StÜssy & Nike // World Tour... Who was involved in this project and how long did it take from first draft to finished product? I took about a year. I worked with Jesse Leyva, Fraser Cooke, Christian Parkes, and Adam Wiessman. What were your thoughts/ideas behind picking these three models - one vintage and two newly developed ones? For Stüssy old and new are our inspirations. I think these three models reflect Stüssy's philosophy. The design on the sneakers and the color-schemes pay hommage to the four "style capitals" Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo. How did you come up with the different color-versions for each city. LA was black, it is just the color of shoes I see the most in LA. NYC was olive - kind of military, Taxi Driver. London was basic mens shoes, a good pair or brown brogues. And for Tokyo white just seemed fresh. For the project it was very important to make wearable shoes. I am not into goofy colored shoes. I think shoes should be worn and not wear you. All these crazy colors just don't do it for me. As well I think the colorway game has made sneakers more collectable and less wearable. And that seems to be catching up. A good black shoe you can wear forever. A pink, lime, aqua and red shoe just does not get a whole lot of play in my closet. What characteristics would you/could you attribute to these cities? These cities are inspiring, because of the subtle histories and nuances. These shoes are simple at fist but have lots to see on closer inspection. Just like the cities that have all or nothing to offer, it's how you approch them. Describe Stüssy's history in terms of sneakers. What did people wear 'back in the days' - what models are they wearing now / what matches Stüssy best? Back in the day circa '85 or so I wore lots of Dunks and Chucks. Other headz ran mad different kicks it was very personal back then. Now it's a new world, anything goes. I like early Jordans (six and before), Dunk Hi, AF1 lo, Black chucks, Sk8 Hi's, Era's and Visvim. As well the 360 collection that just dropped was dope. And it might me time to bust out some Wallabees.... With all of the prior Stüssy x Nike models being such huge successes, do you ever feel pressure to outdo the last one...? Yes you have to make good stuff. The game has changed a colorway just does not cut it anymore. Now the pressure is on, kicks have to be next level. Who did you / do you show the designs to - to get feedback? The only people that saw the shoes were us four. We wanted to work in a clandestine process and see the results. It was a good experience and exercise in design, how two companies can work together and share a creative endeavor. Stüssy and Nike worked very well together.