Month: October 2015

I don’t partake in groupie-ish activities. I don’t ask “famous people” for pictures. I don’t tweet shit intentionally thirsting for retweets from people or corporations. By and large, I don’t really partake in fanboying at all.

However, the exception to that is Kith. I absolutely love Kith. Everything from Ronnie Fieg‘s collaborative sneakers with Asics and New Balance, to their clothing collections (the first Essentials drop and White Label 2.0 would be my favorites if I had to chose), to the recent Kith Treats cereal bar inside the Brooklyn Kith location. Why do I love Kith so much, you may ask? There’s a few reasons. read more

You know what the best thing about being a KicksOneTwo reader is?

It’s that we’re always going to keep it 8 more than 92 with you (that’s 100 for anyone out there who’s mathematically challenged). We believe that honesty is the best policy, and we strive to make sure every piece we write is as brutally honest as possible.

There’s too many sites and “personalities” nowadays that seem to have lost their way, and shamelessly amp everything that a company puts out, either because they’re getting paid or because they’re getting sent free product (or they’re hoping to). There’s nothing worse than just turning into a corporate megaphone, and we’re never going to be doing that here. read more

Summer is truly, fully, 100% over. No matter how hard everyone who’s still wearing shorts and sandals is trying to hold on, it’s gone. It’s fall now, and winter is right around the corner.

Now that summer’s over and the hype for any summer releases has passed, I can look back on the full slate of summer footwear releases with a more unbiased view. And when I do that….there’s only one thing I can think of. Jordan Brand really dropped the ball with their Summer 15′ releases. I’d even venture to say that Summer 15′ was one of their worst seasons in the last few years. read more