Sneaker Review: Nike Foamposite Safari

The Safari Foamposites released on Nov. 27 2013 was the first pair of foamposites I ever purchased. (so yes i missed out on the galaxy's) I love the all white box they come in. I don't know but it's something about that white on white box that gives that something special vibe. NOW- If you watch the Trinidad James 1st and 15th, you will remember he said you have to feel the shoe to understand how incredible this sneaker is. That was actually one of the first things I did today after I received my foams. Here's the deal they have a very distinct texture and you can feel the dots on the sneaker....AMAZING! The strangest thing I noticed about the design of the shoe, aside from it being this wavy sleek type shoe in itself, is on the toe, I cant really say theres a defined toe box the laces start almost at the toe of the shoe. Look from the top, its a little weird. Now when it comes to size, I did a little research to figure out how the sizing is on this shoe. I read online that the shoe runs small and to buy half a size up. Then I ran into someone at my 9-5 who said they run true to size. Soooo I wasnt too sure what to do. I have a unique foot. I can wear a size 7Y in almost every Jordan out except the 3's and 6's and feel fine for most of the day. If I go up to a 7.5 I can wear them the entire day with no problem, but based on my actual shoe size for heels, converted to a mens shoe I am suppose to buy an 8.5 on the larger end but most of the time I buy an 8 because it fits nice, not too much toe space. So for the foams I bought an 8 and with no sock on because they have the nice built in sock. Well I would have to recommend that especially if you plan on wearing socks with your foams, buy them half a size up, because my toes had pretty much zero wiggle room. Overall, I love the shoe. Im happy with my first pair of foams, they wont be my last.

Nike Glove x Sole Collector

This Saturday 12/7/13...a very anticipated release. If you keep up with Trinidad James 1st and 15th he's been saying he's been looking for this particular pair of kicks. The color way is absolutely dope! Will you be coping a pair?

PICTURES FROM SOLE COLLECTOR

Bella’s Nike x Doernbecher Free 5.0

Another huge release for Nike was the Doernbecher Freestyle Collection. I picked up Bella's Free Run 5.0 Those were definitely targeted towards women, which was nice and they are cute enough for the older woman in your life aka MOM. Me personally, I love the details of the shoe, the hearts are great if your last name is LOVE and the microphone on the side is a plus if your into MUSIC.  I love the meaning behind the Dornbecher Collection as a whole; helping heal children- Beautiful. Im glad to know my purchase went towards a greater purpose.

Besides the mini bio thats included inside the box about Bella, you get to learn more about her by details of the shoe. On the microphone it says Grace, the heels of the shoes, have a "B" circled in hearts, the right tongue says BELIEVE, the left tongue says BRAVE BELLA, the inside of the right shoe says 20 surgeries and the left shoe says MIRACLE BABY GIRL. Now the hearts on the toe box have a very unique detail those gold accents don't just make the heart look cute, those are kidney shaped for a reason- Bella is in need of a kidney transplant. Of course nike completed this pair of kicks with an extra pair of laces, that include all the colors of the shoe-nicely done.

 
 

Nike Dunk Low SB Primitive x Clark Kent 112

This is definitely a great Black Friday release. For me the best for 2013-EASY! Costing only $98 Any and everyone knows that DJ Clark Kent is one of the most respected sneaker heads. His collection is crazy and for nike x primitive to release this collabo at at such a low price is impressive and much appreciated. Im not big on lows of any shoe except the Air Force 1, but I couldn't pass up this low. Its very comfortable and a head turner. The neon yellow, elephant print and 3M reflective all on one shoe- AMAZINGLY DOPE.

 

H-TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT PHOTOS

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FLUD X MAYOR SNEAKER TRAVEL DUFFLE BAG REVIEW pt 1

On Nov 23 2013 in Houston, TX aka H-TOWN. I attended the H-TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT 10TH Anniversary at Reliant Stadium. One of the vendors was FLUD, who was selling the most sought after Sneaker Travel Duffle bag for $70. BUY IT HERE Now they only had the camo which is what you see pictured above. This is a great travel bag. the individual pouches for the sneakers are actually sown into the bag. The pouches don't fit all shoes sizes, I wear a mens 8.5 and they sales rep told me, I would have no problem. I've had people who wear a mens size 13 however, express that their shoes don't fit in the bag. So would imagine if you wear anything larger than maybe a 9.5 or 10 you should contact FLUD watches before you purchase the bag. Now whats great about it, if your shoes fit, you can lay the shoes in each pouch, like they are in your shoe box, or you can stand them up; but you must face them in alternate directions. Now if your like me, you have more than 3 pairs of shoes that you travel with, so you need more than 3 pouches. What the rep at the summit informed me is that "Fall 2014 they will be sold separately" So thats definitely something we can look forward to, are some additional pouches to put into this wonderful bag. Once I take it for a trip, I'll do part 2 of this review and let you know how sturdy and durable the bag is.

