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The problem is there's plenty of crap masquerading as the good stuff, at the higher price point, and telling the difference is not easy. (At least pre-purchase!
by robinsonb5 1y ago
The problem is there's plenty of crap masquerading as the good stuff, at the higher price point, and telling the difference is not easy. (At least pre-purchase!)
- Der_Einzige 1y agoWhen you learn about clothes and fashion, it’s quite easy to tell the difference. HN is full of computer nerds who can’t fanthom that computers are as mysterious to normies as sneakers are to the nerds of HN. A lot of people know how to tell apart good and bad footwear - it just isn’t you or your crowd!
- ungreased0675 1y agoShoe culture places very little emphasis on the actual quality of the product. Brand and exclusivity is far more important.
- everdrive 1y ago"Shoe culture" might be one the dumbest trends in the market today.
- Der_Einzige 1y agoThere's sneaker head culture and than there's the high end foot wear crowd. Sneaker heads are all about the new nike x yeezy "mchitler edition" collab air joran X's high end foot wear crowd will drop 700$ on aldens and almost 1000$ on a pair of boots from whites or nicks which will outlive you and your parents. It's not the same crowd.
- teiferer 1y agoFew people I know have a turnaround on gear as the footwear nerds. The year is split into multiple seasons, they buy a bunch of shoes for that season, wear them only a few times if at all, and when next season comes it all goes to the trash. Because next season is warmer/colder/wetter/drier, and next year same season the stuff is all out of fashion and they need to buy new models. It' sickening.