Author: Jake Archer
Each decade has its unique stand out moments, especially the 2000s. For those who grew up in these years will all remember certain stand out moments. From baggy pants with wallets on chains to handheld consoles like the PSP and N-Gage, these years were ones to remember.
For ’23, PUMA unveiled the Velophasis, a chunky yet streamlined silhouette that is built upon inspiration from such years. Delving into their archive, PUMA looked towards their COMPLETE line up, a range of sneakers that were built on it’s own expertise within the world of running. A department of brains who came up with game-changing technology such as iCELL, e+CELL and EverRide which have continued to grow over the years and used worldwide on the feet of runnings.
It’s here where the Velophasis was born. Back to the present day, the upper is an overlay of materials consisting of chunky meshes, semi translucent plastics and soft foam like details all finished in eye-catching metallic details.
These two latest colourways will be launching online on Saturday 11th February (Available online rom 08:00AM GMT), priced at £120.
Jordan Brand return with another ’85’ iteration on the iconic Air Jordan 1 OG High silhouette. The 85 releases are the brands take on reimagining the AJ1 in its original shape. First released in 2020 with the a black/red rendition, it has seen a ‘Neutral Grey’ release in 2021 which is an ode to one of the many colour ways launched in 1985. Now making its way back for the first time is the ‘Georgetown’ colour.
This release opts for a classic colour combination which in recent years has seen it become one of the most sought after colour blocks on the market. Much like the now much loved Dunk Low ‘Panda’, this ’85 takes on a classic Black and White make up for what could be the cleanest iteration yet.
Take a closer look below and make sure to get your entires in!
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE BELOW!
The London in-store draw is now CLOSED!
ONLINE draw will now be over on the Footpatrol app, CLICK HERE to download!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
In-store winners will be contacted via email informing them of their win. Within this email, winners will be given a set of dates in which they must collect their win from our London store. To collect, you will need to provide the winning email and a valid photographic government ID matching the winners name. NO ONE can collect on the winners behalf. Failure to provide this, or failure to collect within the given dates will mean failure to purchase your win.
To sign up to the Online draw, you will need to download the Footpatrol Launches app and complete a pre-authorisation payment of the retail price of the product plus shipping costs. This will be held until draw completion. Those successful will have their draw win posted out to the address entered during sign up. Those unsuccessful will see a return of their funds, this can take up to 5 working days from when the winners have been drawn. The draw is limited to one entry per household! Multiple entries will be cancelled!
The Jordan IV is arguably the most popular silhouette with various collaborations and iterations the latest WMNS colourway see the traditional colour blocking with a twist. A soft ‘Seafoam’ replaces the Fire Red where as the rest of the shoe remains traditional with a predominantly white upper finished with black accents.
Take a closer look at the WMNS Air Jordan IV ‘Seafoam’ below and make sure to get your entries in!
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE BELOW!
The London in-store draw is now CLOSED!
All online draws are now housed over on the Footpatrol Launches App, CLICK HERE to download!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
In-store winners will be contacted via email informing them of their win. Within this email, winners will be given a set of dates in which they must collect their win from our London store. To collect, you will need to provide the winning email and a valid photographic government ID matching the winners name. NO ONE can collect on the winners behalf. Failure to provide this, or failure to collect within the given dates will mean failure to purchase your win.
To sign up to the Online draw, you will need to download the Footpatrol Launches app and complete a pre-authorisation payment of the retail price of the product plus shipping costs. This will be held until draw completion. Those successful will have their win posted out to the address entered during sign up. Those unsuccessful will see a return of their funds, this can take up to 5 working days from when the winners have been drawn. The draw is limited to one entry per household! Multiple entries will be cancelled!
It’s no surprise that one of the most desirable model from within the Jordan line up continues to see more and more iterations come to live and 2023 is no different!
After many famed in-line colour ways and collaborations, this next take opts for a different approach however. Bringing a DIY approach to this fan favourite silhouette, the upper is a cut and sew of rich suedes and super soft leathers that bring an even more tactical feel to the upper.
Take a closer look at the Air Jordan IV ‘Photon Dust’ below and make sure to get your entries in!
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE BELOW!
The London in-store draw is now CLOSED!
