Author: Bradley Martinez
To celebrate this weekends 40th London Marathon, New Balance once again commemorate this prestigious event with a celebratory take on their 1500 silhouette.
Made to honour participants in the Virgin Money London Marathon, this 1500 comes dressed in its finery with a mixture of premium pigskin and mesh draped across the upper which has been finished in a predominately monochrome colour way. Subtle hints of a rich red can also be seen, maybe hinting towards the iconic red telephone boxes that’ll be dotted around the streets of London.
Get a closer look at this latest London Marathon 1500 and make sure to sign up for the raffle below!
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In 2018, Naija changed the game with a collection for the ages that set a new standard for how Nike approaches federation design. In 2020, Nigeria picks up right where they left off with their football kits but also with their lifestyle footwear.
With players like back-to-back NBA MVP winner Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Nike roster, embracing his Nigerian roots is an integral part of his footwear as seen on his Nike Zoom Freak 2. Now, the Nigerian influence is being brought to the table once more to outfit another modern-day Sportswear silhouette in the Air Force 1 React.
The Nike Air Force 1 React is a modern day take on one of Nike’s longstanding and timeless models. Falling against its solid black background, vibrant accents of “Pine Green” and “Green Strike” attract all of the attention as they are evenly distributed among the shoe’s intricate patterns. With exaggerated deconstructed-like stitching on the tongue, the nickname of Naija is present on the tongue tab and the medial sides of the heels. An oversized Swoosh is displayed along both sides of the shoe as well as enlarged detailing on the midsole. The outsole features a mixture of green hues with react traction.
Another model receiving the Naija treatment is another fan favourite in the form of the Nike Presto. With the South Korea and Australia iterations released already, Nike have kept the tradition going by keeping this release in its original form too. The Nike Presto Naija takes a Pine Green approach along the upper with tribal patters pulled straight from the Nigeria football jerseys. The cages also take on a lighter green with ‘Naija’ displayed subtly on the heel. Green Strike hues along the Alpha Project dots on the black midsole whilst white is used on the outsole.
No doubt the standout release out of the pack for most is the Nike Air Max 95. Bearing one of the most recognisable patterns in the world of football, Nigeria’s take on the Air Max 95 is no different. The side profile, whose layers mix together various materials of different texture and shade, cascade downwards with patterns of illusory lines and a multitude of different geometric shapes. Elsewhere, black midsoles are marked with matching green air units and toe caps of similarly dark suede fabric. Tongues opt for the same neutral though in ripstop, contrasting that of the eye stay loops whose saturated green webbing bears even more symbols.
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Having debuted earlier in the year, the Nike x Off-White Rubber Dunk brings one of Nike’s most famed silhouettes, the Nike Dunk and brings it head on with elements taken from the Nike Pegasus line.
Virgil Abloh’s latest take is a tribute to Nike’s technical innovation whilst also nodding towards skateboarding’s history of experimentation. With skateboarding due to feature at the Tokyo Olympics for the first time, this collaboration is very much built on celebrating the past and the future.
Bringing these ideas to life, their first step was to expose the Air unit within the flexible, cored out sole. The upper now brings with it inspirations taken from late 90’s, early 2000’s technical runners with a host of mesh and leather overlays with a striped pattern that hark back to the trainers of those days.
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Having focused on other models like the Yeezy Boost 380 and the 700 V3, adidas and Kanye West’s YEEZY line come together once again for another take on their famed 350 V2 silhouette.
Sticking with traditions, you can see a colour palette that has become cemented within the YEEZY range. The multi-toned reengineered Primeknit features a host of navys and soft purples against the traditional sands. Creating a contrast against the darkened lower of the upper and more lighter tones wrapping around the laces sits it’s post dyed monofilament side stripe.
Known as one of the most comfortable shoes thanks to its innovative BOOST system within its semi transparent midsole, the laces feature a no-tie stretch laces allowing for easier on and off wear (but don’t worry, you’ll still received a standard pair if that’s more your thing).
