Props to @menaceuk for the love. Yes, I wrote the article. And yes, I wrote people to read it. That is how it goes sometimes. LOL!
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Macklemore felt that it was his shoes that made him a cooler person. Many kids also find solace within the acquisition of material possessions. Yet Tim Kasser, author of The High Price of Materialism, noted that “insecurity breeds materialism” and that pursuit of worldly goals “fails to increase happiness, works against close interpersonal relationships, works against authenticity and autonomy, and works against the health and happiness of those with whom the materialistic people interact”. Seeing that Carlos’ brother was murdered over a Starter coat, Macklemore understands the dynamics of materialism all too well.
Where the fuck are the auto laces? Wasn’t the point/hype of the Air McFly’s as I like to call them the auto lace technology? Nike should have just waited until that technology was ready to market before running this campaign. I mean 2015 is four years away,if we get cars that can use piss as fuel before auto lacing imma be pissed. The commercial dodge the issue by pointing out that the sneakers “light up,” lights in shoes have been around for what…two decades? Shit I had LA Lights in 1990, technology has grown since 90s.
We have smartphones and instagram. We can face time on an iPhone why cant we have power laces? The technology is there right? The reason the shoe had so much hype was due to a movie and a possible patent Nike has on auto lacing. Nike you done dropped the ball,these shoes are now just as over hyped, more useless than the Air Yeezy’s. Thank you for destroying a boy hood dream of owning shoes that self-tie.
The new Nike MAGs, a line of Back to the Future Part II-inspired shoes. Fox showed off the kicks, which are almost an exact replica of the ones worn by Marty McFly himself in the 1989 movie. The actor explained that the limited edition shoes (there’s only 1,500 of them) will be auctioned off on Nike’s eBay site and that the proceeds will go to his Parkinson’s research foundation. As Fox put it, the coveted shoes will go to three groups of “people with major joneses”: Sneakerheads, Back to the Future fanatics (who Fox joked are, “Out of their minds… in a good way”), and the Parkinson’s community that want to help advance research. Better yet, Fox revealed that Google co-founder Sergey Brin will match up to $50 million.
Nike you redeemed your self by doing a real cool thing raising money for Parkinson’s research. Its brilliant to tie the shoe in with Parkinson. If you’re still interested, the auction is going on now. Click this to go there.
I cant lie I think the Air Yeezy’s are a nice shoe, the design is very appealing. Would I pay the absurd price NO DICE. If you search on any sneaker re-seller website a pair of Yeezy’s go for a stack. I do fuck with the shoe I just cant see the logic in the price and the uber limited run if footlocker gets them I will consider a purchase.The good folks over at Swagger Junky have some information and the Yeezy’s:
Kanye West (while performing OTIS on the 2011 VMA’s) debuts the newest colorway of the Nike Air Yeezy II’s. The model features a Zen upper with a glow in the dark sole and solar red lining.
Addict and C-Law combine their fashion power to create two sneakers apart of their 2011 Fall/Winter Camouflage Shoe Collection. The first above is a chukka styled mid top sneaker which includes a tan rubber sole, camo body, leather laces, and side body leather strings. The Second which is below is a classic high top sneaker with a chukka styled frame, rubber sole, brown leather strings, and also features a camouflage backdrop.
SOPHNET and visvim team up together for a new 2011 Fall/Winter footwear line. The shoe is made of suede, with a mid top approach, featuring matching laces, a standard white sole, and contrasting detailed linings that surround the SOPHNET and visvim sneaker. Navy blue, Sandy Brown, and Grey make up three out of four color ways in SOPHNET and visvim’s 2011 Fall/Winter footwear line up.
Pierre Hardy, a famed icon in the world of fashion known for his cutting edge pieces has released his Fall/Winter 2011 Low Top Sneaker. With a suede body, and standardized rubber sole the velcro strapped sneaker is perfect for those Mild fall and winter days… not to sure about the freezing though. The shoe is topped with matching, neutral gray laces, and can be substituted with white laces which come compact with the shoe itself.
Dior Homme unleashes their Tailleur Sneaker in a High Top formation lined in white leather, and threaded together in different color schemes of beige linen, and horsehair. With a standard white sole, white laces, and white stitching bringing together the shoe nicely Dior Homme Tailleur Sneaker is defiantly a must have for a person that wants the luxury of having a a designers name attached to a pair of their favorite sneakers while still remaining true to their street wear style.
I cannot say enough about this video. Vanity slavery will always be in existence in some form or fashion in a materialistic, fascist, capitalistic society like ours. We always want to be exclusive, feel important, and flaunt what is the “in thing”. Yet, does that define who we are? Is consumerism the defining light of so many of our lives? You can actually buy swag? I’m rambling now. Cause I will still keep wearing Polo Ralph Lauren. Vanity slave is I. Enjoy the video.
Vans California 106 and Moc has released a new color way, or I guess you could say a new style due to the black leather giving the shoe a whole new look. Black leather shoe strings, and a deep, sandy, chocolate, brown sole accentuate the Vans California 106 Moc nicely.
The Air Jordan 11 Retro Low topped sneakers have released today and are now available in all major brand carriers. Being reintroduced in a jet black, and varsity red color way the shoe does not disappoint. For some reason though the Air Jordan 11′s remind me of a vampire mainly because of the body build, and the black leather with different straggled imprints in the leather liner. Red cotton insides outline the top half of the shoe, while black lower soles, and white mid soles outline the bottom half of the shoe.
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The Charlie Rose of Hip-Hop is a billionaire playboy, industrialist philanthropist & uber wrestling fan. This site brings you the best news on hip hop, wrestling, fashion, and of course the sexiest chicks.