/fa/ - Fashion

>>8208323
High school tier/10

>No af1's
>no Docs

Are you even trying?

>>8208565
>af1
>docks

u dun no shit bout sneaks negero

op are you underage b&?

What have I done

>>8208323
weak

>>8208323
Lol @ the fake red octobers

>>8208662
Looks awful, I can tell you're like late 20 early 30's trying to be hip and cool again just looking at your hairy fucking legs and stupid socks.

You messed up boo.

>>8208813
Hey chicks dig my hairy legs. Unfortunately shoes aren't even mine ;_; I can definitely see the appeal of them though

Minus the CP Achilles because I just sold those
And in hopefully a week or so add in some Visvim skagways B)

the jordans are my roommates lol

>>8208837
oh and im picking up some stan smiths today to replace my achilles

plebking

>>8208852
u again?
nigga i saw u last week posting this goofy ass colletion of shit

> GET THE FUCK OUT , newfag!

>>8208323
1/10
>>8208837
8/10
>>8208852
4/10

>>8208837

What are those boots? Katahdins?

>>8208906
Red wing 9161s

>>8208864
not bad at all

>>8208864
>owns af1 mids
>says OP has a 1/10 collection

>>8208863
> GET THE FUCK OUT, newfag!

Wonder who the real newfag here is.

>>8208837
is that rack upside down or is it me

Upper row, middle is pretty neat, what is that?

>>8208323
>owns red octobers
>doesn't resell them
>probably fake

>>8209113
meant for
>>8208837

>>8208864
w2c black vans sk8 his without shitty white contrast stitching?

>>8208864
what are those black nikes?

one pair of cps is missing

this shit is growing quickly

>>8209239
W2c money for grail shoes like these?

>>8209118
Cp derbies

>>8209241
do work son

>>8209239
>all meme shoes
Jesus christ m8

>>8209239
Hey, how do Rickidas size compared to the Rafs?

Are they comfy? Stretchy?

I wear a 40 in Raf Velcros, with a bit of room, but wouldn't go down a full size. Should I stay 40 in Rickidas?

>>8209245
Had a feeling.
I've been trying to get an apprenticeship for months now, got a phone call today about one they seem interested.

£100 a week for 37 hours I think. I know it's not good but £ is £.
Nice collection though, love the rickdidas.

>>8209239
Nice collection, versatile. Unsure about the velcros.

Gotta love the barenas. Shame there is a such a massive psuedo-nouveau riche stigma surrounding them. Would love to own a pair in stingray.

>>8209211
+1 sharpie

meme shoe collection?

im selling my rafs though if anyones interested size 43

>>8209239

love the collection mate

>>8209254
Gorgeous cat, seriously.
Would cop and hug a lot.

>>8209251
>>8209259

>>8209248
Rickdidas are pretty TTS.

Quite comfy actually, I don't mind walking in them all day at all.

I'm usually a US10.5-11 and originally tried on a 43 in the Rickdidas. They accidentally sold me a 44 and they still fit fine, a bit of room though but nothing crazy. My velcros are a 43. So there's some reference for you!

>>8209249
What sort of apprenticeship? Not terrible money, but you could definitely do better for working close to 40 hours a week.
Thank you sir!

>>8209272
It's in digital marketing, I tried getting one in social media management too.

I'm trying to get experience in that stuff, there's always new small clothing companies appearing who need someone like that, though it'd be a good gateway into fashion as a whole.

Are you the one who posted with the Ovate hoodie btw?

>>8209251
Thank you!! I was unsure about the velcros too until I put em both on foot. Now I'm very sure that I love them.
I use my barenas as backup now really. They're my ""simple"" shoe. They used to be a grail for me in like 2012 when Kanye rocked em, as silly as that sounds. But Kanye is always inspo.

>>8209254
Good stuff here. Love the KVA. Was gonna cop those, but got the ones here instead. >>8209239
How much are you letting those Rafs go for?
Also yes very pretty kitty.

>>8209254
Are you selling the rafs on grailed? I was the guy messaging you lol. Wish they were 42s so bad .

>>8209279
Oh interesting!! I do social media management and social media marketing and a bit of PR work. I also style for a few magazines as an intern. It's nice for now.

That's very true, it's a really cool field. Especially for fashion related stuff.

I think you're talking about my Rick Owens Mountain hoodie with the huge pointy hood right?

>>8209261
yeah he is, he trys to act like the alpha cat since i have another one but sometimes he'll come sleep with me. He also plays fetch with waterbottle caps.

>>8209284
thanks, i wasnt really a fan of the surgery sneakers but theyve grown on me. the lacing on the surgerys and icarus are a great touch. $450 for rafs.

>>8209285
yeah haha, ill prob be dropping to 420 in 2 days

>>8208837
sick jordans mate

Raf Velcros, Marsell backzip boots, Rick Owens Ramones
Ann D. lows, Gram 400g monkcreepers, Silent Damir highs

Not pictured (that I wear) are a nice pair of Paul Smith sleek brogues, and (that I don't wear) some dark brown suede CP Achilles, some other Gram, Silent low boot things and a pair of Silent Saturs worn only a couple of times I'm looking to sell.

The Velcros are my favorite colourway other than the solid all-black, it's a less shiny black with navy and grey, more subtle than most other velcros but still interesting.

And the picture does no justice to the Marsell boots, they're gorgeous and feel incredible, I copped them last week, also sort of a present from/to myself, and from my GF. I'll post a fit soon maybe.

>>8209348
are the ann d's the most comfortable of the bunch?
I hear they're like walking on clouds

>>8209348
good good very good

clockwise:
Vans Sk8-Hi
Adidas Y-3 Qasa
Nike Air Jordan 1 Bred
Raf Simons Holo Velcro Hi
Nike AF1 Low
Nike More Uptempo 3M
RO Geobasket
RO Geobasket
DBSS Destroyed Deer High
Nike Roshe Run
Visvim FBT JP Shaman

selling a couple from the circle, have a bunch more shoes not pictured but this is/ was more or less my roration

>>8209541
didnt attach the pic lmao

>>8209348
Best one in thread.
I'm jelly/10

>>8209541
what are you selling? you've got some nice shit brotha

>>8208323
rad nike kickz. fit for a highschooler

>>8208837
pretty solid. nikes could go.

