The launch of HANON’S second collaboration with Diadora on the Borg Elite was upon us, and again, it paid tribute to Aberdeen FC and the success of their 1983 team.
For all the info you need about the collaboration, be sure to click here, and if you want to check out the first release, then you can find that here.
Continue reading hanon x Diadora B.Elite ’83 Final – In-Store Launch
It feels super weird not doing blog posts for the HANON collaborations after I’ve been sent the press release by them, instead, I’m part of creating the press release and site takeover which you can check here.
However, my colleague still makes sure he sends me the press release to my personal email, a little bit of nostalgia there.
Anyway, hanon x Diadora B.Elite ’83 Final – The Spirit of ’83, let’s get stuck into it!
It’s 2015, a new year, and already the collaborations are coming thick and fast, and back with a bang are the good people of hanon shop who have linked up with US running brand Brooks on their Chariot running shoe to produce the ‘Scotch Bonnet’.
You might only be familiar with Brooks if you’re a little bit older, or if you have used any of their performance running shoes, however, the Chariot, a shoe first launched in 1982 and designed as a technical runner seems to be coming back strong.
The Chariot was designed with a premium upper of suedes, nylon and performance mesh, but it wasn’t shy on the performance front, as it was built for stability with cushioning in mind. The shoe incorporates a 3 part EVA sole unit with Brooks’ diagonal roll bar system (DRB), which is a technology that has been designed to withstand the rigour of continuous training.
hanon shop have became renowned for their love of their Scottish roots and continually try to let this filter through to their collaborative efforts, and this particular pair pays homage their hometown of Aberdeen, and also the ‘Scotch Bonnet’ chilli – named after the iconic Tam O’ Shanter hat.
Aberdeen is nicknamed the ‘Granite City’, and to reflect the granite grey of Aberdeen, the shoe is specced up and executed in super rich pig suede, whilst fiery red accents appear by the way of the contrasting tongue and toe overlay. A rich green glove leather collar lining completes the shoe.
I say it time and time again, but hanon shop are one for their details, and this time attention of detail appears in the way of granite flecks on the side stripe and heel counter, a dual branded woven tongue label and footbed, a switched out vamp from mesh to a sunburst perforated suede and of course, a full 3M reflective backtab. But that’s not all, as has been so prevalent on hanon shop collabs of late, they have their flame logo embossed on each heel.
The hanon x Brooks Chariot ‘Scotch Bonnet’ is released on Saturday 7th February 2015, and each pair will come complete with 3 contrasting sets of laces, a custom made dust bag and bespoke tissue paper.
Following on from a previous post of A/W 2014 Leaks, here are some more unseen pairs via hanon shop which will be available to pre-order from September 1st, and releasing in October sometime.
I had already posted a few of the Made in USA pairs on the previous post, but here we get to see them in all their glory with the clean stock pictures, and that 1300 is still looking superb.
New Balance 1300DGR –
New Balance 998BK and 998DO –
Continuing on with the 577 25th Anniversary vibe for this year, NB are dropping more colourways, and that shape somehow seems to be getting better with time, which is always good news.
New Balance 577SGB and 577STK –
Along with the 577, one of my favourite Flimby made models is the 670, but maybe for the last year or so, there haven’t really been any eye-catching colourways and the shape has never been close to comparable to some of the pre-2010 stuff. However, these two upcoming colourways get the thumbs up from me.
New Balance 670SBG and 670SGK –
As well as the above shoes, I was just browsing hanon shop website and realised that they have a few others up for pre-order but don’t actually have any pictures of them. The Gentleman’s Choice 1500’s are there too for £145, 1500GMN and 1500GMB respectively.
Here’s the pics via End Clothing:
New Balance 1500GMN –
New Balance 1500GMB –
New Balance 1300BK –
New Balance 574BG –
There’ll be some more A/W 14 pairs to drop in the following months so as soon as they hit pre-order, I’ll upload a blog post for them. Keep an eye out.
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of hanon shop’s collaboration history with New Balance, and in celebration, they take a step away from their usual running models to work on one of New Balance’s first tennis shoes. They teamed up with 3 more of New Balance’s earliest partners, Sneakersnstuff, Firmament, and 24 Kilates to produce a special edition of the Court 300 tennis shoe.
The CT300 was first released in 1979, and features an extremely lightweight upper, which consists of closed mesh and suede overlays. It is also built with superior cushioning and the unique sole unit of polyurethane and encapsulated gum rubber provides great durability.
Much like 2006 and 2012, hanon have revisited the Northern Sole theme that has proved to be so successful for them, and they’ve drawn inspiration from the bright colours of patches and album covers associated with the Northern Soul music scene. The shoe has been named the ‘Phoenix’ and the colourway is a mixture of rich purple, soft grey, and blue pig suede, which is then all offset with closed mesh in dark marine.
These will be available instore at hanon shop on the 27th of June from 10am, and available online at 2pm with a RRP of £105. They also come with two sets of laces, a silk screened dust bag and vinyl sticker set, which can be seen in the below picture.
