Showing posts with label nike ID. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nike ID. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Winter Blues

Winter Blues


Now, if I was really inventive I'd have saved that title for me talking about a look that heavily features blue. But no. Unless I was going to release a long post decomposing every single NB colourway that adds nothing to the already over-saturated market of runners or take a look at every single brands S/S 13 collection there hasn't been alot of news that has interested me, . There is a post  coming up later about the multitude of Year Of The Snake releases. but the more I write the more are released, which is a pain considering they are all trainers(which I already post about... ALOT)

Yes, it is true that none of us have any money right now with Christmas clearing us all out and many of us paying bills and suffering the reduced hours that we were given last month that went  to Christmas temps that never left. And personally with a holiday to pay for, my usual onslaught of online shopping has significantly been reduced to save my heartache.

BUT!

Despite me slating them merely 2.5 paragraphs ago some of the Spring Summer releases for the high end fashion brands have given me hope towards the success of the "Street Goth" look this year. Especially with the strong support from Givenchy, as seen on the runways of Paris. Of course men in skirts isn't going to catch on yo the the layman in the high-street but I'm sure some good alternatives will pop up (WATCH THIS SPACE). It has disappointed me that the rumours behind a Givenchy x H&M collaboration have been confirmed as fictitious, as I thought this would bring a good fast fashion response to  the emerging look

Also, on a note I slightly picked up on during my "Infra-Bred" posts but never fully made was the return of more "risqué" and "out there" designs, which I used the Jordan 4 Thunder/Lightning pack as an examples as despite being relatively moderate in design. I think they are lighting the path back to the Golden Age of streetwear/street fashion and general counter culture, by using concepts to reinforce styles, thus moving away from the "homogeneous"and the "Generic" and closer towards the originality and art based style that existed before the economic downturn enter the "2nd Golden Era of Streetwear"

Sunday, 13 January 2013

...Breds?


Air Jordan Bred

The Air Jordan's Bred releases have received a lot of publicity in both the fashion and sneaker communities as well as the general news and media. So just like that cheesy situation that arises between peers... I'll tell you the bad news first.


Sneaker Killings

Usually this blog tends to take a light-hearted approach to things, however this is one subject I will approach with utter seriousness. People are being killed for their sneaks. Now many people have said "I'd kill for those" I myself have said it about the Nike x Staple Design Navigation pack. But I wouldn't some people have gone far enough to actually take another humans life for shoes. Most recently and notably was the killing of Joshua Wood which has been reported to be for his "Air Jordan XI "Bred"s. I may be underplaying the seriousness of this but somebodies life is not worth a pair of $185 sneaks that are by far not the nicest of the "Breds" (personally I feel the IV's) and the fact they will most likely be available on eBay in a few weeks.  What I'm getting at is that there are shoes that are worth much more. 

I do not want 2013 to be remembered as the year of the Sneaker Killings. So please, while i think it is important to take fashion and sneaks seriously. Life and death is a whole other level.

Bred Itself

"Bred" is a clever way of making a standard black and red colourway sell, because its not like the majority of Jordan's don't already have black or red in the colourway. I doubt this is due to a lack of ideas in the Jordan HQ. Considering the latest Thunder/Lightning releases have actually restored my faith in the brand and the future of street/sportswear in itself. But while people seem to go crazy for Breds it doesn't excuse the fact this colourway was existed since 1999 when NikeID was originally launched. Seriously: black body with touches of white/grey and a red sole and red details and you have made yourself a pair of Breds... simply enough. surely?

The Titles
If any of you clever kids looked at the titles of these posts and realised my oh so witty pun of "Infra-Breds?" you'll have probably coined my idea. now imagine, Nike ID "Air Jordan Spiz'ike Infra-Bred" is this a ridiculous combination? or is it the start of something beautiful?