pair of Kellys?
Fun.
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10 years of Fanning sandals without ever wearing shoes and never looked back. back would always go out tying shoes.
SurflineMan can only afford one shoe; to be worn on his back foot instead of a traction pad…
Gucci?
Without meaning to be coarse; I wouldn’t even wipe my ass on those if they they were the only wipe-like objects in reach in a moment of total desperation.
Hideous things.
ELO would look great in them!
Well ain’t they joost dandy
“911” “Yes I want to report a fashion accident; a collision!”
For $300 they better come with a fake vax card.
Would look good rocking up to the tub in Lemoore wearing them with a Ben Gravy branded soft top.
You read my mind dude, probably get invited out the back for a special tour and chill out with KS himself rocking up like that, all cool and shit.
Needs an 11 embroidered on it, or possibly carved in the sole for walking on beach.
Hideous
Mom shoes
Backward laces Beth would froth.
feels like I just need to come clean and take whatever shit comes my way — I have a dog named Slater. Got him right as KS won Pipe last year. Seemed so fitting at the time, this old man at 50 on top of the surf world crushing the young guys at epic Banzai/Backdoor, what better tribute, this is perfect, blah blah. Not important now. But I do love the dog. Goddamnit.
Just say you named him after Christian Slater after reminiscing about his breakout performance in Gleaming the Cube.
Does he bury his bonebroth,and seamlessly segue every topic towards himself?
Good boy.
Do they make ’em for men?
Looks like it was inspired by any old restaurant found in an American fishing village or harbor.
fun at security check points
These will never become an Outerknown rip-off. If it’s not a Patagonia or 1984 OP look-alike, it’s not in the Outerknown line. That price tag also way way way too cheap for Outerknown…
not enough lace holes
Definitely needs more laces.
Sure look high maintenance those laces so why not Kelly
Only just learned to tie my laces on top – gonna take whole new level to try and tie on the heel – Fuck
Most of my shoes these days are slip ons