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With releases like the Air Force 180 ‘Clerk Pack’ from 2005, Union LA are no strangers in creating unorthodox styles as well as thinking outside the box as opposed to just changing colourways and adding different materials. In 2018, we saw the release of Union LA’s collaboration with Jordan Brand on the cultivated Air Jordan 1 silhouette, giving consumers 2 releases both inspired by a concoction of OG colours. Fast forward to 2020 and those AJ1s are touted as classics, respectively.
In addition, Union LA owner Chris Gibbs gives consumers another look at another Jordan Brand collaboration, this time with another fan favourite, the Air Jordan IV.
Still keeping with the unorthodox approach, the suedes and meshes remain but are given new depth and dimension. Gibbs shifts an element of the vamp to more overtly frame the toebox. The hallmark Wings are slightly reimagined. And then there’s a noticeable, even dramatic, reimagining of the tongue.
“With the IV — maybe it’s the angle of my ankle — but I had a problem with the way the tongue hit my shin,” says Gibbs. “When I was younger, I’d often fold it over and tie it down. I wanted to shorten the tongue. But, I am a fan of collaboration and compromise. So we decided to fold over the tongue and stitch it down, allowing for easy removal to reveal the traditional tongue.”
This is all sat on top of an aged yellow to give a vintage feel with Nike Air branding on the heels to capture the 80’s and early 90’s holistic view.
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Reconnecting with old friends is something we love to do especially when it involves music into the conversation.
Making his return to Frequent Players we linked up O-Dessa to rekindle the fire that was left at the 110 Mantra Party earlier in the year. With so much time passed since that memorable night we wanted to catch up with O-Dessa to find out what he’s been up to and also put together a mix.
Take a read at the interview below and enjoy this Frequent Players Guest Mix feature with O-Dessa.
Footpatrol: O-Dessa welcome back! It’s great to be able to bring you back and this time have you throw down a mix for us, how have you been?
O-Dessa – Yes, big ups FP gang!! Thank you for having me do a mix, means a lot. I’ve been good thank you. Maintaining through the madness.
FP: Last time we saw you was for the 110 Mantra party! How have you been keeping yourself busy?
O-Dessa – Wow that was a great night, impromptu b2b with Ollie Rant was a vibe. I think that was the last time I played in a club, glad that was the one to go out with. I’ve been keeping busy with a few projects at the moment. Working on a compilation with my label Ghost Notes Worldwide. It includes some of our homies from around the world, super talented and making a lot of noise right now. You can hear a few tracks from the comp and other forthcoming bits in the mix. Excited to drop that very soon. I’ve also been working with a good friend on Flock Together, an outdoor focused initiative representing non-white communities, we have some great projects in the works there.
FP: What about DJing have you been able to work on anything both live or virtually?
O-Dessa – I recently got to play on this dope platform Free Yard and Fiya Wata have put together. Filmed in an amazing liquor store called Harry’s in Tottenham. Literally stacks and stacks of rare alcohol, confectionary and smoking goods. It’s like your favourite bodega in New York times a million, wild.
FP: Now I know you already have mentioned your label Ghost Notes Worldwide, but how did you end up creating it?
O-Dessa – Being a producer and around so many talented music makers I realised there was a tendency for artists/producers to release music with labels who wanted everything defined by genre. If you make grime, you should only make grime, if you want to make something else, you release it under another name/label. I’ve always experimented with all kinds of tempos as others do and realised there’s a ton of music that gets overlooked. I’m interested in the music that is there but doesnt get heard, the ‘Ghost Notes’. I did a few parties under that name and asked DJ’s to come play whatever they wanted, those parties were LIVE. I later teamed up with Impey and we set up the label with the same notion. We’ve since recruited Nicky Soft Touch, who’s a serious producer too. Watch out for him!
We also do every first Thursday of the month 10 – 12am on NTS. It’s an honor being on a platform that allows us to express our ethos through their airwaves. 4 years strong!
FP: What about the new music you have in the works is there anything else you can tell us about that?