>>8208852
this board isn't for you

>>8208864
ok, though too many meme shoes.

>>8209113
first post with no meme shoes. instant 10/10

>>8209167
meme shoes and same colors

>>8209235
>missing one pair of cps
lol your missing more than one pair of cps here. how about finding some style. hypebeast highschool tier. underage. ect.

>>8209239
needs some more shoe styles (maybe something with natural leather) and boots but so far the most solid collection here.

>>8209254
loose the nikes and diversify. dressed by the internet.

>>8209348
nothing to special but also a good collection. should cop some different styles.

>>8209548
meme shoes. every. single. one.
hypebeast might be more your speed.

>>8209562
thank you thank you. this is just my current rotation for daily stuff. i have some stuff hiding away for certain occasions. some low clarks, some loafers, some leather wtaps vans, some suede brogues. only boots are Docs but i need some boots you are right.

>>8209603
Dang, real nice collection.
If it's alright to ask what do you do for the money? Seen your collection a few times now, really impressed.

>>8209609
Thnx bruv. Im a proces operator

>>8209254
Which nikes are those?

>>8209624
roshes
stay pleb

>>8209603

those shoes on left look like a lizard

>>8209561
out of that picture, the vis and the dbss. thanks man I appreciate it
http://www.grailed.com/users/7185-goki/wardrobe

>>8209562
please explain to me why everyone here enjoys pigeonholing and reducing popular shoe designs into this "meme shoe" thing effay loves to hate. I happen to have enough money to comfortably buy what I like, and most of these shoes were purchased upon original release date (probably before they garnered hype/ obsession/ hate by most people). was never sure if this was just a long standing joke, or this board brainwashing people into hating particularly popular or expensive items, or just people being vocally salty/ poor, or what.

>>8209660
>vocally salty/ poor

There you have it.

>>8209575
best shoe collection and most humble collector.
10/10s for life

>>8209660
If you want people to praise you for purchasing streetware- go to hypebeast. this forum isn't about that.

>>8209348
Ann D hi's are my grails. ;-;

>>8209678
>writing off all streetwear
wow u rly r autistic huh

>>>/mfa/

>>8209678
>"streetware"
>praise
not sure how long you've been visiting here, but that's actually a pretty substantial amount of this place. I simply posted a picture to contribute to the thread, maybe you could try that instead of throwing all your salt everywhere

btw: I get enough "praise" in person when they're on my feet, I don't need one anon's approval tellin me otherwise :^)

>>8209239
>>8209603
>>8209348

mad respect for these. good shit.

Not the best selection. I like the tigers the most

>>8209678
please never post again

>>8209688
your using a fucking cartoon meme. whos autistic again?

>>8209737
samefag. and...
> but that's actually a pretty substantial amount of this place.
meme shoe =/= go out and buy this shit shoe.

If you get enough praise from your fellow fashion-illiterate highschool classmates, then why are you looking for more on the internet. get the fuck out of here.

>>8209220
Suketos. They're my work/beater shoes.

>>8209751
New/10
Stop your streetware shitposting and get back on topic.

>>8209799
>>8209763
>shitposts
>tries to complain others are shitposting
>"sneakers" is in the OP
>tries to claim streetwear is off topic

dad get off my internets

>>8209239
Has buying expensive, high-fashion sneakers made you happy?

>>8209799
I asked you to never post again
zzz

I'm too lazy to post a pic but I wear emerica reynolds 3's and they're god tier. I've never seen a shoe this good quality for under $100, shit I've had shoes that cost more that had a shittier build quality/shittier materials. Damn good shoes.

>>8209877
>emerica
skate-core pls go

>>8209883
Y

>>8209828
>>8209870
so mad he's samefagging.
please be 12 and edgy with your childish nikes somewhere else. preferably a forum which revolves around such a thing... like....
>>>/hypebeast/

>>8209883
> stop liking what I don't like!

holy shit.
everybody with nikes should be ashamed...
it's like highschool gym all over again.

>>8209908
> dat american buisness marketing
Who can compete?

>>8209890
idk why you're so mad, I made an honest request, why do you enjoy ruining this board?

>>8209927
>posts nike collection
>guise im not ruining the board, anon is
shut the fuck up you whinny child.

>>8209562

>meme shoes

who cares

no one i know goes on here anyway

and even if they did it wouldnt matter

>>8209950
you're so mad you can't spell whiny cause all the adrenaline from e-fighting is making you shake lmao
that wasn't my collection, I was just calling out your bullshit
calm down friend, maybe this isn't the board for you

>>8209988
quit posting your nonsense
no one cares about how you feel over a little internet critique

>>8209890
damn son you really got me with those hot opinions

congrats on ruining a nice thread tho

>>8210010

i haven't posted any shoes in this thread and you havent replied to me before

why is "meme shoes" a valid critique

>>8209603
Every single pair of your shoes looks utterly disgusting.

check out some shoes
It's Friday, Lets Speak on some Fashion: http://youtu.be/iGCTpZPqm2M

>>8209548
it's funny we both have the same dbss and raf holos

and I was also wanting to get some vans sk8 hi and vivsims lol nice collection dude

Don't mind the sock ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

>>8210279
good/10
light-years ahead of the nike accumulations itt.

>>8210279
can i c ur sock collection :-9

Kind of gone off the SLP suede sneakers I think I should have gotten leather instead plus they're a bit small for me.

Kind of gone off the SLP suede sneakers I think I should have gotten leather instead plus they're a bit small.

>>8210310
Of course you can I've been collecting these sense I was in middle school. (Don't mind the boxers I'm saving those for a boxer thread)

>>8210346

>>8210279
>dat square toe

>>8209603
good rick collection but the rest need to go
>>8209660
i might have to steal those DBSS off of you when the next paycheck come thru
>>8209666
ahhhh i really appreciate that thank you!
>>8209737
thank you much
>>8209846
yes because i enjoy them and i enjoy how they look on me

>>8210279
Cuuuute shoes alert.

