VICO is a new brand that has emerged from Holland, highlighted by a friend of mine Louis Tremblay on his trend blog www.komfortzone.ca a few weeks ago, I just wanted to reiterate what a fantastic brand this is. Its a great brand and it really back’s up what’s coming out of europe today. Read more after the jump……..

I wanted to start the day by sharing an interview I was lucky enough to gain from footwear designer & trend specialist, Louis-Martin Tremblay.  Louis is responsible for the extremely popular and well read trend blog, www.komfortzone.ca.

Here what Louis had to say about how it all started after the jump…….

Footwear design trend alert – The much loved and re-worked Camo print is resurfacing as an outsole & lining based trim. There are some fantastic examples coming thru from the likes of DelToro shoes of Miami , who have used a multi colored EVA outsole to 

During my daily routine I crawl many trend websites, blogs, twitter accounts , instagrams and general fashion magazines in a constant quest to find out what’s new and happening in the footwear 

80’s & 90’s Surf/Navajo based inspired prints are emerging for SS13, early signs from the trade shows suggest a revival of Hawaiian & cultural based prints. Vans previewed a Hawaiian/Navajo print based range covering accessories at Bread & Butter AW12 show.

Oxblood, Burgundy, Wine are all prominent in colour pallettes across the board from the very popular cuffed chino to the retro classic Dr.Martins 15 eyelet boot.

A great way to start the day. My new pair of Hyusto Mid Loaf sneakers in taupe oily suede arrived on my desk today. For those of you that know this brand then you’ll know how pleased I am to have a pair. Like all new brands based in Europe these aren’t the easiest shoes to get hold of in the UK.

I know i’ve posted about this before but with the launch date in just a couple of days the hype for the Cole Haan Lunargrand shoe is reaching fever pitch. Seriously thou it’s been some time since any of us have been treated to something exciting in the shoe world and I think this just might be the 

here’s a quick mood board for the day inspired by the new NDC range…….

Turf boots AKA Desert boots are on the radar for SS13. Seen at Bread & Butter & Pitti Umo in force. Worn with rolled or cuffed Chino’s as well as colored cords in shades such as Burgundy & Blue.