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After two days of arguing about a lightweight brown sneaker that had been lobbed at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he spoke at Cambridge University earlier this year, the verdict came with an air of denouement. On Tuesday, German biomedical research student Martin Jahnke, 27, who had tossed his footwear onto the stage during Wen's speech in protest over China's human-rights record, was found not guilty of a public order offense by the Cambridge Magistrates' Court...
...Lineup Details like stripes and beading give an edge to classic sportswear pieces. This page: LACOSTE Zepher Mesh Mr. 2 sneaker, $95 zappos.com) LANVIN green beaded high-top sneaker, $1,382 barneys.com Opposite page: COACH men's striped weekend tote, $398 (available at Coach stores...
Color Match Vibrant hues add a kick that will look fresh on and off the court. This page: OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean watch, $6,100 omegawatches.com) BOTTEGA VENETA orange and cobalt suede Intrecciato sneakers, $540 each, and Palladio Intrecciato linen sneaker, $490 (Bottega Veneta boutiques, 877-362-1715) Opposite page: BURBERRY leather and canvas tote, $1,395 burberry.com
...aiming to bring the same service to other colleges, including Harvard, one of the operation’s founders said yesterday. Yale senior Timothy Kau and his partner, junior Christopher Chau, founded the startup footwear company known as Campus Kings which is already marketing its first two lines of sneakers. “We wanted to introduce a shoe that someone who went to Yale would immediately be able to recognize and relate to,” said Chau. “We have made it our mission to provide a fresh aspect to college apparel.” Campus...
...success of BAPE STA, Nigo's line of technicolor sneakers, which arose just as a global passion for collectible footwear took off: "Launched just at the moment Japan's sneaker boom went into overdrive, the old-school appeal of BAPE STA distinguished themselves from the techy, streamlined look that characterized athletic footwear of the mid- to late-1990s. ... For BAPE addicts outside Japan, the existence of STAs soon passed from rumor to legend. The Beastie Boys, N.E.R.D., Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Usher, Kanye West, and a host of other hip-hop V.I.P.'s began rocking them not only in private...