2017 must have sneakers with a mixture of sports & Casual wear

1. The Jordan Brand is the newest member to collaborate with KAWS. Following BAPE, Nike, Supreme, and Uniqlo, Jordan will create an iconic sneaker with the artist. KAWS recently collaborated with Nike to create a mural in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

2. Ricardo Tisci may have departed from Givenchy but the designer is keeping his name alive with the release of the new Riccardo Tisci x NikeLab Dunk Lux Chukka. The designer tapped supermodel Bella Hadid for the new black and white campaign.

The new silhouette is different from the previous release which held an exaggerated tongue. The new release comes in two colorways, black/ white and red/ white. In an interview with Footwear News, Tisci states "I think the Dunk has something that’s very special. It’s grounded in sport as well as in the street-style culture".

Date: Feb 10, 2017

3. The Motor Sport Model of the Jordan IV is probably one of the most coveted Air Jordan 4s. The new release includes a royal blue colorway to celebrate Jordan's Motorsports team for their 4th anniversary. 

Release Date: March 26, 2017

Price: $190

4. This year Vlone extended their line into a sneaker collaboration with Nike.  The Vlone x Nike Air Force 1 Low sneaker comes in black and orange with an embroidered text that reads "Every Living Creative Dies Alone". ASAP Bari and his team are releasing the sneaker this weekend with a special pop up in Harlem. 

Release Date: February 11, 2017

5. In January, Jerry Lorenzo teased the new black and white Fear of God basketball sneaker. The silhouette resembles the classic Nike Dunk/Jordan 1 model with the unique grazed sole. The sneakers will appear in Fear of God’s upcoming fifth collection. 

Release Date: March 2017

6. The Adidas NMD continues with a new navy and red blend, with black stripes, rear midsole inserts, and heel tabs. 

Release Date: March 2017

9. We already know the Supreme Nike Air Uptempo will cause a ton of havoc upon its release. The new black on black color way features SUPREME written on the shoe in replace of the iconic AIR.  

The fourth and seasonal New York Fashion Week Mens began on January 30th, and as always, Fashion week brings out the city's most stylish and trendy individuals. This season, Raf Simons made its New York Fashion Week debut, Lil Yachty made his debut as Nautica's Creative Director, and the streets of NYC are overloaded with style. Here are our best street style shots from New York Fashion Week: MENS.

Switched it up with a little bit of color for Day 3 of #NYFWM I don't think I've ever worn this much green 😅 📸: @perronluke

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Lil Yachty in a 90s Sportswear Nautica Jacket

Earlier this year, Nautica named Yachty as creative director to design a capsule collection releasing in the Fall. 

Shot by Antonio Griffith 

Photo by Matthew Sperzel

There's nothing more enjoyable than great music, especially great new music. 2016 brought us an array of great music from Frank Ocean's Blonde, to J Cole's 4 Your Eyez only, and it might be safe to say 2016 brought us the best releases since the early 2000s.

2017 is already off to a great start for music, Migos landed a number 1 record in the country with "Bad & Boogie", Kanye and Jay Z have reportedly reunited so maybe we'll get Watch the Throne 2, and a new generation of artists have set themselves up for a breakout year. 

Here are 12 artists we think you should keep an eye out for this year.

2. Marco McKinnis

3. Amber Mark

6. Roy Woods

7. Ro James 

Taking hints from the military and off color tones of the Fall, our latest release was designed with the idea of living RESPECTFULLY.

LIVE RESPECTFULLY is a campaign featuring a series of individuals who represent fearlessness, originality, and have a sense of destiny, while respected in their field. Photographing each individual in their creative space, we want to highlight the lives and passions of each individual who embody the true meaning of living respectfully.

The latest release features fleece jogger pants, an olive bomber jacket, lightweight long sleeve tees, and an olive military belt. 

Every Friday we’ll get your weekend started with some solid plans. These are the things we think you should watch, read or do over the next few days. Enjoy!

THINGS TO DO

Make your favorite dish or some fun food.

Ingredients

• 4 (1 1/2-pound) cooked lobsters or 4 lobster tails or 1 1/2 pounds lobster meat
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 inner celery stalks and leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 rolls, split and lightly toasted Melted butter, for brushing

Directions

• Remove the meat from the lobsters, chopping any large chunks into bite-size pieces.
• In a bowl, combine the lobster meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook's Note: Place lobster salad in refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes. This allows the salad to absorb the flavorings.
• Brush cut sides of the rolls with melted butter and fill with the lobster salad.

Recipe courtesy of Deen Brothers

THINGS TO WATCH

Vice Land ’F*ck, That's Delicious'

For those who are unfamiliar with the online show, F*ck That's Delicious features Action Bronson as he travels the world doing gigs and eating the best local delicacies that country or city has to offer. As a master of words, his descriptions are always among the best your will hear for someone eating a large plate of food.

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It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world - a pocket 'bible' for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world's top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes and creativity, all notions that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom, packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this is a must!

