a very orange august edition

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>>18501342 (OP)
sneakers are fucking shit now. u missed the golden age of KVA, dior homme, ann d... its just cheap nig trash now

evergreen reminder: in 2021 a jewish nike executive resigned after she was caught diverting massive shipments of sneakers to her reseller son's business:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nike-exec-ann-hebert-resigns-son-joe-sneaker-resale/
sneaker reseller prices and scarcity are artificial and a scam.
buy reps from the chinese guys. or get real shoes that can be re-soled. sneakers are overpriced disposable trash that create waste for the landfill and poison our planet anyways.
walking and standing on foam introduces instability (discomfort) and there is no benefit to it if you are not running or participating in a sport. most sneakers are very ill-fitted for the actual usage most people wearing them for 'lifestyle' put them through.

>>18501351
>sneaker resellers
>2021
Yeah checks out. Havent had to pay for a shoe over retail in 3 years

>>18501351
"heritage" shoes have just as much hype garbage surrounding it, buy a quality shoe regardless of style

“Lord heavens what a scromptious sneaker, even fire I’d even say Margaret, I will cop it at once, not like those nike and new balance nigger shoes”

>>18501350
this

>>18501400
Id fuck a 20s emo hoe for even owning these

I am 36 man what the fuck am i doing here

I walk a lot but don't want to ruin my feet long-term. What sneakers should I get? I also don't really like the chunky soles and complex designs of shoes like NB, ON, Hoka, etc. Something with a clean minimalistic look would be nice.

>>18501342 (OP)
Which one? AND DONT SAY NEITHER.

LOL it's hilarious that's his name. I'd be so pissed

>>18501762
Left, but only because I like retro sneakers.

>>18501682
Is that what Ellen Page is doing since she cut off her tits? I didn't not expect she would be a sneaker youtuber.

>>18501848
Yup

>>18501762
pay resale for these

>>18501866
I can still buy these for regular price from stores in toronto.

How do you guys explain owning 20+ pairs of shoes when normalfags/gfs/moms come over?

>>18501384
yeah that's what i mean. pay for quality. get shoes that will last. if you think about it the way we all grew up spending hundreds of dollars for plastic sneakers because we thought the colors looked cute is a very female brained way to be.
especially anons over like 20 years old its time to grow up and stop wearing the little kid shoes.

>>18501373
her kid was one of the biggest resellers too. he was showing off warehouses full of diverted nikes you can find the videos on ig/tiktok/yt easily.
that's why they're rare and hard to get.
doubt its the only nike exec in a perverse financial relationship with a major reseller.
even at retail these shits are barely worth it imo.

>>18501891
Seah I am sure that was true back then. Nowadays there are barely even any sneakers that are hard to cop. They throw panda dunks at you for 50% off these days

>>18501894
the market ebbs and flows, there will be scarcity again. shows the entire game is rigged and nike is not to be trusted especially when they tell you how many pairs exist of something. which puts into question the resale value of a lot of sneakers.
just buy reps or real shoes sneakers are for kids anyways. they don't look good in any fit except like techwear.

>>18501880
lucky

>>18501895
>buy reps
Nah I’ll just buy pic rel for retail

>>18501898
beats wearing nike.

I hate Nike, Americans and niggers but these look pretty cool, should I cop?

>>18502026
think for yourself

>>18502026
that's just a bad looking gat

the undefeated 4 drop yday was a total shit show. i did it all for nothing ofc as they also decided to tell me after weeks of info after finally reaching the product page that there was no international shipping for this one (>enjoy our great international shipping rates!). i think the raffle the other day was secretly also no international because i got two Ls and everyone on reddit who tried seemed to get like up to 3 each on multi accounts. the site was down for 15 mins beforehand and by the time it was up around 30s after launch time everything was gone, but then kept reloading and then selling out again in different sizes like whack a mole. so i eventually changed to united states planning to use a parcel forwarding service address and selected a 9.5 and got it in my cart, was out in a queue that said estimated wait time 28 mins and it would check every minute to see if it was in stock. it would keep saying out of stock then in stock then out of stock obviously i had given up by minute 2 but stayed in just in case and when i finally got to the cart it gave me a pop up saying they'd removed items cos they were out of stock now.

>>18501342 (OP)
i like those jellyfish but idk if i want huge fucking shoes on my feet, i'm a small guy i'll look like a hobbit

>>18502146
Every single time they drop through anything than snkrs it is a shitshow. The absolute worst are skatershops and the old supreme site, always some web 1.0 crap that got abused by scalpers every single time but gives 50 error messages to legit buyers

>>18502148
People really seem to like that silhouette, seems to be even more fashionable for the short ppl. if you’re still not into it fair enough.
It’s a nice shoe but no cop for me until far under retail. By then ill probably cop something else.

at what age is it time to move from sneakers

>>18502317
43

when are superblasts going to restock?

>>18502317
The upper management of the company I work at all wear sneakers with jeans and suit blazers
Wearing a loafer one time made me feel like a faggot

>>18501748
everyone's feet are shaped different. there's no one answer as to what shoe is good for your feet.
watch some foot doctor zach on youtube especially this video which goes into how you can tell what shape a shoe is and what shape your foot is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqn8k3tVl6c
avoid anything with a thick, squishy foam sole. those are only good for sports. when you are walking or especially standing its just a ton of unnecessary instability which is not good for your feet and can actually fuck up your sense of balance over time. for walking and standing you want a pretty minimal midsole.
the things to pay most attention to for typical casual lifestyle usage:
the shape of the last the sneaker uses, the midsole (what materials it has, how thick it is - referred to as stack height, how much heel toe drop it has etc)
the lockdown and the fit in the heel>toes>midfoot
there's 3 main last shapes and each brand has their own variant so some brands are narrower/wider/etc.

>>18501748
its also beneficial for a lot of people to use orthotics and you can also use stick-on felt pads to make adjustments to the fit of your sneakers if you really want things dialed in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ok4V1PzPE

>>18502390
that's because they're all trying to imitate steve jobs, literal lemming people.

>>18502453
I think they are just happy they can wear comfy shoes

Hoff sneakers...

Has anyone heard of this brand? Fairly new one. Saw some dude rocking similar sneakers as in the picture and they actually looked decent. I check out their stuff and they have quite interesting colorways and designs.

They say they want to "affordable and durable", can someone back this claim here? I'm considering to order a few pairs.

https://thehoffbrand.com/en-eu/collections/zapatillas-hombre

These are what I copped this year so far, the only other ones I'm getting are vomero premium

>>18501762
The one on the right is more interesting to me.

hey, how would you authenticate mainline rick owens sneakers if they don't have "made in italy" on them?

Thoughts on the pink gazelles?
Too feminine?

too big?

i hope nike do a re release of these

>>18502826
nevermind. watched a video where they cut a pair of geobaskets in half and the construction of the sole is really disappointing.

>>18501342 (OP)
I love Asics

>>18501400
tidilidee woopdy whoo ass shoes