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Following the launch of first stand-alone retail location of New York City, we are honoured to be given an opportunity to visit the Japan’s NSW Store located at Cat Street, Harajuku Tokyo. This is the first Asian stand alone NSW store which offers exclusive products, an elevated retail experience, and a new “NIKEid Studio” service, which allows consumers to purchase limited release footwear by Nike’s creative partners.

NSW, a pinnacle apparel collection within the Nike Sportswear line, is the apex of what Nike Sportswear represents. The collection is steeped in Nike’s sports heritage and remixed with cutting edge engineering, craftsmanship, and modern design. The complete Nike Sportswear NSW collection, which includes exclusive seasonal Tokyo initiated and designed products, is available at Japan’s NSW Store. This is the only place in Asia where you can get the entire NSW collection.

A new and innovative interpretation of the existing NIKEiD Studio experience, The “NIKEiD Studio” will provide consumer access to exclusive footwear designed by Nike’s long-term creative partners.  This “NIKEiD Studio” project will enable these creative partners to share their designs directly with the consumer.   The “NIKEiD Studio” will release a limited run of released styles starting in Holiday season.

Japan’s Nike Sportswear Store is located at 6-14-5, Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

Click on to Nike Sporstwear to view their collection.

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+9 is a fashion show that brings together nine individual Singaporean and Indonesian designers to ride against the grain and have their collective voices heard. Laughing in the face of the age old saying “too many cooks spoil the broth”, the Spring/Summer ‘09 show draws upon the diverse pool of labels to showcase a variety of looks and styles. Here’s a list of those involved:

• +1. Antebellum by Chia Wei Chong
• +2. Demisemiquaver by Teo Ying Hui
• +3. Fake by Windy Aulia
• +4. iamwhoiam by Tan Qiu Wen
• +5. Mad Dog’s Gang Man by Ong Wei Sheng
• +6. n.nchal.nt by Timothy Lee
• +7. PETTIFOGR by Anastasia Hoeng
• +8. Utter by Josephine Xie
• +9. YOVIAJOGIA by Yoviajogia

The +9 Spring/Summer ‘09 show will start at 7.30pm on November 6th, 2008, at Old School, Sophia Road, Singapore, T +65 6338 7685; all the labels are available at at Front Row, 5 Ann Siang Rd, Singapore, T +65 6224 5501.

After a fourth month renovation period, Berlin based streetwear boutique OVERKILL finally opened it’s doors for business again. The guys have been in the business for five years already and felt a need to move with the times, check the above video for a look into the new-look store as well as the re-opening party. Also, don’t forget to check out the webstore and blog, which have both received face lifts as well.

OVERKILL SHOP, Koepenicker St. 195a, 10997 Berlin, Germany; T +49 30 69506126.

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Here’s a heads up for the opening of the second GreyOne Social outlet in Manila, the Philippines. If you can’t make it for the party then do make sure to drop by when you’re in the area; check the flyer for the list of brands they’re carrying.

Here’s something for all those questions we get in the forum asking for places to hit up whilst travelling: Wallpaper’s Retail Directory 2008. The iconic fashion, art, design and lifestyle magazine has updated it’s guide with more write-ups, pictures and details on their favourite retail spots around the globe. Although the directory provides invaluable information, by no means is it a comprehensive guide to everything out there. There has been a tonne of updates this year, and we hope next year’s will be even better and hopefully feature more of South East Asia. Put us on the motherf**kin’ map alright?!?

Source: Footurama

For this episode of Prime Cuts, we took a stroll over to the OG Limited Edt outlet located at Queensway Shopping Centre and asked the guys to highlight some products for y’all to drool over. One of the current hot properties is the Vans  x Taka Hayashi collaborations, which the shop has received in extremely small quantities. The kicks are a taste of things to come, as the LE crew are planning some sort of event to celebrate the arrival of their Vans Syndicate account, which means even more hyped Vans kicks coming our way in the near future.

Talking about things happening at LE in the near future, the guys have put out a display of Jordan 1s in anticipation of a very “hush-hush” pair of re-retro 1s that is due to drop at the end of the year. Also on the Nike side, not receiving much news is the patent-leather Vandal High Womens, a surprise quickstrike drop as It’s been an extremely long time since any sort of limited women’s sneaker has been brought in.

Check out the pics of the rest of stuff below, and if you haven’t submitted your entry for our LE x Kikstyo x Yuko tee, then tomorrow’s your last day. Stay tuned for more prime cuts from around the region.

Limited Edt, 01-21 Queensway Shopping Centre, Singapore 149053; T +65 6476 3835.

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Owned by the former editor of the Italian Vouge magazine Carla Sozzani, 10 Corso Como,  this 13,000-square-foot complex is a must see for all shopaholics, brand lovers, seasoned fashionistas and even curious tourist. The building has a boutique, a café/restaurant, a photography gallery Galleria Carla Sozzani (a photography and design gallery), a bookstore (design books from all over the world), a posh B&B named 3rooms and a beautiful courtyard which is nicely tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Milan streets.

The boutique stocks merchandise such as the exclusive collaboration for 10 Corso Como (Comme des Garçons), men’s and women’s clothing, accessories (Raf Simon + EASTPAK), hard-to-find imports, must-have luxury goods, shoes, sneakers (Converse, Raf Simon), toys (10 Corso Como Bearbrick), housewares, books and CDs. The large collection is definitely a feast to the eyes.

We highly recommend you to visit 10 Corso Como. Buy yourself a nice cup of coffee (expresso!), you can people watch and enjoy their selection of music for the season (it’s even stated on the menu).

To get there by Milan Metro (underground): Get off at Station Garibaldi FS, it is 5 minutes walk from the Metro station.

10 Corso Como, Milan 20154 Tel: 39 02 2900 2674

We pay a visit to Leftfoot, Far East Plaza, and asked teenage heartthrob Ah Tiong to single out some Prime Cuts to share with y’all. For those that like their kicks simple yet striking, the Converse All-Star Lows in shiny patent leather is a surefire way to break some necks. And for those that just want a super comfy pair of sneaks to kick about in, the worn-in feeling feel that this years batch of Vintage Nikes provide are just what the doctor ordered.

Also, with Ah Tiong being pretty much a seasoned ladies man, he drops some invaluable knowledge on what the girls are liking these days. The Vans ‘Abby’ boat shoe in smooth satin material is currently one of the most popular sellers - You buy your girl these, then you’ve also bought yourself the ‘Ah Tiong seal of guaranteed action’. Enough said!

Leftfoot, 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, Singapore 225213.

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