AE, nike (4.0s are so comfy), guidi, CP

>>8208662
oh my god how did you fit those cankles into those poor shoes

>>8209763
yo for real if I was in high school with a collection like that I think that'd be grounds to be more impressed than buttmad. I'm not anywhere near that age group, so swing and a miss
>>8210208
thanks man. vans sk8 his are great as beaters and vis are dope but don't underestimate how weird of a shoe they are to pull off lol

Nike, vans, Tactical Research Khyber, Belleville

>>8212348
forgot pic

>>8212356
ew what the FUCK

>>8212365
In the military, they're my work boots/pt shoes and some basic vans for plebwear. Gonna be shopping soon.

>>8209239
Nice ricks.. rest needs to go

>>8212356

>>Airforcefag

I'd recognize those boots anywhere, would not include in the collection.

>>8212487
>not including all of your shoes
what even is this

>>8212487
Might as well, they're ugly and functional, not unlike af1.

Yall Negeros disgusting anyone with af1 shall kill themselfs right .
Clown and Legosneakers for +200€ are retarded

>>8208837
y u sell

>>8209239
what on earth are those in the bottom right? don't look like Geobastards

>>8212557
your english is really poor

>>8209603
nice converse

>>8209890
Please explain how nikes are edgy

>>8212557
>€300
af1s are $100 at most

>>8212565
kva surgery

smh

>>8213052
clown and legoshoes are rick owens and shit.
af1 are memeshoes or footlockercore

I'm conflicted, /fa/, and I need your help. I want to save up for a good pair of shoes in the 400 dollar range, and I initially wanted CPs, probably because /fa/ beat into my head that they were the best and >muh quality and >muh character and all of that. Now that I've done some looking, though, I'm not convinced they're the best choice; they do look great, but I've seen questionable quality from what /fa/ has shown me, and I can cop a pair of rafdidas for only a little more. Also, for less money, I could get pretty much any Y3 sneakers- I'm a huge fan of qasas, but I can't seem to find any models of those in stock anywhere except for the b-balls, which I hate, incidentally.

What should I do, /fa/? Cop that pair of grey rafdidas with the yellow detailing on the back? The green and white rafdidas? Hunt for qasas? Or just resign myself to the /fa/ uniform and buy CPs?

>>8213224
if you love the qasas just wait for the rerelease

>>8213242
do you think qasas are worth it though? i worry they won't be versatile enough in my wardrobe and i should just cheap out and cop roshes instead

gonna try to sell my pfs and maybe one or two others soon

>>8209249
>>8209272
>$4.55/hr
>not terrible money

>>8209548
would lol if some nigger just ran by and copped half your collection with them set out outside like that

>>8213242
>>8213242

What rerelease? As far as I know they're releasing an all black colorway, which hasn't been previously seen.

I only paid full price for the chucks and the wallabees

Going to cop the new all black boosts and I will get some Chelsea boots in September

>>8213297
what are those black boots in the bottom row?

>>8213436
some old jump boots i picked up from an antique store for 30 bucks

>>8213224
fuck cps. unless you're a huge quality advocate with your clothing, you can get the same silhouette for much much cheaper. I remember trying on a pair of these years ago in nordstroms for a fraction of the retail price they are now and not being impressed. If you're going to spend money, spend money on a design that you couldn't otherwise obtain.

adirafs are a very striking shoe and will last you a long time but they aren't really regular rotation worthy in my opinion unless you really just wore them all the time. they're a very comfortable, durable shoe, just know they're very clunky and large and tricky to size. I sold my pair.

qasa's are hands down one of my favorite shoe designs ever and the most comfy shoes I own (or have owned). they're extremely durable as well and hardly show wear so if you're going to put money down for one pair of shoes I'd make it these. the design is great but the colorways are muted so you can wear them all the time too and they literally go with everything (streetwear, drapy shit, basic color blocks, w/e). roshes don't even compare in any way shape or form. they feel nothing alike. size down .5 if you cop.

>>8213329
photo was taken in the backyard of my house in the middle of the forest near arguably one of the whitest cities in California. what you think this is

>>8213333
runway shots suggest they're bringing back the b/w colorway. if they do I'm doubling up.

>>8213447
good find, love the patina

>>8213373
>caterpillar

>>8213574
thanks man, yeah I was really excited when i put them on they fit perfectly

>>8213582
they were £35 and only one pair left in stock, my size. usually retail for £90-120

I like suede boots and that was literally too good to refuse.

flannels and suede boots has been my default style since I was 14/5.

>>8213297
Oh hey spacefro.
Those Y-3 warriors are hard to pull off aren't they? Rarely see fits with them.

>>8213622
I thought I was ready and I wasn't
need to work on my silhouette before I can really balance them out. I still like them a lot but they need a fit worthy of them

>>8208837
What nike model are those?

Will take an updated pic very soon

My good friend asked me if I would sell him my DBSS, idk what to do

ps-to the guy who wanted a ramones fit, i'll take one when I go somewhere that has a good mirror I wasn't able to take a good fit pic last week!

>>8210745
yeah really cool collection dude
>vis are dope but don't underestimate how weird of a shoe they are to pull off lol
I don't and I have some pretty solid fit ideas I think

>>8213566
pics of b/w qasas on the runway?
I want to believe ;_;

>>8209660
>please explain to me why everyone here enjoys pigeonholing and reducing popular shoe designs into this "meme shoe" thing effay loves to hate. I happen to have enough money to comfortably buy what I like, and most of these shoes were purchased upon original release date (probably before they garnered hype/ obsession/ hate by most people). was never sure if this was just a long standing joke, or this board brainwashing people into hating particularly popular or expensive items, or just people being vocally salty/ poor, or what.

It's not exactly that. I'm not poor, and I'm not salty that other people have those shoes, because they're not my taste anyway. "Meme shoes" means exactly what it sounds like -- shoes that are big on the internet. Raf velcros, y-3 qasas, white af1s, jordan 1s, roshes, geobaskets... those are internet shoes, man. It might be partially envy of the money that those shoes cost, but if so it's more like being mad that you didn't do anything interesting with all that money. You couldn't buy more than one pair of shoes that I don't recognize? And these aren't even my kind of shoes!

