The Life and Culture of Kicks

Archive for November 8, 2007

Teh Video Everyone Is Talking About – AT&T Sneakers Commericial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfMrYmD2HWY

The video that everyone is talking about. Its ok. I wish it was better quality (on Youtube) I mean, they had to know the sneaker world would pick this up real quick and post it all over. Talk about advertising! You reach your target market and reach other possible market of shoppers and so forth as well.

So why isn’t the video quality a little better? lol Well… except for the end where it says AT&T, now that part was clear LMAO

 

The comments on this were not so positive for the most part but then again in a culture that almost requires itself to not be mainstream, I would guess that many would be all negative about it… but it still was a good commercial, especially since most people seeing it probably won’t know what they are even looking at so there still is an element of “in the know” that is there.

See for yourself what the comments on some of the sites I visit are like. Heck, even the comments on Youtube are interesting. Overall the commercial is in the lame area, but I do think it was a good idea and a good start to what the future can bring.


NIKE Air Carnivore: My Most Favorite Sneaker EVAR

Nike Air Carnivore

(image from kick-game.com)

I do not hear much talk on the interwebz about this sneaker and I do not know why. This sneaker was just out of control when it came out back in 1993. At least this sneaker was shown as one of the greatest of all time (my words) in Sole (or was it some other mag? I’m not in my room right now so I can’t see for myself) and shown as one of the sneakers that were real cool that came out that year.

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(please give me the black and purple) (more…)


On Sale: Crocs Men’s Islander… why are Crocs so popular?

Crocs Men’s Islander::Finishline.com

Crocs Men’s Islander

Currently on Finishline for 49.99 USD

I sort of understand the Croc phenominon and I sort of don’t at the same time. This advanced flip-flop shouldn’t cost more than 30 bucks and yet this thing is almost 50.

Sneakers have penetrated the US market in a new way I guess… people are excepting slipper sneakers and advanced socks as something to buy as oppossed to something that is just an old sneaker that is now a slipper to take out the garbage and lay round the house in.

So today (as opposed to maybe the early 90′s) people actually buy this stuff. I guess I shouldn’t down talk them since I never wore them. They must have some type of comfort to have so many people buying them… and wearing them with socks even though they are clearly sandals and socks and sandals don’t work lol

 

I don’t know… I just thought I would at least point out that now they have Crocs that have loafer tops.


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