Category: Culture

  • 7 Things All Sneakerheads Do

    7 Things All Sneakerheads Do

    This past week, I thought about the things we all seem to do as sneakerheads. But before I wrote on it, I wanted to get on social media and ask you. Here’s what we came up with, in no particular order. 1. Spend More Time Deciding What Sneakers To Wear As our collection grows, so…

  • Why You Should Consider Donating Shoes

    Why You Should Consider Donating Shoes

    This article was originally written on December 12, 2017. It was updated on October 21, 2020. In the spirit of the holidays coming up and in giving, many of you will be copping kicks for others, and another set of you will cop kicks from someone else. It’s Holiday Season, it’s one of the best…

  • Are Your Sneakers Fly? A Short Study Of Fly In The Sneaker World

    Are Your Sneakers Fly? A Short Study Of Fly In The Sneaker World

    Shortly after I wrote a post about how Bape and Off-White are tired, a follower had reached out to me after the post, expressing his agreement with my post and sharing some of his own perspectives on that argument. After that, he started to tell me about a book he and a colleague wrote where…

  • CYS Reviews: Bodega Los Angeles

    CYS Reviews: Bodega Los Angeles

    Last weekend, Bodega slid in my email inbox with an invitation to a book signing they were hosting at their place. I originally pulled up to Bodega to write an article on the event, but I personally felt that the event was underwhelming, so I’m not even going to waste time talking about it. The…

  • CYS Reviews: UBIQ

    CYS Reviews: UBIQ

    Last weekend, I took a trip to Delaware to pay a visit to someone near and dear to my heart. Being really close to Philadelphia, I knew there was going to be an opportunity to check out some heat. A suggestion by the friend of the brand, Alex, led me to UBIQ. This was the…