Usually I am morally opposed to patent leather on my sneakers; However, when it is used sparingly and/or in conjunction with the right array of materials on a well designed sneaker, there is potential for greatness. I spoke about this Martin Margiela sneaker design in a previous post (see Martin Margiela High Top Mix Up Sneakers), but this is a really fresh remix. Leather meets suede meets patent leather meets the genius of Maison Martin Margiela. Via Oki-Ni

Click to read more ...

Kanye who? Louis what? I know what they were trying to do but the Martin Margiela collection did it. They took simple colors, sueded the toe, added the metal lace holes... and topped it off with a gummy sole. That's money. Cleck below for more pics. Get these at Oki-Ni

Click to read more ...