Coldplay’s Game of Thrones: The Musical (Full 12-minute version)
This was a for a good cause, but man… it’s hilarious.
The ARCH TR-114 Runner (Fall 2015 Samples)
The hardest thing to do in fashion is to build the next season’s releases while the current release hasn’t sold. I’m still in the process of creating boxes for the Summer 2015 release in June 2015, and I have to begin paying for the Fall Footwear. Note: All of you who think you’re ready to…
The ARCH …Ellison? Not Quite
So… a funny thing happened on the way to the manufacturer. Good news: 1. The shoes arrived! 2. The shoes were packaged correctly! 3. The shoes look freaking incredible! 4. The choice to use premium suede and canvas was perfect! Bad news: 1. I was missing one size 9 Shadow/Cloud-Black-Ocha 2. The shoe runs a…
Dope S–t I Like: Gourmet Footwear
Gourmet NFN is a brand that defies categorization. American-Italian style. High-end for the regular guy. Okay, I have to be honest here. In 2005 I was building up Sho-Shot and running crazy basketball camps. I was still checking for different brands, but my primary goal was to create videos for players and get them scholarships….
Get To Know: Anthony David…How Did I Miss This?
Dude is dope. End of the blog post. Click the link below and buy his shit. Okay I got that out of the way. Seriously. This guy has been around for over a decade, and I pride myself on finding music and writing something about it just to kind of get my my “Music Snobs”…
Dope S–t I Like: Greats Brand
Brooklyn born men’s footwear brand offering classically designed shoes and sneakers with luxury materials starting at $49. Free returns and exchanges. http://www.greats.com/ Talk about paying close attention to a brand… I watch Greats Brand like someone trying to catch their spouse cheating. Greats is a NYC born company that I admire above any of the new…
ARCH Ellison TR Update 5: At ‘Last’
Who got the sneaker joke in the title? Let me know in the comments. Today, the completed payment will be sent for the shoes. Once I get to see the shoes attached to the last and in final prep stages then the money goes out and the waiting game begins. As always I want you…
The ARCH Ellison TR Project: Update 4 Getting Closer
I honestly wish I could do pre-orders for these, but I’m always mortified of not being in China to have a bird’s eye view of production and sizing. That is one of the drawbacks of being small. When you want to try to get ahead of the curve, you can’t because it’s not cost effective….
Dope S–t I Like: CLAE
CLAE’s commitment to innovation and design has yielded a distinct collection of smart essentials fit for the modern man. Taking extra steps by using premium leathers and materials, and emphasizing uncommon comfort and versatility, CLAE creates footwear that evolves and endures. http://clae.com/ Headed up by Sung Choi, CLAE is a brand that I admire so much…
The ARCH Ellison TR: Production Update 3
I’ve always been very upfront about the the process of creation and it has been very important to me to know how my manufacturer functions and works. I’ve also been very big on working to have my production done in facilities that are approved and verified. The best way for me to do this is…
Dope S–t I Like: White Mountaineering
「White Mountaineering 公式サイト」〝服を着るフィールドは全てアウトドア〟デザイン、実用性、技術の3つの要素を一つの形にし市場には屈しない姿勢でのものづくり。 I’m basically the guy who will say what you’re thinking. White Mountaineering… okay who wants to buy White Mountaineering? Kind of exclusive to, um, White people? Not exactly, so get that out of your mind. White Mountaineering was founded in Japan by a designer who has collaborated with some of the dopest…
Business Talk: Barack Obama steps into sneaker war – Doug Palmer – POLITICO
Source: Barack Obama steps into sneaker war – Doug Palmer – POLITICO A few weeks ago my play mom called me and asked what I thought about the TPP Trans Pacific Partnership that was being promoted by President Obama. I told her in pretty simple terms, I don’t think about it because I attempt to…
Dope S–t I Like: Blackspot Unswoosher
100% vegan.Recycled tire sole.Organic hemp.Union made.Designed by Fluevog. BLACKSPOT IS A RISE TO INDEPENDENCE FROM MEGA-CORPORATIONS. We’ve had enough of corporations buying up the market and constraining us to products A and B—when both serve corporation C. We want choices, not marketing campaigns. We want to support the local efforts of our neighbors, and choose…
Business: The Genius of Nike
What Nike has done has been written about in books like Just Do It by Donald Katz and Swoosh: Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men Who Played There, The by J.B. Strasser, which is a book that has insider info on the start of the company. Strasser’s husband was a former insider who went…
Dope S–t I Like: Common Projects
Source: Common Projects Okay, either I’m a wimp or I just don’t understand pricing. Common Projects is a brand that I’ve wanted to try but something in me won’t let me drop the dollars on the kicks. Generic Surplus and Common Projects have a lot in common… I couldn’t help that. They both play on…
Business: It’s a Great Time To Love Sneakers – CB Publishing
I was working on a creative title and a really long article about launching an eBay store with products you have purchased with the sole intent of reselling. I was going to dig into Coach, MK, or Yankee Candles, all products with resell value, but I figured I would do… Continue reading Source: Business: It’s…
Dope S–t I Like: LOS ANGELES SHOE BRAND – GENERIC SURPLUS
GENERIC SURPLUS, GNRC DESIGN, THE GENERIC MAN IS A LOS ANGELES BASED SHOE BRAND INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT AND AESTHETIC OF THE CITY’S DIVERSE AND HISTORIC CULTURE. Source: LOS ANGELES SHOE BRAND CAPTURES THE EVOLUTION OF EVERYDAY FOOTWEAR One of the dopest aspects of introducing myself to my competitors, really they aren’t since they are…
Feature: The Secret To Success – Chris Burns
Source: Feature: The Secret To Success – Chris Burns I’m never one to pull my own chain and look for accolades. As a matter of fact, I’ve tried to hire people to do PR for me on a number of fronts, but the outcome was never that great. As man years that I’ve been at…
Business: How I Successfully Overfunded My Kickstarter Goal by $28,000 | Maker’s Row Blog
We launched the OpenFrame Kickstarter campaign almost two years ago and received an overwhelming response. We crushed our $40,000 funding goal and by the end of the campaign we raised over $68,000. We were pumped. Source: How I Successfully Overfunded My Kickstarter Goal by $28,000 | Maker’s Row Blog I absolutely had to share this…
Dope S–t I Like: Sully Wong | Sully Wong
sully wong shop, sully wong online, sully wong store, fashion, shoes, bags, sneakers Source: Sully Wong | Sully Wong Every couple of days I get to dig in and research for new shoe companies. I also do this by visiting local stores. Today’s new sneaker company is Sully Wong. At first thought, it sounds like…
Sidestreet Burgers is Olive Branch’s Hidden Food Paradise
Sidestreet has added the Olive Branch Pizza Company and is one of the best pizza joints in the city. Okay, this is a little different. Typically, I’m all about finding spots in Memphis to hit and get my consumption on. Today the fam didn’t feel like taking the jaunt over to Midtown Memphis or Downtown…
Dope S–t I Like: ohw? shoes
Source: ohwshoes I’m always amazed at how many brands exist that you haven’t really hear of. I guess I shouldn’t be when you consider that my local news outlets don’t even know I exist. I discovered ohw? while I was at the mall shopping at local sneaker boutique The Vault. It wasn’t hard to notice…