O-Dessa – You’ve got good intel there! I’ve been making music on and off for years now. It’s something I love to do when I have the time, which is very rare these days. I’ve got a tune coming out on our compilation I made a year ago. It’s 95bpm so I guess you can say it’s hip hop? For me, it’s just an expression of what I’ve been listening to at the time all in one track. You can peep it in the mix :).
FP: How about the wider music scene have you been enjoying what’s been releasing lately? Is there anyone artist you recently discovered you can’t get enough of?
O-Dessa – The UK music scene is so healthy right now. Loving what Pa Salieu and M1llionz are doing. Potter Payper, Nines, Meeks, OFB, V9, Central Cee and all the others from that pocket. Then you got the jazz dons like Yussef Days and his trio with Charlie Stacey, Rocco Palladino and Mansur to name a few. Come to think of it, besides the odd thing here and there I’m mainly listening to UK sounds at the moment. I think the mix really sums up what I’ve been rinsing of late.
FP: With us being Footpatrol we have to ask about sneakers, what’s your collection like? What do you look out for when buying sneakers?
O-Dessa – I think my misses would wish it ended with me collecting trainers for me. LOL. I tend to collect a lot of shit people probably don’t care about…vinyl, swing tags, stickers, magazines among other things. I always think I’ll need things like that for a reference at some point. Trainers on the other hand are a mix though, some hype like the Wotherspoons and Visvim FBTs but also then I got the odd ‘luxe’ trainer from some suede america cups from prada to margielas which are based off the german military shoe. I managed to pick up the Stranger Things ‘Upside Down’ Nike Cortez QS for 40 euros the other day. What a steal! I’m definitely a nike head when it comes to trainers. I love all the older models kids don’t want. Fragment Tennis and footscapes are a bit of me but I always get suckered into the hype releases from time to time. Wish i didn’t batter my Undercover Reacts, the most comfy shoe I’ve worn for a while. Also into what ACG, ROA and Merrell have been making with Vibram too in terms of outdoor gear.
FP: With all the strange times we have been incurring as of late we would like to do a little quick fire round to find out some of your favourite spots that those at home can visit and support…
Best Coffee shop?
Eat Vietnam, deptford for ya Vietnameese coffee needs!
Favourite restaurant?
Theo’s Pizzeria. Camberwell
Best place to buy vinyl?
Bandcamp – support artists directly if you can.
Favorite place to hang out?
Not that i’ve been doing much of this but Crystal Palace park
Best store for clothing?
Nepenthes, Dover Street Market or Gimme5
Favourite music venue?
God I miss going out. Tola for the homies!
FP: Boom! Food, music, shoes I think we have covered it all! O-Dessa it’s always great to spend some time with you, hopefully it won’t be as long next time! Have you got anything you wanted to share with our readers and listeners before we let you go?
O-Dessa – Big love for having me. Always mad love for the FP team. I hope you all enjoy the mix! Go follow the gang at @ghost__notes and keep it locked for more exciting projects from me over at @odessa_bntl <3
The next installment of the Footpatrol Communi T has finally arrived! After a long and exciting wait we are pleased to announce Ghica Popa as our next Communi T collaborator.
Having worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, Ghica has made his mark through his individualistic aesthetic following his love for 80s cars and vehicles from when he was young.
Creating 2 bespoke Communi Ts, Ghica has been working on producing his own rendition of the Footpatrol Gasmask logo and also referencing various footwear categories by converting them into his signature vehicular style.
Whilst Ghica worked on the designs we reached out to talk more about his Communi T Project and what led him to where he is today.
Footpatrol: Ghica welcome! Before we jump straight into it, could you give our readers a bit of background about yourself?
Ghica Popa: Thank you, guys!
My name is Ghica Popa, I am an artist based in Bucharest.
My background, I’ve been drawing since I can remember, graduated from the Art High School in my seaside home town Constanta, then I moved to Bucharest and graduated from the Art University.
I’ve been working as a commissioned artist on various projects since circa 2005. In the early 10’s I sent to a couple of sneaker news websites a project I’ve been working on, named “space sneakers”. It contained 4 or 5 sneaker renditions of various Nike air models, all designed in my drawing style. The project was an instant success, got published on those websites and on many others. Since then, I was lucky enough to work on many international projects related to the sneaker or streetwear industry, like those with Nike, Jeff Staple, G-shock, Ray-Ban, DC Shoes. I also worked with some of the best sneaker magazines and stores in the world and I’m really happy to add Footpatrol to that select list.