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In designing our Fall’ 16 collection, we were intrigued by the tones of Fall and Winter.  Using burgundy, grey, navy blue, green and white as the premise, we merged our signature crest and the respectfully “R”. Focused on comfort and ready-to-wear pieces, the collection is composed of lightweight tees, crewnecks, hoodies, sweatpants, and windbreaker jackets.

The Respectfully crest windbreaker is a perfect lightweight jacket for the Fall, made with breathable underarm grommets to keep you moving in style and comfort.

The “Built For These Streets” saying continues to be incorporated into our collections, as a way to highlight the realness in streetwear culture.

The message behind our “NEWER YORK CITY” tee is to inspire people to make anything that exists already theirs.

Check out behind the scenes of our Fall ‘16 lookbook below.

Future Hendrix stepped out in our Jimi Hendrix Hoodie during the Summer Sixteen tour in Seattle. Future and Drake have been touring this summer and performing for sold out arenas all across the country.

We’ve always respected and admired Future for his unique ability to mash styles together and is the ideal person to wear the Jimi Hendrix Hoodie. We continually find ourselves jamming to Future’s music at the office. He’s undoubtedly been one of the most influential musicians and rappers of the last few years.

Since his debut in 2012, Future Hendrix has released music at a feverish pace, having released 4 full length albums and 5 mixtapes including his highly successful collaboration with the aforementioned Drake.

Future, for his part  has continuously expressed the influence Jimi Hendrix has had on his life. In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone he mentioned “He was a gifted individual. He just stayed who he was and eventually it paid off”. We can say the same for Future, who has dominated the Billboard charts with his music.

The Jimi Hendrix hoodie was designed in honor of Jimi’s captivating legendary style and captivating music. The photo printed on the hoodie is just one of many extraordinary photos of the legend. This particular one was shot by Gered Mankowitz in 1967, capturing him in his purest moments, chilled and relaxed during a smoke break Mason's Yard Studios in London.

Every Friday we’ll get your weekend started with some solid plans. These are the things we think you should watch, read or do over the next few days. Enjoy!

THINGS TO DO

Music in the Park

These are the last days of Summer 16, so get outdoors and enjoy the sun while you still can. Check out your local park's calendar and find all the free live entertainment. Live music in the park is a great way to chill with friends or meet new people and connect.

THINGS TO WATCH

The Get Down

The multi-talented Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators -- Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, legendary MC Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, and hip-hop historian Nelson George -- have created a music-driven drama that documents the emergence of a new art form.

Set in the late 1970s, when New York was at the brink of bankruptcy and disco was dying out, the rise of hip-hop is told through the lives, art, music and dance of a group of young people in the South Bronx.

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It's Bigger Than Hip Hop : The Rise of the Post Hip Hop Generation

This book takes a look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured rap and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world.

Sit with this book this weekend and dive into hip hop like you've never seen it.

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Every Friday we’ll get your weekend started with some solid plans. These are the things we think you should watch, read or do over the next few days. Enjoy!

THINGS TO DO

 Go for trail run or walk

While summer is still here, it's great to get outdoors and see what nature has to offer. You can become inspired by nature itself. Grab some friends and take a run or walk on a local trail. 

Trails are amazing, typically the temperatures are lower on trails because of the trees' canopy. Get off the couch and get some time outdoors.

THINGS TO WATCH

Keith Richards: Under The Influence

A portrait of Rolling Stones guitarist and pop culture icon Keith Richards. As Richards records his first solo album in two decades, he reflects on the hard-living celebrity life that has made him an indelible fixture in rock'n'roll history. Morgan Neville directs. Keith Richards: Under the Influence received its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was subsequently released via Netflix.

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I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.

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Every Friday we’ll get your weekend started with some solid plans. These are the things we think you should watch, read or do over the next few days. Enjoy!

THINGS TO DO

 Visit a Museum

There is no doubt that a primary role of museums is to engage and educate the community.  Museum exhibits inspire interest in an area of study, item, time period, or an idea– but there’s more going on in museums in regard to education than one might think.

Museums themselves have interesting histories to inspire and educate visitors. It becomes nearly impossible to exit a museum without having gained any information or insight during your visit.

THINGS TO WATCH

Jurassic Park

If you have never seen Jurassic Park, you have been missing out on some iconic stuff your entire live. This movie is an undisputed Steven Spielberg masterpiece. It’s a story of man’s hubris gone wrong. A multi-millionaire unveils a theme park where visitors can see dinosaurs up close. Spielberg’s handle on tone and tension here is masterful, as the film opens by previewing the terror to come before settling the audience into the comfort and wonder of Jurassic Park.

Then all hell breaks loose. It’s one of those great films that’s not only perfect, it’s highly rewatchable.  

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Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell has an amazing ability to draw broad and ranging conclusions from seemingly unrelated events and is showcased in his book: Outliers. A deep dive into the never ending debate of nature vs nurture and the true reason for success, Gladwell explores how seemingly inconsequential environments help shape society’s most successful individuals. A thought-provoking read that will have you questioning how your own history has shaped your path.

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