The cape is on, and the gloves are off – Brooklyn’s KidSuper is on a mission to destroy the status quo. Armed with his latest PUMA collection (feat. a pencil-holster equipped PUMA Suede), Colm Dillane and his flamboyant entourage continue to fire
Congratulations on your latest PUMA collection! Can you tell us how it all came together? Right before I signed with PUMA, I had done some little one-off stuff with Nike and adidas. And I was like, ‘I think we’re getting to the level where we dese
You can’t really mess-up an Air Jordan or Dunk… And even if you do fuck it up, there’s something cool about a fucked-up colourway, so you can’t even fuck that up. None of these are completely original shoe designs. You’ll always see ‘The Top 10 Sn
What kind of sneakers were they? I wasn’t the hype beast type of guy. I would wear really weird outside-the-box shoes that people didn’t really have but were cool to me. But my school was like – everyone wanted the ‘Tiffany’ Dunks. Reselling was a
KidSuper’s always been about making your own product. How does working with such a big brand change that creative process? Everyone asks me this question, and, I think back in the day, companies didn’t give you so much creative control. But nowada
Do you feel like New York City has developed more of an appetite for soccer? New York City is a complete exception because everyone here is an immigrant. A lot of people here are soccer-first. So it’s not that shocking. I mean, basketball is defin
How close were you to actually playing professional soccer? When I was 17, I was playing youth professional, basically for a team. Could I have made third division somewhere? Yes. Would I have been a superstar? No. I mean, even now, I feel like so
The Crocs are popping-off in a big way right now. Are you a fan of the Yeezy Foam Runners? Kanye really needs to be given his flowers as a designer for shoes. I mean, he shaped the way we even desire sneakers. Who else has been able to create a ge
What’s in the pipeline for KidSuper? I have this fashion show that’s happening now, which is super difficult, and I’m working on it as we are talking. But after that, the LVMH award gets announced in September, so in September, my whole life could
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