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Following the release of the “Black Metallic”-inspired colorway, another Off-White™ x Air Jordan 5 is slated to debut this year, as Virgil Abloh revealed the forthcoming pair in a cream-colored finish. As expected, this rendition replicates the distinct Off-White deconstructed approach via translucent textile, and circular cutouts in the midfoot and collar offer an elusive peek into the shoe’s inner workings. Finally, 3M reflective tongues with red accents, followed by more hits of red on the midsole, followed by Off-White’s signature text placed on the medial side panel round out the design.

Retailing for $225, look for this colorway of the Off-White x Air Jordan 5 at select Jordan Brand stores and online later this year. Click and bookmark our official Off-White™ x Air Jordan 5 “Cream” at select Jordan Brand stores and online to learn everything about the sneaker and where to buy it online. Always keep it locked to KicksOnFire for the latest in sneaker news, release dates and where to purchase your favorite kicks.

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We’re only halfway through February and Demi Lovato has already had a banner year. After going dark on Instagram in early December, she returned to the spotlight at the Grammy Awards for a moving performance of her new song, “Anyone,” and then she welcomed the world to the Super Bowl with the national anthem. For both appearances, Demi was seen wearing her hair in beautiful, waist-length waves. But it seems the powerhouse singer has already tired of the long look.

On Friday, February 14, Demi shared several photos to her Instagram Stories in which she can be seen sporting significantly shorter hair. She blows a kiss to the camera for Valentine’s Day in a selfie and poses with friends for Galentine’s Day, each photo showing her in a hot-pink, puff-sleeve mini dress. But the real standout in the pictures is her sleek, asymmetrical lob.

The side-parted, straightened look is a major departure from the Rapunzel-like long waves she’s worn for most of 2020 thus far, but it’s just as gorgeous. And it’s also not too far off from the bob she’d been seen wearing for most of 2019. It was last April when she first cut it, introducing her Instagram followers to the new look with a caption reading, “New hair wassupppp.”

Considering this new haircut was much more likely just the removal of extensions, we wouldn’t be surprised to see long hair on Demi again soon. But in the meantime, we’re loving this chic shorter look.

This article originally appeared on Allure.com.

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Music and streetwear collide as The Chimp Store welcomes SCUM by Rat Boy to their online catalogue. 

Heralded for his seamless blend of 90s hip hop beats and unmistakable punk influence, Rat Boy cemented his presence in 2017 with the launch of his debut studio album SCUM. Fast forward to 2020 and SCUM is very much still alive, extending from the musical realm and translated onto streetwear. SCUM as a brand marries the artist’s musical influences, love of skateboarding, and own stylistic choices for one concise package that is unapologetically Rat Boy. Providing all of the graphic tees you didn’t know you wanted but definitely need, the SCUM catalogue provides all the streetwear essentials – hoodies, short and long sleeve tees – in an array of colourways. 

Peep the SCUM by Rat Boy collection below, and shop the full delivery via The Chimp Store.

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London Fashion Week is in full swing, and there’s been no shortage of newsworthy moments coming out of the British capital. And we suspect that theme will continue as Riccardo Tisci prepares to present his Fall 2020 collection for Burberry tomorrow.

Little is known about what to expect from Tisci’s newest collection, however we suspect his usual crew of supers – including Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Candice Swanepoel and the like – will make an appearance on the runway. All teaser imagery for the show features flowers which could hint at a potential theme for the collection.

The good news is that there’s not long until we see exactly what the designer has dreamed up for the new season as the show is scheduled to take place at 5pm tomorrow (Monday February 17) at 12pm ET. And the even better news is that you can catch all the action right here.

Watch the Burberry Fall 2020 live from London Fashion Week below:

The ultimate California cool sneaker is making a comeback.

In March, Vans is bringing back one of its most popular slip-ons: a version of their classic black and white checkerboard shoes

Named the “Fast Times” after the 1982 cult hit “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” these new old-style shoes are almost identical to the pair that goofy surfer boy Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) wore in the movie. The shoes are actually a remake of the limited-edition pairs given away at the film’s Hollywood premiere.

The slip-ons have black-and-white squares on the tongue and heel, and the words “Fast Times” in red print wrapped around the sole. They’ll be available for a limited time on the Vans website and in select stores next month.

Friday is here, folks—and that means a fresh batch of brand-new menswear is upon us. This week is stacked with top-of-the-line drops, from surf-inspired labels like Stüssy and Noon Goons to Noah’s punk-tinted twist on American prep to contemporary workwear from Carhartt Work In Progress. Plus, there’s even an always-covetable collection from the streetwear heavyweights at Palace Skateboards. Here are the five drops we’ll be shopping this weekend.

