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Dr. Martens has linked up with Medicom Toy—Japanese purveyors of streetwear’s most coveted toy, the Bearbrick—for a rework of its iconic 1460 boot. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the UK footwear brand launched the 1460 Remastered Collection this year, asking 12 different designers to reimagine its most recognizable silhouette. This month’s edition takes Dr. Martens’ punk […]

​​​​​​If anyone’s got an informed opinion on the current state of the music industry, it’s Zane Lowe. The New Zealand-born DJ-turned-host certainly has the CV for it: he’s renowned for his intimate one-on-ones with the world’s biggest artists (first on BBC Radio 1, then on Apple Music’s Beats 1) and is currently the global creative director of Apple Music. So […]

The quarantine hasn’t slowed Ashley Callingbull’s career. The Indigenous model, pageant queen, and motivational speaker from Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta made waves this year with her biggest campaign yet: she’s the face of Nike’s N7 Collection.  Ashley’s role at the forefront of the N7 campaign, as well as her 2015 Mrs. Universe win, acting roles, […]

Professional basketball players aren’t the only ones bringing awareness to issues facing the Black community, like systemic  racism and police brutality. Companies and brands standing with the Black community are committed to bringing attention to the issues, too. ESPN is partnering with the NBA and the Undefeated to #ChampionBlackBusinesses during the 2020 Finals. The co-branded […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne and Matt Welty. This week the guys tell stories about their biggest sneaker come-ups. Matt Welty talks finding 7-year-old sneakers in a local sporting goods store, Brendan Dunne pulls out all the coupons to get the biggest discount on a pair of retro sneakers, […]

LB Spiffy is having a hell of a year—and, unlike most of us, it’s not because of the Rona. The 19-year-old rapper, hailing from Toronto’s Jane and Finch area (the stomping ground of scene fixtures Pressa and Friyie) is on a tear of category-defining collaborations and curating a catalog of crazy, fresh music videos. It’s […]

The U.S. presidential debate that went down last night was an absolute clusterfuck. There’s simply no other way to put it. “Shit show” also works, but CNN already used that term.  In between the outbursts and interruptions were actual short spurts of comprehensible adult conversation on topics like the upcoming Supreme Court pick, the COVID-19 […]

If you’re ready to take your watch game to the next level, Ralph Lauren’s got something special for you. This fall, Ralph Lauren is releasing an exclusive Polo Watch Collection, featuring four new models that boast lacquered dials in the brand’s heritage hues of green, classic navy, and black. Each 42mm model has stainless steel trim […]

He tried it. He couldn’t fight it. Now, five years after ditching the Toronto music industry to post up in the wilds of Vancouver, k-os wants to get back into the man he used to be. Kind of. Today, the Canadian hip-hop vet drops “Supernovas,” a tailfeather-shaking slab of disco-pop produced by Toronto electronic duo MSTRKRFT. After resurfacing […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne and Matt Welty. This week the guys host Adidas legend, Gary Aspden. He talks about creating Spezial, meeting Kanye West for the first time, growing up in the ’80s & ’90s, traveling Europe at a young age, his love for Hip-Hop, and more. Source link […]