The question I raised was this…
If you could take a single pair of kicks with you on the spaceship to another universe which pair would you take?
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SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
The people over at SneakerTUBE.tv are being really active and supportive as the site grows and becomes populated. It’s dope to see all the different types of sneaker heads post their reviews of their kicks. Some people really get into it. Like myself…
When I created the ‘World’s Finest’ pack at NikeiD I let all my fanboy energies go into the shoes. DC’s World’s Finest comic drawn by Neal Adams is one of the G.O.A.T. comics. I’m gonna bring these kicks to the next event Neal Adams is at and ask him to sign them. “Wait’ll he gets a load of me” -(c) Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
Lifestyle As Wearable Art…
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
You can credit Ralph Lauren with at least making the Native American arts a staple of his Americana design. I don’t know if that forced us to consider their plight anymore than we should have already but, as a supremacist apologist might utter, it is what it is.
I had to show you one of my star acquisitions from the 2010 holiday season. I came up on this I.T. at my usual haunt – Marshall’s. The Polo R.L. MSRP (manfacturers suggested retail price) was $495, but the Marshall’s tag was only $200. Mot people might consider that amount a veritable bargain. Not me, and definitely not Chocolate Snowflake. When I showed her the item she frowned at me and asked me if it was a woman’s sweater? Ouch, LOL.
I’m sure she knew I wanted it but she didn’t want me spending a grip for it. Neither did I so I decided to play a little game I call Marshall’s Layaway Roulette. The idea was to put the item on lay-away one (or several) times in the hopes of retrieving the item once it has been marked down in the TJX computer system. It’s tricky business because there are hell’a variables that come into play with this game.
Don’t even consider this game if the store you are playing in isn’t one of your regular haunts. You’ll miss the pick-up date and lose the item altogether. Keep in mind that you are already losing the lay-away fee (minimum $10). Don’t play the game in a store filled with hating-ass associates. Those haters won’t give you the markdown even if its in the system. Don’t play the game if you don’t know the markdown system, because you will fux that shit up for the rest of us.
The end result of the game had me winning this time. $99 for the sweater plus $20 in Marshall’s fees. You can’t put a dollar amount on all the chicanery I used to get this I.T. at that price, but that is the collateral cost of living the lifestyle. I’m gonna rock my ‘woman sweater’ to the February First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. While I’m there I’ll go check out some of the BMA’s native American collection. Lifestylin’ on ’em FTW.
The Boot Camp Clique Chronicles…
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
As the snow continues to fall in the northeast I keep pulling my Timbs out of the archives. The pair featured in this video are from the World Hiker series (68000s). I have several from this series and these are the least of the lot. I mean, I have two pairs from this series that were made in Italy! Seriously.
The World Hikers are the sturdy, secure shoes you will want to wear when the ‘new’ snow covers up the thaw. There will be ice and oil in the streets and you better make sure your steps are steady. Like my folks from OSD always say, “Tie up your shoes tight and walk good internets.”
Lifestyle For The Children…
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
I bagged Chocolate Snowflake up years ago by showing off my collection of lifestyle apparel for children, along with the matching adult I.T.s.
When R.L. does it big he does it major.
I’m gonna have to put these joints in my archive for both Chocolate Snowflake and the baby Dallas.
