Archive for the ‘Fashion Faux Pas’ Category

Nairobi Lifestyle…

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Ralph Lauren is the ultimate aspirational clothing designer. Now that he has conquered America he is setting his sights on the Aberdare wildlife preserve in Nairobi, Kenya.

This rugby goes ridiculously hard. Game over with those sueded elbow patches. This is definitely the shit you would want to rock if you were hiking in this equatorial mountain range.


I’m gonna set this rugby off right with these purple foamposites aka Royal Dutch African Foams.

Remember when you would meet someone who was so darkskint you would say they was purple?

Africa ain’t never looked as good as how I rock this lifestyle swag here in America. LOL

Got Sneakerpedia?

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Sneaker culture always seems like its too personal to find a connect to the masses. No one understand why people line up outside of FootLocker for shoes that aren’t being sold for several days. Hypebeasts that do stunts like camp out in front of stores are a small percentage of the heads who wear kicks, but that behavior certainly got the notice of corporate America.

How can these uber-collectors be cloned, or better still infect the rest of the population into becoming hypebeasts? FootLocker took a step in that direction with the new website Sneakerpedia. Think of this site as the Wikipedia for sneakers. I fuxed with the page one afternoon and lost four hours in the nostalgia of all the sneakers I’ve owned. If you consider yourself a sneaker head you will fux with this site.

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Artic Lifestyle…

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

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While the last bit of winter keeps an icy grip on the northeast I’m already plotting my takeover steez for the 2012 freeze.

Stay hungry like the wolf Internets.

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SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

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Most of y’all know that Sean Price is an official Sneaker Fiend. Sean P’s love for kicks goes back to his Kangaroos with the zipper pouch on the side.

On the heels of the Nike x Questlove collabo that was inspired by the nasty Gordon Gartrelle shirt that Malcolm Jamaal-Warner rocked on the Cosby Show, Sean Price has created his own shoe designs.

Ravishing Ruck Rude is calling this project the ‘LeVar Burton Pack’. LOL.

No, really.

Here are the shoe designs…

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‘Geordi’ Air Max 2011
These Air Max 2011 are so futuristic you can’t see them. And sadly, neither can Geordi LeForge.

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Reading Rainbow Blazer
Pause [ll] to this design. Read a book nigga!

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Kunta Kinte Kobe V
Red for the blood that was spilled. Black for the people stolen from Africa. Green for all the money they made America. Gold for the chains that Black folks love to wear. Just don’t call these Kobe’s Toby.

The Boot Camp Clique Chronicles…

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

classic wheat boot

There’s a reason why the Timberland #10061 Workboot is one the most iconic pieces of footwear ever, similar to the black oxford. First and foremost, these boots put in work. Whatever your profession, from architect to contractor, engineer to foreman, you should own a pair of these shoes. The Timberland #10061 is the navy blue pinstriped suit for the real world.

Those of us that have owned several of these boots will attest to their ruggedness and durability, but we can also admit that if we wear these boots for too long they can begin to feel heavy on our feet. That was before Timberland decided to put their Anti-Fatigue technology into the insoles of these boots. Hallelujah holler back and game over.

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After I wore the Earthkeeper City boots for a week I decided to write to Timberland to ask them if I could buy some of the Anti-Fatigue insoles to put inside some of my shoes. The Anti-Fatigue insoles support my fallen arches and also take a lot of pressure off my knees and my janky hip. If you’ve got flat feet you could really benefit from the use of the Anti-Fatigue system inside your footwear.

Timberland keeps innovating and improving upon their already classic footwear. Can you imagine the R&D monies they must put up for the new models? Don’t sleep on the Cadion series of hikers. They are already flexible and superlightweight. Once Timberland installs the Anti-Fatigue insole system into these boots it will feel like heaven on Earth.

*Side note: I love that the folks who get to try on these shoes as established style consultants are now referring to Tim boots by their style numbers. The Boot Camp Clique Chronicles must be on their radar.

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