str8 fire beautiful kix

Slava Ukraini!

PP presented me these heavily hinted at Billie Eilish Air Force One Nikes for Xmas. Now I need another pair to keep pristine.
I’ll tell you this though, there are some pretty intricate laces under those Velcro straps so I’ve got to workout in and extra half hour before going out if I’m going to wear them.
Ohh and my first Nike’s too! Sorry, Adidas.

https://sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/billie-eilish-nike-air-force-1-high-strap-dm7926-200-10.jpg

sick

https://www.nike.com/t/blazer-low-77-emb-mens-shoes-lBZ9Kt

https://www.nike.com/t/sb-zoom-blazer-mid-premium-plus-skate-shoes-XPRhK7

I like these

used to have some similar to the brown ones years ago, nice shoes

Both great. Extra love for the low ‘78s though

‘77s, I mean

Yeah. I think they’re a little over the hipster line for me unf.

https://i.imgur.com/1nlsOx0.jpg

Anyone have a link for these?

damn

https://n.nordstrommedia.com/id/sr3/fe836388-e9f5-457a-8703-8959f53a4a94.jpeg?trim=color&pad_color=FFF&format=jpeg&trim=color&trimcolor=FFF&w=350&h=536&trimcolor=FFF&dpr=2

I’ve been wearing these casually. they are not at all cool but slip-on winter shoes are nice. clogcore maybe

So you’re one of those people

nice kix when i want to look nice, comfy convenience when i need that

I’m not even sure I ever want to wear sneakers again. Boots cause

blazers fuck my feet up so bad. they need to do another round of tennis classics, the last real fresh set (white / orion blue) are creeping up toward $150 on various sites. pretty sure these were about $70-80 new and i got mine on ebay for half that. you can still get the white / team red ones for ok prices but the leather isn’t quite as nice, kinda off white to my eyes.

been checking out vision low as an alternative in the meantime, but not sure i can hang with the perforated toe box. i’ve seen laydeez wear them as part of a cute sporty preppy tennis skirt look but not sure it works the same with my usual jeans / dickies / carhartt look

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/nike-womens-court-vision-low-next-nature-shoes-22nikwcrtvsnlwntrftw/

whoops

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/nike-mens-court-vision-low-next-nature-shoes-22nikmcrtvsnlnnbkmns/22nikmcrtvsnlnnbkmns?sku=23010061

Favorite set of kix in the last 5 years is rod lavers but I guess they stopped making them

https://www.goat.com/sneakers/tom-sachs-x-wmns-nikecraft-general-purpose-shoe-brown-da6672-201

I mean they look cool and all but I don’t make enough to pay $200 for shoes lol

those r tight

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/nike-mens-court-vision-low-next-nature-shoes-22nikmcrtvsnlnnbkmns/22nikmcrtvsnlnnbkmns?sku=23010061

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i don't know what these are but they are str8 fire beautiful kix

https://i.imgur.com/24rXeUa.jpg

kinda hate them but kinda love them

They look like the result of a children’s collage activity

i ate a cupcake with those large sprinkle flakes that looked like that once

i took that picture myself, had to. the guy is probably used to it. have zoomed in on the tongue but can’t really see what it says. i should have asked him but i didn’t.

Some things are best left unexplained

https://www.kicksonfire.com/app/hot-wheels-x-sean-wotherspoon-x-adidas-superturf-adventure/

excellent

https://i.imgur.com/MuKV8uC.jpg

Bought these pieces of shit
Loosened the laces and starting to feel ok

trivia opinion question: what would you say is the "timeless and relatable shoe"

by that i mean what do you think society at large would say is the timeless and relatable shoe

as far as sneakers go thats gotta be the famous chuck taylors

ok, that definitely seems right. but what about the pantheon of about 3 to 5 timeless and relatable shoes

the black and white adidas ones with the stripes. but there's another one though

sambas? idk, stan smiths are maybe more relatable, nike dunks are in the mix

and of course vans have a few models in the running

adidas contenders

https://i.imgur.com/x0qrgxU.png

https://i.imgur.com/0j6pNnG.png

https://i.imgur.com/1r5pGUE.png

these are all correct, i think. but in addition, the NB 574 is a timeless and relatable shoe.

Ohtani will be the first athlete to sport a cleated version of the NB 574, the most recognizable and prolific shoe the company has ever released. Even if you aren’t too familiar with sneaker culture, you’ve probably seen the 574s at some point, or even owned a pair yourself. The beauty of the shoe is its ability to appeal to many different kinds of people. There are standard colorways meant for the everyday folk, and rarer colorways targeted at sneakerhead purists. JD Sports’ historical overview of the 574 does it more justice than I can, but what you need to know is that the shoe has been around for more than four decades and was (and is) most dominant in the United States and Japan. It put a stamp on lifestyle fashion culture around the mid-90s — about the same time as Griffey’s entry into the sneaker market and in the middle of Jordan’s stronghold. Much of that meteoric rise can be directly traced to Jordan, who helped all shoe brands rise, but New Balance also deserves credit for putting out such a timeless and relatable shoe.

As part of his new deal with New Balance, Shohei Ohtani will become the first to wear a cleat version of the NB 574. pic.twitter.com/mGX1t8NOeF

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 31, 2023

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/shohei-ohtanis-deal-with-new-balance-has-immense-potential/

i love new balance but i think theyre a lil too niche a lot of people dont relate to them theyre weirdly controversial for an frumpy gray shoe

that’s pretty cool re ohtani

yeah i would say low dunks and/or AF1s have graduated to this category now

i think its gotta be dunks af1s are too stylish to be universal

https://i.imgur.com/C5Ezc1Z.jpg

Walking on the moon

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S70539-66_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

vs

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S2044-652_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

vs

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S70665-10_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

Green

ty

the yellow is so nice but i fear those fabrics may not survive exposure to real life

get em all

Actually I take it back, the more I look at the blue the more I like it

I like the green except for the puffiness. Voting blue.