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…
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…
「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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
Online shop now open Source: Coloquy I’m starting this series to discover and highlight new footwear brands. I’m having a difficult time with pricing and convincing myself that a new footwear brand is needed. Most of the time I think, “Nike and Adidas are kicking everyone’s asses, so what’s the point?” I also think, “People…
It seems that more often than not, I end up buying and supporting music by the Foreign Exchange family. I mean look through these Get To Know features and you find Zo!, FE+, and Jeanne Jolly. I guess it kind of all boils down to supporting independent artists. Actually, it all boils down to great…
The ARCH Ellison TR is officially under production. After the first batch of samples and another sample colorway, the final decisions are made. Total: 120 Pair – As usual I expect damage from the shipment at about 5%. Usually it’s right at 10%, but I have a new manufacturer and I only had to pay…
I recently discovered Maker’s Row and I’ve been trying to share information from the site. I will register for it soon and keep you abreast of what develops once I join. Check out this blog post by @cesardsgns on the site. I will be sharing a lot of information on shoe production and shoe websites…
A mix of Stevie Nicks, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, with a dash of interpretation like Cassandra Wilson, the Phenomenal Ruthie Foster captures a new rock and soul sound mixed with spirituals, jazz and country in generating her signature sound. I guess it is not quite a signature sound because she floats effortlessly between…
https://amzn.to/3LQOl1j In the fourth book in the Dexter series, Jeff Lindsay continues the struggle of the forensic blood spatter analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan. After reading the previous books, I expected to get back to fireworks, or better bloodworks in the fourth book. In Dexter In The Dark, the author decided to utilize the creation story…
The first shoe in production for 2015 is an athletic casual trainer featuring suede and canvas. The tentative name for the shoe is the ARCH Ellison TR. My favorite novel is Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man . To me it is the greatest American novel. The book influenced me during my time in college and has…
It’s that time of year again when Memphians’ pack on an extra ten pounds in their quest to maintain Memphis as one of the unhealthiest cities in America! Okay, that definitely isn’t a very cool way to start a post, but Memphis in May is home to the biggest and arguably the best BBQ competition…
