ILStyle SNEAKER/TRAINERS THREAD for sleep and vahid et al

i just got a pair of custom vans (slip-ons), courtesy of phil. while it was hard to pass up the chance to create a hybrid skull 'n crossbones/checkerboard masterpiece, i went with a very tasteful dark grey and black color-block theme.

http://www.butterflyonline.com/images/catalog/050_big.jpg

^^
I want

tom considers those to be sailor/boat shoes lauren. i however, <3 them. mine being burgundy with stripes of various colours.

lol vans slip-ons

WHEN I AM HUNGOEVER I CAN'T TIE LACES OKAY?

plus the girl in the shoe store flirted me into buying them.

diggin the tennis shoes, dell

i need a pair of sneakers/trainers that aren't giant looking and that i can wear with skirts and no socks or just those small thin socks. my pumas are too big looking for this purpose. maybe it is just that my feet are too big looking. also i am not gonna wear keds.

http://only-sneakers.ru/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/le-coq-sportif-deauville-choco-carmel-sneakers.JPG

http://www.fixins.com/lotto2005/IMG_1699.JPG

^^
not intended as guidance in your quest, rrobyn...just more <3 posts

i need new sneaks really badly! i like super colorful ones though, and have not yet seen an interesting color combo in a style that's not too bulky.

the key to both you and rrrobyn's quests is the online converse all-star design tool

I still dunno why they don't just send you a coupon for insoles whenever you buy a pair though

i need more support than cons.

who wares sneakers in the summer it is too hot !

well i also need summery sandals or something, but this is the sneakers thread!

it should be suspended until the fall!

^^ yeah me too :/
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i srsly never wear sneakers in teh summer either! but i am wearing a pair today b/c it is kinda rainy and not so cold
i found a pair of girly looking dc shoes online but they are white and tho they look great i will destroy their whiteness with bike grease pretty quickly. and yet, want.

most of my guy friends wear sneakers throughout summer tho

No no, jho, I need sneaks for standing around many hours at tailgate parties, and possib having feet stepped on at shows and games and stuff, plus jumping, climbing slippery bleachers, etc. Sandals or f-flops will not do.

jhoshie arent you the guy who wanted moccassins because you were too cool for flip flops

But I mean I'm just going to buy another pair of Chucks anyway so who cares.

sneakers are too hot??

wtf do you people wear, then? a mesh bag over each foot with sandpaper glued to the bottom?

slip-ons bro

slip-ons bros, slip ons

they will fulfill all yr sneaker needs while allowing non-sock cool breeze behavior

well ive been wearing flipflops like crazy & i no longer feel the need for these extraneous slip-ons' you speak of

btw dells first pair of sneaks look great to me, what are those/what do they cost?

xposta
That makes sense; it's nice not to wear socks during the summer. Actually, I don't even own any sneakers, so who am I to opine here, anyhow? I just glue corkboard to my feet before going outside.

deeznuts, they are table tennis sneakers made by I think Butterfly. They go for a mere $60 on the website that I stole the image from.

(there should be commas up there. it would be funny if the brand name were "I think Butterfly", though)

lol ping pong kicks

hell yeah!

sez the man wearing old man slippers as we speak

i cannot believe deez, nuts is trying to sartorial zing on me

waht will he try next ¯\(°_o)/¯

what gives you all the sart-cred guy, the fact that ALL OF YR TSHIRTS ARE YELLOW???

i cant believe you almost conned me into buying those ridiculous footwarmers when my sandles are more than i need already

that thing just tickles me pink, that little man face thing

i cant believe you almost conned me into buying those ridiculous footwarmers when my sandles are more than i need already

haha, he's ilx's resident confidence artist-- DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN CALLED "jho"!!

im still loving my purple floral nike dunks..

LOL i hav no idea whats going on here but im laughing @ it

what little man face surm???

deez, he means this thing: ¯\(°_o)/¯

j, i just thought it was funny that d accused you of "conning" him into buying slipons

sneaker rorschach the new frontline in psychological study xp oh ok

yeah j i was just saying i almost bought those things when you started that thread about them now realize they are in fact USELESS to anyone w/ a solid pair of sandles

this is the style bord

flip flops, in addition to being more sensible, are also louder & prouder

you cannot ask for more from fashion

flip flops outside the house are a fucking crime and you deserve to have your ugly toes beat in with a ball peen hammer

ok you can wear them at the beach, too, or in transit thereto IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO.

how the hell are flip flops remotely sensible?

