The Life and Culture of Kicks

Archive for September, 2009

Flickr Foto: Marc Newson zvezdochka Shoe by sepbach

marc newson by sepbach

(well this is a nice shot)

(never heard of the sneaker before though… guess I missed the memo)


Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez’s Son Got Nice Shoes

Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez’s Son Max Out and About

(yall recognize those AJ’s?)


How’d I Miss this? Pony X9 Limted Edition Stichpunk Sneakers

Pony X9 Limted Edition Stichpunk Sneakers

(nice)

So the movie been out for a while now. I am not sure how I missed this considering I am either looking for sneakers online or reading sneaker blog like almost every day (and I have NiceKicks iPhone/Touch App and get updates daily). So how did I miss it?

I did a little research on them and it would seem that many sneaker blogs missed this one (except for Sneaker Obsession… I guess because they are obsessed with sneakers lol) and that’s too bad because they actually look pretty nice and have a few features that make them rather unique.

Here is a quote from Pony’s website:

(more…)


How to walk during in high heels – Fashion Week

[-so how do you walk in those heels ladies?-]

Russian model Anastassia Khokissova runs an online high-heel ‘boot camp’ for fellow models to help them look elegant when walking down fashion week catwalks.

Here is a video (amongst many) on how to walk in those high heels. I have seen some women walk in heels and wondered why wear them and end up walking like something is wrong with your legs? And ladies, they do the how to walk down  the stairs bit too.

You may want to also check out High Heel boot camp where things get… interesting…


On Sale: Puma Men’s Hooper Mid at Finishline

Puma Men's Hooper Mid

(a smooth sneaker for a smooth gu… if you know how to rock them)

Currently on sle at Finishline for $44.98 size 8 – 14 left as of today


Converse Weapon Evo Has A Low Top

convers wapon evo low

(looks pretty good)

So the weapon Evo now gets the low-top treatment and looks good doing it. I would almost say that (depending on how they treat the colorways of course) that the low top looks better than the hi-top. Its like a convertible that looks great but when you add the hardtop it looks a little off but still good.

????

I hope I am not loosing anybody with that one. According to Sneaker Obsession, the pics first showed up on a Chinese website but no further details have been made. I hope they come out with them and I hope this is the beginning of putting Converse back on the map when it comes to Basketball.


On Sale: Jordan Men’s Hydro V Sandal at Finishline

Jordan Men's Hydro V Sandal

(and to think I used to hate on sandals costing 50 bucks lol)

Finishline got these on sale for just under $30 dollars sizes 8 – 13 are as of today avaiable


Flickr Foto: zoom kobe IV Beijing by jn19831211

zoom kobe IV Beijing by jn19831211

(what a beautiful shot by jn19831211 from the Sneaker Pimps Flickr Group)


Super Sale: Nike Men’s Comfort Slide Sandal on Finishline

Nike Men's Comfort Slide Sandal

(just the red striped ones, not the all black)

Most sizes still avaiable for $19.99 at Finishline


Cool (but Geeky) Customs by Daniel Reese

Super Mario Custom Dunks

(holy customs Batman!… yes I know that was lame lol)

r2d2 custom dunks

(where is CP3O?)

Custom Sonic dunks(I loved this game and the cartoon that came after it on Saturday mornings)

TwitterDunk(now this I need http://www.twitter.com/snkrsandshoes)

Now this are some customse I csn get with. The Twitter and R2D2 customs are my favorites but belive me there are more than that made by Daniel Reese.

How much will one pair cost you? $220 dollars. I think its worth it so don’t be surprised if sometime next year you see a bunch of photos of my R2D2 customs lol (or maybe thos 8-Bit Megaman…. or those Superman… or maybe Squirtel (for my sister, not me lol)… or maybe these…)


Jumpman Up-Close using Sole Wallpaper

Jumpman Desktop with SOLE

I love setting up my desktop with the latest art or sneaker shot and match it up with some skins… why have a normal desktop when you can have a sneakerhead desktop?

Desktop Details: Using wallpaper from Sole magazine with iFlex Windowblinds, Pod for CursorXP, Colorful using IconPackager and Sysmetrix clock (that can change colors to match the wallpaper at the click of a mouse).

And yes I am still hoping that in the future I will be posting exclusive desktop skins based off of sneaker and shoe culture and history. Time will tell when that will happen. In the mean time, try to enjoy my screenshots. I will be featuring artists wallpapers and pics in the future.

:)


On Sale: Mizuno Wave Creation 10 on Footlocker

Mizuno Wave Creation 10 - Men's(I would LOVE to try this just to see if it really works)

If your into running (like I should be) them you may want to try this. I wish I had a bigger budget for sneaker and shoe purchases so I can try these kicks right here. I would love to see if the Wave Creation really does what they say it does.

