#puma x solange

[zendayastylefiles]

http://zendayastylefiles.blogspot.com/2019/05/zendaya-does-73-questions-with-vogue.html

[officiallyjuanita]

A thread .

Because my black is a drug

Your fresh cup of cold water

Your coffee with a double shot of whiskey

[ftl-radio]

[vanmccannonlyfans]

neon green, sepia (yellow-toned brown). ty!!!

oooo i love these!

neon green 🔫

1999 / charlie xcx & troye sivan

girl of the year / allie x

zoom / leikeli47

i don’t want it at all / kim petras

unlock it / charlie xcx & kim petras

cherry / rina sawayama

my strange addiction / billie eilish

lonely romance / cri

come to me / moon boots

most precious love / house gospel choir

sepia 🎞

nectar of the gods / lana del rey

first day of my life / bright eyes

lit me up / brand new

guava tea / choker

weary / solange

cellophane / fka twigs

lsd / hevn

sweet thing / dijon

honeybody / kishi bashi

opiate / puma blue

these were so fun thank you!! 💛

send me your favorite color and ill make a playlist for it 🎨

[kanye--westeros]

Top Albums Of 2019

1. IGOR - Tyler, The Creator (Favorite Track: NEW MAGIC WAND)

2. III - BANKS (Favorite Track: Stroke)

3. To Myself - Baby Rose (Favorite Track: Sold Out)

4. Eve - Rapsody (Favorite Track: Aaliyah)

5. All Of My Heroes Are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA (Favorite Track: Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot)

6. Leak 04-13: Bait Ones - Jai Paul (Favorite Track: Str8 Outta Mumbai)

7. Diaspora - GoldLink (Favorite Track: Rumble)

8. BUBBA - KAYTRANADA (Favorite Track: Go DJ)

9. YU - Rosie Lowe (Favorite Track: Little Bird)

10. MAGDALENE - FKA Twigs (Favorite Track: holy terrain)

11. Painted - Lucky Daye (Favorite Track: Real Games)

12. Chasing Summer - SiR (Favorite Track: Hair Down)

13. KIWANUKA - Michael Kiwanuka (Favorite Track: You Ain’t The Problem)

14. Assume Form - James Blake (Favorite Track: Mulholland)

15. Heavy Is The Head - Stormzy (Favorite Track: Handsome)

16. The Lost Boy - YBN Cordae (Favorite Track: RNP)

17. LEGACY! LEGACY! - Jamila Woods (Favorite Track: MUDDY)

18. Revenge Of The Dreamers III - Dreamville (Favorite Track: Sacrifices)

19. Everything’s For Sale - Boogie (Favorite Track: Skydive)

20. Free Nationals - Free Nationals (Favorite Track: Eternal Light)

Honorable Mentions:

Heard It In A Past Life - Maggie Rogers, Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve, Outer Peace - Toro Y Moi, Cosmic Wind - Lion Babe, Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande, Rap Or Go To The League - 2 Chainz, Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood, Hear Me Out - Reignwolf, CrasH Talk - ScHoolboy Q, When We All Go To Sleep, Where Do We Go - Billie Eilish, Green Balloon - Tank and the Bangas, Shea Butter Baby - Ari Lennox, Rogue - Yuna, ZUU - Denzel Curry, Flamagra - Flying Lotus, Bandana - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Immunity - Clairo, Clarity - Kim Petras, Port Of Miami 2 - Rick Ross, Ventura - Anderson. Paak, Brandon Banks - Maxo Kream, Scenery - Emily King, i,i - Bon Iver, GINGER - Brockhampton, Red Hearse - Red Hearse, Case Study 01 - Daniel Caesar, Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey, Mirrorland - EARTHGANG, Is He Real? - IDK, Late Night Feelings - Mark Ronson, House Of Sugar - (Sandy) Alex G, Charli - Charli XCX, Jaime - Brittany Howard, KIRK - DaBaby, Violet Street - Local Natives, All Mirrors - Angel Olsen, uknowhatimsayin? - Danny Brown, Closer To Grey - Chromatics, Ugh, Those Feels Again - Snoh Aalegra, Pang - Caroline Polachek, The Sailor - Rich Brian, TURN OFF THE LIGHT - Kim Petras, Cheap Queen - King Princess, Pony - Rex Orange County, Reflection Of Self: The Head Trip - Stalley, Grey Area - Little Simz, Twenty Twenty - djo, Hot Pink - Doja Cat, UNDER8ED - Pardison Fontaine, Black Pumas - Black Pumas, I Was Depressed Until I Made This - Kembe X, Hyperspace - Beck, Fear Inoculum - Tool, Fine Line - Harry Styles, HAN - Berhana, Imagination & The Misfit Kid - Labrinth, Little Ghost - Moonchild

Notable Mixtapes/EPs:

Hi My Name Is Flume - Flume, Dying From Crying - James Fauntleroy, Days Before Forever - Muhteyoh, Dangerous - Shay Lia, Recorded In My Car EP - Tabby, He/Do You Love Her Now EP - Jai Paul, The Falling Man - DUCKWRTH, live fast. die never. - Lil Rocket, Angel’s Pulse - Blood Orange, TDT - Big K.R.I.T, Care Package - Drake, Floor Seats - A$AP Ferg, Choke - Poppy, This Summer EP - Alessia Cara, Dark Moon Flower - Shane Eagle, MOTIONS - Melii, Ylang Ylang EP - FKJ, Lamb Over Rice - Action Bronson, JACKBOYS - JACKBOYS

Great Songs On Decent or Bad Albums:

“A-OK (Everything’s Perfect)” by Terror Jr. “Crushed Up” by Future ”Maybe You’re The Reason” by The Japanese House “North Star” by Offset x Cee-Lo Green “Open It Up” by Higher Brothers ”Sandstorm” by Mereba x JID “Dreams” by Solange “So Bad” by Gesaffelstein x HAIM ”Girls & Boys” by Jesse “Drugs” by Yelawolf “Unnatural Born Killer” by Yelawolf “Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind” by Logic “Sunflower” by Vampire Weekend x Steve Lacy “Set” by Ciara “KRIT HERE” by Big K.R.I.T ”Lay Me Down” by Steve Lacy “Outta My Head” by Khalid x John Mayer “No Drug Like Me” by Carly Rae Jepsen “Frontier” by Holly Herndon “Left Hand” by Beast Coast “Sucker” by The Jonas Brothers “Baby Boy” by Kevin Abstract “Summertime In Paris” by Jaden x Willow “Time Machine” by Willow “Eternal” by Chance The Rapper x Smino “Mannequin Challenge” by Young Thug x Juice WRLD “Find Your Way Back” by Beyonce “Sufi Woman” by Jidenna “Show Me That You Love” by Common x Jill Scott “Camp America” by 93PUNX “Carried Away” by H.E.R. “Take What You Want” by Post Malone x Ozzy Osbourne x Travis Scott “Girls Need Love (Remix)” by Summer Walker x Drake “Reasons” by Anna Of The North x Charlie Skein “Follow God” by Kanye West “Guarding The Gates” by Lauryn Hill “Perfect Crime” by Tinashe “Jerry Sprunger” by Tory Lanez x T-Pain “The Box” by Roddy Ricch

[jiiakuann]

illustrated and animated some sneakers I adore 💛💖💙👟💚💜❤️ in order: Saucony x Play Cloths Grid 9000 Motocross, Solange x Puma Trinomic triangles, Reebok Insta Pump Fury, Y-3 Kyujo Low, Nike Air Max 95 Running Man, Balenciaga Triple-S, Y-3 Kanja, Asics x High and Lows Gel Lyte III Silver Screen and COMME des GARÇONS PLAY x Converse Chuck Taylor

[stuffbyjcfc]

[Best of 2019] Complete List

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4QsdaEL2JQpA5cuaXHuVx9

60 Steve Lacy - Playground 59 Lizzo - Tempo feat. Missy Elliott 58 Todrick Hall - Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels 57 Sir Babygirl - Flirting With Her 56 Black Pumas - Colors 55 Cuco - Bossa No Sé feat. Jean Carter 54 Octavian - Bet feat. Skepta & Michael Phantom 53 MARINA - Handmade Heaven 52 FINNEAS - I Don't Miss You At All 51 Anderson .Paak - King James 50 Pedro Mafama - Jazigo 49 James Blake - Mile High feat. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin 48 Tame Impala - Patience 47 The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe feat. Moses Sumney 46 NoNaMe - Song 32 45 Big Data - Dangerous feat. Joywave - Oliver Remix 44 Róisin Murphy - Incapable 43 Doja Cat - Juicy 42 Mahalia - Simmer feat. Burna Boy 41 Marc Rebilltet - Reach Out 40 Georgia - About Work The Dancefloor 39 Lana Del Rey - Venice Bitch 38 Summer Walker - Riot 37 Capitão Fausto - Amor, A Nossa Vida 36 Big Thief - Not 35 Cardi B - Press 34 Little Simz - Selfish feat. Cleo Sol 33 Jai Paul - He 32 MEUTE - Araya 31 KOMPROMAT - Niemand 30 Alex Rossi & Jo Wedin - Tutto Va Bene Quando Facciamo L'Amore 29 Conan Osíris - Telemóveis 28 Mayra Andrade - Afeto 27 Marc Rebilltet - One More Time 26 Stormzy - Crown 25 Orville Peck - Day Of Night 24 Clairo - Bags 23 Dave - Location feat. Burna Boy 22 070 Shake - Morrow 21 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 20 Labrinth - All For Us 19 Solange - Binz 18 O Gajo - O Caminho É O Poema feat. José Anjos 17 Bonobo - Linked 16 Peggy Gou - Starry Night 15 Burna Boy - Anybody 14 Toro y Moi - Freelance 13 Sam Smith - Dancing With A Stranger feat. Normani 12 J Balvin - LA CANCIÓN feat. Bad Bunny 11 Billie Eilish - bad guy 10 Sharon Van Etten - Jupiter 4 09 Maren Morris - GIRL 08 Sampa the Great - Final Form 07 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road 06 MEUTE - Panda 05 Rema - Dumebi 04 Ariana Grande - ghostin 03 Baby Rose - Borderline 02 Billie Eilish - bury a friend 01 Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?