DNFTT

yeah i thought that even as typing

http://www.soccer.com/Images/Catalog/ProductImages/300/413902.JPG

they can do no wrong

http://www.sportiela.com/store/image.php?type=T&id=16994

fuck you, stan smith

how are they not? i have the thong kind - they are cool, stable, & show off my imposing feet

i need new shoes, good for lots of walking. these are my three most recent favorites:

http://www.mysimon.com/i/ms/fd/featprod/apparel/sambared.jpg

http://www.trainerstation.com/images/puma_pele_brasil_blk_wht_re_med.jpg but with cyan/blue instead of red

http://www.instepdrmartens.com/data/CM8084E4331130541619-483 and these, with orange tongues. suggestions?

i like the red ones!

i do not "get" the shoestringless cons.

the reds have been discontinued, which sux cus i would rebuy them.

if they made full on chucks slipons w/out the vestigial eyelets etc thatd be sweet

i'm on the fence about the shoestringless

they look weird

they look like octopus shoes

the varvatos chucks, i am so not a fan

aww wait, i like these: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41eLuRxPoPL._SS500_.jpg

i like those le coq (lol) shoes

i think i could deal with these sauconys!
http://www.sportiela.com/store/product.php?productid=18006&cat=280&page=7
http://www.sportiela.com/store/product.php?productid=18005&cat=276&page=1

the reds are good!

i srsly do not get the no-shoestrings but shoestring holes thing where everything is sewn down on purpose i mean why

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/Sportif1.jpg

i've found religion

remy, i like the first two that you posted, but the shoestringless ones, meh...and the last model is shaped too much like an actual foot, which bums me out for some reason

because that way people will notice & ask you about it

this is style board, rrroby

I hate you guys. Why am I looking at sneaker prawn? I have stuff to do!!!

http://www.zappos.com/images/736/7367867/6627-521419-p.jpg

too ridiculous?

first i need a scale from 1-10 on what yr personal concept of ridiculous is

not if your nickname is 'misdemeanor'

lol. i was looking for some purple hightops they have that kinda look like boxing shoes, but are a lot sleeker than the ones above.

i kind of like crazy shoes. my last ones were black w/ neon piping/stitching. tron shoes.

http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?pid=10431%2e7523&cgid=DESIG03&start=0&sz=1

i love this shoe!!

those pumas

are amazing

omg surm i am in love with those! except they should be gold, not silver.

maybe. i would take silver, though.

you know, if someone wanted to donate $485 shoes to me.

yea i could TOTALLY do gold!

tehresa, i think they're ridiculous, but maybe you could pull it off! seriously!

i'm starting to like them the more i look at them

you guys are insane with yr space shoes that look like a freaked-out version of a pair of high-tops i wore in 1986 when i was 11
but i still respect you

eh feel the urge behind the purp hi tops but the execution just isnt there

http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292925/6220-543328-p.jpg

these are the shoes im wearing currently

i love that design - kinda want a pair of these:
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292925/10757-683577-p.jpg

u kids into crazy-ass space shoes should def check creative recs, they have some, uh, interesting designs

i tend to go for conservative designs but brave/interesting colors

this is too much for me:
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292926/6901-543351-p.jpg

no those are beautiful

but deej your shoes are AWESOME!

if yr not feeling the ceasario lo's (the ones i have) they have an even more conservative design called the dechico that still looks pretty good:
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292927/6219-543335-p.jpg

http://www.zappos.com/images/736/7367868/6627-521421-p.jpg

this would be sort of like what i currently have but all green details instead of turquoise/pink/yellow/purple details.

o man if i get a dechico its gonna be in these colors for summer:

http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292927/4998-376475-p.jpg

ok ive developed my own chucks prototype

http://i26.tinypic.com/28a5lxj.jpg

ok last one of these im posting i swear:
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7292927/5007-424640-p.jpg
love those colors

!! xp

surmounter.. ah yes, the metallic pierre hardy sneakers. those are pretty awesome my friend has a pair

lanvin made similar sneakers, but even mooooore expensive...

http://www.tranism.com/weblog/images/lanvin_ss08_sneakers_2.jpg

also like these metallic foiled goat leather high tops from diet butcher slim skin

http://bp2.blogger.com/_2b87qT5uNF4/SDg9mv362BI/AAAAAAAADhE/IXKPgicEPBM/s400/PICT9190.jpg

FUCK

ok. hottest shoe i've ever seen. get me a pair.

those are pretty awesome.

with skinny jeans

only problem is theyre $700..

yeah, that whole thing...

