Buried in the details around this dope celebration of Hip-Hop and Sneaker Culture is a small detail: Allbirds and Veja are involved in this event. To my knowledge this is the first effort by environmentally conscious brands to participate in the education of the sneaker community. The information Allbirds and Veja will discuss isn’t presented…
With so many sneaker channels talking about the demise of sneaker culture, I needed to do a video explaining why I still love sneakers. I think I’m going to make this a series. The first in line is Brooks Running. Brooks has been creating amazing ads and marketing materials featuring Black folks. The imagery…
At 53 seconds of this video and at 1:59 of the video there are true homages to the culture of Hip-Hop and sneakers. Sneaker Culture rose at the height of the golden era of Hip-Hop. Jordans were a staple, but closets used to be filled with a variety of brands. At 2:50 another sneaker and…
Originally posted on November 15th, 2021 – Source: All City Just Don x Foot Locker A few weeks ago I did a video on Foot Locker’s LCKR and Footaction’s Op Ed private label: Foot Locker’s Private Label Push Lacks Precision | Op-Ed Gallerie and LCKR Apparel In that video, I discussed that the roll out…
If you’ve ever wanted to know why sneaker culture gets discounted where it matters the most, it’s because of the artificial hype created by limited release products and consumers who covet only what they can’t have. It would appear that you could replace sneaker culture with any form of art or product, but the reality…
As an avid consumer of all things kicks I spend a lot of time watching documentaries. The majority of sneaker culture documentaries utilize the same people over and over and tell the same stories. The narrative is redundant and tends to focus on two basic topics: Michael Jordan created sneaker culture – which isn’t true….
OSD Seeks to Pay Tribute to Port Authority Bus Terminal’s Role in a Global Phenomenon (New York City, NY – May 13th, 2019) OSD x A Thousand Words Present: From The Feet Up (Sneakers, Hip-Hop & New York City) This exhibit curated by Sean Williams and Dee Wells of (OSD / SOLEcial Studies) along with…
Katie Nolan’s Always Late takes a dive into sneaker culture.
A week ago Chris from ARCH and I had a good exchange about Retailers’s stand in the current sneaker market. A lot of changes have taken places within the shoe industry and retailers are not the only ones affected. This leads me to the next group of people , the Resellers- sometimes regarded as vultures…
People who create social movements and push culture forward know that it doesn’t come easily. In 2016 Saucony Originals started the Originators Only project, which features a diverse group of 10 creators (also known as Originators) from the digital sneaker community. Each of these unique individuals uses sneakers Source: Originators Only Without knowing what brand…
Source: ellesse The late 80s and 90s have come back in a big way. If I had kept my sets from that time, I would be fresh as … actually I would look uncomfortable as hell because I weigh about 40lbs more than I did then. What I’m saying is that a number of brands…