Noon Goons “The Droogs” cardigan

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Noon Goons has earned a reputation for mixing sharp menswear with beachy motifs, and the Los Angeles brand’s latest collection is no exception. There are boldly printed pants, colorful cardigans, and bright rugby tops. Just loudly smart clothes that will add a jolt of California cool to any closet.

Carhartt WIP “Chalk” shirt jacket

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Carhartt WIP, the cool-dude offshoot of the classic workwear brand, is back with another collection of extremely wearable clothes. Expect to find plenty of workwear staples—chore coats, rugged pants, and the like—done up in a spring-friendly color palette.

Season after season, Brendon Babenzien’s Noah has proven itself as one of the freshest and most consistent labels in American menswear. The brand walks the line between prep and skate with ease, and the new collection is chock-full of clothes that are sure to appeal to prepsters and skaters alike. Bold prints and wild patterns have never looked so good.

Stüssy continues to do what Stüssy does best. For nearly four decades, the brand has never veered from its west coast-inspired workwear and surfwear. There is plenty of good stuff here, but some standouts include this polar fleece jacket and these straight-legged “beach” pants.

Palace “Das Waterfalls” shirt

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You can always count on Palace Skateboards for a few things: bold logos, prominent colors, eccentric details, and a smidge of sartorial subversion. The British label’s latest clothes deliver precisely that—and then some. Plus, a new Palace collection also comes with the added bonus of the best product descriptions in the biz.

The adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 “Tail Light” is releasing next week, and just like the “Earth” and “Flax” colorways, this iteration is a regional release only. Blending elements from the 2019 “Trueform” and “Beluga” colorways, the silhouette flaunts a tonal grey Primeknit upper with the signature stripe highlighted with a bold touch of orange along the heel and heel tab, which are details that are borrowed from the “Trueform” edition. Finally, a translucent sole encasing the Boost cushioning rounds out the style.

Retailing for $220, look for this adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 at select adidas stores and online exclusively in Europe and Russia on February 22. Click and bookmark our official adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 “Tail Light” hub page now for everything you need to know about the sneaker and where to buy it online. Always keep it locked to KicksOnFire for the latest in sneaker news, release dates and where to purchase your favorite kicks.

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If there’s one thing a New Yorker never slacks on, it’s owning a top-notch winter coat. Although out of towners laugh at the sight of New Yorkers dressing like they are about to trek across Antarctica, they just don’t get it. Yes, New York isn’t that cold—the average temperature in Jan. is 32°F—but rocking a fly coat is as important as owning a wavy pair of sneakers in this city.

The type of jacket a New Yorker rocks on any given day can identify who you are and what you are into. One can guess that the 40-year-old who just stepped onto a subway car in a rare vintage North Face jacket and ‘92 Polo Bear sweater was someone who was able to stand his ground at West 4th back in the day. Meanwhile, that OG sitting in the corner of the train car with an iced out Pelle Pelle on, probably knew who Cam’Ron was when he was writing bars for Lil Cease in the ‘90s. And that one person in a Canada Goose who refuses to take off their backpack, probably comes from an old money family in the Upper East or Upper West Side or has been eating Top Ramen everyday this past month to pay off his coat. 

Obviously, the most “New York” jackets on this list weren’t solely worn or popularized in New York City. But Complex wrote this list to highlight jackets we see everyday on the streets of New York and to describe why these brands have become ubiquitous in this city. Of course, there are also many New Yorkers who struggle to afford coats in the winter, and thanks to New York Cares it only costs $20 to keep our less fortunate neighbors warm. 

Here is the definitive guide to New York City outerwear. 

The Pelle Pelle

You know a Pelle when you see one. In New York and many other cities, it’s a jacket that demands your undivided attention. The rhinestone studs, raised embossed lettering, color blocking, and insanely detailed embroidery make each leather Pelle a masterpiece in itself. Founded by Marc Buchanan in Detroit in 1978, Pelle Pelle leather jackets were quickly embraced by hip-hop culture. East Coast rappers like Craig Mack, Redman, and even Guru of Gang Starr starred in Pelle Pelle’s ad campaigns through the 1990s. In the 2000s, rappers only made Pelle Pelles even more iconic when rappers like Juelz Santana wore one in music videos such as “Dipset Anthem.”  One reason why 50 Cent thinks he popped off? “America got a thing for this gangster shit, they love me/Black Chukkas, black skully, leather Pelle Pelle.”

