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Upper Playground will release the third installment in their most recent four part artist collaboration. Last week we previewed the David Choe collaboration to much fanfare, this week were happy to preview the new Aesop Rock Stan Smith. The New York MC comments “The faded green and gold colors have a strange eerie-meets-regal vibe […]

Graphic Artist David Choe doctors up an Adidas Stan Smith for Upper Playgrounds latest collaboration with Adidas Originals as part of a four -part series including Aeosp Rock And Sam Flores. “I wanted to convey a mixture of serial killers, ninjas, nightmares and Ice-T lyrics,” commented David Choe about his inspirations for […]

Sao Paulo based  fine artist Herbert Baglione makes an unlikely pairing with Adidas for this limited edition collaboration for Upper Playground. Baglione skillfully expresses familiar themes such as death and individuality on his minimalistic  sneaker,  “My sneaker design expresses my personal taste in shoes. I don’t like colorful tennis shoes that are full of designs […]

We’ve been waiting some time now for San Francisco born Upper Playground to release their Winter 2007 sneaker line. Now, to “wet” our appetites a little more they have released this rather salty promotional commercial for their Slip-On collaboration with Fetch. We first brought you a peek at the Shark Slip-On in August. Still no […]

Two sneak peeks at forthcoming offerings from Upper Playground. For one (”Skull” above, top) Upper Playground signed on artist Alex Pardee whose CV includes Warner Bros., Hurley International, and RIDE snowboards. The other (”Faces” above, bottom) is by artist Sam Flores whose work has been featured in such magazines as Mass Appeal, Juxtapoz, Urb and […]

Upper Playground is covering land and sea this winter with the release of their Jaws themed slip-on and the Forest skate low top. You can’t get them just yet, but they will be made available soon through Upper Playground’s online store.

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Upper Playground has given us a sneak peek at one model in their Winter 2007 collection, a tennis shoe called “The Races.” These horse patterned low tops will retail for $100 US. Look for them, and the rest of the Upper Playground Winter ‘07 line in the coming months.

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Here is a preview of one of Upper Playground’s new offerings for the coming Winter ‘07 season. These low-tops were designed by DJK and feature celebrity mug shots including Frank Sinatra, Pee Wee Herman, and Michael Jackson. $100 US, retail.

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