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I know there's a Consumer/Collectibles thread, but I thought kicks deserve their own thread.

so here it is.

And to start it off........

Marine Parade Etnies - UK Size 10 - US Size 11- EU Size 45 - Japan Size 29

After co-ordinating a highly successful marketing and promotions campaign for the launch of his "Now and Them" album and live tour, Freeland asked Phil Dawson* (a friend and final year student at Chelsea College of Art and Design) to design the Marine Parade shoe.

Working closely with Adam, the etnies design team and Afour distribution, Dawson reworked the classic Callicut shoe, stripping it bare of all its features and rebuilding it, to reflect the personality of the Marine Parade label. His design features soft white leather with the Marine Parade conch shell logo subtly stitched into the sides and chunky navy laces.

"Its been great working with etnies, they have been exceptionally cool and patient while we tried out mad over the top prototypes that, basically through trial and error, we simplified and stripped down to a really subtle classic shoe that I'm really proud of." - Adam Freeland.
Limited Edition: No more will be availabe once they're sold!

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Price: £ 100.00 \ € 148.39

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the Stanton Warrior Adidas kicks are apparently now in production also.

get the whole Breakbeat collection! 8)
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Was so close to grabbing the Marine Parade Etnies, but decided it's just pissing my money up the wall. $300 inc. shipping? Get outta here.

Would be nice though.
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make sure to pick up the Louis Vuitton mud scrapers at the same time - only an extra £399!

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OMG GC, you are out of control with the kicks. And the really schmicko spesh ones too. You don't mind do ya? ;)

I love trainers. Have a sizeable collection of maybe 10-11 pairs but nothing too exciting- just Pumas and Asics and Adidas

:I still wear the one same pair all the time though- issues:
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I need some new trainers BADLY. Getting well over my converse faze and need something fresh. Any ideas sneaker freakers? Haven't been able to find anything good...
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great_magnet wrote:I need some new trainers BADLY. Getting well over my converse faze and need something fresh. Any ideas sneaker freakers? Haven't been able to find anything good...

I'll take ya shopping mate.


Lynty, I was close to getting the Etnies too. You're right though, at $300 they would be the most expensive kicks I've ever bought. Only just though :wink:
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breaksRbest wrote:
great_magnet wrote:I need some new trainers BADLY. Getting well over my converse faze and need something fresh. Any ideas sneaker freakers? Haven't been able to find anything good...

I'll take ya shopping mate.
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That would be sweet as mate!
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I still have a pair of boots/sneaker type kicks collect dust, I spent $359 smakers on the babies!!
Now these day I can't justify to pay that much on a pair of shoes...as much as I would love too..
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great_magnet wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
great_magnet wrote:I need some new trainers BADLY. Getting well over my converse faze and need something fresh. Any ideas sneaker freakers? Haven't been able to find anything good...

I'll take ya shopping mate.
8)

That would be sweet as mate!

I've got a few pairs in mind for you already :wink:

just your standard kicks though
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i was gunna get some Mobus shoes from street exchange 1/2 sale but they didnt have my size. they look rad. cant find bugger all on the net about them tho?
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I like these ones:

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15 pairs
japan is calling, but itll will be hard to find sz12s


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ADD_Boy wrote:I like these ones:

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Eric Koston (skater) E's, not too shabby.

kinda look like the Jordan 2 retro's (which I want)


I scored a sample pair of Adio's from that streetwear sale on Victoria St for $50. stoked.
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breaksRbest wrote:the Jordan 2 retro's
I have to say that the re-issues of the 2's are shocking. I wish I'd bought multiples back in the day. :(
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^^^^ I've got those in Black leather

for some reason the tongue digs into the top of my foot and is really uncomfortable
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Got these on the weekend. Tried to break em in at Gimme but they are still fluroescnet white, not dirty enough!

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kicks should NEVER be worn in on purpose :shock:

as soon as they're taken off they're cleaned and put back in the box, wrapped in the original crepe paper

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no these were way toooooo white, I just wanted a little beer n ash grime in the cracks. just a little patina. Gimme is no good for getting dirty at....
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bring on the Air Stab re-issues. :)
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oh come on... you cant go past a fly pair of Puma Satori's. :P
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what's with all the nike love? they look horrid.
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breaksRbest wrote:kicks should NEVER be worn in on purpose :shock:

as soon as they're taken off they're cleaned and put back in the box, wrapped in the original crepe paper

(I'm not really that bad)
You sound like Ruxspin :lol:
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when I moved, I finally had to throw away my beloved Acupunctures that I'd had for years. *sigh*
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ok, i dont know the big details... but here are my main shoes

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^nike alpha force... erm mens US 11
had these for about 2-3 weeks


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^Reebok DJ's, US 11
had these for about 3 months i think... i nearly never wear either of them tho


annnnd black globes for general use
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Rob M wrote:what's with all the nike love? they look horrid.

THEY look horrid?

you're saying that every pair of Nike's ever made, or currently on sale look horrid?
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Rob M wrote:what's with all the nike love? they look horrid.
pfft..