[morganbelarus]

Donald Glover, Adidas, Nike, and the Fight for Cool

Recently, in a group chat, I expressed excitement over an unlikely piece of work: a new short film from Adidas. The sportswear corporation, which now also counts Beyoncé as a "creative partner," had teamed up with Donald Glover to make a series of vignettes featuring him and the actress Mo'Nique trading comic tête-à-têtes. Directed by longtime collaborator Ibra Ake, the film embodies Glover's typical patchwork: It's wonky, narratively indeterminate, and crammed with wit and the occasional inside joke.

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The film, of course, wasn't just creativity for creativity's sake; it is essentially one long conceptual ad for Glover's Adidas Original line of sneakers, which release Friday. Still, the vignettes are far more engaging than the average shoe-shilling spot. As a cultural worker, Glover's art stings. Whether as the creator-star of Atlanta or as his music-making alter ego Childish Gambino, his aesthetic practice strives to awaken and unnerve (just look to the video for "This Is America", his berserk trap-gospel from last May). It's always felt countercultural in that sense. Glover's work lives outside the mainstream, as critique. With Adidas, his art becomes the mainstream. This, coupled with Beyoncé's just-announced partnership—which includes a collaboration on a signature Adidas collection in addition to expanding her athleisure line, Ivy Park—suggests Adidas is jockeying for a larger cultural footprint. But it registers as more than that, too. It's the megabrand's attempt to define culture, not simply contribute to it.

Today, especially so, sportswear companies are no longer just looking to athletes as brand emissaries, but for social-media-savvy cultural figures of all sorts. Puma's famously worked with Rihanna and Solange. Converse has tapped Millie Bobby Brown and Vince Staples for campaigns. Back in 2016, Complex declared Jay-Z's 2003 Reebok collaboration, the S. Carter, an industry-shifting release. Early rap stalwarts Run-DMC fashioned the Adidas shell-toe into an emblem of cool and were ultimately given their own line. A fundamental partnership like that one opened a pathway for cross-branding deals between the sportsworld and the larger culture. Adidas has since partnered with basketball star James Harden, soccer phenom Lionel Messi, Grammy-winning producer Pharrell Williams, rapper Pusha-T, and fashion maven Stella McCartney.

Glover's addition certainly adds cultural currency to Adidas' war chest, but it's the partnership the company has forged with Beyoncé that will likely rival, and perhaps dwarf, the magnetism Kanye West was able to generate, and has wildly sustained, since he signed with the brand in 2015. In that time, he's released both apparel and footwear that, aesthetically, merges sleek cuts and monochrome colorways with an eye for the dystopian. Collectively known as Yeezy Season, releases have created a mania of desire. On Instagram, West's status has helped embolden the rabidness around influencer culture, which has in turn made the brand seem that much more in-demand. Even as Nike outpaces Adidas in sales, and even as West has fallen out of public favor in recent months, he remains an uncommon reservoir of cool for Adidas (so much so that megachurch preachers have fully bought into the hype).

Of course, Nike is Nike. Its market cap currently sits at nearly $140 billion, compared to Adidas' $50 billion, and consultancy firm Brand Finance estimated Nike's brand value was worth about $28 billion in 2018, a figure that overshadowed not only Adidas but other apparel companies like H&M, Puma, Hermès, Uniqlo, and Louis Vuitton. You can't escape Nike's reach and power. It eclipses. Part of that has to do with how the company has firmly commanded industry rhetoric—the look and perception of cool—since hiring ad agency Wieden+Kennedy in 1982. The firm minted generation-defining slogans like "Just Do It" and "Bo Knows," and later produced a vibrant series of commercials featuring Spike Lee (as the fictional character Mars Blackmon) and Michael Jordan in the 1980s and ’90s.

