MR PORTER - Unpicking The Tangled History Of The Adidas City Series 28/07/2021

MR PORTER - Unpicking The Tangled History Of The Adidas City Series 28/07/2021

The story of the City Series goes back as far as the Rom (or Rome), a training shoe released by adidas in the late 1950s in an Italian-style blue-on-white configuration...
January 09, 2026 — Brendan Wyatt
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Vice Magazine - How Nike ‘110s’ Became Liverpool’s Favourite Shoe 12/02/2020

Vice Magazine - How Nike ‘110s’ Became Liverpool’s Favourite Shoe 12/02/2020

Jay Montessori, 49, is the co-owner of Transalpino, a Liverpool-born brand founded in 2015 to hunt down and sell deadstock or super-rare trainers. He told me 110s have always had a cult following in Liverpool, and could be cited as the shoe that turned the tide from adidas to Nike in the city.

January 09, 2026 — Brendan Wyatt
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Fashion Beans - Mens Style Guide. 5/03/2020

Fashion Beans - Mens Style Guide. 5/03/2020

Transalpino, Liverpool Liverpool is often cited as the spiritual home of terrace fashion, and as such, is a place with a very distinct sense of style. This is a city with...
November 13, 2024 — Brendan Wyatt
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Sneaker Freaker Magazine - 07/11/2025

Sneaker Freaker Magazine - 07/11/2025

Counter Culture is the outstanding new UK-fashion bible with over 600 pages and 1000 historical reference images. Authors Jay Montessori and Brendan Wyatt collaborated to share their perspectives on life growing...
November 13, 2024 — Brendan Wyatt
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TOP 10 DENIM BRANDS

TOP 10 DENIM BRANDS

1.Lois Jeans. A deservedly number 1! Launched around the same time as the runner up in this list it has survived the test of time and are still available today....
November 13, 2024 — Brendan Wyatt
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