Even within the brand’s last decade, Pelle Pelle has never lost sight of its roots in hip-hop. New York rappers like French Montana and Casanova appeared in ads for the brand, Pelle Pelle annually produced custom jackets for XXL Freshmen winners, and numerous Supreme leather jackets have been inspired by Pelle Pelles. Unfortunately, the odds of seeing a Pelle Pelle—or any oversized leather jacket—seem to be slimmer among a younger crowd nowadays. But even though Pelle Pelle–which means “leather leather” in Italian–went out of business around December of 2018, it’s still considered to be a revered winter coat Uptown. 

The Marmot Mammoth Parka or “Biggie” 

The Marmot Mammoth Parka, aka the “Biggie” coat, became one of the most coveted jackets in New York City when it was exclusively sold at Paragon Sports in Union Square. Originally released by Marmot in the ‘80s as a basecamp coat, it popped off on the streets of New York because of its super bright colors. Although many thought it was ridiculous that New York teenagers were spending nearly $600 on a jacket that looked like a Skittle, the Biggie was undeniably a top shelf winter coat worth dropping bread on. The 700-fill coat was shielded by a waterproof Gore-Tex shell, had a removable insulated hood, and multiple pockets—such as a hidden velcro pocket built into the zipper seam nicknamed the “pistol pocket.” Those specs translate into this jacket being the only coat you would ever have to buy if you were tough enough to hold onto it. Like other hyped pieces of clothing, the Biggie became so sought after that it led to some violent crimes—a shooting at Bryant Park pushed Marmot and Paragon to pull the jacket from the New York City market in 2013. But recently, Biggies have been rereleased in the region due to its cult following within New York streetwear. Let’s take a quick moment to remember this iconic video of Harlem’s own Vado dropping bars in a Big Boy. 

The Canada Goose

One question that pops up in everyone’s heads when standing on a crowded MTA subway car during winter is: “Why does everyone wear Canada Goose?” Like The North Face, it’s literally impossible to go a single day in New York without seeing that red, white, and blue circle patch in the field. The brand’s most popular model, the Expedition Parka, was originally designed to be worn by scientists in Antarctica for temperatures of -22°F and below. In New York, it’s the go-to outfit on a 40°F day for Yuppies who live on the Upper East and Upper West Side of Manhattan. How did these jackets become so popular in major cities that never really get that cold? Starting in 2010, Canada Goose began sending their jackets to Hollywood celebrities and the brand continuously sponsors major film festivals like Sundance.

It’s difficult to ascertain if Canada Goose wearers are actually looking for superior warmth or just spending upwards of $1,000 for a jacket with an eye-catching logo. Seeing how many fake Canada Goose patches are sold on eBay, and the knockoff “Canada Weather Gear” coats commonly spotted in New York, it’s clear that a large part of Canada Goose’s popularity revolves around its eye-catching logo. It’s always difficult to hear someone explain why they needed to buy a Canada Goose. They always swear it’s about “the quality’ and don’t even know what fill power their coat is.  

So are these jackets valid? I’m not going to hold you, the only Canada Goose I ever fucked with is that Lil Uzi song and that oversized Vetements collaboration. At the end of the day, rocking a Canada Goose in New York comes down to just flexin how much bread you’re able to drop on a coat. 

The Lo Goose

The Lo Lifes and Lo Heads of New York City won’t settle for anything else. Every year, on a winter night in January, hundreds of Polo Ralph Lauren fanatics converge in Times Square to celebrate “Lo Goose On The Deuce”—an unofficial holiday specifically focused on highlighting the best in Polo Ralph Lauren down jackets. Polo collectors from around the world come to 42nd Street to flex the rarest Lo Gooses that range from Polo’s golden era in the ‘90s to freshly released pieces found in stores today. Although a Lo Goose isn’t for everyone, if you ever wanted to fully understand what rocking a Lo Goose meant to Raekwon as a young youth, just visit Times Square for 15 minutes when this event is popping off.  

As explained in Complex’s Ralph Lauren documentary Horse Power, “The Deuce ” were stomping grounds for the shoplifting Lo Lifes before Mayor Rudy Giulani turned 42nd Street into a watered down version of Disneyland. “We used to meet up there to show off what we had and what we caught.” one Lo Life named Rudy-Lo told Complex. In 2020, you won’t see any Lo Lifes robbing Lo Gooses off people’s backs. But you will see their undying love for these jackets at events like “Lo Goose On The Deuce.” Because of that event, New York City is probably the only place in the world where you can see a mob of people wearing rare Polo grails, like the Ghost Skier and Ski ‘92 jackets, in mint condition on the streets.

