Yep, it's been a while since I last posted, but due to my current occupation it is going to be like this for a little longer. I am getting ready to move to Korea. This means almost all my shit is packed and on a boat. And I am super fucking busy running around all of Savannah.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8F3UE9qFsg)
For now I am rotating through a very short list of shoes. Nice, but short.
Here is one of the five pairs I will be rocking for about four more weeks.
The New BalanceXBurn Rubber MT580. So first about the boutique. Located in the Motor City, this is there first collaboration with any shoe company. I am glad that it was with New Balance. I firmly believe NB puts out quality products and does not over saturate the market with hyped " limited editions". There has been some issues with the store and how they handled the drop. Some of their local customers have said that they gave away a lot of their first shipment to friends and families. Leaving the public with very few to purchase. For me that is a no brainer. If you had the chance to do something epic like that, wouldn't you hook up the people you love first. I personally feel like the true sneakerheads were pissed that hypebeast got their hands on the shoes and tripled the mark up. To be honest if this wasn't a MT580, a first time collaboration and sneakernews.com didn't put the news of it on its site. It wouldn't have been as large of a drop as it was made out to be. BUT this is also what made it so special. Plus they did a fucking awesome job on the shoes.
The MT580 is normally a shoe used in the Japanese collaboration. God knows Mita has used it so many times that I am sure that their collabs are now boring to Japan. This colorway of the shoe ( Burn Rubber) has completely smashed all other competition. The fact that gray is primarily the only color on the shoe and it still looks awesome is an attestment to the thought Burn Rubber put into the materials of the shoe. The side wall and toe is a buttery gray suede. The toebox is tightly netted mesh that is very breathable. The shoes also have large amount of 3M, but it looks well put on the shoe; it's located on the heel and sidewalls and around the edges of the N logo. Argly laces and inner shoe grace these beauties as well. The colors of the argyle are of Burn Rubbers store. The argyle on the laces are stitched and not screen printed, meaning that with time it wil not rub off or peel.The shoes also came with the Burn Rubber mascot hangtag, but i don't wear them shits cuz they look stupid.
When the shoes first dropped I had no cash, so I missed out. I got lucky though about a week and a half ago. I was hitting up http://www.hanon-shop.com/ and BOOM their they were. I knew getting them from Europe I would pay extra, but hell when you see gold TAKE IT! For some strange reason when I purchased them, I recieved a huge disount. On the final cash out I paid exactly retail price in America. Talk about lucky.
Also for anyone wondering I don't do videos on my shoes. Yes it would be a lot easier, but I like words because I don't have to pause or rewind them. I like to use pictures for the same reason, plus I can look as long as I want.
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