All online draws are now housed over on the Footpatrol Launches App, CLICK HERE to download!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
In-store winners will be contacted via email informing them of their win. Within this email, winners will be given a set of dates in which they must collect their win from our London store. To collect, you will need to provide the winning email and a valid photographic government ID matching the winners name. NO ONE can collect on the winners behalf. Failure to provide this, or failure to collect within the given dates will mean failure to purchase your win.
To sign up to the Online draw, you will need to download the Footpatrol Launches app and complete a pre-authorisation payment of the retail price of the product plus shipping costs. This will be held until draw completion. Those successful will have their win posted out to the address entered during sign up. Those unsuccessful will see a return of their funds, this can take up to 5 working days from when the winners have been drawn. The draw is limited to one entry per household! Multiple entries will be cancelled!
When you think of Dubstep, the first thing that probably comes to mind is your favourite song being ruined by a crazy drop, with sounds only aliens could understand. What if we told you that there is an actual skill, craft and community within this genre that has been lost over time.
The roots of Dubstep stem from Londons very own Croydon, with the likes of Mala, Skream, Benga and Coki, to name a few, pioneering the sound. An amalgamation of Grime and Garage with a sprinkle of Jungle and Dub. This wicked combination, birthed Dubstep.
To continue sharing more of Dubsteps past, we spoke with Shiverz. A DJ that has been tantalising the dubstep scene with his technical ability on the decks and part invention of the adrenaline-fuelled chopping style. Gaining the nickname ‘Da Butcher’, Shiverz is one of a kind DJ within the Dubstep scene. Speaking with the forefather of dubstep he talked us through his life, artistry, and anything in between.
As an exclusive offering to our Frequent Player’s listeners, Shiverz hits the decks – delivering knowledge, expertise, and taking it back to the original sounds of Dubstep for you.
Footpatrol: Shiverz, pleasure to have you! How have you been?
Shiverz: I’m good thank you, you?
Footpatol: Glad to meet you in person, for any of our audience who may not know who you are, can you tell us a bit about yourself ?
Shiverz: I go by the name ‘Shiverz dabutcher’ it all started with garage and grime then moved on to dubstep. I have a certain style of mixing the kids call it chopping, I call it chopped n shelled.
Footpatrol: What are your earliest memories of music and what got you into DJing?
Shiverz: My Mum was a DJ she would always play music in the house and this is what got me into DJing was just seeing other people do it and at the time I was a mc so I thought let’s give it a try. I have been a DJ for 23 years.
Footpatrol: We know you are co founder of dubstep collective ‘monsters’, where did this idea come from?
Shiverz: In a friends bedroom we was just brainstorming and ‘Monsters’ come up, we thought it wasn’t going to work because of Monsters inc! But it did and we’re here to stay.
Footpatrol: What got you into dubstep and what are the differences in style of music depending on the country you’re playing in?
Shiverz: I was a grime kid and still am but it was Skream that gave me my 1st dose of dubstep by inviting me down to he’s birthday party at ‘Plastic People’ and from that night Iv been into dubstep. The styles are so different from each other you have
Dubstep – UK
Dubstep – deeper stuff – UK
Dubstep – riddim – EU/USA/AUS
Dubstep – brostep – USA/AUS
Footpatrol: What are the challenges faced when touring ?
Shiverz: Making sure I’m on time for your flights and making sure I have everything you need.
Footpatrol: What has been your favorite place you’ve played?
Shiverz: There’s too many to choose from lol – BUT if I had to pick one, it would be Rampage Belgium, the biggest Dubstep, Drum and Bass event in Europe.
Footpatrol: How can you relate sneaker culture and the music scene?
Shiverz: Well as you know, people love to step out in their best outfit looking drippy and the footwear has to be on point with the outfit too, so depending on the sneakers you can always create some sort of vibe!
FP Thanks for joining us at Footpatrol , super excited to hear your mix. Is there anything upcoming you would like to share with our audiences. . . ?
I have a few shows coming up, my birthday shellings In Belgium, headlining the 2nd day at northern invasion in Canada and got a little tour planned in April.
Once again thank you for having me!
When it comes to sneaker collaborations, one that is always on the lips of sneaker enthusiasts is the Nike Tom Sachs. Built on the foundations of usability and innovation, Tom Sachs has always explored, explored some more and then a little bit more to make sure the final product always lives up to whatever is thrown at it. This comes from everything he has learnt and built his artwork around.