Avirex

While bedazzled Pelle Pelles made New Yorkers look like Liberace, in the ‘90s, Avirex leathers made them look like World War II pilots who landed their planes in the Queensbridge projects. Surprisingly, Avirex was launched in 1975 by a Long Islander named Jeff Clyman, a pilot who flew warbirds as a hobby and loved the look of vintage aviator jackets. Despite having  a large collection, Clyman realized he couldn’t survive off reselling vintage flight jackets because they were so scarce. So Clyman began remaking them. The brand became so respected for recreating aviator jackets that the U.S. Air Force even tapped the brand to make jackets for their pilots. In the ‘80s, Avirex received a huge boost in popularity when Tom Cruise wore it in his 1986 blockbuster film Top Gun. Subsequently, Avirex opened its first retail store on Broadway in SoHo, Manhattan, which was located just a couple blocks away from Hot 97’s offices. So, New York rappers stopped by the store and picked up Avirex pieces.

According to a story the late Prodigy told Jeff Weiss, Panda P met the other half of Mobb Deep, Havoc, after seeing a goon try to slice through Havoc’s Avirex jacket with a switchblade in midtown Manhattan. “Then Havoc spazzed out and fucked this nigga up. That was my introduction to him,” Prodigy told Weiss. Later on, Prodigy really sat in the studio and spit a whole verse about his love of Avirex. Although Avirex’s have been seen on everyone from Biggie to Cam’Ron,  the most iconic New York moment for Avirex is likely when Nas wore that white Avirex USA joint in Hype Williams’ 1998 film Belly. That scene when Sincere smokes a blunt with a 12-year-old drug dealer, while trying to convince him to leave that street shit behind, is a tearjerker to this day. 

Moncler Maya Jackets

Another way you can tell a New Yorker is really stacking that bread is when he steps onto a train with a crispy af Moncler on. Canada Goose and Moncler are head to head competitors when it comes down to flexin how much money one can spend on a winter coat. The cheapest jacket Moncler offers this season will run you at least $1000 and it doesn’t even come with a hood. Although the 58-year-old brand is known for high fashion collaborations with designers like Matthew Williams and Hiroshi Fujiwara today, Moncler originally launched with sleeping bags and tents. When Moncler started making down jackets in the ‘50s, they were worn by climbers like Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli on expeditions to K2–the second highest mountain in the world. 

Moncler has historically been associated with the upper crust sections of New York City. Walk into the luxury supermarket Eataly in the Flatiron and you’ll likely see a couple Tribeca moms rocking Monclers while buying a $45 bottle of white truffle olive oil. But recently, it seems nearly impossible for any Brooklyn Drill rapper to not have a Moncler on. Whoever sold Sheff G, Sleepy Hollow, Pop Smoke, and 22Gz black Moncler Maya coats last year must be eating hella good right now. Of course, we can’t disregard that Moncler Mayas were already popping off four years ago when Drake wore that same coat in red for the “Hotline Bling” video. But it’s nice to see that as Brooklyn Drill has gotten more mainstream attention, these rappers have glowed up from wearing Nike Tech fleeces and Puma tracksuits. 

The North Face 

Today, a North Face jacket is typically highlighted as the stereotypical staple piece of a supposedly “real” New Yorker. Every corny “deadass” meme ever made shows some photoshopped pop culture character wearing a Yankee fitted, Timbs and a North Face Nuptse jacket. Those memes deliver a decent chuckle, but The North Face’s relationship with New York has always been larger than played out internet memes. In the ‘90s, the heritage outdoor clothing brand was recontextualized as an deified streetwear brand when graffiti writers began boosting it out of high-end outdoor clothing retailers in the tri-state area. Many trendy North Face jackets released in collaboration with Supreme—such as Mountain Lights, Steep Techs, Mountain Jackets, and Trans-Antarctica pieces—were modeled after some of the most popular North Face jackets in ‘90s New York City.

There really isn’t a single North Face piece one can point to which fully encompass the brand’s relationship with New York City. The Nuptse puffer was immortalized on the cover of New York Magazine for Nancy Jo Sales’ 1996 cover story “Prep School Gangsters,” a piece about rich Upper West Side teenagers who hustled drugs and finessed other rich kids who wanted to be down. Skateboarder Harold Hunter belly flopped onto the sidewalk while wearing a 1997 Steep Tech Azimuth in the music video for “1999,” a killer single off of Rawkus Records’ Soundbombing 2 mixtape released that same year. Graffiti writer Earsnot wears a yellow Heli Vest in that memorable Polaroid shot by Ryan McGinley—as the name suggests, IRAK was a graffiti crew well known for racking North Face jackets. Let’s also not forget that Puff Daddy spun an 18-wheeler out of control wearing a coke white Steep Tech Moto jacket in Black Rob’s music video for “Whoa.” You know what kind of jacket you wear while chilling inside an Igloo built in Brownsville, Brooklyn? A North Face McMurdo parka. 

