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Archive for February, 2009

First Shoe Fashion Profile: Ciara

Ciara Show Style

(see here profile on Lasf.Fm)

Ciara will be the first footwear fashion profile to be followed for an entire month. Yes, you will be able to see what’s on her feet and hopefully with the limited resources I got, find out what she is wearing… on her feet. I may go into her fashion style and names but the focus is on the feet.

Ciara: Respect Here Sneaker Game

Hopefully S & S can get in contact with her team to see if I can get more of a scoop on what she got on her feet. On her Foot Fashion Watch profile will be any and all info I can muster including album info and junk like that.

The S & S Monthly Foot Fashion Watch Profiles begins (I gotta come up with a better name for this)… First up is Ciara for March (CiCi really has some game when its comes to the feet).


I’m Gonna Call It First: Purple Will Be The Color For Summer

Coming Real Soon: ???

Sold Out!!!

I keep seeing it everywhere in NYC and I think it all started with the Nike Foampisites and the need for thoes who buy such an item to get stuff that matches. Purple isn’t the usual color for NYC so when something like the Eggplant foams come out, you start to see purple. Now even the True flights have come on board… see those more and more every day.

Air Jordan Ture Flight in white and purple

Will we have the I Love NY t-shirts in solid purple now? And now the release of those crazy (not in a good way) looking 6 Rings chapionship pack… So I am calling it. Purple will be in for the summer. Will I be right? lets see.

EDIT

Even more evedence….


SneakGeekZ Does It Again: Sneaker Collection

(as first seen on The Shoe Game)

(by the way, The Shoe Game is part of the Fab Five in sneaker blogs)

!!!WOW oh WOW!!!


Sports Marketing Over? A CNBC Video

Sports Marketing Citi Staduim

(but does this marketing work?)

Since I have no idea how to plug in the video from CNBC on my wordpress.com hosted site (I will try that Vodpod option in the future) I will just post a bunch of pictures.

Could this be devistating to sports marketing (at least when it comes to banks sponcering big sports naming stuff)? I suspect Nike and adidas will come into the game… imagine Nike Staduim or Bower Staduim…


Oh No The Didn’t!!! Air Jordan True Flight Looks Familiar…

Air Jordan Ture flight in Black Lime

(hmmmmm….)

Bring Them BACK!!!! OG AJ 7

(HMMMMMMMMMM…)

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR FOR YOU!!!

MJ when are you going to bring this back?


Air Jordan True Flight aka SUPER AJ7 Becoming Popular In NYC

Air Jordan Ture Flight in white and purple

(as seen on Finishline.com… get yours too for $139.99)

More and more people are wearing these super AJ 7′s, especially the ladies… I see mad ladies wearing them but the guys are close behind.

It makes me wonder what happened? At first I thought these would be on the super sales rack within 2-3 months, but people really seemed to warm up to the sneaker in NYC. Now I see them everywhere, especially on Fulton Street in Brooklyn (note that Fulton Street has many stores, many jobs where adults go to work, and many schools in the area… you can get a nice heart beat on what’s going on just by sitting in the mall for an hour).

Personally it does look good to me, but I would just rather have a pair of AJ7′s. I do suspect that there will be more SUPER Air Jordans in the future. I would like to see what the 15′s (the worst Air Jordan EVARRRRrrr) would look like redesigned.

Let the retro revolution continue….


Holy Breakdown Bat-Man!!! Nicekicks does a breakdown of the Half Cent Penny

Nike Half Cent Hybrid Theory - from NIKEKICKS.com

(as seen on Nikekicks.com)

I think anyone who is into sneaker must apprieciate this. Not only do they get a look at a sneaker (of which will cost 190 dollars not including tax) that most people, including me, will get but you also get a look at what makes the sneaker.

I will admit I do not like all the Penny’s that have come out back in the day, but this hybrid is the best of 4 worlds.

Take a look at the whole break down on Nicekicks.com… its freakin amazing!!!

Source: Nicekicks.com

Air Penny t-shirt from Rock Paper Scissors

(a t-shirt to go with the 1/2 Cent)

(as seen on the Shoe Game)

And the Retro Movement continues…


Not Sure About The Look Of These: Marcus Jordan PE Exclusive

Air Jordan 9 (IX) Player Exclusive - Marcus Jordan

(as first seen on Kicks On Fire.com)

Maybe it works well with the uniform or something, or maybe its just the picture, or maybe its because I am not much of a fan of the Air Jordan IX (but the white and black one looks awesome… that’s right I said awesome, live with it), but these don’t look to nice.

