Jan 2, 2021
Voxhttps://ktt2.com/the-gentrification-of-streetwear-and-sneaker-culture-67704
@disneyfrozen is who you're talking about
Appreciate it
Jan 2, 2021Hurry Up MissionThis isn’t really a trend as much as something that got really out of hand in 2020: I want to see brands (specifically Nike) stop their current exclusive release practices and people to abandon platforms like StockX.
I wish I could @ the user on here who posted the video on the gentrification of streetwear (cyberexboyfriend on YouTube), but he was 100% right in observing that resellers are the landlords of streetwear. It was bad enough with Dunks this year, and in a different lane PS5s being sold at 3x their retail value was predatory as hell, but what really made my blood boil was seeing what happened to Kobe releases after his death. I’ve tried to cop every single pair that released on SNKRS this year just to ball in and pay my respects to my favorite athlete of all time but haven’t gotten any, and then going on eBay or StockX right after the release and seeing the pieces of s*** selling them for $4-500 rubs salt in the wound.
People have come to regard articles of clothing and shoes and the like as either a sort of stock to invest in or just a vapid indicator of clout/money, and I wish they would just spend more time developing their own taste and buying stuff they actually like.
EDIT: credit to @disneyfrozen
Spoke nothing but facts, i agree with everything especially the Kobe point specifically. That s*** is one of the things that actually make me mad as s***. I used Kobe’s during all throughout college and kept every pair that got ran thru no matter how beat because of the sentimental value of both my college career and my respect for my favorite player of all time. I also tried copping every pair for myself this year and im pretty upset that i couldnt cop a pair while these resellers are here running up the price to profit off another mans death. It sucks that kids and fans cant cop these to rock on court like they were intended to be worn and instead sit around in peoples houses just waiting to get sold for an absurd amount of money
- Jan 2, 2021
I hope the trend of “the more expensive my outfit, the more fashionable it is” doesnt stop so i can easily weed out the bozos once everyone can go out again post pandemic
Jan 2, 2021·1 replye-boy/ tik tok type fits
Jan 2, 2021·1 replyHonestly vintage as a trend has been pretty annoying. A few years ago I’d regularly find cool s*** (cameras I collect, clothes etc) but it’s so popular now it’s very difficult to find cool s***. Stores are cleaned out and everyone with a lot of free time is flipping s*** for 10x it’s value on Depop. More power to everyone making a business out of it, it’s just sad how rare it is to even find a plain ass t shirt that fits well these days. Everyone wanna be Unsound Rags.
Jan 2, 2021
KayTrayReal
As a working man I am tired of people appropriating my culture.
Blue collar stolen Valor will prosper no more bro U can take that to the bank
- Jan 2, 2021dadye
e-boy/ tik tok type fits
Shoutout huddy gang
Jan 2, 2021·1 reply
Say no 2 BUSSYWork wear
Jordan 1’s
Ramones
Converse 70’s
Aime Leon dore
D***ies 874are you seriously telling me j1s are a 2020 TREND? you stupid
OPJan 2, 2021·1 replyCallMeYourBroare you seriously telling me j1s are a 2020 TREND? you stupid
more non sneaker-heads started wearing them in 2020. I think that's what he meant
- Jan 2, 2021uyhuyuuk
more non sneaker-heads started wearing them in 2020. I think that's what he meant
You are correct that what’s i meant. Clearly that other goof don’t know how to read between the lines
eclass ⛓️Jan 2, 2021·1 replyYeezys
Crop tops
fitteds and their stupid f***ing patches
designer shoes
dad jeans
new balance 992s
ALD dress up fuc bois
supreme
chrome hearts
chinatown market
cpfm
online ceramics
sacais
stick and poke tattoos (& aesthetic)
proper 🔩Jan 2, 2021fiveprestosOh I agree with you as much as the next guy on both of those points, however:
The menthol AF1's will always merit the art of bootleg shoes a place in culture. As much as I'm tired of the s***ty bootlegs there will always be that one glitch in the matrix who restores the feeling. If that's the case, then you have to yield space for the whack s*** to have its explore page feature and move on.
