Showing posts with label opinion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opinion. Show all posts

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Bruce Springsteens?

Maybe a tribute to Bruce Springsteen.
I have mixed feelings about them.
I dont like the "picnic table" effect near the ankle....



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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

I'm feelin these for some reason....

Out of the new Adidas Originals Collection for Spring 2010, these Greenstars are another pair of Adidas simply designed, that couped with the right casual outfit can set it off proper. The green does not overwhelm the whole shoe mixed with the white sole and creates a tasteful sneaker.


Stussy Winter Olympic Collection

From Stussy. For Vancouver. an ill design if i do say so myself. classic.




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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

FINALLY A TRUE OG COLORWAY!!! NIKE TOTAL AIR MAX UPTEMPO BLACK/VOLT!

Ok fellow sneak aficionados... here is a truly supreme offering from Nike for this summer... a true to form... and color... OG colorway of the NIKE TOTAL AIR MAX UPTEMPO...aka the Reggie Miller's in a hot black/volt colorway. Some may see that as of late these so called "retros" have minor variations and cheap materials that dont warrant the price tag. I can fully say, being that I have held and tried these on, that this shoe breaks that nasty habit of being ill manufactured.
The color is fire, the all volt icy sole that runs the length of the shoe is primo (watch out for wet days though it will cloud the sole quickly) and the materials are first rate.
Thank you Nike for taking the time to give us what we need. I think it is entirely worth its $160 price tag. A must cop.
I have seen on various websites such as Kicksonfire, Hypebeast, SoleCollector, and SneakerFiles (to name a few) feature this shoe and state that it is available at select Nike retailers... I went to my local Footlocker (my place of employment) and found them today.. fresh out of the case and already selling. So dont sleep on these please... if you got the cake go cop ASAP!!! Dont miss out a fine and dubious serving of Retro sneaker madness.
Take a look at some of the pics and the last pic is the OG for your comparision, How does it stack in your eyes?
Oh how I love fresh kicks... mmmmm...

Check out the symbiosis of the leather and suede on this shoe... very nice.
And here is the OG for comparison... Very minor variations if any...LOVE IT!

I would like to note that all this information was done via personal research and scouring all the above stated sites... So if you want anymore info check those sites or email us and we can get you what you need!!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

09 is bout to be a nice year for the retro....

I have mixed feelings about it. All these jays are classics for different reasons. Nubucks (black/university blue 12s) came in a package that was only supposedly available on Jordan website, you only got the envelope in the mail tellin u about it if u were a member or had "connections". The white/red 12 dropped in January of 97' and had the masses goin crazy cause it was one of the "regulars" (black/red, all black, or white/black colorways) which almost always drew attention. Last but not least, the SPACE JAMS, may be the most adored of all the XIs due to the fact they were worn by MJ in the 1996 movie Space Jam. All the jays below are set for release sometime this year. I have only one problem. Classics, originals or OGs as we like to call them are SUPPOSED to be hard to find, and have some sort sentimental and nostalgic value. The re-release are usually NOT of the same quality and they have usually changed something on the sneaker in the first place that ANY sneakerhead will be able identify. At the current moment, Im pretty much gonna say im disappointed in the Jordan Brand, their recently releases reek of desperation. All these GOD-AWFUL hybrids taking away from the original idea or tryna combine ideas from originals and mix them with a random number jordan (example). Whoever's responsible for this rubbish should be FIRED, no bullshit. Why u think mad ppl who used to collect Jordans heavy and cop every jay that drops are "retiring"? The game aint the same anymore....



Thursday, March 5, 2009

In Memory of my Altitudes....

a few years ago, I bought sum altitude green and black XIIIs from my local DTLR (back when it was worth shoppin at...) and when i was tryna trim down the collection i put em up on E-bay and have regretted the decision ever since....





the highly sought after “Kryptonates” BKA the Foamposite Lite from this year’s NBA slam dunk contest are set for release at the famed House of Hoops in Harlem (i'd kill to live in NY to get my hands on sum of these releases, maybe i need to tap into sum resources) on March 17th. They were too ill for Nike not to take advantage....






Capitalizing on the success of the royal colorway, also set for release later this year in the fall are the black, green spark and metallic silver Nike Air Penny Half Cents. I'm not exactly a fan of hybrids (the breeding of 2 classics) because Nike/Jordan usually does a HORRIBLE job. I swear they should FIRE whoever's designing all these autrocious shoes and go back to Tinker Hatfield creating the classics of the early 90s....lol with all that said i'm ACTUALLY a fan of this colorway.





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