By the way, I am not the only one who things this… just look at the comments on Kicks on Fire and other sites from the Fab Five of Sneaker Sites (Sneakerfiles, The Shoe Game, Nicekicks, Kicks on Fire, Sneakernews… if you are into sneakers and you are not going to those sites… then maybe you are not that into sneakers lol). And yeah that colorway is not really a good look for the 9′s (maybe different materials would help)

Maybe cause they look worn???

Nevertheless, you still have to respect the collection that Marcus has. Is it true that he has it cause his dad practically owns Nike and does own Brand Jordan? Yea, but its still an awesome (there is that word again) collection and lets face it, he didn’t have to keep them or show them to anybody.

Boy, I sure wish someone would make a page specifically for Marcus Jordan and his sneaker collection…. *HINT HINT*

So Marus, keep those shots coming!


Looks Like Sports Sunday Will have Some Interesting News

I like basketball. I also like football. I do follow track and field at times and I am into over all health and well being of the athlete in America…

With that said, there are some very interesting things going on in sports and as I am sure, some people who buy sneakers probably actually use them in sports and workouts (who knew?), would like to know what is going on.

Well here is a fun snippit tht awaits the Sneakers and Shoes Sports Sunday:

Indiana promotes manager to, yes, play basketball

What’s worse than losing to Northwestern at home? Losing to Northwestern at home immediately after promoting 5-foot-9-inch team manager Mike Santa to play reserve guard.

Northwestern Indiana Basketball

Source: Yahoo Rivals.com

Wow… So how do you figure they will get out of this? I have some very uneducated opinions… but I am sure my follow readers of this blog is used to that by now lol

I wonder if Indiana has sneaker sponcers???


In Sneaker News: Vick Gets Early Release… Will Sneaker Follow?

Zoom Vick V - For Micheal Vick the football player.

(first seen on Sneakerfiles.com)

Remember those? Nike was supposed to release them many moons ago but since the dog fighting incedent, they pulled back on the release (and may have, if memory serves, released a sneaker that looks allot like the Vick, but without Vick’s indorsment attached to the sneaker).

Here is a clip of what is going on: (more…)


Stunt Dunk Goes Wrong For NBA

It would seem that he is ok according to what I read here but it still looks painful.


Most Wanted Sneaker In 2009: Kryptonate Foampostie Lite

The Nike Foamposite Lite "Slam Dunk" aka Kryponate

(wow… they are ugly but I am still impressed)

(as seen on Sneakernews.com)

Well, it sure does match his outfit… lol

I think these sneakers, especially with all the buzzz on them on many sneaker websites and blogs, will be the most wanted sneaker for 2009. That is if it actually gets released. I have no idea if it will or not, but if it does, it will proably be limited. Even though everyone seems to be into the sneaker, I don’t think it looks to good. probably because I am not too into lime/green Sprite  looking sneakers.

OOOOOHHhhhhhh Snap!!! Nate Robisons Jumps Over Superman

(oh dip!!! yes I said “oh dip”)

But make no mistake, they are special and if you can wear them and/or get them into your collection you will have a real gem on your hands. I would get them  if I could, believe me.

You can find WAAAAAY more pictures at SneakerNews.com and I am sure once the Monday is finished, sites like Nicekicks, KicksOnFire, The Shoe Game and Sneakerfiles will have even more info on the sneaker and other events that accored over the weekend.

And what a weekend it was.


Another Nike Commercial: Arsenal vs United

Interesting…


Just Doing The Shaqawockeez…

Unbelievable… fun to watch though I don’t plan on doing it at the club next week.

A little tib-bit I didn’t know about was that this is Shaq’s 15th All Star game… and him and Kobe were frien-a-mies for all those years lol


Nike Air Force One Black History Month

Black History Month - Air Force One

(as seen on the305.com via Nicekicks.com)

The NAACP is 100 years old this year. Well, that is something I did not know. For one thing, the fact that 100 years sago, with so much racistm and steroetypes about black people, I am surprised that an organization could have started and sustained itself from 1909 to 2009.

But back to the sneakers… I love the way this look. They are pretty well organized color wise. i wish they were not limited because i think everyone should get a chance to buy them if they wanted to… I supposse they can be limited but not 100 sneaker limited. More like Air Jordan 23 white and red limited.

