Category: Culture
-
The Case For Less Sneakers (Or, You Can Still Have Too Many Sneakers)
Hi, it’s J-Play again, with a friendly reminder that you can have absolutely too many sneakers. As spring turns to summer out here in The United States, many of us partake in a traditional purge of our material things commonly referred to as “Spring Cleaning.” For sneakerheads, fashionistas, <insert collectible item here> collectors, and other…
-
Hype Collabs Are Boring
Yet you’re still buying them. And you heard it here first. Well, that’s easy for you to say, J: you’ve had Off-White, Yeezy & Bape collabs, so you’re straight. I had the white Presto from the Polar Opposites pack, that is true, and I resold it about a year later. But even if I didn’t…
-
When Is It Not Okay To Wear Sneakers?
A CYS By You Post. Last week, we asked you when it was not okay to wear sneakers. While we know that in this day and age, sneakers are almost always appropriate and acceptable, y’all still chipped in with some pretty (obvious but) interesting situations. Let’s take a look at what you said. Names have…
-
Like Everything Else, They’re Not Just Sneakers
Most sneakerheads will see where I’m going with this. More often than not, sneakerheads get a lot of criticism and stigma for what we love. You’ve heard it all before: “They’re just shoes” “They go on your feet, who cares?” “It just seems kinda dumb.” The list goes on. It’s really easy to dismiss something…
-
Be Your Bae’s Solemate
If you’re a sneakerhead, then you’re probably already your boo’s solemate (and hopefully soulmate), buying them sneakers and sneaker-related things. But let’s play devil’s advocate and say that you aren’t a sneakerhead, and/or you are and you don’t buy bae bae sneakers. Your first reaction might be that the sneakers and/or clothes are really expensive,…