Visvim S/S 08

[fallen angels]

http://stores.ebay.com/Looks-Attitude

ton of visvim in this ebay store. legit?

get the fuck outta here

[DrewDogg]

love the sarcasm in here. I obviously asked because i have absolutely no idea. so sue me.

shit talk is so easy behind a computer screen isn't it?

[Dead_Wizard]

Honeyee interview about the Folk Line. Goes into materials used and design philosophy. Some better pics of the FBT Bearfoot and the Foley. I'd love to see a profile shot of the bearfoot, because the Vibram sole looks so thin head on. That is the aesthetic he's going for, but I'm wondering how these are going to hold up, especially when I imagine the price will be higher than the regular line.

http://www.honeyee.com/think/2008/visvim_folk/index.html

[cersepn]

Nice interview, and now to wait for a reply from them.. It's been 5 days since i emailed visvim but still nothing. Wonder if it's cos they have to go through hundreds of mail a day. lol

[FrugalPlayer]

some new scans

http://www.slamxhype.com/2008/02/07/visvim-springsummer-2008-footwear-preview

[englandmj7]

I can safely say that, being one of the few people on this site to first amp up this brand, I haven't liked a single thing they have come out with for almost a year now........really sad.

[MrChery]

damn i wish the summer/spring 08 line had more leather FBTs. any clue to when union gonna stock up on the 08 line

[sycamore no more]

Wow those era looking ones are absolutely awful.

[Guest Bazzie]

FBT BEAR FOOT FOLK

Source http://blog.honeyee.com/hn/archives/2008/02/dissertation_on.html.

[homi29]

anyone know how hard it is to get sophnet visvim kiefer his now in black?

im kinda fiending for a pair, but didnt really make an effort to look into it until now

probably too late now ugh

[SelfEXplanatory]

i like the bear foot FBTs

those elks are bad ass as well.

any dates?

[Decoy]

I really like the laces on those folk's. I can't wait to cop those

[ringydingydingdang]

Union nyc has the holiday series fbts and kiefers.

in stock as of today.

available by request for good customers only.

not going on display according to the manager.

they were supposed to arrive a month ago, but got shipped by BOAT not by AIR...

other than that, they are just waiting for Elk FBTs and the only stateside shipment of the Folk series. They just found out that they will only be getting the Folk FBT and not any of the other models despite previous promises that they would get other models as well. They dont know when any of the FBTs are going to arrive.

They also had some deadstock Wolfes in black and brown for only $99!

[jsn]

^black bearfoots look awesome.

http://www.blinkville.com/#earn

[kobezzz]

some scan of s/s 08

http://www.star-j.net/blog/?SHOP_ID=FIGURE_S&page=1

[imisssefler]

does anyone know if the bear foots are coming to union la?

[Dead_Wizard]

does anyone know if the bear foots are coming to union la?

If they're coming to NY they're almost definetly coming to LA then. NY usually has like half the stock of LA.

[cersepn]

Not related to S/S08, but has anyone contacted visvim via email before? Heard some pretty good reports about visvim replying and offering A++ customer service for defective fbts or smth.

Its strange cos i sent out an email bout 5 days ago and they haven't got back to me.

[MrChery]

Union nyc has the holiday series fbts and kiefers.

in stock as of today.

available by request for good customers only.

not going on display according to the manager.

they were supposed to arrive a month ago, but got shipped by BOAT not by AIR...

other than that, they are just waiting for Elk FBTs and the only stateside shipment of the Folk series. They just found out that they will only be getting the Folk FBT and not any of the other models despite previous promises that they would get other models as well. They dont know when any of the FBTs are going to arrive.

They also had some deadstock Wolfes in black and brown for only $99!

good update.... does anyone know how much the folk series are going for

[jaspar]

Update email from sophnet (translated). Does this mean that their stores will be reopening + restocked on 3/20? Can we expect that the Soph/Visim Hockney's will be released then?

2 / 13 (wed), SOPH.WEB site has been updated.

<SOPH.WEB SAITO>

Http://www.soph.net

Http://www.fcrb.net

Http://www.uniformexperiment.jp

TOPICS

■ SOPH.OSAKA OPEN

⇒ http://www.soph.net/OSAKA/

Upcoming March 20 (Thursday), 9 stores nationwide will be opened, the SOPH.OSAKA.

Open web site at SOPH.OSAKA please visit commemorative items.

We will update from time to time to our customers, so please stay tuned.

SOPH.SHOP [/] DEALER

⇒ http://www.soph.net/main/index.html

[JDS]

I can safely say that, being one of the few people on this site to first amp up this brand, I haven't liked a single thing they have come out with for almost a year now........really sad.

is it just 'cause of the hype? if so that is really sad. granted they have pumped out a lot of garbage especially to the States through gline but a year ago would also include (from sketchy memory) everything from s/s07? nomad? bickle? otolina jackets? ancestors + elk gres? all amazing pieces.

[homi29]

when did these release

i know im late, but how much dem shits going for on resale sites now?

[fallen angels]

the black soph kiefers from this season released in stores around mid january. the metallic soph kiefers might have come out a week earlier than those, and the camo ones came out earliest in late dec or early jan, iirc.

[M4TM]

elk :

[MrChery]

Update Union nyc guy had told me visvim is really stepping up their prices due to manufacturing costs. FOlk series will cost 500 retail at union stores when they get em. He said visvim is moving towards being like DIOR.

[josephr]

Update Union nyc guy had told me visvim is really stepping up their prices due to manufacturing costs. FOlk series will cost 500 retail at union stores when they get em. He said visvim is moving towards being like DIOR.

better comparison is CDG

[jl3969]

Aren't they going to be made in China? If so, how is that stepping up manufacturing costs?

No knock on made in China goods, but if anything prices should go down.

[MrChery]

Aren't they going to be made in China? If so, how is that stepping up manufacturing costs?

No knock on made in China goods, but if anything prices should go down.

overall the countries the shoes are being produced in is costing visvim more money. plus the US dollar value is going down, and the cost for UNION to carry the shoes has gone up. they dont even make really make profit from carrying the shoes.

[PHAT HEAD CAMEL TOEZ]

Why anyone would want to buy Visvim at European/US prices is beyond me. $500 for a pair? When you can get it from FIL for $360-$380.

Nevertheless, with this price hike, hopefully all the 07 dick riders of Visvim (read that as "my fellow Americans") will fall off board and go back to The Hundreds and 10 Deep.

Lastly who wants to buy Visvim nowadays?...perhaps I'll save that argument for another time.

[MrChery]

i'm just going by what the guy at union told me, anyone else have info on the folk FBT series