Recent Entries

• The Sneaker You Never Wear Is The One That Actually Matters

  by Dez Fontaine Thu at 9:00 PM
  I got this pair sitting in my closet right now. Dead stock from like 2008. Never touched the pavement. The sole is still got that waxy factory feel, laces still got the crimp from the factory knot. And honestly? That sneaker might be the most important thing I own, but not for any reason you're thin...

• Sneakers Are The Only Democracy That Still Works

  by Dez Fontaine Thu at 5:30 PM
  I been thinking about this lately. Like really thinking. Because sneakers might be the last thing we got where merit actually matters and nobody can fake it.See, here's what I mean. You can't talk your way into respecting somebody's sneaker game. You can't have money fake it, can't have connections ...

• The Sneaker Drop Is Just Peak Capitalism Pretending To Be Community

  by Dez Fontaine Thu at 12:00 PM
  I used to think I was collecting sneakers. Now I know I was collecting anxiety wrapped in hype and premium packaging.There's this moment right before a drop that's weirdly identical to gambling addiction. You're refreshing your phone, your heart is moving faster than it should, you're already mental...

• When Your Sneakers Become The Thing You Can't Stop Thinking About At 3am

  by Dez Fontaine Thu at 8:00 AM
  I got like fifteen pairs sitting in my closet right now and I can tell you the story behind each one. Not the retail story. Not the hype beast story. The actual story. The night I copped them, who I was with, what was happening in my head, what changed after I put them on.That's the sneaker culture ...

• Sneakers Are Just Receipts of Who You Actually Are

  by Dez Fontaine Thu at 7:00 AM
  I used to think sneaker culture was about the shoes. Like, genuinely believed it was about rubber and leather and whether your Jordans had the right air bubble or if your Dunks matched the hype machine that week. Took me way too long to realize that's the surface level conversation, the thing people...