In honor of the Pittsburgh Penguins making it to the Finals another year, I figured I’d post up some lovely shoes from the Nike Livestrong Collection, all in Pgh’s fav colorways. I’m not a big fan of the Air Footscape Wovens, but, hey, whatever floats your boat or finds your lost remote, y’know. Original pics from Freshness Mag.

Nike Livestrong x Futura “FLOM” Dunks

Nike Livestrong x The Hideout Footscape Woven

Nike Livestrong x Busy P x So Me Air Force 1

Nike Livestrong x Mr. Cartoon Air Force 1

For all of y’all literary types who fancy big, sprawling books…it doesn’t get much bigger, or more sprawling than this within contemporary letters (well, maybe this, but…): Join in and read one of the great texts from the late David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest. With groups on the Twitter and the Facebook helping with motivation there is no better time than the present.

People say stuff like this out of the side of their mouth all the time, but this book changed my life, introduced me to a different way of viewing the world, tied me to other people in a way no other book has done. Yes, there are over a thousand pages here, but contrary to what many critics have said, there is not a word out of place, nothing superfluous here, I promise. Thanks, Dave, we miss you.

Infinite Summer

(pic from wikipedia)

…Google…google…google.

And but so, it continues to be a ridiculous year for the Air Max 90…you’know, whole 20th anniversary and all. These Black Hologram Sparkle 90s are lovely, and since there are only 25 pairs made, you’ll never have them (well, you can head to Osneaker, but other that that…). It’s good to dream, though, like, for instance, last night I dreamt that my eyeball swallowed outside reality, and vomited a perfect representation of it into my mind-stuff…or, wait, maybe I read that somewhere…or, maybe, my mind-stuff vomited the world into my eye, or eye-mind…or maybe Kant just touched me inappropriately in my dream, with Locke just standing there all creepy in the background…

(High Snobiety)

I have no idea how long this will last, but if you move quickly and head to Michel Gondry’s website, he’ll draw your portrait for $19.95. That is, if you submit a photo of yourself, in a couple months time you’ll be the proud owner of a caricature of yourself done by the very, very talented Mr. Gondry, who if you aren’t aware, has directed some stellar films, like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind, among other projects…Sweet deal, hurry up, because the piece of shit you picked up at auction last year is worth 1/100 of the money you thought it was.

(SlamXHype)

You’ve just gotta watch this, if you are one of the four people who haven’t already. It kinda sucks Vince got his tongue bit by a pros, and then beat her up, I was enjoying the Offer v. Mays infomercial battle. Oh well, you’re gonna love his nuts anyhow…unless he owes you money.

Okay, so even though these are fancy ass Air Max 90s from the Stage Collection, featuring Livestrong accents, and a small production release (150 pairs worldwide, I thinks), I really just like ‘em because they match Pittsburgh sports teams’ colors. Now let’s go up 3-2 in the series, Pens, come on! (Regarding the shoes, Mentalkicks has a couple sizes in if you have the dough.)

(High Snobiety)

Okay, so fairly lame post title…I know, I know…

…But, as mentioned previously, if you happen to be in the vicinity of Zurich, and love them sneakers, you can head to Sneakerness and check out this sweet Collaboration betwixt Double Goose and Art Force One. This package comes with a leather goose down vest and some AF1s to match. It all comes in a pretty wooden box to keep your coolness in…I was at the mall a long time ago, back when skaters wore backpacks all the time, when it wasn’t retro to do such, it just was, and some kid asked my friend if he kept his coolness in his bag…pretty good burn.

(High Snobiety)

Someday, somehow, I will get my ass into creating a pair of Nike iD Bespoke sneaks. For now, I will have to settle for looking at other people’s shoes. Designers Plus41 and Grotesk hooked up and made this lovelies, which are available for viewing at Sneakerness on May 9th if you are in Zurich, which is also some bullshit, how ’bout a little PGH love? Man, this was a tired ass post, but I’m feeling a little tired ass, and I’m glad it’s Friday. Happy early Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there.

(High Snobiety)

The Revolutionary Gourmet is a new shoe company (new to me, at  least), founded by several fashion industry vets – Grey Lucci, Greg Johnson and Jon Buscenmi. The footwear feature classic stylings with some haute flair, and are made from high quality materials (”French tannery leather,” hand-sown loveliness, and memory foam insoles and air technology. The shoes also feature a range of high-end price tags, one can only assume. If you have the cash and happen to be in Hong Kong, swing by JUICE and get you some. Go on, you wanna, you really do…

(Lots of Love for Freshness)