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Designer Roland Berry has teamed up once again with Reebok for a rather distinctive ‘city series’ of kicks. Using the new CL SW Canvas Mid as a base, Berry has given a very simple silhouette a rather complex appearance though the use of various types of graphics, colours and materials. Each pair of kicks draws upon classic imagery from their assigned city, for instance Los Angeles features a cool blue colourway, whilst the uppers are littered with paisley print and graphics of palm trees and low rider bikes.

New York is represented by Berry’s reinterpretation of the city’s subway system and notoriety for graffiti, whilst Mexico City’s most obvious inspiration comes from the colours of the national flag. Turning back the clocks, London finds itself in medieval history, while Moscow uses imagery from the Soviet era. The Tokyo themed sneakers feature nice details, but will not see a release in these parts due to the usage of graphics depicting the Japanese army during wartime, which could cause sensitivity issues.

The Roland Berry for Reebok City Series will be available at Sneakers, Subang, starting with London and Mexico City this coming September, Moscow by October, and New York and Los Angeles in November.

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Here’s something that we haven’t seen on these shores for some time - the Reebok Classic Nylon in an assortment of simple-yet-fresh colourways. Just looking at the shiny nylon makes us feel all fuzzy and comfortable.

Available soon at selected Reebok stockists across South East Asia.

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On the back of last week’s packed Lapsap vs Shitdisco gig in Zouk KL’s mainroom, as well as a barrage of slamming sets at various venues around the city, it may have slipped a few minds that the Lapsap movement started off as a private bi-monthly party at Palate Palette.

For their 1st Anniversay Party, Lapsap will be going back to their roots by holding an invite-only party at Palate Palette on 23rd July, 2008. Not only will there be free booze, but there will be three pairs of Reeboks and three pairs of adidas kicks going to the best dressed peeps of the night. Also, early birds will get adidas door gifts, whilst everyone else will get the chance to grab some posters designed by Skuirtgun.

However, the bitch at the door is going to be extremely strict at who she lets in. Luckily, Streething has managed to secure a guestlist for 10 of our members, with the first to email their name to jules@streething.com by this Sunday getting in to this exclusive party. Please don’t mail us if you’re not 100% sure if you can make it.

Some dynamite kicks coming from Reebok again, this time it’s the Omni Pump basketball sneaker in a rather explosive looking colourway. Apart from the fiery colourway, we like the subtle details, such as the textured suede, speckled midsole and the mountain-boot laces. Trouble is, we just need to find more premium Reebok stockists around these parts.

Available soon at selected Reebok stockists across South East Asia.

More running kicks coming from Reebok, this time they revisit the ERS 2000 model. The whites look pretty standard for runners, but the traffic cone coloured oranges are plain out loud. Under decent light, the shoes are true attention grabbers, up to the point where some may find their flashy brightness irritating. One for the very brave to pull off, but you gotta be brave to be a sneakerhead right?

Available soon at selected Reebok stockists across South East Asia.

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One for the ladies here, these Reebok Freestyles hark back to the original colourways of the model’s heyday back in the 80s, where almost every female on the planet, including my ma, had a pair. These are one of Reebok’s most popular designs of all time, yet the much talked about 25th anniversary campaign has not set the market on fire as it did a quarter of a century ago.

We’ve seen some really creative designs for the Freestyle, but they’re a far cry from what made them so popular in the first place. Fortuntaly, this batch of fruity kicks, along with the recent pastelle pack, are looking to bring back that old school vibe. Vibrant and bold colours, with some added sparkly bits on the laces, is just one pair enough? We expect handbags to fly when these drop.

Available soon at selected Reebok stockists across South East Asia.

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Congratulations to Andrew SA Tan, known to many by his Streething forum nick as FreakAss, he walks off with a pair of Reebok Classic Leather Lux. For the Show me your XU contest, that required participants to rock their finest Reeboks and grab brand ambassador DJ XU for a picture, Andrew kept ahead of the pack by representing with a pair of Ventilators along with an RBK tee.

Devilishly cunning or suck up extraordinaire, call it what you want - it caught the judges eyes and he gets the kicks.

Stay tuned to Streething for more chances to win free gear, such as this.

Originally the weapon of choice for American tennis star Michael Chang in the early 1990s, the Reebok Court Victory Pump in a new updated colorway. Perforated light blue leather on the toebox, smooth leather and white/orange checked mesh areas in a mid Bball style with the original wave-style side brackets and embroidered “The Pump” detailing. Perfect colourway for the summer!!

These Reebok Court Victory Pumps will be available at selected Reebok stockists across South East Asia soon.

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