REAL or FAKE: JORDAN 11

So Im in the process of solidifying my Jordan Collection, and as I mentioned in my last post, Im an ebayer. But I don't do fakes and like to make sure I'm well informed before I purchase any pair of kicks. One thing that has been very helpful that learned around the way is ASK THE BUYER FOR THE STYLE NUMBER.  You can call or email Nike, or use their or any search engine (google, yahoo, bing etc.) to make sure the style number matches the shoe :) If you need more assurance than that I came across a great check list to make sure you don't buy any fake Jordan 11's.

HERE'S THE LINK

Jordan 7 Fake or Real

Sooooo I a huge EBAYER and I love my Jordan 7's while searching and finding a pair of my GRAILS for fairly cheap on ebay. I decided to do some research before deciding if I'm going to attempt to win this pair of shoes, I found this great list of ways to identify if your Jordan 7s are fake on Kicks on Fire.

Here's the Link

H TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT

November 23 2013 the Winter H-Town Sneaker Summit 10th Anniversary Goes Down! I have been to 3 HTown Sneaker Summit's. Im right up the road and if you've never been Houston, TX is a great city to be in. This was actually the first sneaker even I ever went to and I've been hooked on these events ever since. But Im sure you understand. Now H-Town... they do a Summer and Winter Summit, so you  get a double dose. Every time I've been they always do it big, in the stadium, with giveaways, performance, dope event shirt, crazy appearances (Bun B, king of the Trill is always there showing off his kicks collection) and some nice displays from crews and kick addicts all over the state. As time draws near to the 10th Anniversary, they continue to give us insight into all they have planned. So far Married to the Mob is doing the event shirt, DJ SKEE (@djskee) will be in the building-bring your heat for a chance to be on #SKEELOCKER 

AND on November 14 it as announced that 40OZ NYC will also be there. Now I will also be there to take pictures, which I will be posting of course, so all you that miss out will see how BIG we do it in TEXAS. 

For more on the H-TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT and to purchase your TICKETS: http://sneakersummit.com/

Be sure to follow on both twitter and instagram : @djplove

@djskee

@HTownSneakerSummit 

@40oznyc

@mostoffcialmob

NIKE RELEASE DATES 2013 - JUNE 2014

November 2013 Jordan Release Dates

11/15/13 – Nike Air Trainer 1 Mid “Brogue”
11/16/13 – Burn Rubber x New Balance 577 “Joe Louis”
11/16/13 – Nike Air DT Max ’96 “Snakeskin”
11/16/13 – Nike LeBron 11 NSW Lifestyle “King of the Street”
11/16/13 – Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Laney”
11/16/13 – Air Jordan 4 Retro QS “Lightning” – Cancelled
11/16/13 – Nike LeBron XI “Gamma Blue”
11/20/13 – Nike Air Force 1 Low The Glove “Pine Green”
11/21/13 – adidas D Rose 4 “Chicago Nightfall”
11/23/13 – Nike Air Max 180 “Laser Crimson” + “Bright Concord”
11/23/13 – adidas D Rose 4 “Michigan Avenue”
11/23/13 – Nike Doernbecher 2013 Collection
11/23/13 – Air Jordan 5 Retro GS Teal/Pink-Purple
11/26/13 – Nike Air Trainer SC II “Megatron”
11/26/13 – DJ Clark Kent x Nike SB Dunk Low “112″

 11/26/13 – Reebok Kamikaze II “Nocturnal”
11/27/13 – Nike Air Penny V “Lil’ Penny”
11/27/13 – Nike Air Foamposite One “Safari”
11/27/13 – Nike LeBron XI (11) “Terracotta Warrior” 
11/29/13 – Nike KD VI “Maryland Blue Crab”
11/29/13 – Nike Air Force 1 Low “Cherrywood Red”
11/29/13 – Nike Air Zoom Flight The Glove “Oregon State”
11/29/13 – Nike Air Penny V “Camo”
11/29/13 – Air Jordan 5 Retro “Oreo”
11/29/13 – Reebok Shaq Attaq “Brick City”
11/29/13 – Nike LeBron 11 GS “T-Rex”
11/30/13 – Jordan 6 Rings Retro “Bred”
11/30/13 – Nike Kobe 8 System “Mine Grey”
11/30/13 – Nike Air Diamond Turf Max 96 “Brave Blue”
11/30/13 – Nike Air Diamond Turf “Purple Dynasty”
11/30/13 – Nike Air Diamond Turf Total Orange/Gamma Blue-Green Glow

December 2013 Jordan Release Dates

12/02/13 – Air Jordan 1 Retro Hi Premier “Varsity Red”
12/06/13 – Reebok Kamikaze II Mid “Ghost of Christmas Past”
12/07/13 – Jordan Son Of Mars Low “Dark Sea”
12/07/13 – Jordan 6 Rings “Gamma Blue”
12/07/13 – Air Jordan 1 Retro ’95 “Gamma Blue”
12/07/13 – Nike LeBron 11 “Miami vs. Akron”
12/07/13 – Nike KD VI “Precision Timing”
12/13/13 – Reebok Shaq Attaq “Ghosts of Christmas Present”
12/14/13 – Air Jordan 12 Retro “Taxi”
12/14/13 – Nike LeBron 11 “Miami Nights”
12/21/13 – Air Jordan 11 Retro “Gamma Blue”

