The Life and Culture of Kicks

Archive for January 8, 2009

On Sale: Naughty Monkey Romance In Paris at Zappos

Romance in Paris

(on sale for $74.99)

Another sweet look from Naughty Monkey… they are so naughty lol… man, I can see how the ladies can get addicted to Zappos. They got nuff shoes.


On Sale: L.A.M.B Hunter Bootie at Zappos

L.A.M.B. Hunter Bootie

(nice shoe… for $384… Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B.)

(oh, almost forgot this… first seen here)

This shoe looks great!!! I am not sure what the ladies think of this, but as a guy who likes shoes (and sneakers) I have to say that L.A.M.B. has risen higher than I expected them to. I mean just look at the artistry of this shoe… nice.

I guess that is why it costs almost 400 dollars. lol at people thinking sneakers are expensive should take a look at men and women’s shoes. A good shoe can cost 150+ and usually it is in the 250 range (you just have to wait for a sale… when that happens some shoes come down 75% from retail).

Anyway, I don’t know if I would pay 300-400 smacks for a shoe, but I would get my fair lady this is she wanted it.

Love Angel Music Baby….


The Air Jordan Press Release TODAY – Air Jordan 2009

Air jordan 2009 Press Release - NIKE

So now you know why the shoe looks like a womens heel… cause its based off of a woman US Track & Field Paralympian April Holmes.

Lets look at hot the interwebz took the news conference:

“Let’s come up with a shoe that helps us play better defense,” noted Jordan, speaking of the thought process behind the initial design sketches. “As a defensive player, sometimes the element of surprise comes into play. [The shoe] looks kind of basic, kind of clean, kind of in disguise. But there’s a lot of sophisticated technology in there.” Jordan shook me off with the Michael Crichton-speak like I was a weak-kneed benchwarmer thrown in at the last minute. He continued, “What makes this shoe different from the next? We always try and implement DNA characteristics into the shoe.” And there: I’m gone. I had no idea what he meant by that, and I lost track of the context, but it was probably something either about the history of the shoe or the way it fits your foot. Exactly.

Source: BlackBook Magazine

Other news stories:

New Air Jordan 2009 Plays Style Offense with Defense Shoe

Jordan Brand Goes Beyond XX3 to Unveil the Future of the Brand: The AIR JORDAN 2009

Air Jordan 2009

For me, this sneaker is alright. Its not great, but its alright. I think the sneaker blogs got more coverage on this sneaker than the news stations (I just saw Fox NY channel 5 news do a special on the sneaker). this wasn’t the case last year cause they went crazy for the XX3… the Air Jordan 2009? No so much. At least not yet.


Video: Space Jam/Quad City DJs

SPACE JAM!!!! Space Jam/Quad City DJs

(as seen on BlackBook Mag)


Diggin In The Crates: Bun B Track for Black Friday

the-black-friday-massacre-leak-as-seen-on-NICEKICKS.COM

(as seen originally on Nicekicks.com)

Usually when I am diggin’ in the sneaker crates, I go back at least 5 months ago from either my own blog posts or various other sites (including Sneakerfiles, Kicks on Fire, and The Shoe Game to name a few), but I just had to remind you folks of this… its just cool.

Yeah, I know, I am sure there are other way cooler things that have happened over the past month (including the hyper reaction toward the release of the CDP 11 + 12… man you should have seen the stories and comments about getting that pack LMAO) but I just wanted to remind people of just how cool the idea of coming out with a sneaker that no one has seen become something to line up for… and make a song over… it just sends things to another level.

I don’t know if 2009 will be  a good sneaker and shoe year, but I do look forward to these custom design hypefest releases that I think will take over the sneaker game (I think the shoe game has always had custom releases… but not many people focus on that… well until I came around lol)


Super Sale: Arturo Chiang “Tamara” Bootie at Macys

Arturo Chiang TAMARA Bootie

(when you want bootie for 80 bucks, go to Macy*s lol)

When you have a shoe that is half price (and looks good), then it is a super sale. This is such an occasion. This 160.00 ladies shoe now costs 80 dollars.

In fact Macy*s got allot of sales going on so you may want to check them out. To me, this is one of the better looking “bootie” on the site.


Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 25 other followers