My homey JUSTICE HALL has made the illest Pro-bama t-shirt since that Mighty Healthy joint dropped. This one is gonna kill the streets pre-inauguration.
Extra points for whoever rocks this shirt with shelltoes and a leather V-goose.
*hit up J. HALL for the pro-Bama shirts -> theclassof79@gmail.com*
Way back in April we found out that Kid Cudi was gonna be that new-new. If you didn’t believe me then maybe his stints on the ‘808s & Heartbreak’ album convinced you.
Featured below is the Crookers Remix for ‘Day N’ Nite’ I use to get my iNternets Celebrities workout on. Unfortunately for me, the i.C. workout is only jogging through the McDonald’s parking lot to buy a Futuristic Brunch.
BETTIE PAGE is part of the reason that some women make shitloads of cash doing pr0n. PAGE didn’t do pr0n though. All she did was expose the hypocrisy of our culture when we see the female form.
At least she didn’t die penniless like some bum on the street. She led a curious life because during the 1960’s she left the modeling business totally. PAGE only resurfaced during the last decade or so. She had been signing photos and memoribilia at conventions and the what not. PAGE was a little embarrassed at her fandom since she didn’t consider herself beautiful.
I hope some of you video ho’s out there say a quick prayer for your patron goddess.
Editor’s note: This drop was swiped from Grand Master’s blog.
Saturday morning, after spending the prior night on-campus, I woke up early and headed into the city for the second installment of the Sneaker Fiends Unite NYC Tour.
10:55 MTA commuter to Grand Central = 12:20 ETA.
This time, MC GANJI aka my b-girl homey Soyoon rolled along to take her first trip through and around the gritty city a/k/a The Rotten Apple. No better way to do it than with an OG New Yorker.
Linking up with Dallas and fellow New Haven resident Encyclopedia Black in Grand Cent, we headed uptown to Harlem, then over to Fordham Road, BX, where homeboy Nattiez had parked the whip and was awaiting our arrival.
Form like Voltron (except not those wack Voltron Reeboks… truth be told, we were clowning on Reebok all day. Sorry, rbk).
e^b.
Soyoon a/k/a GANJI b/k/a Zoey.
Dallas and Nattiez, indigenous NYers.
After trekking all day and staying light on the copping, we headed uptown to Harlem’s Vault, where Dallas had a connect.
The store was still decked out from the previous week’s winter ACG launch party. Real talk, Nike is pushing this ACG line hard in the urban markets this quarter: from Dr. Jays to Vault, nearly every location we rolled through had ACG gear and kicks on blast, specially those ACG boots.
Batman Bapesta FS-001’s on display.
Art of the Vault.
After much deliberation, Soyoon copped her first ever pair of Nikes – a premium looking little pair of Women’s Dunk Lows. With perforated toebox material and solid color blocking, I am saying that these were a good call on her part.
Vault – where Harlem stays laced.
GANJI also copped a tee and some other miscellaneous materials from Vault, leaving her moving weight in the hood like a dump truck.
After Vault, we headed down to the L.E.S. to hit up Richie’s on Delancey and also my SoHo regular come-
ups, Staple Design’s The Reed Space (Chinese-run and-owned baby!!).
After Reed Space, we dropped by 169 Bowery, site of Reebok’s new pop-up shop in support of their relaunch of the Reebok Pump. Despite our crew’s general distaste for Reebok, we thought we would give them a chance to shine and win back our affections.
Colorful and 80s-inspired interior design aside, the kicks were a generally lackluster lot. Nice try, Reebok; maybe next time. But you only get so many next times.
We finished up the tour at NoLiTa sneaker boutique Premium Laces, where Dallas got footage interviewing the manager and we got a chance to see some super-exclusive kicks in person.
KAWS 1 World AF-1. (friends and family only… $3000.)
Despite their seemingly boundless selection, the prices at Premium Laces were, fittingly, premium, and so we all took a pass on that one.
Premium Laces, though, was only a block and a half away from one of my other key SoHo retailers, the US Uniqlo flagship store; bidding farewell to the rest of our retinue, Soyoon and I headed there, where I copped a down jacket and flannel on the low, in preparation for the upcoming winter months.
Dinner on the train back. After a quick hour and a half nap, we were back in New Haven, leaving only a quick trek back to campus through a severe – if sudden – downpour, and the shuttle back to my door.
signing out,
-[SFU]GM.
The African 4-H Sewing Club a/k/a Bitches With Stitches…
I would like for some of you that aren’t particularly fond of sneakers in the same way that I am to start looking at some of the details that attract me sneakers. I don’t imagine that you will ever admire sneakers as I do, but I would like for you to appreciate some of the design details that go into their creation.
Today’s drop will focus on the stitching that secures the upper materials. I love when the manufacturer uses threads that contrast with the upper materials. That contrast can be somewhat subdued as it is with the classic adidas Toronto running shoe.
The threading that encircles the toebox is slightly off from the dye uses for the upper’s sueded panels. This gives the forefoot areas definition but the shoe still retains an overall conservative look.
Now for a more stunning look at the effect of contrast stitchinf I choose the adidas Originals ZX700 running shoe.
This is the instance where the contrast stitching dominates the shoe and really highlights the upper panels configuration. Note the double stitch line in some areas that acts as if you placed the boldface tab on a word or sentence.
Contrast stitching is one of many techniques that designers use to strengthen the looks of their footwear and one of my favorite elements. What are your favorite elements, materials and/or techniques?