The sad truth is that, just like with music, nobody cares if you were there first, "before the hype". It's too easy to claim, for one. But it also doesn't make the collection any more interesting in 2014. What makes your taste different from anyone else's on this board? Going by your collection alone, absolutely nothing.

>>8214471
>"Meme shoes" means exactly what it sounds like -- shoes that are big on the internet
there are a lot of things that are "big on the internet"

>>8214479
sure, and that doesn't necessarily make those things bad, but if they amount to all you are, then you aren't very interesting

>>8214580
okay bro what shoes do you wear that are underground hip and not discussed on the internet?

oh wait, you are wearing adidas


bro let me ask you what you would consider NOT to be meme shoes?

>>8209113
what are top middle?

Small, but it works for what I need. Though, sadly I wrecked the heels of the black ones with the ribbons in the front row the other day.

>>8210279
second from left?

>>8210541
v nice

>>8214471
Get out of here you wanker.
No one gives a fuck about your patrican tastes or whatever youre waving around.
I'll put down all my internet anon money and say any kid romping a pair of Raf velcros could stomp you easy. Hell, I could do it barefoot.
Homie wants to rock one with the qasas, power to the hombre, probably got his junk so fine tuned he plays his pubes like a harp.
Geobaskets r dope
AF1's are the nxt level in Geobasker
Qasas are for the future (thank you altieri)
Velcro get me closer to the door (closer than you ever will be).

>The sad truth is that, just like with music, nobody cares if you were there first, "before the hype"
This is hilarious because your whole narrative is riffing on 'the hype' and then you pull this shit comment, trying to look for eel skin condoms or something I bet, you need to have a unique taste man! It's important to flash your indie taste where ever you can.

Rip your head out of your ass you pompous cunt.

>>8208837
Can you give me an opinion on how much worse you think the CP derbies look creased as opposed to new?

Because I heard they start creasing noticeably like as soon as you put them on once.

>>8214597
fuck this board is full of faggots, holy shit get a grip dude

>>8214641
You don't have to be a pompous cunt to place some value on individuality. If your taste looks like it was copied straight from the internet, it makes you seem a bit less interesting. It's not all-important, but it's not meaningless, either.

>This is hilarious because your whole narrative is riffing on 'the hype' and then you pull this shit comment

The guy was saying
>most of these shoes were purchased upon original release date (probably before they garnered hype/ obsession/ hate by most people)
in self-defense. My point was that in practice this defense doesn't work. If your shoes become a trending thing, that will make them less cool to other people when the trend has passed, even if you found them first. Protesting that you were early to it just makes you sound desperate.

>>8214597
Most of raf's shoes don't have as much hype around them as the velcros. Rick releases tons of shoes that aren't as recognizable as the geobasket. Pretty much every y-3 shoe is discussed less than the Qasa.

I'm not saying anyone needs to wear obscure shoes that nobody has heard of. And for what it's worth, I also never said that having a collection of 100% meme shoes was such a terrible thing. I think the phrase deserved some defense against meaningless abuse, because it DOES mean something. G's shoe collection is actually pretty good. But it's meme shoes. If he's going to insult people who say so, I'll defend those people.

>>8214932
forgot to add, I was posting anonymously before

>>8214471
>>8214580
are me

>>8214932
No one ever said that either.
YOU ARE a pompous cunt when you're seriously trying to push 'internet hype' or 'hype' in general as cognitive consideration n, if this is a serious factor in your consumer behaviour need to sit down and reconsider a few things.

If you are diverging people on what YOU think is 'internet hype' then you are a pompous cunt, no question.
Sorry of a lot of people like a model of a shoe?

having said that I'm in stitches looking at your image...
Are you really SO concerned with what your shoe collection means to anons that you've added notes to justify your purchases?
Holy
fucking
shit

that doesn't make my statement about you turning 180 and not seeing the joke any less relevant.

Consider this, maybe people like something outside of the trend? Maybe he's just telling you that he liked them outside of the popularity they accrued - like he'd down actual research to specify his tastes? Did that ever occur to you?

It means ABSOLUTELY nothing and I'm seriously not going to have some shit head who is literally putting notes onto an image he is uploading onto 4chan in order to JUSTIFY his purchases to a bunch of anons

The internet exists outside of 4chan, the world is a bigger place than 4chan. For you to go around denouncing random peoples shoe collections because of your 4chan experience is bizzare.

>>8215000
>having said that I'm in stitches looking at your image...
Are you really SO concerned with what your shoe collection means to anons that you've added notes to justify your purchases?

reaching

>>8214932
internet meme shoes doesn't always translate irl,it's mostly on internet communities

>>8208323
Fake yeezys. Where'd you get them though?

>>8208807
First thing I thought haha

>Suede doesn't go above the cut on the outsole

>>8215000
I'm not trying to "push" hype as a consideration, I'm acknowledging that it is one. Styles or products go in and out of fashion for a reason, and it's not just because fashion makes progress. What's out now is largely a reaction to what was in 3-10 years ago.

The problem with trends isn't so much that you're "following" them -- most people don't think they're following trends when they buy into them. It's more that your tastes are subconsciously evolving in ways not so different from a large segment of the fashion community. You grew up in similar circumstances, browse similar internet communities, etc.

as for whose collections I'm denouncing, I didn't denounce anyone's. I just wanted to defend the phrase "meme shoes". and I think it has some relevance in an /fa/ thread, where they ARE kinda boring

I'm sure you wanted my image to leave you "in stitches" whatever it contained

if I don't point out that my geier glove moccasins are slippers, somebody's going to call me out for wearing them in public. I'd rather disclaim what they are with a note on the image than have to respond to someone. If I'm entering this thread in the middle of an argument with a shoe collection picture, I expect criticism, and I'd like to preempt some of it.

>>8215033
>internet meme shoes doesn't always translate irl,it's mostly on internet communities

depends where you live and who you know, but for the most part you're right.

>>8215118
If you're acknowledging and then advocating for it you are pushing it...

