Starting in late July, Sneaker News was stuffed to the gills with news of new fragment design collaborations with Nike Sportswear for something like six weeks, and now after a short cooldown period, the hype is starting to manifest in some clean new kicks at retail. Check out the new fragment design x Nike Tennis Classic Velcro in three white leather colorups that illustrate Hiroshi Fujiwara’s tendency to be a few steps ahead of the pack. These three are distinguished by the accent color hits on their heels and have just dropped in Japan, so click through to see more images and stick with Sneaker News for updates regarding US availability. via Houyhnhnm
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The team at fragment design usually strays from the stereotypical silhouettes when collaborating with Nike. Over the span of 2011 for instance, lead designer Hiroshi Fujiwara has been going in on a batch of tennis classics. Switching it up again here, fragment turns to the Nike ACG line. The source here has this one billed as a Nike Lava Zip, but on closer inspection the swooshless side definitely seems to be that of the Nike Air Magma. This OG boot from Nike ACG gets the standard suede treatment, shown here in a steely grey. Fragment brings a more modern look with the addition of a side zipper, visible on the medial wall of the shoe. Check out the full look after the jump and stay tuned with Sneaker News for more info and pics on the upcoming fragment design x Nike Air Magma Zip. via Tenisufki
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Hiroshi Fujiwara has a long history of collaborative efforts with Nike, both through his fragment design imprint and with Tinker Hatfield and Mark Parker on the HTM project. Mr. Fujiwara has been putting his hands on tennis sneakers for most of 2011, hitting up models like the Nike Tennis Classic, the Nike All Court Low, and the Nike Zoom Match Classic. He’s back at it with the fragment design x Nike Zoom All Court 2 Low ‘Leopard Pack’, a project that we previewed here and we’re back now with some high res images of the collection. The trio of pairs all come in their namesake leopard print, with color combos that range from the expected to the more surreal. Continue reading for a full look at all three of the sneakers and stay tuned with Sneaker News for info on this release.
Update: Will be released at Nike Stadium and Barney’s on October 1st, 2011.
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Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara is known for his wild designs, but never before has this decriptor been as literal as its connection to this new fragment design collaboration with Nike Sportswear. Just one of a trio that itself is one third of a series of fragment design x Nike Zoom All Court 2 collabo releases, this brown leopard print Zoom All Court 2 Low is a bit tamer than the purple and pink joints we showed you last Wednesday. Click through to get a better view of this one and let us know how they compare to both the other leopard pairs and the plainer High and Low packs, and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date. via Kenlu
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Regular Sneaker News readers know by now that Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment design label has quite a few collaborations with Nike Sportswear slated to release later this year. One model in particular has garnered quite a bit of attention, as we’ll see fragment design x Nike Zoom All Court 2 Low releases in three different packs including one teamup with Supreme. The above pictured pair is the antithesis of those brand-patterned drops, navy and white canvas lowtops featuring next to no logos and a pristine white vulc sole. Click on the jump below so you can see more images and expect these at select NSW retailers on Saturday, September 10th.
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Having seen their collaboration with Supreme yesterday, let’s take some time today to examine the fragment design x Nike All Court Low. Perhaps we should be more specific about that given that there are four different sets of All Courts coming from Hiroshi Fujiwara’s label in the next few months, the above pictured pair of All Court 2s perhaps the standout of the entire bunch. These joints manage a level of craziness beyond the other two leopard print pairs thanks to the use of pink and white spots on a purple background. A leather sockliner and Zoom Air heel cushion means these also offer premium comfort in addition to the neckbreaking good looks, and you can see more angles when you click on the jump below. via AmPm
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Hiroshi Fujiwarais one of Nike Sportswear’s longest running collaborators, but we’ve never seen his fragment design label as busy as they are currently in preparation for the fall season. fragment is set to drop a pair of the new ACG Zoom Meriweather boot, a pack of Tennis Classics with velcro straps instead of laces, and four different sets of Nike All Courts. Three of those are lowtops and the above pictured colorway is quite similar to one in use on both fragment Lows and Highs. So with all these black upper/white soled kicks on the way, the dual branding on the Supreme x fragment design x Nike All Court Low helps to keep things clear. This pair adds red laces and heel tabs for a look that’d normally be associated with Chicago, yet in the context of their dual role as billboard, they serve as a reminder that regions are losing some of their local specificity as the global economy unites sneakerheads across borders. Click through to see more angles and stick with Sneaker News for all the fragment design release dates this fall. via Kenlu
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In an unprecedented flurry of activity, fragment design has issued five new collaborative designs with Nike Sportswear (four, if you count the All Court 2 Highs and Lows as a single group), and this new trio makes for even more Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed goodness. Fujiwara also picked the All Court’s lowtop sequel for this one, the fragment design x Nike Zoom All Court 2 Lows above distinguishing themselves from the earlier models thanks to their leopard printed uppers. Click through to see more of the ‘natural’, navy/pink and tonal grey pairs, let us know which one catches your eye and stick with Sneaker News for all the upcoming Nike Sportswear x fragment design release dates. via Tenisfuki
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