Wednesday, February 1, 2017

KICKS: Fear of God's Jerry Lorenzo Accused of Ripping off Rick Owens / Super Rare Raf Simons 'De Stijl' Hiking Boot Is Available Now

Fear of God Jerry Lorenzo Accused Ripping off Rick Owens
    After recently unveiling the latest shoe design from Fear of God’s upcoming fifth collection, designer Jerry Lorenzo was accused by many on social media of ripping off Rick Owens. Many have taken to the Lorenzo’s Instagram to point out the similarities of the unveiled Basketball Sneaker design and Rick Owens’ popular Geobasket sneaker. While the Basketball Sneaker is a variant on the label’s Military Sneaker, the Swoosh-like white stripe on the side of the black upper, chunky white sole and padded tongue have many calling plagiarism. Of course, the fashion threads of sites like Reddit got to work quickly creating a bevy of memes regarding the accusations. Check out Fear of God’s Basketball Sneaker above and let us know if you think it looks similar to Rick Owen’s Geobasket design.
    Fear of God Jerry Lorenzo Accused Ripping off Rick Owens
    Rare Raf Simons 'De Stijl' Hiking Boot
    Rare Raf Simons 'De Stijl' Hiking Boot
    Raf Simons showed off his flair for footwear back in 2008 with the ‘De Stijl’ Hiking Boot, a statement-making sneaker reference to the neoplastic artistic movement of 1917 in Amsterdam. Equal parts futuristic and retro with its Mondrian-inspired color scheme, the iconic boot is now available at archival fashion retailer The Salvages. Originally retailing for $1,800 USD, the multi-colored boots were not only worn by A$AP Rocky on the Letterman Show back in 2013, but also look amusingly similar to the fictitiously super-hyped Assassin sneakers on The Simpsons. In any case, take a close look at the super rare pair above and share your thoughts in the comments below. Rare Raf Simons 'De Stijl' Hiking Boot


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