>Styles or products go in and out of fashion for a reason, and it's not just because fashion makes progress. What's out now is largely a reaction to what was in 3-10 years ago.
elaborate on this, are you saying every consumer is actively considering the hype at whatever intersect when consuming? I can't prove that that aspect doesn't ENTIRELY not exist, it might always in some latent (vile) region of a persons hemisphere, indivisible or whatever.
But I can tell you that for a handful of people I know (and myself I would l like to say) 'fashion' as a cyclical motivator is not majorly permuting in my mind during my consideration 'process' ... or I don't recognise it as such.

So for you to spin that shit with "But all consumers are slaves to the fashion cycle!" is trash.

>The problem with trends isn't so much that you're "following" them -- most people don't think they're following trends when they buy into them. It's more that your tastes are subconsciously evolving in ways not so different from a large segment of the fashion community. You grew up in similar circumstances, browse similar internet communities, etc.
I mean...you can say that, and then I can argue against it, and then you can argue BUT YOU JUST DONT KNOW IT YET and then I can take an MRI and tell you to eat shit but really I'll just tell you right now that you're inconceivably wrong and that when I'm buying zoot suits and finely moulded polyester dresses there isn't an inch of me thinking 'what's the weight in hype?' because I've done my research and found what works for me.
Obviously a product of experience but I will always argue against it being a 'trend' orientated process, instead something that resonates with me for x y and z reasons.
So for you to make that absurd inference on every consumer is just ridiculous.

1/2

>>8215159
Whatever dude, you can have your meme shoes word because you obviously don't leave the house much. Please don't take this as some sort of blind personal attack, it is GLARINGLY obvious to me you probably have very limited social experience or really...any experience past your doorframe just judging by how closely you construct your world through the frame of 4chan, I can only shudder to think what your browser history looks like.

My ribs feel brusied man, the stitches have passed for now.

>omebody's going to call me out for wearing them in public
OH NO. AN ANON ON THE INTERNET IS GOING TO CALL MY PSUEDOANONYMITY NOOOOOOOOO
Grow one you wanker, youre such a self concious mess you can't even tolerate the ideas that people who will never have a real impact on your life think about your shitty shoe collection, trying to control brainwaves or something. No one gives a fuck dude, the insight on you is what's comical.
Victim if I ever saw one.

2/2

>>8215159
> I can't prove that that aspect doesn't ENTIRELY not exist,
?
I'm trying to say that everyone considering the hype is a possible reality and that I can't disprove it, no one can.

>>8210541
Really nice minimal collection. I'm a little jelly.

meh

>>8210541
pls super skinny
pls
just pls get rid of those nikes
...pls

the guidis are sexy as fuck how come i never see you wearin them

>>8214932
>>8215000

ok. check it. (1/2)

I'm a young adult with years of experimenting with various fashion directions under my belt, and at this point in time I can say with confidence that I've developed my own personal style to where I buy what I like and what compliments me and not what hype dictates the newest trend is. a lot of the shoes in my collection are polarizing; even at the height of their popularity there are people who hate them. I don't buy items for approval or praise (and if I did they're not really working for me so I'd probably have picked something different to show here), I buy items I've seen, I like, and that I want to work into my personal style (and most importantly I feel that I can do justice!!!)

ex: I bought my first pair of AF1's in 2006 way before I knew effay existed and before the Internet was a factor. Jordan 1s have been around forever and I wanted a pair of Breds SPECIFICALLY ever since I saw them rocked as a kid and I'm finally at a point in my life where I can buy a pair. I saw a pair of velcros on tumblr a year or two back and fell in love, and then found out who they were designed by after the fact. why's it matter how I developed my tastes? does that justify what I own more or less? I don't walk up to people and tell them I used to own a pair of og rick dunks before instagram existed, or anything.

>Rick releases tons of shoes that aren't as recognizable as the geobasket.
Sure Rick makes a bunch of shoes, and I like a handful beyond Geos (and dislike more than I like), but not enough to justify the pricepoint, whether that be because of design, or practicality in my wardrobe vs money spent. If I simply had money to throw away I'd own a pair of plinth boots but that's not feasible whatsoever rn.) Geos aren't heavily branded. I'm not buying them because I'm a RO fanboy or something. The design is striking and unique enough (in my opinion) to justify it's price and popularity. for everyone? no. for me? yes!

>>8215712
Signal
Boost

God Bless

I don't know if this is just one poster I've had the pleasure of conversing with several times in the last 2days or there has been a massive leap in the quality of post and subsequent posters but this is gold and you should feel wealthy.
post 2/2 u shit cunt

>>8215712
I lied. 2/3.

>Pretty much every y-3 shoe is discussed less than the Qasa.
I saw the Qasa video preview last year when it went live and decided I loved them, wrote the drop date on my calendar, and counted the days down. Qasa's were admittedly the first first-hand experience I had with y-3; I haven't liked anything prior or since (not a fan of the brand, tbh), but the shoe itself is my most favorite shoe design, ever, and one of my most worn pairs.

>It might be partially envy of the money that those shoes cost, but if so it's more like being mad that you didn't do anything interesting with all that money.
if something doesn't look good on me or isn't comfy, I sell em. Nothing I own is bought or owned for the sole intention of "e-props". I'm not in high school anymore and I work hard for my money, so each of those shoes you see is a commitment to how much I personally enjoy the style - I like everything I own enough to shell out for them, which is justification in itself to me. what is "interesting"? to the general public all of these shoes are interesting, unorthodox, and not true to the norm. At least, that's what I've been told in person when I've had them on.

test

I only ever wear the top row anymore

>>8215745
lmao I got you.

>>8215755
3/3

> If your shoes become a trending thing, that will make them less cool to other people when the trend has passed, even if you found them first.
I'm no hipster, if I personally like it, I'll buy it, and if it's a popular shoe, or expensive, or cheap, cool. whatever. if you've heard of the shoe models or the designers then they must be doing something right, that's not a thing to look down upon. I buy shoes that I think will last me a long time and that I want to wear into the ground. I've thought about my purchases long and hard. I'm thinking about picking up a pair of Rick Adidas, for example, but I'm not sure whether I truly like them as a shoe, or if I'm just excited about the concept now, and my enthusiasm will fade in the long run. either way, it's a personal decision.

