Pulphope Wave 2 Sneaker Preview by Paul Pope for DKNY

Paul Pope does lifestyle-couture with the 2nd wave of Pulphope stuff from DKNY ~ which will include 3 different sets of hightop sneakers (one of which is sneaked here) and two sets of sandals. Available 2009. [Source: Warren Ellis]

With a little bit of www-diggery this Sunday afternoon, I'd discovered Paul Pope's collaboration with DKNY begun in 2008 with the launch of a collection co-designed by Pope dubbed "2089" ~ "The scene is New York City, circa 2089, 100 years from the date of DKNY's creation. The story, like much of Pope's influential work, sets a futuristic love story against the collision of nature and industry. The prints are updated camouflage, and the graphics on tees, jackets and hoodies melds sci-fi with the prehistoric." [via Reuters] - The line was apparently made available in Department stores beginning September 2008. You can still check out the dedicated 2089-microsite here @ dknyjeanspromo.com/pulphope (click "Collection" to peep the various tees).