In that time, Nike has, officially and unofficially, corralled some of the most important cultural figures across sports and entertainment into its hive. Serena Williams. LeBron James. Lance Armstrong. Kendrick Lamar. Tiger Woods. Kobe Bryant. Drake. Tatyana McFadden. Andre Agassi. On Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode," one of the most popular and streamed songs of 2018, Nike found itself in the middle of the most exciting cultural tempest of the year. Featured on the song's guest verse is Drake, who raps, referencing Nike's swoosh logo and Adidas' three stripes, "checks over stripes, that's what we like." Months prior, Adidas emissary Pusha-T had released "The Story of Adidon," a diss track against Drake, who was then rumored to be signing a deal with Adidas. The brands had somehow become weapons in a simmering rap war. It was yet more proof of Nike's transcendent authority: as both cultural product and the culture.

Donald Glover recently announced a partnership with Adidas.

Adidas

Just last year, Nike released a striking series of black-and-white ads as part of its push into social justice. Images of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick—who'd been exiled by the NFL because of his criticisms against the ongoing wave of police brutality in black communities—courted the most controversy. But it was a savvy, if noble, move on Nike's end. Kaepernick represents an evolution in the business of sports; his advocacy presents a chance to shift the discourse for Fortune 500 companies who hope to align with socially-minded celebrities. Through him, Nike is able to create and sustain real impact, nationally and globally.

With the addition of Beyoncé and Donald Glover into its fold, Adidas is gunning for a similar impact: one that is multilevel, innovative, and authentic (both artists have the ability to tap into vast and disparate communities of people worldwide). It already seems to be working, too. The company saw substantial sales growth in North America last year thanks, in part, to its creative partnerships. But impact is about more than financial gain. Today, social ports like Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter are a shrewd barometer of cool. Brands crave relevance via social impact, which is measured in likes, retweets, post count, and meme proliferation. All of it furnishes continuous chatter, be it for a pair of new Yeezys or the latest Ivy Park drop. It's a business-defining play for Adidas. One thing Beyoncé has never lacked for is the attention of the crowd.

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT // FEBRUARY JAMES

FEBRUARY JAMES IS AN ACCIDENTAL ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR AND GREY MATTER ENTHUSIAST.

As an autodidact artist working primarily in oil pastels, February James often employs bold colours and emotive simulacrum as it relates to self.  Her stimulus to paint is derived from everything that she encounters.  

February James is attracted to the lost people of life.  'I come to them rather intuitively and they wash past me in much the same way – feeding on one another’s needs – people collecting people.  Then somehow I find them in my paintings and instinctively move through mediums.  So in a way my work is an ongoing body of self-exploration.  Painting all the things I’m running away from and all the things I’m hoping to become.’

Current work relates to previous work; with each piece of art constantly exploring and challenging itself. James believes that life is about change, this being reflected in her work,  as it is constantly evolving, persistently growing and unfolding. Through her art, she hopes to bring about order in the midst of chaos, change in the stagnation of growth and growth in the yielding of change.

February James x Puma x Saint Heron - 2015

Creative Direction - Solange Knowles

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puma x solange

[zendayastylefiles]

http://zendayastylefiles.blogspot.com/2017/05/zendaya-in-puma-and-chanel.html

[officiallyjuanita]

I’m minding my black ass business

[sneakercandy]

Sneakers in Fall Colors Ultimate List

Air Jordan 6 Retro 'Wheat'

Undefeated x Air Max 97 OG 'Olive'

Lunar Force 1 Duckboot 'Burgundy'

New Balance X90 V2 'Mustard Yellow'

Air Max 95 Premium 'Dark Green'

Air Jordan 1 Flyknit 'Clay Green'

LeBron 12 NSW Lifestyle 'Lion’s Mane'

Air VaporMax 'Dark Team Red'

Balenciaga Triple S Trainer 'Yellow Green'

Maison Margiela Replica Sneaker 'Olive'

Puma Solange x Trinomic XT2 PLUS Triangles

Pharrell x NMD Human Race 'Orange'

Images belong to GOAT.

[rich4rdhe4d]

featuring Y-3 Kanja, Nike Air Max 95 Running Man, Balenciaga Triple-S, Reebok Insta Pump Fury,  Asics x Highs and Lows Gel Lyte III Silver Screen, Y-3 Kyujo Low, Thomas Campbell x Nike SB Dunk High Premium, Solange x Puma Trinomic triangles,  Saucony x Play Cloths Grid 9000 Motocross and COMME des GARÇONS PLAY x Converse Chuck Taylor (at Washington, District of Columbia)

[jiiakuann]

maximum kicks 

featuring Y-3 Kanja, Nike Air Max 95 Running Man, Balenciaga Triple-S, Reebok Insta Pump Fury,  Asics x Highs and Lows Gel Lyte III Silver Screen, Y-3 Kyujo Low, Thomas Campbell x Nike SB Dunk High Premium, Solange x Puma Trinomic triangles,  Saucony x Play Cloths Grid 9000 Motocross and COMME des GARÇONS PLAY x Converse Chuck Taylor