If you approach any New Yorker who grew up in the ‘90s loving graffiti and hip-hop, or who was a proud member of the Vintage Gear Addicts forum, they probably have a million stories about what wearing a North Face in New York City meant back then. Those are the people who can really tell you why North Face jackets are considered to be some of the most iconic pieces of “New York” outerwear. Rest in Peace Tent & Trails. 

An African-American model at a Fashion Institute of Technology runway show says she was pressured to wear bizarre, “racist” accessories like “monkey ears” and oversized lips.

“I stood there almost ready to break down telling the staff that I felt incredibly uncomfortable with having to wear these pieces and that they were clearly racist,” Amy Lefevre, 25, told The Post.

“I was told that it was fine to feel uncomfortable for only 45 seconds.”

Lefevre, who has been modeling for four years and appeared on more than two dozen catwalks, said she is no stranger to industry bigotry but had never experienced anything as bad as the FIT fashion event on Feb. 7.

“I was literally shaking. I could not control my emotions. My whole body was shaking. I have never felt like that in my life,” she said. “People of color are struggling too much in 2020 for the promoters not to have vetted and cleared accessories for the shows.”

Lefevre ultimately walked the runaway, but without wearing the ears or the bright-red synthetic lips, which came from a sex toy. She stormed out of the event immediately afterwards.

Other models who are not black donned the costume during the shoot.

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Other models who are not black donned the costume during the shoot.

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The show during New York’s fashion week was staged at Manhattan’s Pier59 Studios and was designed to showcase the work of the 10 alumni from FIT’s inaugural Master of Fine Arts class in Fashion Design, according to a press release.

The production was part of a series of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of FIT. Founded in 1944, the 7,406-student Chelsea school is part of the taxpayer-funded State University of New York (SUNY) system.

The show was directed by Jonathan Kyle Farmer, a FIT professor and chair of the new MFA Fashion Design, and produced by Richard Thornn, creative director of British fashion production company NAMES LDN.

The designs were created by recent FIT grad Junkai Huang. Observers said Huang, who is from China, did not appear to understand the racial overtones of his work. The original concept called for highlighting “ugly features of the body,” according to a witness.

Huang, Farmer and Thornn did not respond to requests for comment.

Lefevre said her agency, Q Model Management, was “furious” when she told them what happened, though a rep for the company told The Post they had received “conflicting reports” about the show and suggested Lefevre’s account was unreliable.

“They just don’t want their name to be anywhere near this,” Lefevre said, explaining the agency response.

She said Thornn repeatedly tried to strong-arm her.

A student who said she was backstage at the show, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity, backed up Lefevre’s version of events.

“We brought it up to [Thornn] multiple times,” the witness said. “We said she cannot wear this. This is wrong. He screamed in my face, ‘You need to back down and get away.’ It was such a grave lack of judgment.”

The student claimed several classmates made their objections known to Farmer the day before the show.

Other models in the show, who were not African-American, wore the pieces down the runway.

“This program protects a student’s freedom to craft their own personal and unique artistic perspectives as designers, to be even what some would consider to be provocative, so that they find that voice,” FIT president Dr. Joyce F. Brown told The Post. “However provocative design and fashion might be though, my commitment to ensure that people are not made to feel uncomfortable, offended, or intimidated is also of the utmost importance not only to me personally but to the college community as well. We take this obligation very, very seriously and will investigate and take appropriate action regarding any complaint or concern that is made in this situation.”

The meltdown comes at a sensitive time as the fashion industry grapples with the desire to push the envelope with edgy new designs and the landmines of race.

Last February, Gucci took heat for a “blackface sweater” leading to calls from celebs like 50 Cent and Spike Lee to boycott the brand. Italian clothier Dolce & Gabbana was also bruised in 2018 over an ad which apparently mocked a Chinese woman for eating oversized Italian food with chopsticks.

“You want to push people’s boundaries of what people think is beautiful or cool, but you don’t just want to be trying to get a reaction,” Sam Reiss, a New York-based fashion photographer, told The Post. “You don’t push the envelope by baiting race issues. That’s not being edgy.”