FP: We are so excited to have you with us for the next installment of our Communi – T project. How did you get into illustration, was this always your plan or did it happen by chance?
GP: I am also excited to be a part of this project. I’ve been a Footpatrol fan and customer for a long time, so for me too this project makes perfect sense. How did I get into illustration? I really can’t recall, as I’ve been drawing since I can remember. I’ve been lucky enough to grow up in an artistic environment, my mom being an art teacher and artist. So for sure didn’t happen by chance: I was surrounded by art books and my Mom encouraged me to discover various art techniques since childhood: clay modeling, making various toys and vehicles from paper cutouts and other materials. And of course, painting and drawing: I remember I enjoyed the best drawing with markers, I still do.
FP: You have a very distinctive style when it comes to your designs, what made you go down the mechanical route?
GP: It wasn’t something I really planned. Of course, I realized at some point that “I might have a distinctive drawing style”. I guess I was influenced by a lot of things I’ve been enjoying since I was a kid: 80’s vehicles and cars – that were typically “boxy”, science fiction films (especially from that period), cartoons, Lego sets, comic books, architecture and also art movements: cubism, suprarealism and pop art.
FP: Over the course of your career your work has been used by some incredibly big names – to mention a couple Pepsi, IKEA, Nike.
What’s it like seeing your work being used on such a worldwide scale?
GP: It’s a great feeling to see you work out there. But I am also a big critic of my work, so I usually tend to focus on things I could have done better, instead of simply celebrating that result. That being said, I made a lot of projects that I am really proud of, and my collaboration with Footpatrol is one of them.
FP: For those who follow you on instagram will know you do a lot of sneaker based graphics and designs. Does this take up the bulk of your work?
GP: I would approximate that the sneaker related projects are about 30-40% of my work. But it’s true I do a lot of sneaker drawings just for the fun of it, for Instagram. That’s why it is such a shame that lately the Instagram reach has dropped, because I think many artists are now discouraged to create new daily creative content, made especially for IG, for much less views than they used to have.
Coming back to my IG content and the sneaker based graphics, I noticed that some brands get in touch with me because they’ve seen and liked my sneaker artworks on Instagram, although they would like something not sneaker related.
FP: Are you a big collector also and do you have Top 3 that you own?
I don’t consider myself a sneaker collector, for sure not a big collector.
But yes, I certainly have more sneakers than a “normal person” would have. I used to go after the best sneaker releases, limited editions, but that was 10-15 years ago, when you could still buy those. Now, I prefer to focus on other “under the radar” releases, and maybe that’s a good side of the hype surrounding most of the limited editions, that they leave so many great pairs aside. You can even find some of them with big discounts.
Top 3? Tough question.
That top changes for sure every week, or at least every month. It would be very hard to just name three sneakers, and a little unjust to my other pairs, but here are some of my favorite, not in a particular order:Nonnative x New Balance 997/998
Slam Jam x Asics Gel Lyte III
Size? X Nike Lunar 180 ACG
Footpatrol x Reebok Ventilator
24 Kilates x Diadora N9000 “Sol”
Overkill x adidas EQT “coat of arms” pack
Sneaker Freaker x Puma Blaze of Glory
CDG X Nike Air Max 95
And I really like those new Nike ISPA sneakers, pretty much all new models released.
FP: I also saw you have been working on some physical models also for your exhibition at the Special Sneaker Club in Milano. Is this the first time you have done something like this?
GP: Yes, the first time and it’s been a crazy process. I had two or three already made, my personal renditions of a Jordan 4 model, then Stefano from Special Sneaker Club proposed a solo show with basically “anything I want”. So I decided to make several renditions based on other various models that I considered suited to my style. The show was supposed to take place in Milan, in late April or May, but because of the virus situation, it was of course postponed.
