crooked tongues magazine News Features

We don't know what triggered the Rod Laver's resurrection - maybe we'll never know, like the undead in a Romero movie, but we're happy that there's two variations currently doing the rounds at top tier level. Last year's vintage onslaught left us a little overwhelmed, and truth be told, we overlooked a few makeups as a result, but adidas isn't done yet, letting a few Consortium partners got back for more - UNDFTD dropped a navy one last month, and with a monotone upper style that evokes the simplicity of DQM's Tier Zero Dunks, the Bowery retail institution has engineered a trio of makeups.These navy, green and lemon versions of the shoe make more sense, given the brand's basic apparel output for this season. Just as the clouds part, and a new season starts, the warm weather pieces start rolling out - leather, mesh and suede on the lacestays keeps a simple formula well-honed, and these drop here and in other Consortium retailers on the 13th of this month. Big things are in the pipeline from the Consortium side of things as well as Originals By Originals for the rest of the year, and the smaller scale collaborative projects like this are paying more dividends than a collective avalanche of dual label pieces...