Source: JONES C / Tariq pink Shout out my guy Illa Ills on this one. I’m always hunting for something to deviate from traditional sneaker sites. In many instances there will be another site that discovers something before I do, but they typically are being paid to talk about the company. While there is…
Rockdeep isn’t exactly new. The idea was conceived in 2013 by the son of a military family. Rocky Parrish has launched a brand built on the premise of affordable hiking footwear and apparel. My fascination with the brand stems from the obvious, I pull for startup footwear companies. In almost every article where I discuss…
Footbeat is your stepping stone to an active recovery and healthy lifestyle. Enter to win a Recovery Kit ($450 value) now! Source: Footbeat: Move Ahead To Your Recovery I really shouldn’t have mentioned Lavar Ball, but once I looked into Footbeat, it was a natural headline to create. Today I noticed an ad in the…
Yang Chao and Keisuke Ota’s nature inspired footwear brand Flower Mountain releases their Pre-Springe ’17 Delivery 1 capsule. Comprised of three all-new colorways of the Pampas and Yamano silhouettes Source: Flower Mountain Pre-Spring ’17 Delivery 1 – Kith NYC Alright this is why I like browsing the web. I have never heard of Flower Mountain….
The JmksportStore TR-114 sounds like something really technical. It’s not. It’s a classic trainer silhouette updated with premium suede and textured canvas. An excellent pickup for any season the stylish shoe is a comfortable classic with a retro running feel. Pair with denim, joggers or khakis and you can dress the shoe up or down. With a…
Gourmet NFN is a brand that defies categorization. American-Italian style. High-end for the regular guy. Okay, I have to be honest here. In 2005 I was building up Sho-Shot and running crazy basketball camps. I was still checking for different brands, but my primary goal was to create videos for players and get them scholarships….
I honestly wish I could do pre-orders for these, but I’m always mortified of not being in China to have a bird’s eye view of production and sizing. That is one of the drawbacks of being small. When you want to try to get ahead of the curve, you can’t because it’s not cost effective….
Source: Common Projects Okay, either I’m a wimp or I just don’t understand pricing. Common Projects is a brand that I’ve wanted to try but something in me won’t let me drop the dollars on the kicks. Generic Surplus and Common Projects have a lot in common… I couldn’t help that. They both play on…
GENERIC SURPLUS, GNRC DESIGN, THE GENERIC MAN IS A LOS ANGELES BASED SHOE BRAND INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT AND AESTHETIC OF THE CITY’S DIVERSE AND HISTORIC CULTURE. Source: LOS ANGELES SHOE BRAND CAPTURES THE EVOLUTION OF EVERYDAY FOOTWEAR One of the dopest aspects of introducing myself to my competitors, really they aren’t since they are…
Source: ohwshoes I’m always amazed at how many brands exist that you haven’t really hear of. I guess I shouldn’t be when you consider that my local news outlets don’t even know I exist. I discovered ohw? while I was at the mall shopping at local sneaker boutique The Vault. It wasn’t hard to notice…
Online shop now open Source: Coloquy I’m starting this series to discover and highlight new footwear brands. I’m having a difficult time with pricing and convincing myself that a new footwear brand is needed. Most of the time I think, “Nike and Adidas are kicking everyone’s asses, so what’s the point?” I also think, “People…