Following on from the previous post, with the launch of the New Balance CT300 pack of collaborations launching this Friday, here are some detailed pictures of the shoes, and also, all the details of where some of the stores took their inspiration when designing the colourways.
New Balance CT300PHA x Hanon Shop ‘Phoenix’
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of Hanon Shop’s collaboration history with New Balance, and in celebration, they take a step away from their usual running models to work on one of New Balance’s first tennis shoes.
These will be available instore at Hanon Shop on the 27th of June from 10am, and available online at 2pm with a RRP of £105.
New Balance CT300 x 24 Kilates ‘Vamos A La Playa’
The well known 24 Kilates store is based in Barcelona, Spain, so it’s inevitable that some of their inspiration was taken from the stunning beach there, with elements such as the sand, the sea and the sun playing a part in the colourway.
The name ‘Vamos A La Playa’ is the Spainish translation for ‘Let’s go to the beach’.
These shoes will release instore first at 24 Kilates on the 28th of June 2014.
New Balance CT300 x Firmament Berlin ‘Pine Sunset’
Berlin based store Firmament may not be a store that many are familiar with, but they have certainly held their own with their take on the New Balance CT300.
Firmament will be hosting a special in-store launch event this coming Friday, June 27th from 18:00 – 21:00, and the collection will be available in-store at the launch event, and online that following Saturday, June 28th.
New Balance CT300 x SNS ‘1999’
Heavy hitters SNS have just recently opened a store in London, but that hasn’t slowed down their collaboration efforts. As you may or may not know, SNS have worked with New Balance many times over the years and have created some of the best collaborations to date. Here’s a little piece of text taken from the SNS website.
“Yes, we have worked together before, New Balance and Sneakersnstuff. In fact, New Balance was one of the first brands to give us the possibility to do a collaboration. And there has been a few over the years. But this time New Balance gave us a new challenge.
New Balance CT300 was first released in 1979, and the timing of bringing back a Made in UK tennis shoe could not have better. And if New Balance can bring up good things form their history, we figured that so can we.
Longtime supporters of Sneakersnstuff recognize these colors immidiatly. When Erik and Peter open up the store in 1999 we painted the walls grey. White would have been to bright, and we wanted a color that didn’t steal the attention from the products. The store was pretty small, so we painted the ceiling white to make the space feel bigger. Then we added a border of burgundy on the top of the walls because… well, because we liked it, and it was our store so we could do anything we wanted.
And as I said, we have worked with New Balance before, so we know that whatever product will come out of the Flimby factory, it will be on point. So we are very excited to present the Sneakersnstuff x New Balance CT300 ”1999”. It drops on June 27th and will be joined by version from our friends over at Hanon, 24 Kilates and Firmament.
Release date: June 27th
Sneakersnstuff Stockholm: 12.00 CET
Sneakersnstuff Malmö: 12.00 CET
Sneakersnstuff London: 10.30 WET
Online: 13.00 CET”
All pictures taken from the respective stores websites.
I think it’s fair to say that many of us have been waiting for the Flimby section of New Balance to start working on collaborations with the European ‘big hitters’, so to speak. Not long ago the ‘Danish Weather Pack’ was released, where Norse Projects collaborated on two UK made 1500’s, but both these shoes were a far cry from their 670 back in 2009.
Anyway, as news broke that New Balance would be collaborating with Sneakersnstuff, Firmament, hanon and 24 Kilates, there was a great deal of anticipation, only for that to maybe be ruined a bit when it was announced that it wouldn’t be an ever popular running model, but instead, a tennis shoe.
Phrases like, “these colourways would look great on a 1500.. or a 577”, alright, fair enough, but then what’s the point in ruining a good colourway by using it on a model that is going to be bulky and banana-like? You have previous 577’s and 1500’s from SNS and hanon, and putting these colourways onto those models in 2014 would result in a shoe a million miles away from their past efforts.. that’s something that I’m sure of.. at least until there is shape changes at Flimby – granted you may not be bothered about the shape.
However, if you’re willing to look past the non-runner scenario, then the timing of the New Balance CT300 collaborations is perfect, with the grass court tennis season well underway and Wimbledon starting on the 23rd of June.
The CT300 was first released in 1979, and it was one of the first tennis shoes to be produced by New Balance, and one which offered a great deal of cushioning and durability on court. This classic court shoe is making a big return and all pairs are hand-crafted using only the most premius of materials at the Flimby factory.
Below you can check out a video produced for the release, which visits Aberdeen, Stockholm, Berlin and Barcelona, to talk about the shoes:
From left to right, the shoes below to 24 Kilates, Firmament, hanon, and SNS, but just to make sure, I’ve taken some screenshots from the video and posted them below.
Firmament:
hanon shop:
Sneakersnstuff:
24 Kilates:
Each shoe is set to release at their respective stores on Friday the 27th of June, and then look for a wider release the following week, but these shoes have been produced in limited quantities so don’t hesitate!
Keep an eye out for further information with regards to release details in the coming week as the stores get ready for their launch, but we hear the retail price will be around £105-£110.
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