You gotta take consumer context into account with the whack s*** is what im saying. You think a middle finger bootleg Jordan wearing kid gives a f*** that Kanye brought together Arca chief kerf and Bon Iver on a track? You have to be cognizant that all of this s*** is essentially a billboard for saying "I take culture seriously" and your purchases are telling of where you sit.
Second, theres a reality to the financial costs of putting collections together, especially for kids who aren't mass producing for bulk prices and dont have long standing relationships with factories. Did Virgil not get his rise from selling 500 polo flannels and hoodies? In the instagram age you dont have to purchase something to be invested in someone's creative arc and development, and I'll continue to be invested if a kid's work is original enough to give me the same feeling that say, an undercover collection or piece would.
Also can’t forget about the bapestas.
a lot of ppl hated on those when they first came out and thought they were over priced uptown’s in fruity colors..
also don’t think any of these kids making bootleg sneakers end goal is to keep making bootleg sneakers. it’s just an easy cash grab to help build your brand into something bigger and a good way to get noticed right now because of where sneaker culture is at atm
- proper 🔩Jan 2, 2021
JeffersonSteelflexOverpriced Fitted Hats
Baggy Jeans/pants👍
👎 - proper 🔩Jan 2, 2021Hurry Up Mission
This isn’t really a trend as much as something that got really out of hand in 2020: I want to see brands (specifically Nike) stop their current exclusive release practices and people to abandon platforms like StockX.
I wish I could @ the user on here who posted the video on the gentrification of streetwear (cyberexboyfriend on YouTube), but he was 100% right in observing that resellers are the landlords of streetwear. It was bad enough with Dunks this year, and in a different lane PS5s being sold at 3x their retail value was predatory as hell, but what really made my blood boil was seeing what happened to Kobe releases after his death. I’ve tried to cop every single pair that released on SNKRS this year just to ball in and pay my respects to my favorite athlete of all time but haven’t gotten any, and then going on eBay or StockX right after the release and seeing the pieces of s*** selling them for $4-500 rubs salt in the wound.
People have come to regard articles of clothing and shoes and the like as either a sort of stock to invest in or just a vapid indicator of clout/money, and I wish they would just spend more time developing their own taste and buying stuff they actually like.
EDIT: credit to @disneyfrozen
forreals. take me back to 2005 when paying 250$ for a pair of ds diamond sbs was considered borderline too much
the amount of sbs I sold for under 200$ smh.. and now they all worth like 2000$
also miss just walking into a sneaker store like huf and buying heat like some dqm90s not even on release date w no lines no nothing and for retail price
Jan 3, 2021honestly I think a lot of bootleg hate just stems from warren lotas and him being a huge cornball. the trend is def a lil overdone at this point though
Jan 3, 2021·1 replyshivHonestly vintage as a trend has been pretty annoying. A few years ago I’d regularly find cool s*** (cameras I collect, clothes etc) but it’s so popular now it’s very difficult to find cool s***. Stores are cleaned out and everyone with a lot of free time is flipping s*** for 10x it’s value on Depop. More power to everyone making a business out of it, it’s just sad how rare it is to even find a plain ass t shirt that fits well these days. Everyone wanna be Unsound Rags.
all the vintage/thrift style looks the same nowadays too
look at how unique my style is by copying everybody else I see on Depop
Jan 3, 2021the alt nigga s*** stop trying to make being emo cool.
Jan 3, 2021·3 replies“It’s the ____ for me”
- Jan 3, 2021
DionneTiktok
Tiktok changed the social media game for better or worse, s*** is here to stay
- Jan 3, 2021gbluecheez
“It’s the ____ for me”
oh yea f*** that s***
Jan 3, 2021gbluecheez“It’s the ____ for me”
this is the worst
- Jan 3, 2021
its the _ alt ppl, vsco girls and f***ing tiktok and people trying to make being emo cool should go to hell
Jan 3, 2021Say no 2 BUSSYWork wear
Jordan 1’s
Ramones
Converse 70’s
Aime Leon dore
D***ies 874All of these except Ramones and Aime have been timeless staples forever.
- Jan 3, 2021
Clothes
Jan 3, 2021·1 replyJordan 1s need a 5 year break