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Archive for November 14, 2007

The Most POPULAR Boot in NYC – Nike Men’s Air Max Goadome

Nike Men’s Air Max Goadome – Black

Price: Ranges from 139.99 to 179.99

Nike Men’s Air Max Goadome - Black

Oh good lawd THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!!!!

THESE FREAKIN BOOTS ARE FREAKIN ALL OVER THE PLACE! No Lie. TRUE STORY. I have lost count as to how many times I have seen this boot. I have yet to ever see anything close this year when to comes to these things. I was on the bus just 4 days ago and, including myself, there were 5 pairs. 3 of the ones pictured above and 2 of the seamless ones (that is the one I wear).

Nike Men’s Air Max Goadome Seamless Low- Black

There isn’t a day that goes by that I do not see these boots. Nike hit the jackpot with this one. Not only the highschoolers are wearing them (copy kats), the college set are wearing them and adults of all ages are wearing them. These shoes are a BIG HIT amongst the Police, UPS, Fed Ex, Security Guards, Construction Workers, Sanitation and MTA workers due to the fact that they are stupid comfortable. When you are on your feet all day doing whatever, you need something that really works well while at the same time fills the job requirements. Your feet hurt, you got corns growing, you hammer toe that didn’t bother you before you started working, now does… man you need something that has some cushioning while it actually will protect your foot against glass, gravel, rocks and other such junk.

These boots do the job. My feet are doing better and I am sure other people will agree that this is better than the Timbo workboot or the Sears work shoe.

Nike Boots LookBook at Complex

A few things Nike could do to just take over the planet with these boots:

  1. Actually state that the rubber is non-slip on oils and such and that it can protect you from hazards such as electrocution (like other work boots do)
  2. Make a OSHA approved steel toe version.
  3. Make a non-visible air version (for those who worry about puncturing the air pillows)
  4. STOP fronting on the fact that people have widths and orthopedic needs… if New Balance can do it, so can you.
  5. Would a Nike Shock version work for this? (Undecided on how that would look or how popular that would be)
  6. Nike Air Max 360 version??? lol
  7. Much like Timberlan did a collaberation with NYC Police and NYCT, maybe a Goamdome version with a NYC subway map on it.

Yes Nike, I know; these are not work boots. They are marketed toward the casual wearer. That’s fine… but I will bet you that a version that is more work boot like will also take over NYC.

Even with my criticisms, the Nike Air Goadome using full Air Max cushioning works so freakin well that it is literally the boot that has taken over NYC. I can say with many assurances that I will see this boot at least 10 times tomorrow AT LEAST. Not even the Air Jordan Aquas had so much penetration.

Get the different versions at Eastbay. Finishline has some more styles and if I find any other places with them, I’ll post it here.


Updated: adidas Men’s Mega Burst Running Shoe

adidas Men’s Mega Burst Running Shoe << SNEAKERS AND SHOES

 

Made a little update to that post… I decided that instead of reposting, why not just update the original an then announce that it has been updated… why is this update so importants? CAUSE I REALLY THINK THESE SNEAKERS ARE HOT AND I AM GOING TO BREAK MY SNEAKER BUDGET TO BUY THEM!!!!1!!1!1!!!1!!1!!!

PS

Does anybody think the black version is too zesty? Those were the ones I wanted but they seem to look too much like rainbow bright… if you get what I mean… lol


Nike Men’s Air Max 90 Boot… why are they so freakin POPULAR???

Nike Men’s Air Max Focus Boot – Baroque Brown/Volt/Varsity Purple

Air MAX 90 BOOT from Eastbay

Price: 119.99

(Plenty of sizes and colorways to choose from on Eastbay and other sites as well.)

Other questions also arise such as why is it that Easybay calls these boots Air Max Focus? Then in the description explain that they are Air Max 90′s… or even worst the other colorways don’t mention Air Max 90 at all.

But that is not the focus here. The focus is why in the heck and all those who are hecked are these sneaker/boots so popular? Yesterday my post (Sneaker Freaker – AIR MAX 90 BOOT posted 05/05/07)  on the Air Max 90 boot seen on Sneaker Freaker was one of the top ten most popular post on my little blog here. I have no clue why it become so popular all of a sudden, but it did.

I have seen people around NYC wearing these sneaker/boots. Not too many but I have seen them. At first I though they were just Air Max 90′s, but then I realized the colorway was one I never seen before. Did a little research and behold; I discovered that there are a few more than nobody wearing these things.

Mostly I see highschool kids wearing them and out of the highschool kids that wear them they are mostly girls. Is it possible that this is a hit with the ladies but the men are just not goin’ there? I think I will have to wait until winter really kicks in to see.

Why don’t I like these sneaker/boots and the other ones that have come out? Because they just don’t work either way. They are obviously Air Max 90 but they don’t really look like boots. They look like high-tops, albeit really oddly shaped high-tops. It sort of destroys the classic look of the sneaker and adds a weird high-top slash boot look to it.

 Air Max 90 Boot - Air Max Focus?

I will admit that there is a attraction about them. Some of the colorways are pretty interesting and could work even on my large feet. I also never tried one on so I do not know how comfortable they are either. But even with all of that said,  over all they are just ok. 119.99 dollars is allot for a just ok Air Max classic.

 


Congradulations!!! Strictly Fitteds makes its 1000 post

:: Strictly Fitteds – SIZE MATTERS :: » ESTATE LA「GRAPE APE」teaser

Estate LA Grape Ape from Strickly Fitteds

This post isn’t so much about the hat (of which is pretty cool and very Aqua Ready), its about the website called Strickly Fitteds. The blog that is only about fitted hats.

I fist found out about this blog visiting Nicekicks. At first I was like, “that is not going to work… someone made this story up” but after browsing the 20+ pages on the site, I am convinced that this is THE place to go to find out about fitted gear.

You can see the rare stuff and they tell you the shops to go get them at. That particular detail is nice if you actually want to get one lol.

As it stands now Stickly Fitteds is one of the sites I go to at least once every 2 days to see what’s up. Maybe that isn’t as much as Sneakerfiles, Autoblog, Dr Jays or Nicekicks, but its still allot considering my time constraints. I think you should add it to you lists of sites to go to as well.

Strickly Fitteds hints at things to come… can’t wait to see it.


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