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How to Cop the CONCEPTS “Purple Lobster” SB Dunk
Sneaker collab experts CONCEPTS already designed two amazing “Lobster” SB Dunks for Nike. Now the store prepares the next installment with the CONCEPTS x Nike SB Dunk Purple Lobster. To mark the 10-year anniversary of the original “Red Lobster” Dunk, the Boston store pays homage to their inaugural SB projects. Combining the Red and Blue versions,…
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CONCEPTS x New Balance 991.5 “Lake Havasu”
During the 1960s, a somewhat strange transatlantic collaboration between the United States and the United Kingdom took place in Arizona. But to tell the full story, we have to start in London. Here, the London Bridge which was built in 1831 and spanned the River Thames couldn’t support the increased load of modern traffic anymore.…
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Concepts x New Balance MADE US 999 “Hyannis”
6 years ago, two Boston giants in footwear collaborated for the first time on the much celebrated Concepts x New Balance 999 “Kennedy”. The original shoe was inspired by New England’s sailing culture and President John F. Kennedy’s passion for this. Designed by then-Concepts employee and sneaker industry veteran Frank The Butcher, the “Kennedy” is…
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New Balance x Concepts – Trailbuster Fresh Foam “des Sables”
Boston-based sneaker store Concepts and New Balance share a long history of joint projects. For their latest collaboration, the two tastemakers are looking towards desert environments with the New Balance x Concepts Trailbuster Fresh Foam “des Sables” The Trailbuster is a lightweight runner with a form-fitting knit upper, rendered in a desert-inspired burnt sienna colorway. The…
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A Look at the Upcoming Concepts x New Balance 990v2 “Tyrian”
Known for a legacy of storied collabs, Boston-based sneakers store Concepts has been putting quality over quantity over the past years. As mastermind Deon Point explained in his recent SNEAKERS interview, it’s a strategic decision not to feed the hype machine with too many releases. But now the next Concepts release has been announced for…
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Interview with Deon Point of CONCEPTS
For our January 2017 issue of SNEAKERS, we talked to some of the sneaker industry’s leading tastemakers: As an online exclusive, here’s our full-length interview with Deon Point, General Manager at sneaker culture stalwarths CONCEPTS in Boston, Massachusetts. Started in 1996 on Harvard Square in Cambridge with a focus on skateboarding, snowboarding and sneakers, the Concepts store…
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adidas Consortium x Concepts EQT Support 93/16
CNCPTS will always be a special retailer. They opened their first store in Cambridge, Massachussets in 1996 with a formula that seems normal nowadays, but was very special 20 years ago. Combining Premium Clothing with outerwear, sportswear and sneakers was pretty innovative back then. For their 20th anniversary CNCPTS teamed up with adidas to work…
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CONCEPTS X NIKE FREE TRAINER 1.0
CONCEPTS aus Boston feiert 20. Jubiläum und beginnt die Feierlichkeiten bereits jetzt – mit Nike haben sie noch dazu einen absoluten Hochkaräter als Partner gefunden. Basis der Kollabo ist der Free Trainer 1.0, eigentlich eine Performance-Silhouette. Soweit, so ungewöhnlich, sieht das Ganze jedoch ziemlich vielversprechend aus. Der “Multicolor”-Upper ist in den typischen Wärmebild-Farben gehalten, ähnelt…
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Concepts x Nike SB Holy Grail Pack Concepts x Nike SB Holy Grail Pack
Concepts x Nike SB Holy Grail Pack Release August 14th, 2015 @ Blowout, ZUPPORT & Civilist Das Holy Grail Pack aus der neuerlichen Kollaboration zwischen Nike SB und dem Concepts Store aus Massachusetts geht morgen weltweit in den Verkauf. Das Pack beinhaltet drei Schuhe, wobei der Dunk Low ausschließlich direkt im Concepts Store beim Vorabrelease…
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CONCEPTS X KARHU ARIA ’95CONCEPTS X KARHU ARIA ’95
Karhu scheint Großes vor zu haben. Nicht nur, dass sie ihre klassische Aria ’95 Silhouette re-releasen (mehr dazu hier!), die erste Kollaboration folgt auf den Fuß. Mit Concepts, einem der amerikanischen “Big Player”, was Sneakerstores angeht, haben sie sich noch dazu keinen Unbekannten als Partner gesichert. Der Colorway des Concepts Aria ’95 ist an Karhu’s…