:*(

i tried them on in tokyo. very durable but light as a feather, and the goat leather with the foiling on top is really amazing up close. was "only" like $500 in japan though. (japanese brand)

so thats like $350 for every time youd wear them

haaa stop i could wear those often enough

i'm telling you there's something about royal blue

if you like the metallic high-top, one from raf simons. (except even more expensive)

http://bp0.blogger.com/_spxuKNLR0Tk/R0wAMDL2IjI/AAAAAAAACoA/BKDxz1P7D5A/s1600/rs%2Bastronaut%2Bboot.jpg

and another pair of raf simons

http://sevennewyork.com/designerpages/rasi/ss08/hires/bootdestijl-34.jpg

my purple floral nike dunks

http://www.kungfu-london.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/liberty-pair.jpg

metallic silver dior homme sneakers:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_spxuKNLR0Tk/R0wEcTL2IpI/AAAAAAAACow/qpWMAvPrXU4/s1600-h/cd+homme.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_spxuKNLR0Tk/R0wEcTL2IpI/AAAAAAAACow/qpWMAvPrXU4/s1600-h/cd+homme.jpg ??

oh well never mind

phil we need to IM

did the metallic raf high tops image work? hmm
http://marcustroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/raf-simons-rs0013slvm2.jpg

lol this raf fellow is a fucking lunatic

where the hell do i get nikes like that.

and those raf simons are wow

ooooh the black

this is like a little too much excitement for me.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4369/img2319eo7.jpg

i like this photograph

that's hardcore

you guys and your crazyass metallic spazz sneakers i wldn't go near if you paid me but fully can dig on other people are why i love i love style

rrobyn otm!

http://www.ninjapleaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/airtrungpa6uw1.jpg
??

if someone would make sneakers like that & sell for the 30 bucks instead of 300 they could probably take over the world

http://sevennewyork.com/designerpages/rasi/ss08/hires/bootdestijl-34.jpg

those fall into the category of something you will never see outside of a runway, and if you do happen to see someone walking down the street wearing them, they are likely to be some unholy combination of utter fool and total dickhead

they look a souvenir salvaged by a sigue sigue sputnik groupie

lol yah dell thats the work of the illustrious g3sar mukp0 xp

some of these are kind of on a serious DERELICTE tip

oh mine those right there would probably get you in the top three in the Project Runway Make Some Ski Boots Out Of This Trash Pile Challenge but lol whut

sorry I'm talking to somebody and typing at the same time, that should have started with "I mean" not "oh mine"

VOTE flip-flops vs uncomfortable bootlike looks like its been marked over with a bunch of hilighters that write with velcro ink + a few strips from a magic marker that does the same shoe

oh i forgot this is i love STYLE

say what you mean

i mean wtf is style anyway cmon

at least the dude in that boot is better protected against my toe-busting hammer blows

deeznuts your flip flops are wack

oh mine

those fall into the category of something you will never see outside of a runway, and if you do happen to see someone walking down the street wearing them, they are likely to be some unholy combination of utter fool and total dickhead

-- dell, Friday, June 20, 2008 7:07 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

or just rich with really good taste

phil i love the flowered nike dunks, those are great!! and pierre hardy space shoes a+++

http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nike-dunk-low-womens-floral-lf-nw-1.jpg

i like the navy ones but pink liner kinda ruins the flow

those patterns are too silly for me

or just rich with really good taste

Surmounter, I just removed you as a "friend" from all of my non-existent social networking site pages

your picture will no longer grace my imaginary myspace page

all i like so far for more than admirable whimsy are the floral shits - only ones id wear are the navys

those nikes are ruined by the pink part ugh

the whole idea that "crazy" fashions should be confined to the runway is so backwards!