BrB - just scored a pair of BLK/WHT/purple AM90's...
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breaksRbest wrote:
Rob M wrote:what's with all the nike love? they look horrid.

THEY look horrid?

you're saying that every pair of Nike's ever made, or currently on sale look horrid?
I tend to agree that some of the kicks (Not only Nikes) at the moment do look pretty wrong.
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nice one Numz, have ya cleaned your Underworld's yet?


I just saw a pair of Air Max 360 Limited (Chinese Football Team, Black laser-etched) at Hype DC.

I think Ijust found my next pair
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ADD_Boy wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
Rob M wrote:what's with all the nike love? they look horrid.

THEY look horrid?

you're saying that every pair of Nike's ever made, or currently on sale look horrid?
I tend to agree that some of the kicks (Not only Nikes) at the moment do look pretty wrong.
yeah, I agree. But ALL Nikes look horrid?
That's just stupid
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breaksRbest wrote:nice one Numz, have ya cleaned your Underworld's yet?


I just saw a pair of Air Max 360 Limited (Chinese Football Team, Black laser-etched) at Hype DC.

I think Ijust found my next pair
niiice...

Underworld's still at my mates...! :shock: ain't even looked at em... bet the dirt has made its way into the teflon, never to be scrubbed off... errgh
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breaksRbest wrote:
ADD_Boy wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
THEY look horrid?

you're saying that every pair of Nike's ever made, or currently on sale look horrid?
I tend to agree that some of the kicks (Not only Nikes) at the moment do look pretty wrong.
yeah, I agree. But ALL Nikes look horrid?
That's just stupid
Agreed.
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Fents wrote:Image

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^^^ ^^^ ^^^

They've got a window to the sole...


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LOL @ mixxie!
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fooishbar wrote:when I moved, I finally had to throw away my beloved Acupunctures that I'd had for years. *sigh*
Do they even make those anymore!?
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yeah yeah yeah, nike nike nike.

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never stayed far from my Adidas. Since i was 12.


Except for that I have had 3 versions of these.
Lakai Arsenals. Dope, well made, never fail Japanese style.

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The v1's were white and grey. can't find image.
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D wrote:
fooishbar wrote:when I moved, I finally had to throw away my beloved Acupunctures that I'd had for years. *sigh*
Do they even make those anymore!?
they did about six years ago. wearing them in involved blood (there was a ridge on the shoe about halfway through the ridge on my sole), and when they wore out, there was blood too (from the plastic rubbing against the heel). but shit, I still loved them.
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fooishbar wrote:
D wrote:
fooishbar wrote:when I moved, I finally had to throw away my beloved Acupunctures that I'd had for years. *sigh*
Do they even make those anymore!?
they did about six years ago. wearing them in involved blood (there was a ridge on the shoe about halfway through the ridge on my sole), and when they wore out, there was blood too (from the plastic rubbing against the heel). but shit, I still loved them.
Ouch! I never had a pair myself other mates did I was more into my Royal Eslastics!
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DBoy wrote:

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The v1's were white and grey. can't find image.
Oooo I like those/that.
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D wrote: I was more into my Royal Eslastics!
I was a big fan of those too, the original ones that had a grey flame thing goin' on the side

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those Lakai's are tiday D-Boy.

the thread has just started, I'll get onto my love for all things non-Nike soon :roll:
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ADD_Boy wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:
ADD_Boy wrote: I tend to agree that some of the kicks (Not only Nikes) at the moment do look pretty wrong.
yeah, I agree. But ALL Nikes look horrid?
That's just stupid
Agreed.
All nikes, past and present look shit. Jordans are shit. It's all shit. I've owned a few nikes, they last like what, 3 months...wow, good workmanship on those. took all but 30c to make any of those. but you're paying $200+ on research&dev....ooooh shox! i'm impressed. /sarcasm.

I've got a pair of Mizuno runners, fitted to my foot shape and walk style and they've lasted 3 years so far, with extensive abuse.

If you buy shoes on the merit of style and looks, i don't care. It's your cash, and i'm of the opinion you get what you pay for. I've had a shocking run with Nikes and will never buy them ever. Haven't since '99 anyway. My point is, they still look as bad as they are made.

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I've got a pair of Mizuno runners, fitted to my foot shape and walk style and they've lasted 3 years so far, with extensive abuse.
So you buy shoes based on comfort, fit and function only? :lol:
Come on you must have some aesthetic senses!!! You cant really tell how comfortable a shoe is until you have bought it and worn it anyway.

I have to say I buy on looks first, its impossible to ignore the way things look...unless you are an engineer.
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Rob M wrote:All nikes, past and present look shit.
agree to disagree.

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system wrote:
BTW: BAN!
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Post by mecka »

mmm I'm jumping on the cynic bandwagon but... i'm simply over the whole sneaker thing. I but em cos they're comfortable and durable, not because they're limited edition whatsits in gaudy horrible colour schemes and what the hells with "classic" styling? Its just selling the same old shit they were selling 15 years ago except now they charge a fucking arm and a leg for it.
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they always charged an arm and a leg for the good ones. :|
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