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For those of you who have more or less settled on admiring the Entourage x Nike SB Dunk Low Lights Out from afar its safe to say you have done the right thing. The sneaker has been pegged as a friends and family release and is rumored to be in numbers as low as 50 pair. For others who enjoy the thrill of the chase more than a comfortably padded bank account the sneaker has been spotted on eBay fetching prices that are upwards of $2000. What do you guys thing about this sneaker? Is it worth that type of price? We certainly would love to get our hands on a pair and are not knocking anybody who does so by any means.

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On Thursday I chatted with Breakfast TV in Vancouver and gave co-host Dawn Chubai the low-down on how to snag our cover girl’s melt-proof summer perfect looks. From Blake Lively’s radiantly dewy complexion to Gisele Bundchen’s surfer girl waves, to the first step in achieving Rihanna’s intense smoky gaze and the ultra feminine, hot pink pout on muse and model Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, and find out which four products you need to achieve their star-worthy looks.

Available now through Paris-based Starcow is this pair of Vans Vault Old Skools. The low-top silhouette is seen here sporting a premium leather build, and is graced with a predominantly black colorway. White creates a strong contrast, and graces the shoe on the side logo, contrast stitching, and sole. Finishing off the look are thick, leather shoe laces.

Vans Vault Old Skool Black / White Vans Vault Old Skool Black / White

One of the world’s biggest PUMA concept stores has just finished being built in the heart of Beijing, China’s busiest shopping center, The Village (most notable recently for the opening of Beijing’s first Bape flagship store). This new PUMA mega-store has everything you can imagine, from the finest Clydes to the most avant-garde McQueen collaborations.

The great people at PUMA gave us a chance to visit the store before they even fully set up the place, letting us capture exclusive kicks and gear that haw been the center of blogsphere attention for months.

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Today’s Designer Question & Answer is with Founder and Designer Mike Lane of Mike Lane Premium Denim.

What are you focusing on for the Fall 2011 season? And for the Spring 2012 season? Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 are all about the lighter denims. I’m doing a lot with acid washes, color washes and white denim which is ULTRAHOT! Summer is all about skirts and shorts. For the Fall 2012 season, I’ll be sticking with lighter denim, but I’ll be incorporating light grays, rips and vintage washes. What has been your inspiration for your current collection?

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