well then what would we use the word crazy for

so is this the kind of super richness and super amazing good taste that transcend themselves and others, causing implosions of self-knowledge that just all even out to the all-time ultimate fantasy world of 8-yr-old girls where unicorns and shiny things yaaay destroy all monsters and nobody is ever bored or unloved?

i mean i am all for this (fashion off the runway yes for sure)
i'm just trying to figure out certain fashion things, which i know is just like a ridiculous thing to be doing

it's not out of the question.

wait so you're asking why loud and bizarre styles look good?

its true tho that no one ever has should or will wear those styrofoam ski boot units

i'm asking where they're coming from

wrooong. so wrong.

it is not really a question of taste, my question

i have nothing against outlandish styles its just that tho shits are putrid and retarded

where they're coming from... i think it just boils down to preference, in terms of color and shape! that just looks pretty to some people! is it odd cuz it's different, or cuz it's extreme?

looks like a backpack fucked a coffee cup

i disagree i think it's all a question of taste

there's no accounting for it which is what i think we're trying to do. some people like big, purple and puffy

other people don't. i don't think there are too many actual reasons for just liking something.

or not reasons we can articulate.

some people like pleated khaki shorts ¯\(°_o)/¯

it's not the individual item it's how you rock it

hence the word STYLE

otherwise we could just talk about DESIGN

but re: taste, i gotta say that my initial reaction to the shiny and patterned and big puffy hightops is more wtf than oooh. i'm glad they exist, i guess, like i'm glad that all art exists, but at the same time i'm like i don't really want to look at yr retarded art

but ok like the 1st raf shoes, in sparkly blue. if i were to speculate on where that inspiration came from, i would say: 80s, sports, space, fantasy

haha right but to some people it's not retarded, just like to some people, pleated khakis are like

hot

anyway i completely disagree - there absolutely are reasons people like things and aesthetics obv convey meaning deeper than "purple"

just because something is extreme, doesn't mean it's retarded

ok, you're right, but instinctive preference is a huge part of it

if you took apart all andre 3000's closet and looked at his suit separates and shit you would probably be like WTF WHO WOULD WEAR THAT HE WOULD LOOK A FOOL but then he puts them on it's kind of HEY AWESOME CHECK OUT THAT DUDE

but wait if that art is in the right context (e.g., on the right person) it suddenly becomes awesome, and yeah, that's the STYLE FACTOR for sure
xpost

it's not the individual item it's how you rock it

-- El Tomboto, Friday, June 20, 2008 5:34 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

duh no its the item and how u rok it

and andre 3000 absolutely does look like a retard fyi

i think it becomes easy to classify something as a failure if it takes a lot of risks and you don't like it. if you don't like it and it's just kind of boring, it's not as punishable. which i actually feel the opposite, like at least try and excite me. if it flops, it flops.

u'd have a lot more credibility on this if u chose something better to defend than that busted ass boot

haha crazeeey. and just to clarify i'm way more into the blue boot than the skiboot.

the blue boot def has merits

just because something is extreme, doesn't mean it's retarded

this is a red herring in this discussion as extreme can mean many things and was not being used in any retarded=extreme way. nor is anything necessarily being called a 'failure' here, esp b/c as we all seem to be saying, it's all subjective anyway. CHALLENGING maybe is the word. also the word i use when i don't really like something but don't nec hate its existence.

i'm just wondering how someone gets all these accolades and etc for making a big giant shiny blue hightop with ruffles made of goats

right time right place i guess

hey guys check 'em out llbean shoes made of jeans
http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/247621_36_41?wid=330&hei=295

my finger is on a different pulse lately obv
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i choose crazy blue hightops over llbean jeanshoes

me likey!

ya i mean what i wear? is not like that. i'm poor.

also how come these have never, ever actually been cool, but crocs and uggs and docksiders and shit are all worn by people in public
http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/212135_1513_41?wid=330&hei=295

when will the Bean Boot's "Hush Puppies Tipping Point" happen

i'd do it but i'd feel kind of like pennsylvania about it

(wear those things)

duck boots are cool but not that kind, i was trying to buy a pair abt 2 years ago but the lace up ones in my size were sold out at the time!

