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
I have suede shoes at work and wear tougher shoes on the journey in, it's genuinely no bother
― ogmor, Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:48 (seven years ago) link
obv wouldnt wear them in deepest winter filth and i'm not claiming i havent suffered too but suede is still a good deal hardier than ppl squeam
if they're that much of an attention outlier then tbh you've probably been neglecting your leather
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 11:54 (seven years ago) link
i should probably at this point confess that i derive a deep fetishistic zen satisfaction from shoe cleaning and watching youtube videos of people doing it so ymmv
haha yeah i got some of trainer cleaner stuff a while back and it is quite satisfying. tho i enjoy washing up more : /
tbh the perpetual necessity of mundane tasks and the tiny sense of satisfaction that comes when they're done is a nice consistent pleasure in a world where so much else is beyond control.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 February 2017 15:46 (seven years ago) link
fuck washing a shoe
― lag∞n, Thursday, 9 February 2017 15:48 (seven years ago) link
https://youtu.be/_qAfbuldwR0
this isnt perhaps my most asmr-satisfactory favourited shoe cleaning video but it is p enjoyable given that it's deedeegero from the gerogerigegege
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
i realise this is not kix pertinent
liked both nn and lg's picks, partic the retro runner x knit mashup of the latter since mnml future shoes arent my thing
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:12 (seven years ago) link
polishing shoes is def therapeutic for me
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
polishing shoes is a wonderful activity
― marcos, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
sometimes u put them on the next day and think damn.... these shiny as fuck.... that's too much sauce
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:56 (seven years ago) link
drippin
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:58 (seven years ago) link
http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2016/12/most-expensive-sneakers-2016/
The NMDs are alright but most of these just look like clown shoes
― calstars, Saturday, 18 February 2017 14:53 (seven years ago) link
http://sneakernews.com/2017/02/13/nike-vapormax-pure-platinum/
strangely arousing y2k bubblevibes
― r|t|c, Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
huhhttps://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-custom-Converse-58ac6a294e95a325901f76a5
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
need some new crepes for spring/summer. Adidas or Nike? Fly knit or superstar? Boost? Zoom? NMD? Presto? LunarCharge? This is a world I know very little about... but I do want some str8 fire beautiful kix
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 9 March 2017 13:45 (seven years ago) link
ive been having a bit of a shoe shopping crisis myself
feel like its harder to find cool but original shoes that arent either mainly tasteful or scarce purely due to obscene pricing
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:36 (seven years ago) link
kind of feeling the nmd city sock 2
http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/adidas-nmd-city-sock-2-primeknit-BA7189.jpg
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:37 (seven years ago) link
it is absolutely crazy to me that kids these days prefer adidas to both jordan and nike
how did that happen? was it the yeezys?
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:45 (seven years ago) link
NMDs
― 龜, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
not sure that's actually true tho is it?
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
that kids prefer adidas? it absolutely is true
I myself have settled into a comfortable routine of buying nothing but a new pair of white zoom tennis classics every couple of months
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:49 (seven years ago) link
if i see a 20 something they tend to be wearing nike roshes
or are we talking about kids as in actual kids?
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:50 (seven years ago) link
I am talking about black and hispanic teenagers in southern california
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:52 (seven years ago) link
ah ok i am talking about asian kids in southern british columbia
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:52 (seven years ago) link
its the pernicious influence of russia
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:53 (seven years ago) link
eh idk could just b what you're seeing where you're at tlg. I see a lot of Jordans and Vans here in PHX.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:56 (seven years ago) link
nope, check the news, nike sales down 10% for FY 2015 and 6% for FY 2016
meanwhile adidas sales up 32% for FY 2015 and 24% for FY 2016
(numbers are for n america)
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:00 (seven years ago) link
although the numbers are misleading because overall sales is 4x as big for nike as adidas in n america
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:03 (seven years ago) link
everybody in nyc wears what look like comfortable socks glued to slabs of styrofoam
― 龜, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:04 (seven years ago) link
xp
here's an article w different numbers than the ones I cited above, but same general idea
http://fortune.com/2016/08/04/adidas-outperforming-nike-ua/
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:05 (seven years ago) link
― the late great, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3:03 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah this is my point m/l. they are enjoying a boost in sales for sure but i dont see anyone toppling nike any time soon.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:08 (seven years ago) link
adidas is definitely huge-er & i think probably a lot of credit goes to kanye
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:10 (seven years ago) link
huge-er zeitgeist-wise, anyway—obviously it hasn't toppled nike as a company
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:11 (seven years ago) link
xp sales numbers don't tell the whole story though either. skechers outsold adidas too, but trust me, kids don't think skechers are cool.
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:11 (seven years ago) link
adidas has some nice shoes these days is prob mostly what it comes down to
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:13 (seven years ago) link
yeah the NMDs are probably the biggest culprit, with some Kanye. Also some smart nba signature shoe deals with Harden, Wiggins and Lillard after the disaster deal w Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:13 (seven years ago) link
willingness to abandon the three stripes is helpful
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:14 (seven years ago) link
sneakers w/o big brands on them def trending
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:15 (seven years ago) link
then if u dont want a huge swoosh on it who cares who makes it anyway
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:16 (seven years ago) link
its not just nmds although those are like the flagship model though, folks are just a lot more open to adidas designs in general
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:17 (seven years ago) link
adidas retro designs like stan smiths had a resurgence too
whatever rihanna was paid for this ad a few years back, it was not enough.
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:18 (seven years ago) link
(nb its not an ad, nsfw)
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
three stripes can be worked into the design of a shoe much easier than a swoosh tru
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:20 (seven years ago) link
aren't those overall sales figures? i feel like adidas' apparel game more on point than nike but just a vibe.
i like those "street socks" despite myself.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:27 (seven years ago) link
these are about to drop, cant decide if i should gamble on another pair of white shoes
https://www.endclothing.com/media/catalog/product/cache/0/image/1000x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/2/1/21-03-2017_adidas_eqtsupport9317_whiteblack_turbo_ba7473_sh_1.jpg
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 23:48 (seven years ago) link
lol @ "about to drop" i just can't. THEY'RE SHOES BREH
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 23:51 (seven years ago) link