While Supra have have made a habit of veering towards the more controversial colour palettes, starting off with the infamous Gold Muska Sky Tops some of their latest colourways have a slightly more subtle edge to them. A tidy white perforated upper will feature on 4 of their most popular models from the upcoming Spring '09 collection. First up, the Vaider Tufs (shown above) get the treatment in a stylish check perf pattern. They also feature a sliding metal supra logo on the tongue and matching metal accents. Click the link for more pics and info.

The Cuban's also follow suit, this time with an all over perf pattern, sett off again with a metal chain accent.

The Erik Ellington Pro gets a similar job, with the side panels and heal in clean white.

Finally my favourites, the Sky Top lows. These are all available now from the stockists listed below and all good skate/street stores.

Urban Industry (UK)
The Consortium (UK)
Zappos (US)

From it's humble beginnings as a small homegrown independent skate label Supra has certainly come a long way over the last couple of years. Although primarily skate orientated (with many of their models being designed by skaters themselves) celebrity endorsements from the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Smantha Ronson, Chris Brown & Lil Wayne has helped propel the label into the realms of 'high fashion'. After Jay-Z's appearance in a pair of Gold Supra Sky Tops (Skater Chad Muska's signature shoe) in Rhianna's Umbrella video it quickly became clear that the company had struck a chord amongst hip hop's fashion elite.

While i'm not a big fan of some of the more garish colourways and not all the models in their range hit the spot, the thing I like about Supra is the way they fuse elements of classic sneaker design with a slightly more grown up 'shoe' type feel, bridging the gap between sportswear and stylised casual wear. While in the past many street wear fashion brands have basically sought to plagiarise the classic silhouettes of late 80's and early 90's Nike and Adidas models ( Bape Stas *cough*) it is refreshing to see a footwear company trying to do something a little bit different. Check the full range here...

Supra Footwear - Website