http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/206995_647_41%3Fwid%3D330%26hei%3D295

http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/206995_647_41?wid=330&hei=295

i love those metallic blue high tops, i just don't think high tops are a good look for me? just proportion wise

looks like a backpack fucked a coffee cup

-- jhøshea, Friday, June 20, 2008 4:30 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

steady lollin'

some people like pleated khaki shorts ¯\(°_o)/¯

hahaha

i'm glad they exist, i guess, like i'm glad that all art exists, but at the same time i'm like i don't really want to look at yr retarded art

rrobyn so otm. i say or at least think this all the time...esp. if you replace "look at" w/"listen to" and "art" w/"music"

y/n

http://www.asicsamerica.com/onitsukatiger/images/products/fullsize/hl7g0_0190.jpg

y

those kind of look like they demand stripey socks

i like these way better

http://ADUS.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pADIDAS1-2254479_pattern_w345a.jpg

actually maybe not idk

striped socks otm. red and blue stripes?

those are classic

http://www.skatersocks.com/10inch.html

i like the gum soles on the asics

ditto

dark soles are for boots and cleats

im rocking these now fwiw

http://i28.tinypic.com/8zpa92.jpg

minus that piece of grass by my thumb

omg black rasta socks are for me

jordan your hand is kind of small

ya i got small hands

http://sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gel-lyte-iii-footlocker-01.jpg

i has a pair of these but theyre kinda cashed

kind of lol but mostly cashed

wow

these are right up your alley jho

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v20061002fl/www.footlocker.com/images/products/zoom/18408181_z.jpg

a+

lol i hav these

http://www.myairshoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/nike-andre-agassi-air-tech-challenge-sneaks-3.jpg

yr right j0rdi those are pretty gay

:)

both agassis

no you don't j

yah i do

they kinda fuckd up from playing basketball tho

ok so im looking for some summertimey/early fall type shoes-- any brands i should be looking at besides nike/reebok/asics/adidas etc etc

i have nike hi tops for when it gets cold but they are like wearing cement blocks this time of year

haha oh shit I remember all kinds of kids rocking both of those agassis back in like 7th grade and shit!! wtg Nike digging in the crates

blast from the actual past, I'm OLD

brownish leathery thong-type (ie jesus) sandals

dont worry about brands

-jesus

jesus xps

yah the majority of sneakers nike sells were designed 15+ years ago - they do new colors and all but still - lol i had the agassis the 1st time around lol older than u

air max 90s are my favorite ever - these i designed myself on the internet

http://scoopsnoodle.com/lix/am902.jpg

j0rdan if i try to pimp out creative recs in any more threads any more im gonna get 'very much in character' c+p'd soon

good choice of blue

did you in this thread? ill look

i have air max 90s in black and white tho-- idont wear em that often

I can't do nikes since I realized in the late 90s that my gait/stride/stomp wears them right the fuck out in about 3 months
I like my footwear to last at least a year

in my experience the only sneakers that meet yr exacting standard are skate shoes - i dont wear those tho cause lol too bulky

yeah I know, I basically rock docs 5 days out of the week and my chuck taylors only on saturday or sunday because I know they ain't gonna last

dude go ahead and splurge on some all stars every couple months - youve earned it

Jordan - deej repped for Creative but I'd also mention Royal Elastic have some decent styles, although occasionally too overdetermined. I also like Le Coq, which may have been mentioned up thread. I'll rep pretty hard for the Onitsuka Tiger stuff as well, although those are distributed by Asics.

ya ive worn out my onitsukas now-- saw some all white ones on their site that i liked

they not just distributed by asics they are asics

http://www.lecoqsportif.com/#/fr/tennis/473/Noah-Club-Prestige/

^^^^yes^^^^

they not just distributed by asics they are asics

lol yeah, I also like le coq. So dumb sometimes. Wore these to work today:
http://www.rif.la/shop/img/upload/items/727.300.jpg

I love summer sneakers. I recently got these http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7297994/8521-596533-d.jpg

I wanted red Converse, but I think I might go for red Keds instead. I've been both attracted and repelled by the laceless Converse. One of my co-workers wears them and they look really good.

Yeah, J0rdan, those Yannick Noah shoes are beautiful.

