I’ve been a long time wearer of Allen Edmonds. The made in the US brand combines comfort and quality in their footwear and accessories. My favorite pair are my Doubleday Loafers made from baseball grade leather and stitched along the top with the classic red thread from the actual baseball. I haven’t done a Get…
The ARCH TR 114 Runner is a classic silhouette updated with premium materials. Premium brushed suede and textured canvas offset with an embroidered ARCH logo captures the classic athletic casual shoe in a mature, subtle monochrome style. Named after Navy Fighter Squadron VF-114. Caramel ships with both peanut butter and caramel shoestrings. Limited Release. Premium…
(spoiler alert) I hate to consider that I contributed to the demise of Hannibal through my constant decision to DVR the show… but the beauty of considering my contribution makes me a kindred spirit to Will Graham. We are both looking to position ourselves in a manner to avoid death or delusion at the…
So maybe we go ahead and change it to Belly Yummers? Nah, it doesn’t sound as good as Belly Acres. Then again, why would I take the Fam to a place called Belly Acres (which sounds too much like a stomachache, which sounds like gas, which sounds like gas bubbles, which sounds like little nuclear…
The picture above is of the old H&H. It burned down and has been rebuilt. It’s still an amazing spot. I have found the holy grail of restaurant ambiance. Hold on, let me start that again. With all of the restaurant reviews on CBP, I’ve finally decided to give my superlatives to a couple of…
It’s the question we got asked at The White House, Northside Festival and during our #AsktheSource Twitter Chat. “Is small-batch manufacturing a viable option in the United States? The answer is YES!! We’ve hunted down 10 Small Batch Factories Source: 10 American Small Batch Manufacturers | Maker’s Row Blog I don’t have anything to add…
Source: The Staple Manifesto for the Designer, Entrepreneur, & Fashion Aficionado | Maker’s Row Blog Ran across this on Maker’s Row and knew I had to share this post. If you are looking at launching a brand, this is one of the better interviews I’ve seen. While the information here will be hard to attain…
The labels are done for the TR-114 boxes. The next step is to make those boxes. I’m not looking forward to that at all. What I am looking forward to is entering back into the fashion arena as opposed to the athletic arena. While I really enjoyed attempting a crack at the athletic shoe market,…
This was a for a good cause, but man… it’s hilarious.
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…
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…
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….
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”…
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…
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…
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….
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…
