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Didn't sneaker culture go from subculture to mainstream in like 05-06 time when Kevin Ma started Hypebeast?
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Didn't sneaker culture go from subculture to mainstream in like 05-06 time when Kevin Ma started Hypebeast?
Agreed and you can also add that its corpse was spit upon when it also became a 'game' and cats started calling themselves 'sneakerheads'.
Must be a vans and amazon saucony guy!!Just LOL @ spending more than $80 for athletic sneakers
Complex is arguably part of the gentrification. Look at their staff, writers, and contributors.
Just LOL @ spending more than $80 for athletic sneakers
so why are you on NIKE Talk
U talkin bway between 14th and canal or uptown bway? Man I remember getting fired earlier in the day down on varrick st and instead of going home (still in h.s.) sulking, on bway 1 block up from canal there was a sneaker shop on that corner....Jordan ll's og color....38$I remember about 15 years ago me and my boy took a bus to NYC, hit up Broadway and were seeing all sorts of different spots, all with different kinds of heat. Been to NYC many times since but never really strolled down Broadway like I did that day until a couple months ago. ALLLLL the old stores were gone. I understand that storefronts change all the time but there were hardly anything except "flagship" locations of huge brands all up and down Broadway, save for a handful of spots. That part about the cost of living making it impossible for anything authentic to cultivate is very true and sad. However it's definitely just a symptom of a larger problem.
Interesting picture......this.
complex act like only hood urban youth was rockin fly kicks.
Too old to worry about what the next person is wearing. I don't wear street wear cuz it's trash these days...
I don't really buy jordans like that unless I really want them which has been scarce in the past 10 years...
I mostly wear foamposites, new balance 576, 577, 997s.... and whatever else I feel like...
I don't follow people on youtube nor do I look up what hot and trendy...
But , I'm still fly. Still get complimented on my clothes and kicks...
Wear what u like
Agreed and you can also add that its corpse was spit upon when it also became a 'game' and cats started calling themselves 'sneakerheads'.
Just LOL @ spending more than $80 for athletic sneakers
"What was once a subculture of addicts, connoisseurs, and regular hood kids looking to stunt has turned into a race to wear the same sneakers."
The real question is, who around here didn't see it coming?
I remember about 15 years ago me and my boy took a bus to NYC, hit up Broadway and were seeing all sorts of different spots, all with different kinds of heat. Been to NYC many times since but never really strolled down Broadway like I did that day until a couple months ago. ALLLLL the old stores were gone. I understand that storefronts change all the time but there were hardly anything except "flagship" locations of huge brands all up and down Broadway, save for a handful of spots. That part about the cost of living making it impossible for anything authentic to cultivate is very true and sad. However it's definitely just a symptom of a larger problem.
Samething happened in San Francisco too. I used to go to 4-5 spots that are now gone.rents skyrocketed eliminated alot of those shops...and shifting online habits from customers.