Loake ‘Burford Two’

London-based company, Loake has come out with a highly finished, dressed up boot. The ‘Burford Two’ uses intricately hand-finished leather in combination with Goodyear-welted leather soles to produce a quality of style rarely seen elsewhere. However, such craftsmanship comes at a price (£179.90) and exclusivity to boot since the ‘Burford Two’ is only available from Son of a Stag in London.

TheShoeBuff

Audi R4 Seeking Production Approval

Audi is working on its R4 sports car which is a mid-engined, Boxster-sized, sports car. One bad news though is that Volkswagen has not yet given it a green light to hit the production line. Volkswagen is still to decide whether they will use an alloy or steel body construction for this new model. The platform that will be used for the Audi R4 will also be implemented on the BlueSport which was previewed in the form of the Bluesport Concept during the Detroit motor show back in 2009. The Audi R4 was previewed to the public as the e-Tron Concept during the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The concept version used an electric motor but the production version will have an option for a 1.4L turbocharged engine and a 4-cylinder 1.6L engine running on petrol. There will also be a 2.0L 4-cylinder diesel powerplant.

stolen from SpeedLux

The Evolution of the 501

Some interesting in info I found on the homie Dizzy's blog

NiceKicks the Boutique

One of the major new developments, in the fashion/sneaker industry is the fact that one of our own, Matt Halfhill, Nicekicks, has been able to make the successful transition from simple sneaker blog, and respected authority among the masses to being able to become large enough to actually to opening a boutique. This is a video the folks over at Hypebeast created.

Open for Business: Matt Halfhill of Nice Kicks from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.

I Want to Know When These Drop....

3M Paneling/Gumsoles/Black Suede & Leather Stitching, what more could you ask for?

AtlantaGotSole

STOP THE SQEAKING!

An interesting article I found via a new follower on twitter.

Got Squeaky Jordans?

Thursday, January 7, 2010

If you don’t wear your Jordans because they squeak, pay special attention to this story. The other day this Jordan collector put an ad on Craiglist to sell his Bred Retro Jordan IVs that released back in 1999. He rated them at a 9/10, but the price was only $150… Sounds way too good to be true, right? After doing some digging around, we learned that he’d kept the shoes in his closet for the last 10 years, Deadstock, but when he broke them out on New Years day, they squeaked everytime he took a step. Being the true sneakerheads that we are, JordanDepot gave him some priceless advice that saved him from selling off his Jays and making a huge mistake. Granted, this isn’t breaking news – many sneaker aficionados already know this – but for those that don’t, take note:

To fix your squeaky sneakers, remove the insole from the shoe, and pour a decent amount of baby powder in the bottom. Shake your shoe from left to right, making sure that the baby powder coats the entire bottom inside the shoe. Once the baby powder makes its way through all the cracks and crevices in the shoe, tilt the toe up so that the excess baby powder collects at the heel, and dump that out. Replace the insole, and continue to rock your OG and Retro Jordans on ninja status.

Taken from Jordan Depot