To me, Le Coq Sportif proves that the French are the true masters of design on the continent; not the Italians.

BEHOLD!!!!

http://streetpeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_9220.JPG

o my goodness :o

so we're just going to ignore that his shirt says 'fashion victim' on it, right?

(what does the rest say?)

it sez "NO MORE FASHION VICTIMS"

he is being ironic!

Yeah, its a t-shirt from Katherine Hamnett, who did those "CHOOSE LIFE" slogan t-shirts from the 80s and "FRANKIE SAY RELAX". Basically all the big block letter slogan t-shirts you see eeeeverywhere these days are imitations of her stuff, via House of Holland who bought them back a couple seasons ago

I just watched What About Bob? where Billy Murray was wearing a t-shirt in that style. Oh early 90s.

Basically my job is traveling the world taking photos of stylish people in different cities for my website and various fashion magazines (just sold a couple photos to Dutch FHM lol...), so I'm always wondering how people react to what I think looks cool/interesting/fashionable... Since its my "business" and all. Like I don't really think those metallic blue or black high-tops are that kooky, so I was kinda surprised that you guys were like "WTF those are craaaaaaaazy".

So those Raf boots, they're more showpieces than anything. Only a few ever got produced. I personally wouldn't wear them, but I can certainly appreciate that they're fascinating.

But seriously, jhoshea, the shoes you've been posting are fucking hideous.

how are they fascinating?

and andre 3000 has the most incredible personal style of any celebrity out there, and certainly does not look like a retard, fyi

but how are they fascinating?

how are they NOT fascinating? they're blocky futuro white patent leather with multi colored velcro straps and a heel made of cork...

i mean they are kind of fascinating in a wtf way and im sure in a technical one too

Was that taken in SoHo, NYC? The description of those shoes remind of what that obnoxious Euro Guy character on Conan O Brien wears.

they look impossibly uncomfortable

phil im asking because you commented that jhosh's sneaks were 'hideous' when 'hideous' is basically all that shoe has going for it - i mean does that alone seriously count for ballsy in yr book? 'futuro'??

Was that taken in SoHo, NYC?
yeah i took it on mercer street outside Seven (the store). the guy in the photo is the owner

i cant believe im defending these boots because i dont really even like them all that much, and also ive pretty much given up trying to explain avant-garde fashion to people who are generally dismissive of it. you think theyre hideous, and i think those asics gel lytes and nike air max 90s are hideous. obviously we have different aesthetics, I mean thats all one can really say, right?

'futuro' in an obviously non-technical description...

thats what i dont get - justifying it as theoretical when you dont even agree with the way the theory was practiced

how does that do anyone any good?

im not justifying their existence as like "well its avant garde and you wouldn't undnerstand, pshaw". i actually think they look pretty cool, but i've already said that i personally wear them. i mean, i agree that they look ridiculous (in a good way, to me though), but i'm into that sort of thing, and there's certainly a niche group of people who are too. "fashion people" for a lack of a better term live in a bubble anyways.

its like a piece of contemporary art, and you can't deny, whether you like them or not, that they're at least interesting. thats the reason i posted the photo to begin with, after all. otherwise may as well just go look at footlocker.com

but i've already said that i personally wear them

personally wouldn't wear them, i mean

speaking of ridiculous, i've posted these on another ILE thread, but they're on sale and im totally getting them tomorrow... the ankle part is a sportsflix'y hologram with different angles of the american flag..

http://sevennewyork.com/designerpages/bewi/ss08shoes/hires/sneakerstarswhite-34.jpg

its like a piece of contemporary art, and you can't deny, whether you like them or not, that they're at least interesting

Eh, that feels like a pretty big stretch on both counts. The cork sole aside, that shoe looks like a lot of what Y-3/Stella McCartney have done at Adidas over the last few years. The silver shoes you posted upthread were awesome, the sort of thing I would def wear but the boots look slapdash and derivative to me.

i'd love to see that. i'm not too familiar with the stella for adidas line, but i haven't seen anything like it from y-3

lol phil dont be mad

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its like a piece of contemporary art, and you can't deny, whether you like them or not, that they're at least interesting. thats the reason i posted the photo to begin with, after all. otherwise may as well just go look at footlocker.com

-- phil-two, Saturday, June 21, 2008 5:19 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

how are they NOT fascinating? they're blocky futuro white patent leather with multi colored velcro straps and a heel made of cork...

