supreme t-shirt for the japan earthquake relief

i've been meaning to show this t-shirt to you for ages.

i bought it a few months ago. it's a supreme box logo t-shirt made

to raise money for the japan earthquake fund.

the supreme box logo is nicely tailored with a japanese touch.

and there's a little detail printed on the back too

good old supreme. a lot of the japan earthquake charity tees were a bit

shoddy in my opinion... but i think supreme did well here.

a good cause and a good t-shirt.

self-portrait in n1

early this morning i had a shoot in a restaurant in n1

by now you must know what's coming ?

to be honest i wasn't that happy with this angle so as the shoot progressed

i kept an eye out for another opportunity.

i thought this view looked good so i lined up the camera.

there was nobody about so i put the self-timer on for 12 seconds and...

i didn't realise until i got home and edited the shots, that while i was 

hitting my pose, the girl who was setting up the place came along and

sneaked into frame. fair play to her, she kept still for the long exposure too.

i don't know what she's wearing but my details were:

polo top by bape

jeans by evisu

eddie cruz western edition af-1's by nike

the girl who crept into frame here also made me a fantastic coffee later...

what a girl !

footwear for photography

when i'm working, my footwear of choice is usually a pair of nike af-1's

stel on the other hand... well she usually opts for something quite different

fair play to her.

you don't know me at all

i've had this song in my head for days now... i've also been craving karaoke.
( my favourite karaoke songs are duets by the way )

do you think any places have this on their system ? i do feel like giving it a go.

i prefer the studio recording of this song, but this live version is pretty good too.

also is it me or does regina spektor remind you of mel from 'flight of the conchords' ?

nike air force 1 i.d's

here are the other pair of i.d's i designed a few weeks ago.

you can almost feel the heat trying to get out of the box can't you ?

and here they are

the tip, the toe box, the eye stay the mid panel and the foxing are all in

a claret coloured luxury suede. the tongue is in pale blue leather.

the swoosh is in a pale blue suede ( these are pretty much west ham colours )

the shoe sits on a sail midsole with claret stitching and trim

and of course, a gum bottom

laces are a rich yellow... maybe an old gold colour

i opted to have the tips in gold rather than silver

the sock liners are in claret

with the special i.d. insoles

the heel tabs are in pale blue suede

with the same colour stitching on the nike air and swoosh

as you may know, i prefer the heel tabs to be blank and this was the closest

i could get to achieving that.

the hang tag is in gold with claret suede

representing n7

i got the spare laces in the same colour blue as used on the shoes

i'm not sure which laces to go with to be honest but once they're laced

the way i like them these are going to be a big on the streets of n7 this season.

so there you have it. if you like what i've done with these two pairs let me know.

and if you fancy a go at designing some kicks for yourself, why not 

check out the nike id website or better still make an appointment at niketown

london and design yourself some af-1's

out-take

here's an out-take from a big shoot i did last monday.

maybe i'll leave this frame in the final edit. i think the client will like it.

thanks to michael and eton for the special posing.

nike air force 1 i.d's

remember i designed a couple of pairs of air force 1's at niketown

a few weeks ago ?

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/friday-at-niketown.html

well yesterday the postman rang... twice.

being a bit of a tease, and also because i'm also desperate to hit the 1000 

blog posts this year, i'll just show you one pair today.

i told you i was a tease...

inside the box... special nike i.d. paper and the usual af-1 certificate

and here's the fire that was inside the box

premium soft black leather used on the tip, the toe box, the eye stay,

the mid panel, the foxing and the tongue.

the swoosh is in a limited edition grey chenille

and i opted to have red laces as my first choice

they sit on a pale grey midsole

and a gum outsole

the heel tabs are in pale grey leather with grey stitching

they didn't have the option to leave the heel tabs blank.

the sock liner is in black

with a special air force '82 i.d. insole

the lace tips i chose to get in silver colour

but, strangely enough... they are plastic not metal.

the ability to personalise the hang tag was a nice gesture...

i went with 'representing n7'
though i did seriously think about getting 'like a boss'








oh, the spare laces...

seeing as i have spare laces in most colours, i opted for this purple / plum / pink
pair... well, you never know.








so there they are

these are most certainly a problem.

i'm toying with the idea of removing the pale grey tongue tabs or maybe
even colouring them black ( i wasn't able to get them in black during the build
as the tongue tab automatically goes the same colour as the swoosh.

still, they look and feel incredible. once i've sorted out the tongue tabs and
laced them properly i'll be bringing some much needed heat to the streets
of n7.