proper 🔩Oct 11, 2020
ramiyeah f*** aime leon dore.
purposely making products exclusive is dumb as s***. they do it just to hype up their own brand
that goes for all, they just affected me the most recent
Oct 12, 2020yeah capitalism is trash
Oct 12, 2020
SteezusStockx pretty much ruined everything if we are being completely honest. I’m def part of the problem though cause I flip stuff a lot but it’s mostly so I can buy other clothing I enjoy. At the end of the day I blame the trust fund hypebeasts for paying 2k for a shoe I’m def gonna continue to capitalize on them willingly spending that much lol
Facts as someone who refuses to rock fakes I have to flip jawns myself to rock what I want
Oct 12, 2020
mishkaI feel like ever since The Ten collection dropped it normalized reselling sneakers for 700+
I remember back in 2014 I bought resale Bred 1s for 300-350$ish and thinking that I was crazy but f*** it I really wanted them. It's a shame cause there's a couple of the OW/Nike pairs that I really like but i'm never spending that much on shoes
Thats how I feel about my Chicagos man. Bout them in 2016 for 250. I was contemplating for days if I should pull the plug. Now they got for 1k+ 💀💀
- Oct 12, 2020rami
yeah f*** aime leon dore.
purposely making products exclusive is dumb as s***. they do it just to hype up their own brand
that goes for all, they just affected me the most recent
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- Oct 12, 2020
Dont forget Eric Emanuel.
- Oct 12, 2020
ROBO DOGwhy you sound like you're about to cry while talking about streetwear lol
a lot of this comes across as you trying to gatekeep clothes which is kinda weird
Dude is passionate about something and this the bullshit you have to say? Sounds like you're one of the guys he’s referring to in the video
Oct 12, 2020·2 repliesI got interested in fashion only recently, although things like carhartt hats and air maxes were around me for a long time -- coming off of childhood in graffiti which was at a crossover with ultras movement where im from it was almost forbidden to rock certain brands
like if you wore Stone Island and FP with NBs you could get checked literally once youre outside, it was wild back then. still remember wild vids of guys asking other guys to scratch their tattoos on camera with like stones and s***, they'd p much catch them on the street asking em to do it. some disturbing s***
these days I tell ppl about it and they look at me like im crazy -- there's no way people used to f*** people up over brands and clothes, especially now when ppl wear carhartts on the daily having no idea about whats what and how that even came about. the whole culture these days seems way less hostile, and I think its not that bad; back in the days you really actively had to keep yourself aware of what youre wearing and that took a toll on people from that gen. im mad derailing and thats basically a different convo but Ive been thinking ab that a lot and couldn't talk ab that to anybody
Oct 12, 2020ROBO DOGwhy you sound like you're about to cry while talking about streetwear lol
a lot of this comes across as you trying to gatekeep clothes which is kinda weird
Thats's just my voice, it's raspy cause I have a nicotine addiction🤪
- Oct 12, 2020WRU
I got interested in fashion only recently, although things like carhartt hats and air maxes were around me for a long time -- coming off of childhood in graffiti which was at a crossover with ultras movement where im from it was almost forbidden to rock certain brands
like if you wore Stone Island and FP with NBs you could get checked literally once youre outside, it was wild back then. still remember wild vids of guys asking other guys to scratch their tattoos on camera with like stones and s***, they'd p much catch them on the street asking em to do it. some disturbing s***
these days I tell ppl about it and they look at me like im crazy -- there's no way people used to f*** people up over brands and clothes, especially now when ppl wear carhartts on the daily having no idea about whats what and how that even came about. the whole culture these days seems way less hostile, and I think its not that bad; back in the days you really actively had to keep yourself aware of what youre wearing and that took a toll on people from that gen. im mad derailing and thats basically a different convo but Ive been thinking ab that a lot and couldn't talk ab that to anybody
I think it's the the influx of need kids interested in the culture without wanting to learn and take part in the culture. It's like kids wanting to hop into a fighting game tournament without learning the game. We're nicer now not because we don't want people to learn but those people who joined the culture don't want to learn
It's not a matter of gatekeeping as it is expecting and wanting people to be true to themselves. My closet is a mix of who I am, if I'm feeling whimsical and lighthearted i wear Gucci that day if I'm feeling dark and brooding I throw on the techwear.
Clothes are very much a signal of a persons identity, character and even class and status. But it's been usurped for the sake of status and class alone.
Jordans were in a way Gucci for the common man an affordable obtainable luxury good, but has now become something only for the wealthy. To see something for the average person now taken over for the taste and sake of white middle class to upper class consumers, that is a form of gentrification. Much like if Yu-Gi-Oh's market became skwed to be something like a $20 per card rate.
You don't win just because you bought the most expensive cards, you win because you've learned to play the game as well as sprinkle in some good cards and in this case that game is fashion and dress.
Like suburban kids wearing FTP, they got the look but lack the game to back it up
Oct 12, 2020Great topic. I’m gonna be completely honest with myself and say that I’ve fallen prey to this “hype” game. Like I bought some Off White sneakers a couple years back and I haven’t worn them as much as I should have considering the price I paid for them.
I blame a lot of this on social media. You’ll see a post on Reddit or IG with a bunch of positive feedback (upvotes/likes/comments) and it kind of subconsciously pushes you to think “oh I should think that too”. It’s in our nature to want to be part of the pack and it’s constantly reinforced by social media services’ features that sorts metadata by the number of likes or interactions. From my personal experience, I’ve noticed that seeing comments about a song/movie/life/etc has impacted my views on that thing. Like a preconceived notion about a song before I even listen to it. Sometimes it leads to me having a positive outlook that I may not have as well as the opposite effect.