-- phil-two, Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:35 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

now i doubt even by the often vacuous standards of the contemporary art world that description would be considered fascinating. yr attempted association kinda reminds me of metalheads unnecessarily repping their favorite guitarists virtues by noting his classical training. metal is good on its own - so are clothes.

as for the high fashion sneakers. when the fashion world piggybacks on street style it usually contributes some elevated sense of subtlety and rigor. this hasnt from what ive seen been the case w/sneakers. probably cause the bars been set so high already. sneakers are the most scrutinized fetishized and critiqued garments in the world. high fashion doesnt seem to quite get what its fucking with. as for yr preference for dunks over am90s - congrats yr every saggy ass dude on the street.

none of this by the way is meant to be any sort of inditement of high fashion. if i could afford it id by wicked fancy clothes oh my. nor am i a total sneaker head - but i do love them and find their culture compelling as a heightened microcosm of our over-all degraded materialistic situation.

btw perusing yr website right now - appreciating that its not exlusivly people w/over the top sensibilities like so much street style photography. also enjoying the non fashion hub locations. you should roam further from the fashion worlds margins tho. id love to see a nonjudgmental catalog of the way people dress.

ps http://i30.tinypic.com/2wn5p9g.jpg

i don't see how a catalog of the way people dress could ever be nonjudgmental, but i like your thinking, jho!

well i was thinking like yr in the mekong delta and you take a picture of someone cause they epitomize a popular style of dress there not because u particularly like it. obv its still subjective but the focus has shifted.

Phil: I can't seem to get a picture of the Honja Highs to post but they were what I was thinking of.

xpost to when the fashion world piggybacks on street style it usually contributes some elevated sense of subtlety and rigor. this hasnt from what ive seen been the case w/sneakers.

So OTM. My first thought/response to some of phil's posts was lol market determinism, in that six or seven years ago the place I bought Junya Watanabe sold Pumas. Now they sell those Raf shoes. A lot of times when high-end lines release sneakers they look and feel like nothing more than cash-ins to me, rather than an attempt to actually make a really good sneaker. That's why I like the metallic shoes you posted: they seem to play with the shape and structure of a high-top.

you should roam further from the fashion worlds margins tho.

well, its pretty hard outside certain cities, NYC, London, Tokyo, Melbourne, etc that have a lot of creative, interesting people clumped together in one area. Even places like San Francisco, I was there for like 4 days doing photos and maybe got a dozen worthwhile ones, whereas I can get that in a half hour in Tokyo. Also, do I really want to be standing on a Milwaukee street corner for 6 hours waiting for someone interesting to get out of their car?

btw, re-reading what i wrote, i sound like a fool. but i still think andre3000 is awesome...

good thread

got these like three weeks ago:

http://www.norsestore.com/shared/4/460f1f07f6d72a321902905e3b4cd00d_h356w534_max.jpeg

these also good, v comfortable:

http://men.new-town-jeans.com/images/product_images/popup_images/118_0.jpg

those flag shoes are awesome!

i would definitely wear those black adidas a lot. sooo versatile.

i'm wearing them right now at work! the cream gazelles are practically unwearable tho, i'm too worried about getting them dirty.

i also bought some new chucks after my old grey pair went RIP. nothing crazy, just dark grey with the star patch in the same colour as the rest of the shoe. starting to think they're all a bit conservative compared to the stuff in this thread tho, damn.

i have shoes very much like the gazelles but made out of some hemplike thing but not hemp. it's a fun look but i find i can't wear them too much

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/hotsauce84/favoritethings3.gif

http://www.piperlime.com/Asset_Archive/PLWeb/Assets/Product/561/561312/main/pl561312-00p01v01.jpg

y/n?

yes. on a girl, extreme cute.

y

sweet, thanks

and i think those nike air max 90s are hideous.

gtfo!

deej you have a lot of new balance! (they're really expensive down here.)

my babies:

http://www.zappos.com/images/721/7213524/6218-326823-d.jpg

deej you have a lot of new balance! (they're really expensive down here.)

