there is no ethical consumption under late capitalism everyone knows duh [covers self in blood diamonds]
― lag∞n, Monday, 5 December 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
anyway yeah its my understanding that sweatshops and child labor while not unheard of are generally passe what you have now is more workers facing vast hypermodern faceless air conditioned corporate dystopia
― lag∞n, Monday, 5 December 2016 14:59 (seven years ago) link
Dwyane Wade Nikes look like something my four-year-old would wear except with a pic of princess jasmine
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 5 December 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
Anyone ever get a pair of these?
http://www.veja-store.com/en/6-men
ethical kix
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 10:14 (seven years ago) link
if you want to buy ethical kix buy new balance, made in the usa - and support trump
― 龜, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 13:33 (seven years ago) link
these guys seem to think Puma is (a bit) better:
https://rankabrand.org/sportswear-sports-shoes/Puma
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 14:08 (seven years ago) link
Anyone ever get a pair of these?http://www.veja-store.com/en/6-menethical kix― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:14 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:14 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah I had a pair of black leather hi-tops. Loved them but they are gone now.
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 22:11 (seven years ago) link
I got a new wardrobe from IKEA with the customizable sliding thingamajiggers and now I have room for 36 pairs of sneakers and affiliated nonsense. I do not have that many yet. And I need to give probably a couple of these pairs a good funeral soon.
http://i.imgur.com/hwt1gLr.jpg
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 02:17 (seven years ago) link
i must admit that with the exception of the bottom left rack yr kicks are not to my taste (though i used to wear those yellow joints in 3rd grade) but i bow down to your shelving system
― the late great, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 02:27 (seven years ago) link
Yes, they are not for everyone. if there had been a str8 fire beautiful shelves thread I would have posted it there
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 02:37 (seven years ago) link
just out of curiosity what's the name of that shelving system
― the late great, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah duh that would be helpful
it's the PAX wardrobe system and those shelves are the KOMPLEMENT pull-out shoe shelves - USA IKEA page is here http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00257463/
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 03:08 (seven years ago) link
Are those Chuck IIs in hi top white? If so, how do u like 'em?
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 04:27 (seven years ago) link
no, I am a chucks fundamentalist
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 04:56 (seven years ago) link
my fellow enthusiast who went in on some IIs said they felt like sneakers, not chucks, and are not as good for his electric guitarism, because you lose feeling in the pedals
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 04:58 (seven years ago) link
i just bought my first pair of converse in a looong while. my stan smiths were on their last leg and then got trashed walking around brooklyn on a massively rainy afternoon and i literally needed a new pair of shoes (and socks) right then so finally found a shop on n. 7th that sold these:
http://nord.imgix.net/Zoom/14/_10099034.jpg
which are all leather/rubber and have a cork insole, which i've never seen before. they're less mod than i tend to go for these days but i have come to like their casualness (and fuck a canvas sneaker when you live in northern europe tbh)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 08:26 (seven years ago) link
here u go trace
http://image.rakuten.co.jp/amiami345/cabinet/im/1606/duckboots-hi-1st_01.jpg
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 10:48 (seven years ago) link
'2-way shoes' = ugly AND impractical
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 10:56 (seven years ago) link
idk i think they're kinda sweet
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 10:57 (seven years ago) link
not rly sure tombot's collection is that of a chuck fundamentalist
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:01 (seven years ago) link
unless we're talking https://www.discogs.com/artist/3234-Fun-Da-Mental
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:02 (seven years ago) link
lowercase fundamentalist
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:08 (seven years ago) link
i wear a lotta standard beat up low top canvas chucks. it's hard to rly explain why they suit my vibe altho currently they work with my hairdo in a paranoid vietnam vet style I SUPPOSE. chucks are v much another ils topic where you'll find me mumbling about not fucking with their essence man
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:11 (seven years ago) link
one time i thought an outfit needed a little more menswear zhuzh so i switched the laces for string to create the illusion of wabi sabi artisanalism. pro tip
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:18 (seven years ago) link
tho that sounds commendable, I would suggest that 'wabi sabi chuck taylors' is mb stretching it
otoh I have ordered some veja's (ta ilx) with the rationale behind my preferred pair being that they remind me of the exceptionally lint-covered floor of my oldest friend's childhood home
― ogmor, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:49 (seven years ago) link
I enjoy being the only person wearing yellow kix - onisuka tigers - in the winter
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 12:34 (seven years ago) link
some of these vejas are cute but i might weary of explaining the brand identity displayed proudly on the heel
http://www.veja-store.com/en/home/685-memory-burgundy-clementine.html
these are so disappointing!! fake nike footscape wovens actually made from bits of bark and carpet and bottle tops would be p admirable
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:01 (seven years ago) link
well, more than they look they already are i mean
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:03 (seven years ago) link
― calstars, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:34 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark
bruce lee shoes?
― 龜, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 14:24 (seven years ago) link
They're a bit bulkier / built out than the old gym trainers
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
i have some yellow kix
http://i.imgur.com/rlOzMVD.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
lagoon is an alt right
― gr8080, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 16:01 (seven years ago) link
he is its dapper new face
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 16:02 (seven years ago) link
Imagine if alt righters started adopting lagoon's laid back mien. I wouldn't know what to trust anymore, aesthetically.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 16:06 (seven years ago) link
alt right can pry my nb from my cold dead feet
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
https://www.aperfectdealer.com/424-large_default/new-balance-vazee-710.jpg
Just saw some NB high tops that looked cool. Not these but close
― calstars, Thursday, 26 January 2017 18:10 (seven years ago) link
https://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/NB/m530mob_nb_14_i?wid=640&hei=600
I got these because they were $30
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 26 January 2017 23:43 (seven years ago) link
Game recognize game
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Friday, 27 January 2017 00:02 (seven years ago) link
quite like these, tho they might be a bit socky as we move towards spring.
http://www.adidas.co.uk/eqt-support-ultra-primeknit-shoes/BB1241.html
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 23:35 (seven years ago) link
white part looks like cottage cheese
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 23:36 (seven years ago) link
I've always seen it as more of a rice cake effect
― Number None, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 23:42 (seven years ago) link
apparently it's hard to clean
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 February 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
speaking of hard to clean, I like these new Converse but suede and the Irish climate don't really go together in my experience
https://www.thedropdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sage-Elsesser-x-Converse-CONS-One-Star-CC-Pro-blue-angled.jpg
― Number None, Thursday, 9 February 2017 00:03 (seven years ago) link
suede shoes are the worst
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 9 February 2017 09:39 (seven years ago) link
i regret to inform you that your opinion is bad
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:22 (seven years ago) link
forest green suede pumas, burgundy suede sambas, row upon row of indie front-end developers with canvas courier bags dotted with band pins, stretching infinitely to the horizon
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:32 (seven years ago) link
Suede is manageable if you are sad enough to buy suede protector and check the weather forecast before putting your shoes on every day.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:38 (seven years ago) link
trace those things suck ass whatever they're made of. don't upbraid the suede
checking the weather before you go out is... not rly that sad i'd say
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:39 (seven years ago) link
Oh for sure, but like checking if it's likely to rain for even an hour while you're at work, to wear suede boots, it does feel extremely attentive.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:46 (seven years ago) link
I was indicting myself if that's not clear