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Generic Man – Academy Hi

I’ve been doing a decent job of Gilt abstaining, but I saw these kicks and had to spring for it. I love Generic Man. All of their shoes are hand-made in Portugal and feature high quality materials. Right here is a pair of the Academy Hi from Generic Man’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Beautiful shoe featuring smooth perforated suede with a rubber tip, leather accents, lined with leather on the inside, and a gum sole. Very nice deep navy color. Super stylish, great all-purpose sneaker. Would look badass dressed up or down.

I’m wearing these bad boys here at Gigantic Studios.

Generic Man | Gilt Groupe

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Zuriick – Alpha Beata & Albert Ocean

One of the things I love about Gilt is exposure to brands I hadn’t heard of before. Zuriick is a great example of one such brand. Zuriick is a small-time 3-year-old footwear company that doesn’t “overdo branding.” Their main bit of branding is that all of their soles are purple. Zuriick features a lot of cool, colorful shoes. I love this pair of Alpha Beatas. Love the blue accents on the lace-holes.

Zurrick currently runs their entire online business on Big Cartel. I checked out their online store and lo and behold, they had a sale that I had to get in on. I got their Albert Ocean, which are hip and comfortably puffy hi-tops. Love that signature purple sole! They don’t even have a size printed on the tongue.

Here is a mini-documentary with the guys from Zuriick discussing their mission and how they use Big Cartel to run their business.

Zuriick | BigCartel | Gilt

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Gourmet – L’ Nove on Grass

I couldn’t resist snapping a great photo of my Gourmet L’Nove kicks while I was at Prospect Park even as Gao Di and Alexa made fun of my ridiculous shoe obsession. Ah, so pretty.

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ALIVESHOES = Fashion + Art + Sustainability

Here is an awesome project called ALIVESHOES (not to be confused with ALIFE) that brings together ideas of high fashion, sustainability and artistic expression. Each shoe is beautifully hand-crafted and numbered in Italy with sustainable materials like untreated and organic natural cotton, leather and cork, ecologically scented foam rubber and fully biodegradable TPU polyurethane. Each shoe is also individually hand-colored. These shoes also feature the original sketch of the installment stitched into the tongue. As ALIVESHOES says on their own site, “wearing ALIVESHOES is like wearing nature itself.”

These shoes are then used as the medium to create sculptures and art installations. Above is a photo from Steve Siegel’s Beach Blocks, an installation of a large number of shoes on a beautiful landscape in Srolo, Italy. The shoes used in the installation are now available for purchase for a base level of 150 EUROS, which covers the material costs, and the option to build up your contribution to charitable partners and future art projects. The purchase page is super cool as well and let’s you pick the individual shoe you want. Tons of monochrome color options!

These are some seriously beautiful shoes and I am yearning for a pair myself. You can tell a lot of love went into each shoe. There are more projects to come from ALIVESHOES and they look awesome so I recommend you go check them out. The price is a bit steep but hopefully, one day I’ll get my hands on a pair! My birthday is coming up, friends & family… I would like light blue.. size 43….

Check out ALIVESHOES (via Thrillist)

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Gourmet – Nove Kicks

Jesus, Gilt, the things you make me do. Picked up two pairs of Gourmet’s Nove sneaks, one in grey and one in black. I am fulling in a color gradient here. Anyway, these shoes feature a beautifully simple design. The shoe has a nice shape with a relatively bare surface, except for a slick ankle strap featuring a Gourmet logo. I’m loving the patterned midsole, too. The black ones are very sleek while the grey ones have a bit more of a rugged work boot look. Both are quite awesome.

Gourmet | Gilt

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Y-3 Yohji Yamamoto Honja Hi Tops

Gilt is an enabler, man, and it has me in a bad way. A love for sneakers + non-stop deals is turning me online shopper crazy. Recently, I have been receiving packages at work once a week or more. I can’t stop.

This deal was something I could not pass up. Y-3 Yohji Yamamoto Honja Hi Tops. I have been wanting a pair of Y-3’s for a long time, but never really wanted to pay the full price for a pair ($250+), and lo and behold, a sale comes and I’m on top of the shit like I’ve got rabies. Check these badass shoes out. Unique shape featuring crinkled leather and perforated stripes and tip…. glorious.

Y-3 | Gilt

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The Jump Vanquish

A better look at Jump’s Vanquish which I blogged about back in February. A bit of a better shot with Gao Di’s new camera. This is what I call sneaker porn. Rocked these on a gig last week. I love these kicks.

JUMP

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Creative Recreation Dicoco Hi-Top

I’ve been eyeing Creative Recreation for some time and now I finally own my first pair! Gilt had a nice selection of Creative Recreation sneaks the other day so, of course, I had to get in on the action because I am a consumer whore. I nabbed a pair of the Dicoco Hi-Tops. Stylish, nice colorway, comfortable, awesome leather velcro ankle straps, love the little ‘Creative Recreation’ logo detailings by the show laces and on the back/side of the sole – I love this shoe! These kicks retail around $110. Next pair of Creative Recreations will probably be Cesario’s. These guys make some awesome metallic colorways, too!