Now, for their latest efforts, they’ve come up with the ‘General Purpose’, a sneaker that’s been made to be worn day in, day out. Delving into Nike’s archive, Tom Sachs looks back at what works, wore it, amended what could be improved and then delivered the goods.
Now into its third colour way, the ‘General Purpose’ arrives in an all brown get up that features a mixture of mesh and suedes across its upper for breathability and comfort, whilst below is Nike’s trusted waffle outsole for traction, durability and wearability.
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The London in-store draw is now CLOSED!
All online draws are now housed over on the Footpatrol Launches App, CLICK HERE to download!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
In-store winners will be contacted via email informing them of their win. Within this email, winners will be given a set of dates in which they must collect their win from our London store. To collect, you will need to provide the winning email and a valid photographic government ID matching the winners name. NO ONE can collect on the winners behalf. Failure to provide this, or failure to collect within the given dates will mean failure to purchase your win.
To sign up to the Online draw, you will need to download the Footpatrol Launches app and complete a pre-authorisation payment of the retail price of the product plus shipping costs. This will be held until draw completion. Those successful will have their win posted out to the address entered during sign up. Those unsuccessful will see a return of their funds, this can take up to 5 working days from when the winners have been drawn. The draw is limited to one entry per household! Multiple entries will be cancelled!
At Footpatrol one of our passions is coming across new artists across the creative landscape. For our latest own brand offering, we’ve partnered up with New-York based artist and illustrator Elijah Maura. Elijah takes you on a contemporary journey through the East Coast, underpinning vivid iterations of his cryptic graffiti style.
At just 25 years old, Elijah Maura has created his namesake through his time-resistant realist portraiture that contextualises the realities of everyday life, taking artistic nods from the 80s and 90s bright and rendered style of graphics, his artwork offers a fresh, retro-contemporary perspective to the eye. Elijah Maura’s work not only offers something new but honours the foundation of artwork that lies deep in New York’s city discography.
For our latest collection, we wanted to deliver a hint of New York spectacle to our apparel. This three-piece collection encompasses Elijah’s hand-drawn style across the board featuring detailed illustrations and graff-inspired logo work, taking its creative inspiration from the diverse landscape of both cities.
The collection consisting of two T-shirts and one hoody is now available to shop in-store and online at Footpatrol here!
Footpatrol: Elijah, really great to finally have our chance to talk. How have you been?
Elijah Maura: Yeah I’ve been looking forward to it! Also, I had a blast working on this project! I wanna thank y’all for reaching out to me. I’m doing good, excited for all the change happening right now. I’ve been having fun with all the projects I have goin’ on right now which is super refreshing. Thanks for asking!
FP: Could we delve deeper into you as a creative person. Would you be able to share with us a brief overview of who you are and what you do?
EM: Yea sure, I can try! I’m Elijah Maura. I was born in Las Vegas in ’97 and moved to NY to be with my family and go to school in 2015. I’m an Artist, mostly an illustrator. I try to make stuff that my peoples’ kids are gonna be hype to find in 20 years.
FP: Your illustration work really does stand out. Reminds me of the old Snoop Dogg ‘Doggystyle’ graphics. Where does the origin story begin?
EM: Thank you! That’s the first I’ve heard that specific comparison, I appreciate it. That cover is mad freaky. I guess I always drew, like most kids, but I didn’t start drawing with the intention of it being ‘ART’ until high school. My parents convinced me to apply to an arts high school called Las Vegas Academy where I had a pretty classical art training (SHOUT OUT MS. KELLY MABEL YOU’RE MY DAWG FOR LIFE). I mostly painted realism until I moved to NY. I went to school for illustration because I wanted to make myself draw more, develop a good style and I knew that I wanted to make art in context to daily life for everyday people. I wanted to make shit I looked at like t-shirts, skateboards, album covers and flyers. After years of doing all those things with no specific drawing style I just started paying more attention to the art I first remembered getting excited about like my dad’s black books and his old gang box stickers, flyers I found him using as bookmarks, album covers like Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus and MM FOOD. My mom had an ill portfolio from her time at LaGuardia High with drawings of punk chicks with mohawks and super 80’s style bright, bold, flat renderings of faces. My dad’s best friend Soyca who wrote OpenEye was a sick illustrator and we had his woodcuts and prints around the crib. Thats the true origin story. I knew that I wanted to contribute to whatever those images represented one way or another. It all felt so strong and relatable and the artist weren’t some super stars it was people that I know and looked like me and listened to the same shit my parents told me to listen to.
