Category: Style + Life

  • 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…

  • It’s Still More Than Just Sneakers

    It’s Still More Than Just Sneakers

    As we start to put the pandemic behind us (COVID-19 is very real and still a thing, don’t get it twisted), societies and communities have opened up again. This of course depends on what part of the world you live in, you may or may not still have to wear masks places, but at least…

  • Hype Collabs Are Boring

    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…

  • Wearing Fakes Is Corny

    Wearing Fakes Is Corny

    One Friday night in 2019, I went out with a girl I was dating at the time to The Standard in Downtown Los Angeles. While we were at the rooftop bar, I saw people wearing all kinds of dope sneakers, as you normally would in Los Angeles. But what I also saw was something that…

  • How To Not Get Scammed For Sneakers

    How To Not Get Scammed For Sneakers

    In a market saturated with customs, fakes, and blatant bite-offs, anyone with an appetite for getting cash the fast way can make themselves a plug. For instance, if I didn’t have a conscience, nor a genuine appreciation for the culture, I could easily get on AliExpress, order a bunch of counterfeit Yeezys for well less…