It’s a double-edged sword but I chose to severely reduce social media in my life and take a deliberate and intentional approach to finding new things. A slower pace if you will.
- Oct 15, 2020·1 reply
Damn one of the ig archive pages posted me big looks thank you if you're reading this
Oct 15, 2020
hoodbya1rHmm I personally disagree, you wanna drop any examples/referenes to bolster your POV? Curious how/what made you come to the conclusions. You pointed to what I believe is the overarching issue that's distorted everything below "culture": the concept of "taste making" has either become diluted or shifted pending one's particular stance.
I guess prior to 2015, taste making was synonymous with trend setting -- embracing who you are regardless of status quo. Pharrell's the classic example: going against the grain of tall tees, Mitchell & Ness jerseys etc and introducing/sporting the polos, Japanese designers, high fashion etc. in a space where it was foreign for participants/community. At least in the sense of "being into that is not cool/gangsta so I can't take you serious." The motivation was never money/clout, that came after inspiring a movement. The energy was literally "I am other."
Overtime the perception of "taste making" has become more invested in wanting to be accepted by everyone regardless of whether you internally believe in whatever outward appearance you're presenting to the world. It's basically "choose your player" in real life, but the selection is only 3 lol. And it's fine being a chameleon. Same poses/styling/filter/"35 mm"/footwear etc etc. Spawning copy/paste clones who feel like in their own right they're "taste makers" because they've adopted the same cues that their idol has, who btw is everyone's "idol" lol, who btw, has their sets of "taste makers," behind the scenes who are actually*** POC tastemakers that they're siphoning from. Trust me on this. I think there's something wrong with that...bringing me to appropriation point.
On your point regarding appropriation: how would you describe Anna Wintour/Vogue Air Jordan collab? The same Anna Wintour who I promise you prior to 2018/whenever the collection dropped hadn't worn a pair of J's in her life lol. Or Kylie Jenner pulling up to a show in a du rag? I don't necessarily think sharing culture is a good thing. You share, and before you know it, it's gone. What do you have left when everyone looks/dresses/talks the same? We all should be able to contrive our distinct identities via the narrative of "this is my culture."
Unfortunately this gradual drift has dumbed down creative. Nowadays it's pretty much accepted/rewarded to simply run parallel with visible societal currents. I think prior to social media, designers didn't have the luxury of getting real time feedback. Buyers were pretty much their thermostat. That naiveness lends itself to more genuine creative: not necessarily fetishizing, and taste making is not guaranteed. There's an exciting risk with the prospect of introducing the next "it" item, and it could be anyone. Most importantly, it comes from you, so nobody can really duplicate it without looking crazy. Today, I think designers are relying more heavily on reacting to what they're seeing. This is why everything pretty much looks the same and the majority of the group move as a pack. "Somebody brings back crossbody bags and it takes off, following season market is flooded with crossbody bags."
- Oct 15, 2020·2 repliesdisneyfrozen
Damn one of the ig archive pages posted me big looks thank you if you're reading this
good job man
ppl fw the message but some kids in the comments don’t get it
- Oct 15, 2020https://www.instagram.com/p/CGWMeepA-ID/necromancer
good job man
ppl fw the message but some kids in the comments don’t get it
KTT for the culture
Oct 15, 2020https://www.instagram.com/p/CGWMeepA-ID/necromancergood job man
ppl fw the message but some kids in the comments don’t get it
Wait this is hilarious - this the type of account he going in on
Oct 15, 2020·1 replydisneyfrozenI've been wanting to talk about this and these ideas for a hot minute. I made a video as a jumping off point so we as a community as a whole can talk about what's going on with Streetwear.
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRm7EBanzokcool vid but why do you need a shotgun mic for if you just recording in your room
Oct 15, 2020I’ll watch this tomorrow
- Oct 15, 2020·1 replygenghiskharti
cool vid but why do you need a shotgun mic for if you just recording in your room
aesthetics
- Oct 15, 2020disneyfrozen
aesthetics
but yeah the culture has definitely gotten white washed, that ftp fredo shirt might be the most gentrified shirt in streetwear.
also we need a locs update
Oct 15, 2020·2 repliess*** crazy to think about ultra boosts. went from s*** you could buy 4 months later for half off, to selling out immediately, to eternal bricks
they prob gonna treat SBs the same way once Trav stops f***ing with em
- Oct 15, 2020disneyfrozen
It just makes me so mad, because I genuinely liked the Chunky Dunkys and to hear so many people talk about how they're only getting them to profit and or sit on a shelf pisses me off.
Like why?? What the f***
breh when I missed on the strangeloves and the pink joints the same week, I realized this SB year was gonna be some bullshit
- Oct 15, 2020
my 2015 de la souls was straight up bricks for like 4 years now they rose like 100 dollars this year
- Oct 15, 2020
I bought tiffanys for like 220 3 years ago and they did 3x that
these dudes are the worst
- Oct 15, 2020Rigb
s*** crazy to think about ultra boosts. went from s*** you could buy 4 months later for half off, to selling out immediately, to eternal bricks
they prob gonna treat SBs the same way once Trav stops f***ing with em
ima be excited when that happens and SBs fall in value again