Finally! After more than 1 year in development and production the first 8.4 PIO FGX production shoes arrived today at the office direct from our warehouse (via the factory in China, of course).

The 8.4 PIO FGX has, since the project inception, been my "baby" and incorporates the culmination of several years of work in rebranding the hummel footwear product.

From the design of new box, new sockliner technology, new graphics, new hangtags, new outsole, new upper, new materials and more, I have been involved in every aspect of the 8.4 (in addition to all the other products.

Coming tomorrow and later this week, The Unboxing, and more on the thinking, and details that went into the final 8.4 PIO FGX product.

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One of the best things about going down to Copenhagen recently was CPH Vision was....Copenhagen! In my opinion, THE top city for its combination of European flavor, medium size, and great design and fashion, everywhere.

Click the Read More line below for more pics of KBH.

I probably spent more time looking at people than at the clothes, but did notice a few trends to speak of.

Certainly, as mentioned earlier and seen as well at ISPO, the 80's and early 90's colors and patterns are moving things in sportswear in one direction. A mix between urban camo, and 80s skiing, prints like this hot pink, blue, green are (unfortunately in my opinion) coming back.

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And then there's the leggings...

In other direction, the all over graphic print is still here, but moving into other areas of apparel crossing from more streetwear hoodies and T-s to dresses and bags.







Taking over the graphic direction however, I believe is a more craft based application of graphics coming from knit and traditional print patterns.











In more upmarket fashion, minimal with construction details seems to still be the direction, especially among Scandinavian brands, with more and more refinement in details and cuts. Pants are moving to higher waisted, wider leg (in the same direction as jeans), and fur is up again.

Colorwise....... purple!

CPH Vision, like most fashion trade fairs is a place to not only spot new brands and trend, but many very interesting people. Personally, I find the fashion people more interesting than most of the fashion.

80's is back....with a vengeance. If these fashionistas are to be believed, we will all be back in hot pink and leggings, sweating to the oldies in no time. In my opinion, I find it all a little over the top. Inspiration and elements are great, but looking like you just stepped out of a Cindy Lauper video is a bit much.

In any case, check of the Read More link below for lots more pics.










Thankfully, not everyone is going back to the future 100%. Also coming back from the 80's with a bit more class and with updated style are denim cuts such as these skinny high-waisted jeans. This I can take, especially on this model.



More pics and People Watching from CPH Vision coming soon.

First up in coverage from CPH Vision is the new hummel booth and collection.

hummel presented a new booth for CPH Vision, which combined the traditional Dansih wood aesthetic with clips of hummel history and past highlights, inspired by the recent hummel Indoor and Old School catalogs I was involved with.

The latest (FW07) footwear collection was also presented, which I will cover in more detail later.

Click the Read More link below for more text and pics from the hummel stand at CPH Vision.


Highights in the collection include the styles Savanna waistcoat, Avery knit hoodie, Avery knit pant and Mia ss cashmere tee from hummel fashion’s AW07 collection which recieved the incredible honor of winning the ISPO Global SportsStyle Award presented last weekend in Munich at GQ Style Night.