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Mar 31, 2023
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Big sneaker news? Or…just some news that is tangentially related to sneakers? To the surprise of seemingly NO ONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT SNEAKERS, Adidas’ partnership with Beyonce didn’t work out.
Mar 28, 2023
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(9/?) Another month goes by and still…nothing. It is now January…and, according to the terms of our agreement, I should have had my sample done by mid to late October. But still…we’ve got nothing. Fro
Mar 17, 2023
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"Hi @adidas . If you're sitting on $1879714098 in *rotting* Yeezy inventory and losing more by the day and you're ALSO losing a ton of money on @beyonce 'Ivy Park' line, how about you just change the
Feb 20, 2023
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Besides that leaked Jerry Lorenzo-looking Adidas BBall shoe from a few weeks (months?) ago, which looked like an updated version of the Kobe 1, I think this is actually a really cool looking shoe (at
Jan 2, 2023
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Looking at this list of sneakers that are going to be liquidated for Zadeh Kicks...who gives a damn about all of those Nike's, Yeezys, and Adidas', what Reeboks did dude have leftover in his warehouse
Nov 30, 2022
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Whenever I see stuff like this...I'm reminded that the world is a big place...Just to jog your memory for my outlook on brands (again): Nike targets the US, Adidas targets the world. Someone, somewh
Nov 27, 2022
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I guess a size 8.7 is like 40% bigger than an 8.5 but like 60% smaller than a 9? Might be good to check out adidasworld.com for reference...
Nov 14, 2022
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I know everyone and their mother is weighing in on the Kanye show, but I don't know if I could really say anything that has already been said a billion times already...what I'm about to write/ask here
Oct 22, 2022
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<--- Todays drop ---> Tomorrows drop --- Alright y'all...this part of the project has (seriously) been in the works for almost two years now. And I’m hella anxious/nervous/excited to finally put it
Oct 15, 2022
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So I wrote the majority of this post on Kanye before his latest trip off the rails (which, IMO, started as another massive TROLL move)...but doesn't really change my point all that much... ---- I kn
Oct 7, 2022
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I think my new aesthetic is ‘whatever I find on the hunt’. I’m scooping up dope adidas on the low
Sep 25, 2022
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I know this isn't the first, nor is it the offensive, but this whole notion of 'pre-distressed' rides a really fine line 🤣 That stuff that @balenciaga did earlier...with those trashed whatever-the-fu
Sep 17, 2022
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The first time going to one of these shows can be overwhelming...the first one I went to was in like 2010 in DC and it was good IMO...but...every one I went to after that just reminded me of the first
Sep 16, 2022
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Speaking of 'sneakers as art', that post from earlier today reminded me of that pair of Adidas ZX8000 'porcelains' that went up for auction at @sothebys a few years back...they were expected to fetch
Sep 6, 2022
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Here's the thing... When I do 'auth checks', I have to tell my customers whether or not shoes are 'authentic' or 'fake'... Most shoes that come across are either 'authentic' Nike, Jordan or Adidas s
Aug 30, 2022
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Just gotta say I love posts like this...there used to be this dude on Niketalk that would post spreadsheets every week showing the top shoes in every category...wish I could find that info again. Bu
Jul 3, 2022
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Part of the reason I love y’all is cuz y’all are hella creative, too. Y’all aren’t a bunch of armchair warriors just claiming big sh*t trying to start fights, most of y’all think things through in you
Jun 15, 2022
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Following the idea of the post from the other day - about the main difference in the ‘corporate vision’ of Adidas and Nike…another thought came to mind…and this one was spurred on by another @mcsteve
May 25, 2022
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Have y’all ever sat back and thought about how different sneaker companies run their businesses? With Nike having been founded in 1964, and Adidas having been founded in 1949, why do you think Nike
May 23, 2022
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What do y’all think about these ISPA shoes? When I see articles like this, I always think back to that stat I posted a while back on the blog - 24 billion pairs of sneakers produced in 2019. 24 bill
May 21, 2022
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Looking at the Nike vs. John Geiger and the Vans vs. MSCHF lawsuit, why is it that a company like Balenciaga can get away with biting styles TIME after TIME and no one bats an eye. I mean this is li
May 5, 2022
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May 2, 2022
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I know that the Nike Swoosh is like *the* perfect logo…but IMO…the Jumpman isn’t all that far off. It had me thinking…which one has had a stronger impact? Which one is more impactful for sneaker *cu
Apr 25, 2022