FP: How long do you think it took to finally work out the aesthetic you currently have?
EM: I don’t know if anything is fully worked out but it feels closer than ever. I definitely have more of a consistency than I did but I still do a lot of jumping around. I would say that I have 3 main styles or a gradient between two. I do my more realistic drawing style that has a lot of texture like i did for Tripp Jones “Raining Flames” album cover, or the WifiGawd “LEGG” single, then I have a more stylized realistic drawings that are correctly proportioned or whatever (the in between style), and finally my more abstract and flat characters directly derived from 80’s/90’s graff characters. I think that right now the graff characters feel the closest to what I wanna share and why. I just wanna respect and contribute to this legacy that gave me an identity, made me feel seen and gave me the courage to stay true to the shit I knew was made for me. It’s been mad cool to see how many people my age resonate with it. I wanna shout out my boys Andre (@andersen_onecler) and Shaheim (@333.333.333zzz) for being on the same page and keeping this shit alive. We share references and styles and put each other on and I’m grateful for and validated by them all the time. I’m not alone so I know I’m not crazy lol. They don’t really know each other which I gotta change.
FP: From what I understand you also did quite a bit of graffiti, was that something you planned to bring into your work or keep it as a separate medium?
EM: I guess there’s some separation. Graffiti is bound to influence my drawings and my letters. Most the stuff I make or do comes from the same place so there’s always gonna be a relationship. Graffiti stays illegal though i have no interest in making money off of it. I make and do what I do for freaks who have taste and style and I wanna honor the legacy of the people who did it before me. The drawings I have been doing are both ripped and inspired directly from illegal graffiti and I’m definitely not hiding from that, because I grew up on that and I really touch this shit, I didn’t just read about it online. But Graffiti is for me and my Art is for you. I think a little bit of opacity is important.
FP: Let’s talk about milestones. From what I have read and seen you have worked with a whole host of people. Was there a project you worked on that has stood out for you?
EM: Yes I’ve been very blessed! My first few jobs started out strong, my sister Asha Efia was doing art direction for Lizzo in like 2012 and was making all these connections and passing them my way. One of the first commissions I got through her was the insert for Oddisee’s “The Good Fight”, then I did Chance the Rappers band Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment’s “Surf” album cover, followed by Lizzo’s 2015 tour stage visuals. Those 3 commissions as my introduction to freelancing were my biggest milestones cause it taught me a lot about what I like and what I don’t. After some years in NYC I had a community of artists around me and started working with musicians like sLUMs, SMTB, Drmcrshr, Tripp Jones and artists like AINT WET and it webbed out from there. My circle started CORPUS alongside Julian Pratt from SMTB and my sister in 2016, which was big for all of us. It turned the larger part of our immediate community into a team, and we’ve been exceeding our own expectations since! I’m always making more milestones with the homies. Beyond that, I love getting cool poster opportunities like the ones I’ve done for Wu-Tang Clan, Chief Keef, RXK Nephew. There’s a lot of shit I’ve made that hasn’t come out or probably never will, like my collabs with Corteiz. I have a group art show “Pieces of Bread” with my friends I met working at Greenpoint Tattoo Co. Jeff Syphered, Enrico Grosso and Ryan Mettz. It’s gonna be at the Noah flagship store on Feb. 17 which I’m super excited about! I also have a print shop that will officially open in the next couple months. Any time I realize that my life is going down the path I’ve been carving out for myself and alongside my people it all kinda clicks for me. I don’t take being an artist for granted.
FP: Tell us a bit about the apparel you made for us, could you walk through the designs for us to give a bit more context to the Footpatrol community?
