The Gourmet line has been one that has been debated by sneakerheads and Jordan fanatics since their inception and as much as someone loves to hate on the brand it only seems to help Gourmet. The brand has continued to drive it’s sneaker business on the Jordan signature shoe’s silhouette mixed with a classic outsole and canvas for the upper. Now with the addition of some brighter colors, the Gourmet Summer 08 lineup of Cease and Desisto shoes is sure to be a hit. These have hit a select number of retailers and will be hitting more retailers in the upcoming weeks. via CtotheJL
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Gourmet was introduced to sneakerheads last year around the US, and although some feel that it is a blatant slap to the face to Jordan’s, a lot of sneakerheads have picked up on these canvas and gum sole “Jordan-esque” shoes that give a bit of a casual look to a number of popular Jordan silhouettes. Love them or hate them, Gourmet is back with their Spring collection featuring two new models that draw inspiration from the Air Jordan XII and Air Jordan XIII. The Santo takes from the XII whereas the Diablo borrows from the XIII, but both come with an all canvas upper and gum sole, identical to the first two pairs released by Gourmet. In addition, this season Gourmet uses some new colros to spice up things including, “Amethyst (Purple), Interblue, Basil, and Scarlet, as well as keeping the more traditional colors like Black and Eggshell”. via Commonwealth
Gourmet has been at the forefront of a lot of controversy within the sneaker community, are their sneakers dope or are they just ripping off of Jordan Brand? This seems like it’ll be a question that will be debated about amongst sneakerheads and hypebeasts alike for a good amount of time. Regardless we can’t knock the fact that Gourmet appears to be continuously putting out solid products, here is a sneak preview at their Fall/Winter 2008 collection that appears to be featuring some Jordan VIII inspired models in earthy colors as well as their franchise Jordan XI and Jordan VII inspired Cease and Desisto models in new colorways. via Guillotine
Gourmet has been making quite a bit of noise amongst sneakerheads, hypebeasts, and fashion enthusiasts. Their Cease and Desisto models that came out in 2007 made a huge splash at sneaker boutiques around the world and it looks like they are only getting started. Here we have a preview of what’s in store from Gourmet in the upcoming year, these models are scheduled to be released in the Summer months. They continue to develop their original two models but are also introducing two more named the, Santo and the Diablo, again taking much inspiration from the Air Jordan signature shoes (XII and XIII respectively). via Gourmet
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