Sneaker culture clearly existed in my school, but through my early years of spectacle free eyes, it was never justified. The thought of owning a pair of $100 shoes never really crossed my mind. Wait, scratch that; the thought of…
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Someone once said, “What goes around comes around like a hula hoop, just make sure that the sneaker is beautiful.” Actually, it was Little Wayne who rapped that, and he was not referring to sneakers. But what has been going…
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In the mid 90’s, Ini Kamoze’s song, Here Comes The Hot Stepper, was in heavy rotation in my Mom’s piloted-by-me minivan. With the letters Mega Mix inscribed on my bootlegged Maxell cassette tape label, Here Comes The Stepper represented a…
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As I gaze at my wristwatch, watching the final minutes of summer tick away, I cannot help but reflect on how lousy this summer has been. While the weather was mildly fantastic, and my family and friends have remained healthy,…
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Growing up in suburbia, I never considered my Dad much of a sneakerhead. Sure, he had a pair of adidas Stan Smith and a pair of Reebok Club C, but these were utilitarian purchases, rather than style based decisions. In…
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