fly kicks: SAMANTHA RONSON FOR SUPRA

Sam finally teams up with Supra. Not to be outdone by her brother Mark's sneakers for Gucci. The shoes are a version of the brand's Indy pair but in a new set of colors — distressed black suede with a gold detail and white sole. They're already on sale online for $148 as part of Supra's fall 2009 collection. With such an enthusiastic family of sneakerheads, maybe Charlotte will be up next?

Nice job on the kicks Sam.

TK SHOWS OFF ANOTHER ONE OF HIS SUPRAS

No your eyes are not deceiving you, that is Terry Kennedy showing off yet another pair of his signature Supra TK Society shoes. The colorways that have previously been released have all had one dominant primary color, only this time, the shoe is navy blue/black and is made of leather. (Perhaps one of the dopest colorways so far) No word yet on a release date.

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN x RODARTE PUMPS

Now this is what I’m talking about. If I was on the train or walking down the street with my head down. I’d want to see the face of the woman wearing these sick ass shoes. These joints let you know - she knows what time it is. Hats off to Anne Slowey. Good job!

Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director, Elle magazine, in Christian Louboutin for Rodarte pumps

BURBERRY BLACK LABEL SNEAKERS

Black Label Chuck Taylors
By Burberry
Price: $327

PIERRE HARDY LEATHER HIGH-TOP

Check out this new Leather High-Top by Pierre Hardy. His seasonal collections have spawned a diverse range of footwear. These premium kicks are slated for a 2009 spring/summer release. Look for these to become available soon at Eliminator.

LOUIS VUITTON FOOTWEAR PREVIEW | S/S 09

The Louis Vuitton flagship in Omotesando, Tokyo is preparing a relaunch of their store, which will feature a Spring/Summer 2009 Collection of LV footwear. The store will open doors on November 23rd and give customers a full lifestyle approach which includes a bar within the complex. Many of the sneakers from the new line will have many similarities in the design and shape. For all those interested in visiting the store, check out the address below.

Louis Vuitton store Omotesando
5-7-5 Jingu-mae
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

ALEJANDRO INGELMO MATALLIC HI-TOP

I recently had a sneak preview of shoe designer Alejandro Ingelmo’s new line, and I must say I’m completely feeling for it. Ingelmo, who comes from a family with three generations of experience in the shoe trade (he has the vintage advertisements to prove it), has taken men’s dress shoes/sneakers and given them a post-industrial injection of shine and glam. In only two years he has created a signature look with his street-meets-fashion high-tops in metallic patent-leather colorways. This season he is also adding armorlike basket-weave gold and silver metallic insets into the straps and sides of wingtips

Check out these new gold embossed metallic leather Hi-tops with black trim.

Strap at ankle.

Lace-up vamp.

Perforated detail.

$660.00

Dopest Kicks Out!!!

Being a lurker at fashion oriented forums and blogs like favoredfashionfix.blogspot.com, the first thing you notice is that one can never have enough jeans or sneakers.These are my picks for the dopest, must-have kicks out right now.

The most sought after sneaker of the season is none other than the Lanvin high-top.Shining efortlessly when coupled with dress clothes and providing an unpretentious hipster-chic look. Usher and Kanye both were recently spotted sporting a pair.

Second is a high-top sneaker from Dior Homme's Spring/Summer 2008 Collections. The sneaker comes in various metallic colorways and and also in solid white and black with patent accents.

This year has been a major year for the young brand Supra whose sneakers have been on the feet of a rising number of celebs from Lindsay Lohan to most notable, Jay Z, in Beyonce's "Upgrade U" video. Making my Dopest Kicks List is the Supra Skytop14k. As you can see, patent leather is being shelved by many companies and metallics are coming back in a big way.