UBIQ is one of my favorite shoe makers outside of the top 2. I’m almost positive it’s the same Philadelphia based streetwear boutique UBIQ, that makes these shoes, but I’m not sure as it seems a lot of their stuff is available exclusively from Japan. Their designs are clean and balanced. Some smaller-brand shoe makers, especially ones that see to appeal to Japanese buyers, design kicks to look just plain weird; too tall, too flat; narrow heels with wide toes, etc.

Not UBIQ, though. As seen on Highsnobiety, they’ve just released a special Xmas edition of their popular Grace model.

These shoes are super tight. Their design appears to be based on Nike’s Blazer. These would look proper with shorts or jeans. Even though they are the “Xmas” edition, they’re not overly Christmas-y and imo could definitely be rocked straight through to NEXT winter.

Buy them here: ZoZo.

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