I hope to get my hands on this in the near future to test them out. If anyone get them and thinks they can do a honest review feel free to leave a comment and I will get back to you and maybe feature your review of the sneaker.

Like Kayne West says on Run This Town, you should try new things…


MJ Hall of Fame Speach

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Period

G.O.A.T.


Already Dirty Sneakers: Golden Goose Laid A Ready To Wear Egg… and it will cost you

Golden Goose Dirty Sneakers(don’t have to worry about them getting dirty)

So the question of the day is would you buy a pair of sneakers that is already dirty? What if it was a boot, would you do it? How about a Nike Dunk, would you get it? Its an interesting concept and it was so good that it sold out in the one online store I have seen for it. I have no idea how much it originally cost but considering the “already worn” boots from Golden Goose being $1,000+ dollars I am sure it wasn’t cheep.

Ready to wear… the new thing in the foowear industry? If the ones above don’t float you boat, try these… and yes the price of entry is not at the low end. And you thought the Nike Air Yeezy was expensive lol


Its Football Season Again…. time for some Under Armour

(ahhh… me thinks its time to start looking at football cleats)


In Shoe News: Iraqi ‘shoe-thrower’ to be freed on Monday says lawyer

(this was just plain funny… and if you must know, it was a size 10.5)


Diggin In The Sneaker Crates: Kim Kardashian Tosses Sneakers

[Kim Kardashian throwing sneakers and shoes... girl give me a call lol]

Kim kardashian Tosses Sneakers

Many moons ago (back in January) Kim did a solid by tossing out sneakers to the crowd. A shoe showing contest… sounds like a good idea to me.

Just diggin in thos sneaker crates… January 2009


In Sneaker News: Under Armour and Brandon Jennings Commercial

(well now this is getting interesting…)

(yes I know this is old news… but its still interesting)

Someone tell Nike‘s Swoosh to move over and make some room.

Under Armour‘s interlocking U and A wants some of the action in the city’s grassroots basketball world, too.

Trying to further shed its perception of being a football-only apparel brand, Under Armour is treating the talent-rich landscape as prime real estate, and the top programs are buying in.

The budding Baltimore-based sports clothing and sneaker company is set to sponsor five New York high school basketball teams during the 2009-10 season, including Lincoln High, which has won seven of the last eight PSAL championships.

Under Armour is also sponsoring Boys & Girls and Thomas Jefferson‘s boys’ teams, as well as the reigning city and state girls champion, St. Michael Academy, and perennial girls powerhouse St. John the Baptist onLong Island.

Source: The Daily News (and yes its like 5 pages long if your really interested in this)

Yes this is getting more and more interesting by the week. Under Armour’s current stock price: 26.37… P/E ratio is pretty high for me though.


An Interesting Nike Sportwear Entry Page

nikesportswear

[Yeezy gets featured on Nike sportwear Page]

If you head to the Nike Sportwear site for the first time, you ened up on this landing page. The landing page lets you choose your language and it also gives you a look at Nike’s future…. something that SneakerFreaker talks a little bit about (just a little bit lol)

Anyway, just thought I would let yall know. I personally think this has some meaning behind it. They choose this sneaker above thers for a reason. Makes me wonder whats next on Nike’s agenda for 2010+


On Sale (HURRY) at Finishline: Air Jordan Countdown Pack 11 + 12 = Where Is My Wallet!!!

Air Jordan Countdown Pack 11 + 12: AJ 11 Bred

(I love it!!! still wish it was the concords though…)

Air Jordan Countdown Pack 11 + 12: AJ 12's

(just saw it at Finishline while browsing… sizes 9.5 and 12 are left)


So Just What Would A Jordan Sneaker From adidas Look Like?

(I think this would be an interesting contest… yes?)

I would love to know what a adidad version of the Air Jordan (well, I guess it wouldn’t be “Air”… maybe “bounce” or something) would look like. The Shoe Game posted the video first and the comments on the video is crazy, but the one thing really left out was what WOULD it really look like.

So I was thinking of doing some of my own doodles and come up with a adidas line for Micheal Jordan…. but then I was thinking why not also ask the Shoe Game communitty to come up with some concepts? Heck, why not also ask some of those artists at the Kicks On Fire community and maybe NikeTalk  too and see what they come up with.

So I am going to ask, and then post it. I  guess people can vote on which adidas Jordan is the best or most likely to have happened. Until then, enjoy your holiday weekend! I am sure most of the sneakernets and the shoelovers are away for the weekend so it will be a slow weekend, but take heart because Tuesday is when it all starts all over again!


Space Jam Air Jordan 11 VIDEO by SneakGeekZ

(freaking WOW dude… lol at SneakGeekZ for the sniff test comment)

Oh man these things look freakin fantastic. The video got everything including a mini review of the sneaker and some comparisons to the older Space Jams and other Air Jordan 11′s. Just watch!


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