-- haitch, Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:19 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

ha those definitely arent mine ... its just a cool gif

http://i28.tinypic.com/29z7ncy.gif

http://i32.tinypic.com/2zfsqs7.jpg

i love those daria!
addidas are def not the most comfortable on my foot but they look so good...

shoe+album gifs a+

ok the colors on the blue adidas I got are absolutely perfect, but they don't look good on.. somehow the toe is too big and they look funny. :( have to return them and buy pumas as usual.

today, for a total of $84, i bought:

http://i33.tinypic.com/4lk31i.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/a2etf7.jpg

completely great

I want a pair of men's PONY SHOOTERS cannot find anywhere ;_;

http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/MediumLarge/7/_5009347.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FEDD8N3GL._AA280_.jpg

^^^amazon out of stock

want

those first ones are tight wilter

they are, but i'm a big sucker for hitops

hitops seem like the kind of shoes some people can pull off and others can't? i always feel like a clown or an 8 year old in them, but other people look rad

yea i know what you mean

Oj j0rdan, jealous – I think Sperry topsiders are the coolest but I r woman & don't think I could pull them off.

I wish I could find a good pair of Le Coq Sportifs.

I had some CRAZY fucking orange Pony sneakers w/the V thing on the side in Silver, weird ass square toe, white sole, velcro...that I got for $18! And they were the first thing my dog ate when I brought him home. (He has eaten, since then, two bras, and that's it. He got over it.)

Onitsuka Tigers are boss but I think the sole is made of cardboard. ow ow ow

The shoes phil-two posted Friday, June 20, 2008 6:46 PM remind me so much of these Balenciaga jokes:

http://i36.tinypic.com/15ciq7a.jpg

THAT SHIT IS TERRIFYINK

http://concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/beyoncecshoes.jpg

no, the price is terrifyink

although Beyonce rocks it - I think that jacket & jeans combo may be the only acceptable outfit possible with these heels. sorry to threadjack but someone buy Jay-z the men's sneaks posted above!

http://www.karmaloop.com/vendor/PUM/346372-02md.jpg

The First Round Boot, whatever that means.

loll

I am really into these

I'm loving the adidas aZX project. Just got a pair of these and some of the other collaborations are pretty cool too...

i like those a lot

omg ffm those shoes

also bought http://www.asicsamerica.com/onitsukatiger/images/products/fullsize/hl202_9011.jpg

does anyone have an opinion on the skate or die dunk lows? i'm not sure if i trust the part of me that wants them but they are on sale...

http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2009/07/17/bape-x-ghostbusters-fall-2009-collection-a-detailed-look/bape-ghostbusters-fall-2009-collection-2/

WANT

http://www.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bape-ghostbusters-bapesta-01.jpg

WOW

i bought my 2 y/o her first adidas the other day. so proud.

yaay! i really want another pair of my white addidas, as all the rain this summer and consequent grimy bikeriding have kinda trashed them, esp as they have a suede part (blargh! i like texture but suede gets so freakin dirty and is hard to clean.) i wish they made them in teal. and kelly green.

http://www.formatshop.no/resampler.aspx?type=display&src=6135.jpg

wearing these lately, tho mine have a slightly pointier toe...love them but need a new pair cos they're grubby, more compliments for these than any other pair of shoes i've had.

http://svr3.offspring.co.uk/images/shoes/large/21649116_b1.jpg

oh i found a pic of my actual ones...love these

are these stan smith's?

Yo guys don't judge or nothin' but seriously where can a dude find some veg. shoes that weren't made by slave children that don't suck?

veja? - (http://www.veja.fr/) - these are kinda dope:

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/veja1.jpg

Those are damn nice, nearest seller is 1000 miles away tho.

Maybe I'll fly down to LA to buy shoes and be Discovered.

I might have given in and said fuck the kids at least the cows are okay wrt these Sauconys, but they only come in black on black and this eyesore shit:

http://www.saucony.com/originals/images/shoes/JazzLowProVegan_men_JavaNatural.jpg

got a pair of these this week:
http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/9/5/9/959033-p-DETAILED.jpg

and these in hungary:
http://www.tiszacipo.hu/images_product/4aa8227545e97.jpg