>You couldn't buy more than one pair of shoes that I don't recognize? And these aren't even my kind of shoes!
how many of my shoes have you seen on the public's feet in real life? I'm sure you're on the Internet a good amount, how many $500+ shoes do you think exist in the world that you haven't heard of? you forget that your constant interaction on the Internet with fashion makes it seem like everyone and their mother owns geobaskets when I guarantee you 90% of people have absolutely zero idea that Rick Owens is a brand in the first place.

>What makes your taste different from anyone else's on this board?
all you need to know is that I'm not a trust fund kid with an Internet connection and money to burn. I've been lusting over and scavenging for hand picked grails since I was young, this is just where I'm at now. some of y'all being all elitist about some Nike collections and snobbing my Geos and at the same time dissing dude's off-brand boots. you can't have it all. I'd love to see what obscure footwear you're working with.

however, thank you for the genuine answer to "what are 'meme' shoes" because I really wanted something from your point of view.

>>8209548
either your pick is stretched weird or you got some big fucking feet

>>8215766
why even take this picture

>>8215712
man if you want to tell the story of why you chose to get them that's fine but I never accused you of following what's trendy

When I said that meme shoes are symptomatic of taste that isn't terribly individual, I don't mean taste that models itself on trends, I mean taste that evolves parallel with or even slightly ahead of trends, but in a similar direction.

The point is that no matter how soon you decided you liked Geobaskets more than rick's other stuff, or how early you were inspired by the Qasa, your taste has nonetheless moved in approximately the same directions as other people on this board. Don't forget that other people who found they loved those items after the hype aren't necessarily following the hype either, but they're inescapably part of it.

And maybe you're okay with that -- there's nothing necessarily wrong with it -- and maybe it doesn't make a shred of difference in your day to day life. But in a shoe collection thread on this board, where most of those pieces are grail status for more than a couple of people, and all are just about instantly recognizable to everyone, it makes for a sort of boring collection, and it's meme shoes.

meme shoes doesn't necessarily mean bad shoes (most meme shoes are nice shoes), or bad collection, but it's not making this thread any more interesting.

the only point I'm really trying to make is that meme shoes doesn't just mean jealousy, some people are legitimately bored by them

>>8214353
those are Air Tech Challenge IIs
I don't like them very much. The side profile is super sick but from every other angle they look like shit, I'm selling if you're a 10.5

>>8214666
I've had them a few weeks now. I shoe tree them when i don't wear them and it helps creases. The creasing doesn't look that bad IMO, because at least on mine it's just rolls currently, no cracking.
If they start cracking and getting gross Ill probably be upset but Im babying them

>>8215766
Not a single good shoe in your collection

>>8215835
cool opinion
>>8215819
boredom

>>8214932
With so many similar shoes in your collection, do you find yourself wearing them all?
Like how often do you end up wearing your camo shoes or what makes you pick one pair of brown moc toes over another?

For what its worth I think your collection is one of the coolest on the board, just curious as to how much wear each pair gets

also what are the sneaks up front

>>8208837
are those CP derbies ? The reases are fuckin disgusting

>tfw poor
>tfw want qasas very bad

i would do anything it hurts

>>8215888
up front are the yuketen runner 70, which are the most sneaker-like thing he's yet made. they're based on some of his 60s/70s sneaker influences, which I suspect are like a mix of tretorn and adidas but I don't know

I don't wear all of them all that often, some of them might only come out for one day in a month. it's getting to the point where some of them are taking a long time to break in, though

but of the brown mocs I have, they're all pretty different. the tokyos in front right are more of a summer shoe than the suede bluchers in the second row, which are a little heavier and warmer-looking I think. and the oak street camp boots are more versatile than the maine guides beside them, the camo pattern on the maine guides makes them a lot louder so I have to be more careful with them I guess

idk if we're counting the red wings, but both aren't exactly brown -- the 8881s in the back are an olive color and the ones in the third row are oxblood. each has a kind of unique vibe to it relative to the rest of my collection

so I use them all for slightly different things I guess, some pairs gets worn less than others but most of them have it pretty easy, except for the Alden ones in the back, which get worn through most of winter if there's any snow on the ground

> I think your collection is one of the coolest on the board
:-)

Anyone know how much qasas get retailed for/ which site they'll be dropping on?
I've been eyeing trainers and the ones that have caught my eyes are qasas and flyknits.

>>8213297
badass kicks, but rotate that shit man, you think you're some goddamn astronaut in zero gravity takin pictures upside down sideways like goddamn birds eye view or some shit, stop it

here's some inspo for you to take a picture like a goddamn human fuckin being:
>>8209239

good luck though man I hope you make it to space like you want to

>>8215934
What are the actual moccasins in front? Minnetonka?

Also, I love the look of the Runner 70's. Someone posted them in a shoe thread the other day. Did you buy retail?

>>8213297
What are the grey moc toes in the front row?

i wish i was joking
the vans are too small aswell

I'm sure I have a few more scattered around the house in boxes, and under the bed.

>>8216185
lol

>>8209744
fuck the onitsuka tigers r hot
the pumas are really cool too

>>8216146
how old are those vans?

>>8216146
Are those Postmans?

>>8216185
>another nike outlet
anyway
do you have any fit pics with the destroyer Dunks? I contemplated earlier on them

>>8216146
No wait, they're Docs aren't they? Never mind.

>>8216278
Post a pic of my 50+ collection, and someones gotta hate. Only coped 4 pairs from an outlet.
If you wanted those destroyers , shoulda copped them when you had a chance.

>>8214932
w2c top left black boots?

WHERE THE FUCK DO I GET QASAS

I AM WILLING TO PAY MONEY, a lot of it, but where? I can only find red and black shit, not the bnw ones.

>>8208807
They're some pretty nice fakes, you have to admit.

>>8209239
looks like everything is from current or last season.,

>>8216270
few years

>>8216274
>>8216299
they're doc 1462's

>>8208323
I am the king of meme shoes

The Ann D. sneakers have cool blood stains and slurpee stains that are hard to see

Gonna buy some all black ramones and dayton boots when i run into money again also need to cop some nice sweaters and pants

>>8216505
>no love lost
>on vans

cringe.................