EM: I will try my best! As y’all know by now I’m better with images than words. But I wanted to do the same thing I do here in NY for your community in London. I wanted to make sure that the people in the images would be representative of the people who are buying the sneakers and setting the trends. I wanted to make sure I didn’t dress them up or manicure them in a fashion that made them seem like influencers or professionals. The crew is keeping it calm but they all fly. The logos I wanted to feel loud and representative. I kept it simple. I’m not tryna reinvent the wheel, I’m tryna respect the legacy and point towards what works and do it better and better. I love the sole logo i made, it reminds me of old Timberland graphics but feels less mass produced cause you can see my hand in it. It feels a lil more intimate, which lends itself to Foot Patrol’s experience in the more intimate retail setting. I think I dove pretty deep into how I think about representation and why the figures in these images are important to me, so as not to be redundant I’ll leave it there.
FP: It’s been a really great project to work together on and can’t wait for the launch, so Elijah thank you. Before we let you go, we like to allow our guests to share a message of positive or anything at all on their minds to the Footpatrol family, so please take it away!
EM: MAKE STUFF YOU WANNA SEE WITH YOUR HOMIES! HAVE PATIENCE FOR YOUR PEOPLE! PRACTICE HUMILITY! PAY YOUR FRIENDS! REST IN PEACE DAY DAY. REST IN PEACE FRAS ROCK. REST IN PEACE ANDY. REST IN PEACE PIQUI. THANK YOU FOOT PATROL FOR SHARING MY WORDS AND MY IMAGES I AM GRATEFUL.
Originating from New York on Spring Street – SoHo in 1989 Union was first opened, followed shortly after by the Los Angeles opening which is the only remaining store. Continuing their partnership with Jordan Brand with the latest offering – The AJKO 1 Low.
The AJKO 1 Low pays homage to the original AJKO hi sneaker that was originally released in 1986. This shoe is that it offers a new option for Jordan Brand fans in a low top version that will be an instant classic and can be worn as an everyday shoe much like the Nike AF1 low.
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE BELOW!
The London in-store draw is now CLOSED!
Those wanting to enter the online draw, CLICK HERE to download the Footpatrol Launches App to enter!
To enter, you’re required to sign up via the above forms, these WON’T be available in-store to sign up on.
In-store winners will be contacted via email informing them of their win. Within this email, winners will be given a set of dates in which they must collect their win from our London store. To collect, you will need to provide the winning email and a valid photographic government ID matching the winners name. NO ONE can collect on the winners behalf. Failure to provide this, or failure to collect within the given dates will mean failure to purchase your win.
The able-body world speaks about disabilities, for disabilities, but often doesn’t allow those who experience it to speak for themselves; projects like these are where the change starts.
Disability Awareness Month is about representation and equality. Disabilities don’t discriminate, it affects every race, religion, sex and age, yet the conversation is not there. The importance of Disability Awareness Month is to showcase the exceptional people doing things within their local community. By having these conversations, we can change the perception of those around us.
OPEN BOOK is a platform that looks to highlight and celebrate the individuals that have overcome huge hurdles in the face of adversity. The platform was set up in early 2020, by Kris Foster and James Horwitz as a safe yet progressive space to facilitate global conversations. Kris narrates these stories, and we are now there to share them in their first live event alongside a host of incredible individuals.
For Footpatrol, we feel this is a topic of conversation that isn’t spoken about enough. When we met with OPEN BOOK, we were taken aback by some things they said. So much so that we wanted to support and help normalise the conversation around disabilities within the footwear community.
As we look to continue our approach to a more supportive, uplifting and inclusive community. That focuses on the support of others as opposed to a product. Alongside our partners, design practice, Two Times Elliott, we want to introduce to you some of those people, like many, who strive for greatness within their own space. Whether that’s through their own experiences or through the support they offer others, we would like to provide the stage for those striving to make a difference in hopes we can inspire at least one person.
Stay tuned for more information coming soon with a live event!
Timeless, classic, iconic… Any of the previous could describe the adidas Samba and neither would be wrong!
First designed in 1949, the Samba has become woven within the DNA of street culture and street style. Originally born on the pitch for players to play during icier conditions, the Samba OG returns with a soft leather upper and suede overlays that’s become a staple feature to this day. Over its long life span however, the Samba quickly found its way off the pitch and become a lifestyle go too that rivalled the likes of the Stan Smith and Superstar.
Now one for the streets of this world, the adidas Samba is back in all its OG glory. Take a closer look below and shop this style online here!
