str8 fire beautiful kix

just out of curiosity what's the name of that shelving system

oh yeah duh that would be helpful

it's the PAX wardrobe system and those shelves are the KOMPLEMENT pull-out shoe shelves - USA IKEA page is here http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00257463/

Are those Chuck IIs in hi top white? If so, how do u like 'em?

no, I am a chucks fundamentalist

my fellow enthusiast who went in on some IIs said they felt like sneakers, not chucks, and are not as good for his electric guitarism, because you lose feeling in the pedals

i just bought my first pair of converse in a looong while. my stan smiths were on their last leg and then got trashed walking around brooklyn on a massively rainy afternoon and i literally needed a new pair of shoes (and socks) right then so finally found a shop on n. 7th that sold these:

http://nord.imgix.net/Zoom/14/_10099034.jpg

which are all leather/rubber and have a cork insole, which i've never seen before. they're less mod than i tend to go for these days but i have come to like their casualness (and fuck a canvas sneaker when you live in northern europe tbh)

here u go trace

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/amiami345/cabinet/im/1606/duckboots-hi-1st_01.jpg

'2-way shoes' = ugly AND impractical

idk i think they're kinda sweet

not rly sure tombot's collection is that of a chuck fundamentalist

unless we're talking https://www.discogs.com/artist/3234-Fun-Da-Mental

lowercase fundamentalist

i wear a lotta standard beat up low top canvas chucks. it's hard to rly explain why they suit my vibe altho currently they work with my hairdo in a paranoid vietnam vet style I SUPPOSE. chucks are v much another ils topic where you'll find me mumbling about not fucking with their essence man

one time i thought an outfit needed a little more menswear zhuzh so i switched the laces for string to create the illusion of wabi sabi artisanalism. pro tip

tho that sounds commendable, I would suggest that 'wabi sabi chuck taylors' is mb stretching it

otoh I have ordered some veja's (ta ilx) with the rationale behind my preferred pair being that they remind me of the exceptionally lint-covered floor of my oldest friend's childhood home

I enjoy being the only person wearing yellow kix - onisuka tigers - in the winter

some of these vejas are cute but i might weary of explaining the brand identity displayed proudly on the heel

http://www.veja-store.com/en/home/685-memory-burgundy-clementine.html

these are so disappointing!! fake nike footscape wovens actually made from bits of bark and carpet and bottle tops would be p admirable

well, more than they look they already are i mean

I enjoy being the only person wearing yellow kix - onisuka tigers - in the winter

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bruce lee shoes?

They're a bit bulkier / built out than the old gym trainers

i have some yellow kix

http://i.imgur.com/rlOzMVD.png

lagoon is an alt right

he is its dapper new face

Imagine if alt righters started adopting lagoon's laid back mien. I wouldn't know what to trust anymore, aesthetically.

alt right can pry my nb from my cold dead feet

https://www.aperfectdealer.com/424-large_default/new-balance-vazee-710.jpg

Just saw some NB high tops that looked cool. Not these but close

https://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/NB/m530mob_nb_14_i?wid=640&hei=600

I got these because they were $30

Game recognize game

quite like these, tho they might be a bit socky as we move towards spring.

http://www.adidas.co.uk/eqt-support-ultra-primeknit-shoes/BB1241.html

white part looks like cottage cheese

I've always seen it as more of a rice cake effect

apparently it's hard to clean

speaking of hard to clean, I like these new Converse but suede and the Irish climate don't really go together in my experience

https://www.thedropdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sage-Elsesser-x-Converse-CONS-One-Star-CC-Pro-blue-angled.jpg

suede shoes are the worst

i regret to inform you that your opinion is bad

forest green suede pumas, burgundy suede sambas, row upon row of indie front-end developers with canvas courier bags dotted with band pins, stretching infinitely to the horizon

Suede is manageable if you are sad enough to buy suede protector and check the weather forecast before putting your shoes on every day.

trace those things suck ass whatever they're made of. don't upbraid the suede

checking the weather before you go out is... not rly that sad i'd say

Oh for sure, but like checking if it's likely to rain for even an hour while you're at work, to wear suede boots, it does feel extremely attentive.

I was indicting myself if that's not clear

I have suede shoes at work and wear tougher shoes on the journey in, it's genuinely no bother

obv wouldnt wear them in deepest winter filth and i'm not claiming i havent suffered too but suede is still a good deal hardier than ppl squeam

if they're that much of an attention outlier then tbh you've probably been neglecting your leather

i should probably at this point confess that i derive a deep fetishistic zen satisfaction from shoe cleaning and watching youtube videos of people doing it so ymmv

haha yeah i got some of trainer cleaner stuff a while back and it is quite satisfying. tho i enjoy washing up more : /

tbh the perpetual necessity of mundane tasks and the tiny sense of satisfaction that comes when they're done is a nice consistent pleasure in a world where so much else is beyond control.

fuck washing a shoe

https://youtu.be/_qAfbuldwR0

this isnt perhaps my most asmr-satisfactory favourited shoe cleaning video but it is p enjoyable given that it's deedeegero from the gerogerigegege

i realise this is not kix pertinent

liked both nn and lg's picks, partic the retro runner x knit mashup of the latter since mnml future shoes arent my thing

polishing shoes is def therapeutic for me

polishing shoes is a wonderful activity

sometimes u put them on the next day and think damn.... these shiny as fuck.... that's too much sauce