>>8216510
whats wrong with vans and joy divisioN?

Why do girls never post their shoes in these threads?

>>8216511
You do know the lyrics you're referring to are from the book the House Of Dolls, right?

But I agree, they look like shit on the shoes. Good going m8

>>8216544
yes i know the book lmao u r living on the edge edging it up (you're almost as edgy as my mentally ill record)

i should go back in time and tell 16 year old me not to do it or some guy on the itnernet will call me a poser lmao

>>8216505
>no af1's
>no geo's
>king of meme shoes
sure man

>>8216587
i dont like geos but im in the market for ramones so okay maybe i am just the prince of meme shoes at the moment

>>8216592
nah, not even close
>no cps
>no geobastards
>no af1
>no roshes/flyknits/trainrendors
>no docs (or are those docs?)

>>8216700
;(

cps are so boring, id rather hang myself than buy af1, roshe pretty much anything nike

also have a pair of old doc boots in storage

>>8214633
Disgusting.

>>8216514
cuz dey suck

>>8216185
i see maybe 2 nice sneakers here.
where are the boxes btw?

>>8216357
i'm not hating nor being intentionally offensive
i find it a bit disarming when people buy from only 1 brand,but eh that's what i dislike about the sneaker community at large and not limited to yourself.It also happens to be about people appreciating that brand and designs from 1 house a lot,but I think it's fair to mention you could diversify sillhouettes and designers.
I like that you wear your shoes too
chheers

Struggle is real. Not a single designer shoe.

>>8216185
money sinking win again

guys
guys
guys
where get qasa in bnw?
do they even pop up on ebay/grailed?
or where should I search? I dont want the red ones, I dont want the all black ones, and bnw ones arent getting restocked afaik.

>>8209239
those rickdidas shoes with the full lacing look so fucking nice. I just feel they're a bit too out there with the bulkiness. How do they look with your fits?

>>8216934
im in the same situation as you, i've finally got heaps of money and they never come up on ebay :(

supreme timbs, raf velcros, bb chuckas, old puma hightops, nike trainerendors, old puma suedes, vans old skool

>>8216938
well then, good luck getting qasas before I do, phaggot :^)

>>8216968

Dude, requesting more of those pumas

>>8217069
these? or the black ones

Thoughts on these Roshe ripoffs for $15? i know i'm poor lol

>>8216083
gravity is an illusion down is what you decide it is!
nah but seriously it was my phone

>>8217788
embarrassingly i know who this is just by the shoes he owns

>>8217816
>theodore

>>8217816
Yeah the babby whos too scared to leave the house cos his shoes will get dirty

>>8217349
fucking never
if you do it then just go straight ahead and paint your face like a clown and kill yourself because you've gone straight walmart-shopping-welfare-collecting-white-trash-red-neck scum

I'll be purchasing non vans v soon.

>>8217104
hnnggg i gotta get me some puma beaters

>>8216117
visvim fbt

>>8217788
what are those sneakers?

>>8217908
nike mayfly hard 2 get tho

>>8217349
jesus i got my roshes for $80

>>8217838
what are those on the right?

>>8217838
u like heelflips huh bby

What do you guys think of these? I'm really sick of getting the same old black/blue sneakers, so I want to go for something a little different color-wise, but I have no idea if these will go well with anything.

>>8217922
I started taking out the heelcup because they break apart and cut up your heels after time.

>>8217921
Red Wing Chukka

>>8216968
Real fucking jelly of those timbs.

>>8214633
wtf, stupid transfaggot

>>8218144
or just a woman?

Unreal.

>>8217788
size 6 babby feet

>>8217823
>>8218236
>babby

>>8218144
>completely changing one's own body in an attempt to match an ideal and support an identity
>not seeing how analogous this is to fashion

Go somewhere else

>>8219194
>>>/lgbt/
>>>/tumblr/

>>8216111
Geier Glove Co.

I did pay retail for the runner 70, yeah. which wasn't too bad at 180, I thought.

>>8216380
can't this season, they were at ssense for fw12 and not done again for fw13

but there are other black yuketen maine guide boots out there right now

http://www.kafka.co.uk/sale/item/Yuketen_MaineGuideBlack_0_379_20627_0.html
http://shop.bdgastore.com/products/maine-guide-db-boot-w-strap
http://www.grizzzlystore.com/shop-by-brand/yuketen/sports-hunt-boots-sg-black.html

>>8219144
Welcome to 4chan

>>8216883
I do have primarily nike, but there are pumas, circa, adidas, cole haan, axion, fallen, vans, and PB customs in that lot.
My collection is over 12 years, and these are my shoes that I wear, and don't skate in. Over the years i've had tonnes of skate shoes that have gotten too thrashed to keep any more. To be honest, I don't find to many other designs too exciting- and when i do find a shoe from another brand, they seem to be too overpriced for the trade off of hype.
But, that being said i wear all these joints- thats what shoes are made for.

>>8208323
lol OP you flaming faggot. you posted this shit thinking you gon flex with those fake ass red octobers. thems look SO fake . the suede doesnt even pass the sole you fucking idiot. kill yourself you fugazi faggot bitch

Damn nigga u must be fat as fuck to have your shoes look that fat and ugly

>>8214366
post a fit with those rickdiculous boots

I don't have a lot of sneakers. Fucking Australia, costs too much.

>>8213566
>whitest cities in cali
where

>>8219726
>gourmet

mah nigga

>>8214949
it's better when you post anonymously
then i can call you a faggot by what you write rather then you're trip

>>8215159
yo use smaller words because whenever you use big words it's pretty obvious you don't know what they actually mean

for ex.

>some latent (vile) region of a persons hemisphere, indivisible or whatever
top kek
or
>majorly permuting in my mind
>majorly permuting
>majorly
>permuting
bro bro, that's just ridiculous

>>8219726
but those are all sneakers...

serious question to the people who only have nike/hypebest/sneakers in their collections... do you never dress up or what? I can't imagine people going to a job/formal event wearing those.

