I'll start out by saying that there is absolutely zero hate intended with this post…I’m more just asking the question because I am genuinely curious.
My first time seeing those @martine_rose Monarchs I just couldn’t understand it…mostly because I was under the impression that the sneaker world existed solely for my understanding. It was, by far, the wildest Nike collaboration I had seen (at the time). It was like purposefully ugly. And then I saw a pair at my local Nike Clearance Store in my size and they were only $34.99. So I tried them on, marveled at their ‘comfort,’ and decided to get them. I remember I brought them to the counter and the lady at the register was confused. She clearly wasn’t a sneakerhead, and she wanted to understand why some 38 year old white guy was buying some shoes that looked like lumpy trash bags. So we talked about them for a little bit. And I found myself defending something I didn’t totally understand. And that little conversation had me sold. I still have my pair and wear them from time to time.
I saw some short interview with the designer and her intent, and although I cannot confirm nor deny any of it, it made sense.
So…these Shox R4 ‘mules’. Upon my first time seeing them…I thought they were a photoshop of like a narcos thing. I thought there could simply be no way that they could be real. Like no way whatsoever.
But they’re real. And they come in 5-10 different *sample* color ways.
I want to like them. I do. But I just couldn’t picture wearing them, ever, for any reason, whatsoever. I know we all saw Kendrick Lamar rocking them at The Grammys…was that the intended look? I know these are probably more for fashion people but do you see anyone rocking them outside of fashion house events?