One thing though: I sort of wish this was a pack. One in the traditional African colorway and one in the good ole red, white and blue. I mean seriously, after everything we have all (and I mean all of us) have been through and as much as we have to go through from here, can we all except that we are now all Americans? My God, we have a black president. The first family is black. Can’t Black History Month be red white and blue too?


Pastry Sneaker and Fashion Line Up Spring-Summer 2009

Pastry Spring/Summer 2009

(first seen on The Shoe Game.com)

Pastry is doing alright. I see women wearing them every other day in one way or another. I am sure when the summer spreads its summery wings, I will see women wearing Pastry sneakers with Pastry pants, a Pastry t-shirt and a Pastry handbag.

Pastry is taking over… ladies, where else would you put your cakes? (LOL I coulnd’t stop myselffrom  saying that)


The New Air Jordan 2009 aka Air Jordan 24

Air Jordan 2009 aka AJ24

(the AJ 2009 as seen on Kicks On Fire… got to read te comments.. funny lol)

Good lawd this is… awesome? LMAO The interwebz isn’t too happy about the sneaker at all and I have to admit I thought these would look better considering the goodness that we got for the Air Jordan 23 (a sneaker I was not very into when I first saw the preview sketches but found them quite attractive once I saw the real pictures)  but that is not the case.

Air Jordan 2009 aka AJ24

(up close and personal… as seen on Nicekicks.com)

I am sure that these sneakers perform like top of the line sneakers and when i read all the stuff about them, it would seem that this was a high priority. But for going to highschool in or strolling down the block to hang out with the fellas, this sneaker just doesn’t seem to cut it very well.

I don’t know… I have to see them in person for real. I like the fact that each sneaker is unique due to its glass like mid-section that take on a different look for each sneaker, and I like the heel (many don’t… but since I am so into all type of shoe, why wouldn’t I like heel? LOL)

And what’s this S23 version crap? It just looks like the black version seen earlier on Sneakerfiles of course without the white I guess… lol

Well on February 14th we will all find out if this is the sneaker for 2009. I do wonder what an all white and red version will look like or a black and red (BRED aka BREaD). Anyway whether people like the AJ2009 or not, I think  2009 being a slow year (the Eggplant Foamposites being the biggest blip of the year).

Air Jordan 2009 CLOSE UP

(unique and favorite part of the sneaker… way more pics at Nicekicks.com)

Currently on sale everywhere for 189.99.  Its 7:30am in NYC right now and you can still get them online… lol But I am sure these will be gone by the weekend if not by the end of the week.

BTW

For those who keep saying this is the ugliest Air Jordan ever…

Air Jordan 15

(Air Jordan 15… most hated Air Jordan… Ever???)

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Up next… the sneakers of 2008/January 2009 that I wanted but didn’t buy *starts to cry* INCLUDING THOSE CONVERSE POORMAN SNEAKERS BY UNDEFEATED!!!! Gawd I wanted those… and it looks like I might miss the Foamposite Eggplants too next week cause my money is planned to go elsewhere… but I’m going off into a tangent here…


Aubrey O’Day On The Cover of Playboy Magazine

Aubrey O'Day Covers Playboy

(bookmark this post cause I may add more photos… of shoes)

(ya’ll got some dirty minds)

So my question is “what does she have on her feet?” I guess I will have to buy the magazine to find out.

Yeah, I am serious.

If someone knows, speak up!!! Otherwise I will be forced to buy the magazine and hope they have a list of what she is wearing… lol I made a funny.

First seen on 2Dopeboys.com (hottest blog on WordPress.com)


Wow, I Missed A Whole Bunch Of Crap

For my loyal 200 or so readers (andthe 1000 or so google searches of people randomly landing here) I did not forget you. Currently doing some grad school classes and my schedule is super tight like Chris brown sneakers.

Yes I have been following that… despite the drama around what happened, I couldn’t help but to look at his feet… Air Jordan and Nike SB gets resprsented hard.

Lets see, what else happened… Air Jordan 2009 PE colorways seem to show that the AJ2009 can look better with another colorway. It is still not one of the better looking AJ’s but it has potential looks wise.

Air Penny 3 are comingout, Clae2009 got some heat, more Gucci colorway sneakers, Lil Penny is seen around town, and those ladies high heels are just getting more  detailed and crazy… so are the celebs wearing them.

I got lots in store for those who are sticking around till the 21 when I  finish revamping stuff and taking my finals…I plan on taking a break from grad school so the posts should come flying out after that.

I got so many opinions!!! lol Don’t forget to continue to stop by because you never know when I might find a cool sale online.


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