2009 - SNEAKER FREAKER TOP 25 SNEAKERS!

KAZUKI ObyO ADIDAS

Kazuki Kuraishi has long been working behind the scenes for style dons such as A Bathing Ape and Fragment design. His recent adidas ObyO range has been something of a breakout, giving him international recognition in his own right. Frankly, there is so much depth and quality in Kazuki's range it was hard to split them with a meat axe, although we definitely passed on the screwball leopard fur models which were unwearable outside Harajuku. Even though his runners were hotter than wasabi on your watchamacallit, it was impossible to go past the KBALL mids in rich black leather with eggplant laces. So understated and on point, it was as if the materials were able to speak for themselves. The slender Kazuki branding on the tongue was also tip top. Utter perfection.