>>8220105
i have a pair of dress shoes just in case of an interview but i haven't worked at many places that required office-wear or whatever for work and i don't go to formal events ever, the most formal thing i go to is christmas or easter dinner.

>>8220105
Everything is mostly pleb tier Chucks or Vans and knockoffs though. It's pretty hard to find something more "unique".

Second q, I personally wear the blue / oxblood suede ones from the picture for more formal occasions. They've always passed.

>>8220158
Also, I just realized these wasn't in that album.

>>8216912
i want those chukkkas uuuuuugh

>>8219726
this is disgusting

>>8213188
and fake yeezys or whatever the fuck those ugly ass shoes are called are for ugly mofos

>>8220835
fuccboi what you know bout sneakers

>>8219726
>sneaker chukkas
I never understood the appeal of this

A year ago, AF1s were seldom seen on this board. They'd been big in the sneaker world, but the white af1 as a dirtied up beater shoe hadn't become a thing yet. Then one dude starts shitposting every thread with "buy af1s instead", and one picture of dirty white af1s starts circulating, and all of a sudden tons of posters are buying af1s.

I want to say it's sad, but it's more just... weird. It's like when that one poster ripped on cps and said adidas stan smiths were the real low-profile white sneaker, and someone took a screenshot and started posting it, and soon everyone was wanting stan smiths. I guess I'm amazed by how much power a single poster can have in deciding what becomes a trend on this board.

>>8220163
>those shoes

>>8208323
lmao wow this is so bad. a bunch of shit shoes and a pair of fake ass yeezys. plus u wrote a little note down like youre proud of this collection. this is fucking shit

>>8217788
lmao theo plz go away and take these shit shoes with u

>>8213280

It depends on how much $400 is to you. For example, I earn minimum wage and have allocated only 15% of my income towards fashion. Thusly, I would never cop an expensive shoe ($200+) if it meant I could only wear it with one or two outfits.

Buy Rosches. They offer the same aesthetic (to outsiders) for a fraction of the price, and they look less like you're trying to be a ninja. (Unless you're into that.)

Spend your $400 on a pair of shoes that you can wear with most of your wardrobe.

>>8209678
This forum is about what its users want it to be about. If you don't like streetwear and the rest of the users are into it, too bad, buddy.

>>8209688
Shut the fuck up, the dude is misguided. I'm not offended by autism posts but this insult is lazy as fuck these days. Come up with something a little more creative or fuck off.

>>8217971
You could get sneakers that are white or red or green or yellow.

>workboot yellow on a sneaker
The color on the picture you've linked is ugly in my opinion. You might as well go full-on yellow like pic related or just buy a pair of timberlands.

>>8209235
>>8213373
>>8214932
>>8215766
>>8223475
too many shoes

>>8216185
way too many shoes

>>8216968
>golf wang vans

>>8220267
>silver shoes
>studded monks


>>8208837
>>8209239
>>8209254
>>8209348
>>8209603
>>8210324
>>8210541
>>8213297
>>8214366
>>8217788
good

>>8223603
>too many shoes

no such thing

Cop?? Adidas velcros, $65

>>8223711
Bump. Auction ends soon

>>8223711
look cool enough

>>8223835
Yea I bought em. From what little research I did, this model is sorta hard to find and retail is like 80-90. yolo

>>8223711
do it

>>8216912
Thats the only airmax colorwayive ever liked

For a board that doesn't like Vans almost fuckin everyone has a pair of Vans

Got a few more things back at parent's houses, but this has been my rotation/collection here. Missing some stuff I really like, but eh.

>>8224028
I also acknowledge the boots are in dire need of moisturizing.

>>8224028
w2c ones with the cool folds

>>8223711
w2c?

any of u wear doc boots during the warm spring/summer? do u find ur feet get too hot? what do u wear w/ them? inspo please

>>8224053
They're Bed:Stu doublezips from a few seasons ago, I got them heavily discounted ($38)

>>8216883
WTC chukkas?

>>8224090
Jesus nice steal

>>8224062
Only place I could find them online was at this chinese website for like $190, they are called Adidas Cupies apparently
http://www.lc505.com/lc_store2.asp?proid=2283&tid=83

>>8219726
Australia is limited but it isn't this bad... the issue is with you anon

Chelseas - Sandro Paris
Sneakers - KVA
Slip-Ons - Our Legacy
Boots - A.P.C.

Want Black KVA Multilaces and black Raf Velcros so bad

>>8225299

>>8223692
i disagree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l-nOvUl6mI

>>8208323
bad
>>8208837
you sold the only good shoes in your collection?
>>8209239
Pretty cool aside from the velcros (bad colorway) and rickidas
>>8209603
Cool except for the Jordans, AF1s and whatever's between them
>>8210541
nice
>>8213297
yeh noice m8
>>8216185
yuuuck
>>8217349
don't even think about it
>>8217788
great collection
>>8219726
terrible

>>8225357
What high-tops are those? Inb4 common projects.

>>8225411
lmao I commonly make projects out of putting my dick into your moms mouth fagit hahaha

>>8225411
I replied to my own post stating exactly what they are already.
But I'll repeat it just for you: They are KVA,
KRISVANASSCHE
They are last season though, doubt you'll find them new.

>>8225366
The world of sneaker collecting fascinates and disgusts me in equal measure

I don't like the competitive side of it, like guys collecting shoes just to compare collections with other collectors. that seems pointless

but some guys just love sneakers, and I can understand that. sneakers are cool, and there's such a huge variety of them, so it's whatever. I can understand why people might go nuts for them.

so I don't think it's a bad thing necessarily to have a huge shoe collection if that's your thing. the problem with the sneaker world is that guys are buying shoes just to show them off on a shelf, getting shit just to compete with other guys on the internet. I like taking collection photos, I like how the shoes look all together like that, but I buy shoes because I like wearing the shoes.

anyway I guess what I'm saying is maybe it's possible to collect shoes for the wrong reasons, but having a big collection can be cool, too

>>8225411
common projects hasn't done anything that looks remotely like that

are you blind or do you just have no idea what common projects does