We will probably do it next spring, if all things go well, hopefully. I already released pictures of some sculptures on my Instagram and I received great feedback. But I’ve kept some of the sculptures secret, I will only reveal those at the actual show.
FP: Let’s talk about your Communi – T. Could you tell us a bit about the designs you have done on the tees?
GP: The two designs we made are my personal renditions of the two Footpatrol logos, the gas mask and the bar logo.
The story with the gas mask is quite simple: I turned the mask into an armoured vehicle, as some of the mask elements inspired this transformation.
With the bar logo the process was a little longer: I tried to transform the logo letters into a single shape, but the result was very long and thin, as I had to respect the original logo shape. So my single vehicle seemed quite inappropriate for a t-shirt design. That’s why I decided to make several drawings of different vehicles and present them as one artwork, suited for the back of the tee. Each vehicle symbolizes a category of sneakers: the double decker: walking / street sneakers (those everyday sneakers on heavy rotations). The all terrain vehicles is a nod to trekking / hiking sneakers. The “limo”: luxury sneakers. And the racing car illustrated the running sneakers.
But we also added a second layer of meaning in this artwork, for Foopatrol fans: the red double decker is dedicated to the London store, and the “french blue” racing car to the Paris store.
It’s been a great process working on these two designs and the whole project, and I really thank you guys for this experience, all your help and great feedback.
FP: Ghica Popa, thank you so much for spending some time with us. Before we let you go we ask all our Communi – T collaborators to answer this last question!
Please describe Ghica Popas style in 3 words?
GP: Quirky, positive & squared.
For the upcoming revisit of the Nike Dunk High ‘Michigan State’ and ‘Michigan’, we worked alongside the existing ideas of the “Be True To Your School” and “Team Tones” packs, bringing the attention back to our teams with the motto ‘True to your Crew’. Taking our Paris team on to the city streets of this historic city, each team member picked a special place close to their hearts within the Le Marais neighbourhood to which document these upcoming Highs.
With 2020 so far proving to be the year of the Dunk for Nike, so far their attention has been fully placed on the Nike Dunk Low silhouette. However, thanks to the introduction of the ‘Michigan state’ and ‘Michigan’, we finally get the welcome return of the Nike Dunk High.
Similar to that of the 2008 ‘Pine Green’ colour way, the ‘Michigan State’ features the instantly recognisable colour blocking that makes the Dunk such an iconic silhouette though this time, the Green hue’s are a lot darker in tone.
Massive thanks to Footpatrol Paris friend, @Ronnyrun for styling the shoot.
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On Saturday 12th September, ourselves and ‘Your Friendly Running Club’ were able to get together once again to celebrate the launch of the Nike Raw Kinetic Pack at Footpatrol.
Having had the opportunity to direct and shoot members of YFRC previously, the shoe was firmly on the other foot for this celebration with members Oliver and Sam inviting down the crew to take Footpatrol out on a 5km run around the streets of London.
Luckily for us, the whole approach of the running club is to be as relaxed and welcoming as possible, as Oliver mentions “I think there are a lot of established clubs out there that are super well structured in their approaches and how they work… For us, although I wouldn’t say we were as well organised, our approach tries to be a lot more relaxed. Whether this is the structure of runs a week or in the way we run. We aim to be easy going with a core membership that welcomes people to come and go when they are available. Everyones got a full time day job, everyone’s relaxed about their approaches and its overall, welcoming. The only rule we have is that the last person to arrive to the run, buys the first persons coffee…”.
A massive thank you to all of those that took part in the run and we hope to see you all again soon and for more information on future YFRC runs head over to their Instagram.
Take a look below at the recap of what went down…
Stevey Ryder is no stranger when it comes to Nike and the brand’s well known Airmax 1 model. Over the years Stevey has collected some of the most sought after Airmax 1 pairs that have ever been released and in some cases pairs that never even saw the light of day! Nikes Powerwall series was no exception!
With the original series launching back in 2006, we move forward 14 years to a time where little is known about the Powerwall series inspirational origins. What is for certain though, is the fact that it brought some of the most highly regarded paris to ever grace the sneaker scene in some of the most important Nike silhouettes.