Creative Recreation | Gilt

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Generic Surplus Military Hi-Tops – Fresh Kicks

Quickly becoming one of my favorite brands is Generic Man’s Generic Surplus, fashionably understated sneaks that are surprisingly affordable. Because I have no self control and Generic Surplus keeps popping up on Gilt, I, yet again, went for the gold. If I had been a little quicker I might have ended up with ten new pairs of sneaks, but instead I only managed to nab a pair of Mililtary Hi-Tops in white/light grey in my size. Check out the hip photo from Generic Surplus’ factory in Korea of the beautiful shoe.

This shoe is awesome. The shoe features a simple design of white canvas and very light grey suede. Comfortable and sleek (kinda retro too), Generic Surplus does it again. I need to grab these in grey at some point (and knowing my condition, that point is coming along very soon. In fact… it may have happened already.) Retails at $72.00

Generic Surplus | Gilt Groupe

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Jump Shoes – Copper Volunteer

Again, here is Jump, solidifying their place in my book as one of the most badass footwear brands out there. I’ve had the silver Volunteer since they came out maybe 2 years ago, but I just finally managed to get a pair of the shoes in copper for contrast. John, who introduced me to Jump, actually has these, but with him temporarily out of NY he gave his blessing for me to cop a pair for myself and rock them without being a “swagger jacker.”

Check out those kicks, looks like something an Evangelion would wear. Or Metal Mario? The color is amazing, and I know from seeing John’s pair, that these shoes will look badass with some wear and tear.

Jump

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The Generic Man’s Chuckman

I have already expressed deep love for Generic Surplus, which is an offshoot of the Generic Man brand. As per usual, Gilt continues to bring some great deals that I just cannot seem to pass up. I just got a pair of these badass sneaks, the Chuckman, Generic Man’s take on the chukka boot.

I love Generic Man’s manifesto.

The “Newdult” is tiring of streetwear and the high price of luxury. In response, ‘the generic man’ has created thoughtfully priced luxury for this new modern adult.

Who is the generic man?

The generic man doesn’t need branding and logos to make him feel confident or stylish.
He understand the significance of quality construction and clean, simple, refined lines.

The generic man is confident enough in himself to accept simplicity.

These shoes are awesome. Italian wool on the sides and leather tip. Note that they do not feature any actual branding. Where Generic Surplus shoes display a ‘Generic Surplus’ logo, on Generic Man’s chukka boot, that space is left blank. The shoes speak for themselves. Badass.

Also, look inside the shoe for some nice detailing.

The suggested retail on these bad boys comes as a bit of a hefty price tag at $285. This is where deal-hunter’s mentality comes in. Gilt sure knows how to feed an addiction.

http://www.thegenericman.com/

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Generic Surplus Opens Online Store

Generic Surplus just opened their online store. As I have said before, I am madly in love with Generic Surplus’ shoes. Generic Surplus is a brand offshoot of Generic Man featuring very reasonably priced and fashionable kicks.

Shop Generic Surplus online!

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Jump’s Sneaker Deluxe Collection – The Vanquish

I am a huge fan of Jump, a footwear brand that originated in Taiwan. Simply put, their sneakers are badass. I owe my knowledge of the brand to my old roommate, John, who knew some of the guys over at Jump and told me to get down with their sneaks. I stepped into Jump’s Soho Boutique last week where they were offering a 30% discount in celebration of the Chinese New Year & Valentine’s Day. Awesome.

I snagged a pair of Jump’s Vanquish sneakers from their Sneaker Deluxe collection in Grey Nappa. These bad boys were released last year and I’ve been wanting them since… nothing like a good discount to incent me. These shoes are awesome. When you get a pair of shoes from the Sneaker Deluxe collection you’re given a nice large canvas Jump bag. The packaging is also super slick, coming in a large black box simply with the Jump and Sneaker Deluxe logos embossed in gold. As an added bonus, you get two beautiful carrying cases to house your righty and lefty sneak.

The Jump Vanquish is a beautiful shoe. My grey pair came with two pairs of laces… white laces for a more casual look and dark grey laces for a nice dressed-up feel. I’ve currently got them laced grey. At $188, these badass kicks come at a bit of a hefty price, but they are super comfortable and when I wear them I just can’t stop looking at my feet.

Check out Jump’s blog for some other cool Vanquish colorways.

Jump is really starting to get all over the map these days and I suggest you go grab a pair.

Jump Official Site

Jump is located at 89 Spring St. btwn Broadway and Mercer

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Puma’s Unlimited Lo Evo

Like I said previously, I cannot help myself for a great deal on Gilt. I nabbed these Puma Unlimited Lo Evo’s in gold and although I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of Puma footwear, these sneaks are badass. I love the copper vibe… these are definitely kicks that can get scuffed up and will still look fresh.

photo from Gilt

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More Kicks from Generic Surplus

Because I just can’t help it when there’s a good deal on Gilt, here I am buying more discount Generic Surplus sneaks. You may remember Generic Surplus from my post on their badass Pointy Oxford Sneakers. With this recent sale from Gilt, I acquired two more pairs from the brand that was founded in an NYC loft in ‘97. Both of these kicks are hip as hell. I got two different grey pairs, the cotton lo top and the canvas lo top.

I love the cotton lo tops’ simplicity. With only three lace loops, the loop pattern really stands out and you have a really slick pair of sneakers. Very comfortable.

The canvas lo tops are not as stylish as the cotton ones, but they are very simple and remind me of Feiyue’s lo tops that are often bootlegged for cheap kung fu kicks.

Kudos, Generic Surplus. I am a fan, indeed!

(photos from Gilt)