12/23/13 – Reebok Question “Ghost of Christmas Future”
12/28/13 – Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Bred”

January 2014

1/18/14 – Air Jordan 3 Retro “Powder Blue”
1/18/14 – Nike Air Up ’14 “Orlando Magic”
1/25/14 – Air Jordan 10 Retro “Cool Grey”
1/31/14 – Reebok The Rail “Milwaukee Bucks”

February 2014 Jordan Release Dates

2/15/14 – Air Jordan 6 Retro “White Infrared”
2/22/14 – Air Jordan 10 Retro “Powder Blue”

March 2014

3/07/14 – Reebok Kamikaze 1 Red/Black-White
3/22/14 – Air Jordan 10 Retro “Venom Green

Air Jordan Retro Releases April 2014

Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG
555088-104
April 2014
$140

Air Jordan 2 Retro
385475-023
April 2014
$150

Air Jordan 9 Retro
302370-106
April 2014
$170

Air Jordan 11 Retro Low
528895-033
April 2014
$150

Air Jordan Retro Releases May 2014

Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG
555088-123
May 2014
$140

Air Jordan 2 Retro
385475-153
May 2014
$150

Air Jordan 6 Retro
384664-160
May 2014
$170

Air Jordan 11 Retro Low
528895-033
April 2014
$150

Air Jordan Retro Releases June 2014

Air Jordan 2 Retro
385475-102
June 2014
$150

Air Jordan 11 Retro Low
528895-023
June 2014
$150

credit to http://sneakerbardetroit.com/2013/10/air-jordan-retro-summer-2014-releases/ for the list

LACE LOCKS

I absolutely LOVE lace locks! the IHMDJ (I hate my day job) lace locks got me hooked. I mean we get to accessorize why not let our kicks that we care for so much do the same. I have a couple pairs I will be putting these on but I am always looking for more Lace Locks to beautify my kicks.  I have listed below some website to find Lace Locks on but I am always looking for more.

http://taintedny.bigcartel.com/
http://www.lovemycustom.com/?s=lace+locks
and of course ebay.com is always a great site to check

KICKS N COLLEGE: BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY

Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply Jeans
Boom Sweatshirt by Jimmy Lim (Target collection)

Bethune Cookman Shirt (purchased on ebay.com)

Nike Air Force 1 West Indies Edition

KICKS N COLLEGE: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply Jeans 

Circa 1880 SU Sweatshirt 

Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Laney (2013 Release)

KICKS N COLLEGE

photo credit: http://cheese.collegebread.com/index.php/26-the-hbcu-struggle

I am a proud graduate of Southern University and A&M College (GO JAGS!) and  am a sneakerhead, kick addict etc. The sneaker game on any campus is crazy I mean look at Oregon and these green 5s exclusive for the team. College is great no matter which one you go to, Please "get ya education!" But I am proud to have graduated from an HBCU and feel like we dont get the love and respect we that have earned and deserve. So to show my love I will be posting outfits (no different from any other blog; right!?) featuring kicks (some nu some old) and gear from various HBCU's. If you are a student, alumni or fan and have an outfit or want to see one featured. Let me know. My first post is obvious but I am searching daily for the perfect shirt to rock with my kicks. Heres a preview of what I have planned so far...

1-Souther University and A&M College (SU)
2-Bethune Cookman (B-CU)
3-Alabama A&M University (AAMU)

Looking for shirts for these right now....
4-Alabama State University (ASU)
5-Tuskegee University
6- Grambling State University (GSU)
7- Prairie View A&M University (PV)
8-Texas State University (TSU)
9- Clark Atlanta University (CAU)
10- Spelman University
11-Morehouse College
12-Morris Brown University
13-Howard University
14-Hampton University
15-Hillman College (I know its fictitious, but i love the cosby show)
16- Virginia State University  (VSU)
17-Florida A&M University (FAMU)
18- Huston Tillotson University (HT)

Air Jordan 6 Rings Bel-Air

So I finally decided to take my Air Jordan 6 Rings Bel-Airs out the box today and wear. Before I put on any shoe I always inspect it, so as I am inspecting, I find that they have a major defect for some Deadstock shoes. My jumpman is missing its head, body and arms! Since Nike is now sold out of my size, the best they could do for me was a 10% discount, not bad...still damaging to my sneaker addict ego, but I dont wanna let the shoes go. So with this in mind, I decided to go on and wear the shoe anyway. I have never owned a pair of 6 rings and after 6 hours of wear, my feet felt horrible. They are the least comfortable pair of J's I own. I was not standing or walking in them the entire 6 hours. I was sitting most of the time and I bought my size not a size too small or too big. Just not a comfortable pair of shoes. On the positive notes though, they are mos def a head turning shoe, will get you a lot of compliments and some new haters. Great with black or white jeans. I went with the black.