With the widely spoken about launch of the Airmax 1 ‘Limeade’ fast approaching, we spoke to London’s very own Master of Air to discuss his thoughts and views on this Powerwall inspired Airmax.
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Footpatrol: Stevey Ryder, it’s great to have you back! How have you been?
Stevey Ryder: I’ve been good!
FP: The general public especially the London community know your love for the Airmax 1 is eternal! How is your collection looking these days, is it still continuing to grow?
SR: It’s growing haha!! Because brands have been on fleet, they’ve been pushing a lot of products out so I’ve been doing more than I normally would do as a result you know, you don’t want to keep having to come back to hunt for stuff whilst we can get it for retail now. So yeah it’s been busy!
FP: That’s not a bad thing though by the sounds of it you’re enjoying yourself!
SR: Yeah exactly, on my way to 1987 you get me!
FP: Last time talking about the Airmax 720 and this time we’ve brought you here today to talk about the latest rendition of the Airmax 1, the ‘Limeade’. What are your first impressions of this release?
SR: I’m digging them a lot a lot a lot!!! They are like a cross between a Lemonade and BRS for one, I like the details on the swoosh. It’s a much sort after pair, not so much these yet but the OG. To be able to even get them in 2 new colourways i think it dope. I wouldn’t mind if there did all of the Airmax 1 Powerwall colourways in 3 different colour ways each!
FP: That would have been mad! Obviously, this pair has taken inspiration for one of the most highly sought after Airmax 1’s, the ‘Lemonade’ from one of Nike’s largest packs, the Powerwall series. How do you feel about them making a new rendition of this model?
SR: I would prefer for them to leave what’s come along and push the boundaries. What they did with this instead of just bringing back the retro Airmax 1 ‘Lemonade’, they have made 2 brand new iterations of it, you gotta respect that. As long as they keep on moving and design more different kinds of styles, different collaborators it’s alright. It’s like the Albert Hiejn Airmax 1, I put it on the map like this. With the white ‘Masters of Air’ pair, if Nike were to release them as a GR or hype release it would kind of be disappointing for myself. So it was only at that point when I got why they never released Albert Heijn. With pairs like the Albert Heijn, what it’s created should just remain and not be retroed; some things are just best left alone.
FP: So would you say you’re more into them remastering a pair creating newer renditions as opposed to rereleasing an existing pair?
SR: Yeah definitely!
FP: For me that pack is the best series of shoes Nike Do you have a favourite pair from the Powerwall series?
SR: BRS 1s, Morning Glory 1s – copped these from Footpatrol back in the day! These have always been a favourite, low key. I don’t really like black top shoes but this is next level, this is one of the only pairs of black shoes that I love….. Apart from the masters! haha
FP: Other than the Airmax 1 is there another pair from that pack you think would have worked for this release?
SR: The 90. The ‘Lemonade’ 90, the ‘BRS’ 90, ‘Sunblush’ 90, the ‘Atomic Green’ Airmax 180, I think the 97s would have done well also. Definitely the Airmax 90 they are 2nd to the Airmax 1.
FP: Bearing in mind it’s the anniversary for the Airmax 90, I’m surprised they didn’t go with the ‘Lemon Frost’ instead.
SR: It would have made sense, but at the same time those Airmax 1 heads wouldn’t be getting as much love then!
There’ve been a few pairs that have come out, I’ve seen a few that were US exclusive and did not release over here which are nice. The hype in the states though isn’t as big as it is over here, we are generally runners fans in Europe.
I think even the 93s in this would do well, I know there are some 93 heads out there that aren’t getting much love!
FP: I think the 93s are the best pairs in the series. The details on each pair are crazy, the Whites, ‘Green Beans’, and the Tier-0 laser details mimicking the other models are just sick. The best is the BRS 93 though, that is the most understated model.
SR: I saw those BRS for cheap but they weren’t my size so I left them but it was something for less than £200 and this was recent!
FP: Stevey it’s been great to talk again, thank you for being here with us today!
SR: Na man it’s all good! Thanks for having me.
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