Sierra Leone DCAC limited edition
After previously presenting the Le Dünk Pack (apparel) and the Decade Pack (footwear), we are now about to release the third pack of our highly anticipated K1Xclusive Spring 2011 line: The Sierra Leone DCAC limited edition pack. For this project we have combined all ingredients for an outstanding footwear project: a unique story, maximum exclusiveness, high end distribution and a dope product.
We kept it as limited as it gets: 22 different colorways limited to 15 pairs per style worldwide, placed in some of the most prestigious retailers around the globe. Each boutique will hold distinct one-of-a-kind DCAC silhouettes, available nowhere else. The pack combines original African ankara fabrics, Asian footwear manufacturing and German know-how. It arose within the framework of the *folorunsho design project, which remixes original African materials and techniques with western design. $25,- from the proceeds of each of these 330 unique sneakers will be transfered directly the Sierra di Lion Sharity Trust Fund, which supports the local youngsters, that actually design and manufacture many of the *folorunsho pieces.
Check out the endearing making-of video and find more info as well as pictures of every shoe after the jump.
The pack is topped off with 22 different New Era 59/50 caps, made of the same Ankara fabrics, so that the caps will match the selected DCAC SL shoes exactly. A tad of pop on the underbrim of these K1X New Era fitted caps adds a distinct Sierra Leone flavor to an otherwise all black lid. As for all K1Xclusive products, branding is kept subtle – in this case no logo on the sneakers, just an understated “Nation of Hoop” tab on the heel and a tone-in-tone K1X tag on the caps.
The Sierra Leone DCAC limited edition will only be available at these selected retailers: Colette (Paris), limitEDitions (Barcelona), Sneakersnstuff (Stockholm), Pool (Munich), Streetammo (Aalborg), Puka Puka (Hawaii), Lock&Load (Utrecht), Slam Japan (Tokio), Overkill (Berlin), Sneakerhead (Moscow), CLVII (Berlin), RNDM (Bochum), Black Rainbow Shop (Paris), PickYourShoes.Com (USA) and KICKZ.COM (Europe).
* All folorunsho products are non-profit oriented, as all winnings reimburse the Sierra di Lion Sharity Trust. It’s not about charity – it‘s all about sharing… The underlying concept of every project is always a two-way exchange. An exchange of similarities, differences, complements, styles, culture, skills, tasks, talents, ideas, energy and manpower that are bound to evolve and inspire. An exchange in the form of sound, design and art. The SL – DCAC Pack is a product of such an exchange: the synergy of three continents, uniting African tradition, European know-how and Asian skills.
March 31st, 2011 at 8:08 pm
[...] Sneakerunternehmen den Mut aufbringt abgefahrene Designs auf den Markt zu bringen. Lange kam von K1X ja aber auch fast nur Müll Mainstream auf den Markt. Jede der 22 farbfrohen Varianten des On-Court [...]
#1
May 13th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
[...] Folorunsho Design Project, merges traditional African materials and techniques with western design. A portion of the from [...]
#2
May 16th, 2011 at 10:10 am
[...] 2011 han dado un paso que los distinguirá sin duda de las otras marcas. Se trata de su colección Sierra Leone DCAC Limited Edition, que aúna un producto de una calidad superior con una historia detrás, una distribución [...]
#3
May 18th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
[...] Parisian opinion leader now offers our complete boutique line for spring 2011, including LeDünk, Sierra Leone and the Decade Pack. Customers in search of the hottest styles at Colette can now choose from 21 [...]
#4
May 19th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
[...] when I thought my only option for print trainers (sneakers to some of you!), I stumble upon K1X Sierra Leone DCAC limited edition pack from their highly anticipated Spring 2011 collection. So limited that there [...]
#5
May 25th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Woo woo what a great work of art an creation that nice. But what i would like to know is that Where is the Sierra di Lion Sharity Trust Fund based and which local young stars does it support? Because i have never hard of it in sierra leone
#6
June 8th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
[...] in this case Sierra Leone that is under represented on CreativeRoots. The German basketball brand k1x launched the Sierra Leone DCAC limited edition pack, which comes in 22 different colourways limited [...]
#7
July 30th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
I loved the whole line pity I can not count on them to use with my pants and shirts of African fabric, since the size is 11.5 and 12.5 shim 12 or beyond the lot of them. I think we should reserve and or produce a certain amount for us that we are Africans in Africa and some countries with strong presence of African diápora. Since we would be contributing to the strengthening of local knowledge and in particular the African tradition of Sierra Leone. Find sales only in Europe and Asia is a contradiction to the proposed merger of knowledge of Africa, Europe and Asia.
I’m Angolan and we want our share of them, and I believe that many other Africans from other nations wish to have!
#8
August 1st, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Appreciate your feedback. Will make sure to forward it to the people in charge of this project.
#9
October 5th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Can we found these in london? I’d love to do at least a little something to help those children in sierra leone where the rate of child soldiers is one of (if not the) highests. This country has been a war zone for a long time now and the international authorities have nor intervene nor relate this situation. Anyway, all that to say we should really do something and this is already a small step to help them.
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