Not a surprise, but the spring/summer 2009 adidas women’s competition line keeps low-key, staying with that bumblebee shade that we’ve been trying to expunge from the tennis palette for two years (Yonex is keeping adidas company during this sit-in). The bright yellow is broken up by black lines around the back of both the tank […]
Archives for December 2008
happy holidays from Prince
A greeting from Prince. I don’t know about you, but this makes me want to get a spirograph… By the way, we’re still awaiting word about their brand-smackin-new will-change-your-tennis-life tennis racquet technology. We’ll post as soon as we hear about it.
fashion short balls: no mas finishes Starters, lanvin sneaks, and a japanese riot
Finishing what they Starter: Earlier this month, NO MAS mastermind Chris Isenberg, the guy who revived Bjorn Borg‘s logo, released his latest collaboration: a limited run of duffel bags created with fashion phenoms Dee and Ricky Jackson (read up). The duo played around with a few of Isenberg’s vintage Starter Jackets, turning them into bags […]
Serena on to the next frontier: HSN
In the tennis world, getting ambushed by the papparazi is so 2008. If you want to flex your celebrity muscle and burrow your way into the hearts and minds of America, there’s only one way to go: get your own show on HSN. The Serena Williams piece in this month’s h magazine mentions that her […]
party watch: Fila x Sportie L.A. = Melrose
We had a chance to stop by Fila‘s West Coast launch of their new “Melrose” — a collaboration with iconic sneaker purveyor Sportie L.A. The three high tops feature 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material in custom print and color panels in combinations of Lilac, Teal, Silver, Crocus and Blues. They threw the party on Thursday, Dec. […]