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Our Favorite Things This Summer

August 13, 2018

Our Favorite Things This Summer

The term wardrobe essential is often used to describe those generic items in our closet that almost everyone owns (or…

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Ten Great Sneakers for Spring

April 5, 2018

Ten Great Sneakers For Spring

The weather is starting to heat up again in California, reminding me it’s almost time for camp collar shirts and…

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Where Do Sneakers Go From Here?

January 11, 2018

Where Do Sneakers Go From Here?

If your tastes steer toward the classics, it’s a been a great decade or more for sneakers. Nike’s constant churn…

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Adidas is Coming Out with GATS

June 12, 2017

Adidas Is Coming Out With GATS

For those interested in German Army Trainers – otherwise known as GATs, which German Army recruits used to wear to…

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Fail Grails

April 13, 2017

Fail Grails

Not all uniforms fit. As a teen, I was a skate rat for a summer or two, a hardcore kid…

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That Other Adidas Tennis Shoe: Rod Laver

February 16, 2017

That Other Adidas Tennis Shoe: Rod Laver

The Adidas Stan Smith has been the sneaker of the 2010s (evidence: Phoebe Philo wears it on the runway in…

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Style & Fashion Drawings: Heibon Punch vs Silverlake

August 31, 2016

Style & Fashion Drawings: Heibon Punch Vs Silverlake

I’ve been re-reading Ametora, trying to imitate the illustration styles of some of the artists important to Ivy history. I…

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A Guide to Retro Running Shoes

August 29, 2016

A Guide To Retro Running Shoes

In the 1970s, shortly after Japan fell in love with Ivy Style, the Japanese started noticing that American college students…

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Ten Great Sneakers for Spring

March 17, 2016

Ten Great Sneakers For Spring

Should we make this a tradition? Last year we rounded up ten great sneakers for spring, as warm weather calls…

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NOStalgia: Five Resurrected Sneaker Designs under $100 Worth Buying

November 18, 2015

NOStalgia: Five Resurrected Sneaker Designs Under $100 Worth Buying

You can sift through garage sales and ebay for your the sneakers you wanted when a new pair of sneakers…

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More Adidas Sneakers Than a Plumber’s Got Pliers: The History of Shelltoes

August 24, 2015

More Adidas Sneakers Than A Plumber’s Got Pliers: The History Of Shelltoes

Gary Warnett goes historical on one of the first (post-Chuck Taylor) basketball sneakers to transition to streetwear/subcultural status symbol: the…

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“It’s like a canvas.” Stan Smith on Stan Smiths

May 6, 2015

“It’s Like A Canvas.” Stan Smith On Stan Smiths

Since the great Adidas Stan Smith revival of the last few years, spurred by new celebrity endorsements and intentional scarcity…

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Stan Smiths Blazers

April 7, 2015

Stan Smiths Blazers

Apparently, you can design some Stan Smith inspired Blazers through Nike’s ID program. And you know what? They’re pretty cool. …

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Ten Great Sneakers for Spring

March 26, 2015

Ten Great Sneakers For Spring

I love hard bottom shoes, but spring is a great time to wear sneakers. You can pair them with most…

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The Rise of Sneaker Culture Exhibit

March 6, 2015

The Rise Of Sneaker Culture Exhibit

The Brooklyn Museum will have an exhibit this summer on the rise of sneaker culture. The exhibit will look at look…

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