In a step up for the brand as a whole, Alife has created these new Everybody Mid Luxes in their Fall 08 lineup with the intention to sell them in upscale retailers such as Bloomingdales. With a stylish tweed pattern combined with the timeless design of the Everybody Mid, expect these kicks to be a definite success with both sneakerheads and regular Bloomingdales patrons alike. Alife’s devotion to quality and style will definitely help them successfully expand into this new market, if this pair of kicks is any indication. Via Complex.
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This Saturday, June 7th, 2008 the Alife Rivington Club will be offering the Rivington Club x Asics Gel Lyte III in two color-ways.
The A.R.C. Gel Lyte III will release exclusively at the Rivington Club at 11 a.m. and will also be available online later that night at midnight at www.rivingtonclub.com to out of state customers only.
If you are a resident of New York State the only place to purchase the A.R.C. Gel Lyte III is at 158 Rivington Street in the Lower East Side of NYC.
These lightweight, innovative shoes make for the perfect start to a hot summer.
The Rivington Club
158 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
TEL: (212) 375-8128
> The Rivington Club
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After the successful launch of the Alife Everybody Mid collaboration with Barney’s last year, a second round has just dropped. Nicknamed the Soft Hand pack, an Everybody High Premium, Chaser Premium and Kennedy High Premium are designed after the all American baseball catcher’s mitt. Each sneaker features an array of premium leathers in natural, black and reds including a unique woven leather thats used on the three. They are available exclusively at Barneys New York shops nationwide.
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The latest collaboration from the A.R.C. is with Lacoste and their Ardeur model, a 1980’s tennis classic. Working with they signature template of colors, four solid colors are available in white, black, purple and red with the bold A.R.C. logo brandished on the heel. The uppers are tone-on-tone leather with piqué mesh side panels, while the authentic polyurethane mid and outsole provide cushioned comfort. The
shoes incorporate A.R.C.’s signature red/black bias striped pattern on the tongue with a white LACOSTE logo, while the leather in-sole features a black/white print and A.R.C. logo.
The project which includes matching polos will release in July and be available at Rivington Club NYC, all ALIFE shops, Barney’s, Collete, Dieci Corso Como and Dover Street Market.
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The Rivington Club (A.R.C.) is set to release their newest collaboration with Asics and their Gel Lyte III model in two colors. While they were designed sometime back, they are finally making it to the public this coming June 2008. The first color features curry suede along with white, orange and blue details and ripstop cloth on the toebox. The second version features grey suede, light orange details and a stripped glossy nylon toebox. Both colors feature a woven label calling out Rivington Club in place of the Gel Lyte III on the back heel. The insoles are also branded with the split and three diamonds A.R.C. signature graphics. Both colorways are set to release June 2008 at Rivington Club and rivingtonclub.com.
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Alife expanded into the world of sneakers not too long ago and to date they have been quite successful positioning themselves in some of the best retail doors across the world. Now as they begin to find the models that will help them reach long term success within the sneaker industry, the brand needs to develop some fresh ideas and products to continue to compete with the bigger sneaker companies out there. This latest pack from Alife does just that, dubbed the Fluorescent Pack, these sneakers feature a parachute material mixed with the vibrant colors making it perfect for the Summer. Make sure you go find yourself a pair now, these are available at various Alife retailers including Major.
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Amsterdam based Patta and Parra’s Rockwell has collaborated with NYC based Alife to create this Everybody Mid and T-shirt collection. With a single shade of blue, several different materials are used on the upper, including rip-stop, nubuck, mesh and perforated leather. The tongue features the graphic for this collaboration which is also used on the the t-shirt. Starting today in Amsterdan, PATTA will be the only store carrying it. On Saturday, May 3rd, all ALIFE flagship stores will start selling them and limited pairs will be available on rockwellclothing.com.
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Rockwell, alife, and Patta from Rockwell have come together to produce a new colorway on the alife Everybody Mid- the RAP. With artwork and design by Parra, Rockwell’s famed designer, this drop comes in a mainly royal blue colorway, with red accents on a white sole and laces. With good use of Nubuck and a fairly minimalist style, this is a simple, clean drop from alife, and a fresh take on the Everybody Mid. First drop is on April 29th at Patta in Amsterdam, with a release party at Bitterzoet; the RAP will drop for the rest of the world on May 3rd at alife NYC, LA, and Vancouver. Read on High Snobiety / Via Patta’s Blog at Slam x Hype
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The next collaboration between Asics and the Alife family is the above two Rivington Club x Asics Gel Lyte III. While the previous collaboration is with Alife on the Monster Pack, this time its with Alife’s Rivington Club. A.R.C. kept it fairly simple with the two colorways one in a curry, white and blue and one in grey and red. This collaboration is due out sometime in May with only 216 pairs of each. Via Freshness
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Alife has transformed themselves from being a premier sneaker boutique into a full fledged clothing and sneaker line. The sneakers feature basic silhouettes, taking quality into mind and focusing on differentiating their shoes through use of materials and colors. It’s safe to say that you can find Alife’s footwear line in an array of top notch sneaker boutiques now across the world. Now we have a look at their Spring/Summer 2008 footwear line, courtesy of Motive.
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