YO YO YO, WHAT'S GUCCI EVERYONE!! 

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO... THE FIRST EPISODE OF
"CK CREW: OUTFITS OF THE WEEK" 

Heyyyyy guys, Jenbah here. So not doing my traditional blog post today but i'm just checking in to tell you guys about these new vans I heard about! Also, this is to make up for the lack of converse and vans news in my previous post.

SO lets jump right in. Vans are releasing a 'Polar bear pack', this showcases furry and fuzzzzzzzzzy form of the old skool, authentic and lampin styles. The sneakers will come in only a white colour.


How cute do these look? LOL shoes for winter anybody? These furry kicks will drop at BILLY's Tokyo in the coming weeks from October 16 with the authentic at $67, the old skool in the middle of november at $75 and lastly the lampin in december for $80. 

Just a quick snippet from me guys, stay tuned! Au revoir from jenbah

WHATS GOOD PEOPLE.
JUST QUICKLY CHECKING IN!
So today before coming to uni i received a package. It is the

New Balance (1500) x Provider ("Provider")
I know what you guys are thinking what is that scribble on the box? Well before i get into that lets talk about how special this shoe actually is. The shoes were a collaboration by an Australian store- "Provider" which released to the public in 2008- since then the store has closed down. I know what you're thinking whats so special about this?

1. I was just informed that there were only 72 pairs made available Word Wide of these.How do i prove it?  The picture below shows it- i know it looks like i just scribbled it on but theres more.

NOTE: I have seen 3 pairs for sale in the past in Euro pages which all have gone for 1000Euros.

1/72 Of New Balance X Provider

2. The owner of the store Chris Provider whom i bought these off personally signed the box for me and included a pair of sunglasses which came with the shoe. What makes this even more rare is that i have only ever seen 10 pairs of these online for sale/ for trade and none of them have ever had the sunglasses...

New Balance X Provider

What a blessing this is for me to own a part of New Balance history and Australian Sneaker history, i know in the past i have said i hated blue shoes, but these are an exception. These truly are a grail. There is no rating for these, they're in their own tier.

Ay what's good guys? Krispy here with another segment of Budget Kickers! Just before I start, I'd like to thank you all for keeping up with and supporting our blogs. The love is really appreciated!

The sneaker game is a pesky one to be in. To be frank, I'm not nearly as much into sneakers as the others in the group, don't get me wrong, I like shoes, but some of the prices can be really off-setting. That's where I come in! Cheaper shoes don't mean that they're less valuable or cool, if you like it, rock it like a rock star (gross analogy, I apologise). So many people are caught up in what others deem as cool, that they're unable to form their own opinion. My advice is to just wear what you like, trust me, you'll feel way better about buying kicks that you actually like rather than what your friends do.



THE NIKE JANOSKI MAX is the beautiful love child of famous skater Stefan Janoski and Nike, in a very successful attempt in creating a fashionable skating shoe that offers the premium comfort and design for both functionality and casual use.





The shoes above are from the original release Janoski Max range and go for around $100 retail. If you shop in the right places you can get them for around $75. I really like the design, it's simple and has a nice range of colour ways (just from the original release mind you). I like the placement of the tick and the size of the tongue, it works well with skinny jeans but can also work well with a range of outfits, can't go wrong with versatile shoes.
On the heel you have the "Air" function for additional cushioning and comfort, especially necessary for skaters. The mid sole uses the Nike free flex screws that just add that extra comfort for casual use like when walking.


Finally, I present to you the Janoski Max L or the suede range. Pretty sure this is the most recent of the Janoski Max releases to date and is really similar again, to the original. I am a big fan of suede in shoes and would definitely cop these if I hadn't already bought myself a pair of the Janoski Mesh. As these are the most current release, expect the prices to be slightly higher and sales to be harder to come by.

If you couldn't stand to read my whole review, check out this quick video review from my boy at Tactics.com



Thanks for everything guys, love and peace!
-Kris

Hey guys, I know I posted this morning BUT I thought i'd post another quick post on what I picked up today and how I was able to resell it for a bit of extra $$$



SOOOOO.... WHAT DID WE PICK UP?

Starting from the top row left to right:

1. Nike Flyknit Racer "Volt" 2012 Release
2. Nike Flyknit Racer "Volt" 2012 Release
3. Nike Flyknit Racer "University Red" 2013 Release 
4. Nike Flyknit Racer "Chlorine Blue" 2013 Release 

What's up guys!

So this week we will be answering the question we are all asking, "Why doesn't Nike just make more sneakers OR raise the price?" To put it simply, by balancing limited supply and heightened demand, Nike can simply feed of this. Producing a higher volume of sneakers will discourage the 4% of customers who fuel the market and raising the prices will discourage the 96% from buying the shoe for themselves. Ensuring supply never meets demand means that Nike creates a market that nets the resell community millions of dollars per year, but also keeps the hype of the Swoosh in the forefront of consumer culture. Nike is able to sell millions of 20 year old sneakers a year without advertising, PR, discounts or sales.

The resell market Nike has built is definitely a strange and very similar to trade in narcotics in similar way. Supply is highly limited, controlled by one party - in this case Nike, and there are no barriers to enter into this market. Similar to your local dealer, no specific qualifications are required to enter the market, you just need to purchase stock, have a few customers and you're in business! Much like trade in drugs, there is no official price, and people are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to feed their addiction.

Nike has created a cult of devoted followers, and is one of the worlds biggest brands, one whos products can cause riots and force people to line-up days and weeks before their release. People even offering cars for exchange. The resell market has been a tool the Oregon brand has observed and experimented with and ultimately manipulated the dynamics that take place in the marketplace for sneakers, bringing it millions of dollars per year. AND that's how Nike uses the resell market to its advantage.

Let us know below what you think!!

So before i end off, I'd just like to share with you guys 2 pick-ups I made recently.

FIRST, the NIKE FLYKNIT TRAINER +

• Copped these for $320 from Hong Kong
• Decent price especially for the condition
• Pretty nice shoe in my opinion, and Kanye wore them so I had to get them!! (Hypebeasting!!!!" 

wha-wha-wha-whaaaaaaaaats up guys?! Ok lets cut the chit-chat. So the converse and vans stream unfortunately hasn't had a very strong sneaker release current recently. But since I really enjoyed reviewing the disney sneakers - I have a little something of similar substance for you all today. 

So what I mentioned before is the new Peanuts x Bata Tennis 65th Anniversary collection - which is along the lines of the animation front. Now, Vans did previously participate in a collaboration with Peanuts in 2014 along with Converse in 2010. Despite all these collaborations over the years, Peanuts keeps coming back around, right? Charlie Brown. Ha ha I know i'm a riot. Anyway, back to the Peanuts x Bata, this team up was in celebration of Peanut's 65th Anniversary and remembrance of the late Charles M. Schulz. Three types of the low-cut canvas tennis shoe are being released with striped midsoles, 'Bata Tennis' printed footbeds and adorable designs of Charlie Brown, Woodstock, Lucy and Snoopy! 


These will be released later this month!

Now, since there is absolutely not much else to review.. i'm afraid i'm going to have to go with SOPHNET's collaboration with Vans in celebration of their 16th anniversary. The vans slip ons come in two colours of navy or black and are both of cowhide material. 

This collection will be available in SOPHNET's Tokyo Flagship store from the 2nd of November.

Alriiiiight so time for my drawing segment, and surprise surprise I will not be attempting to emulate the soft fibres of cowhide digitally. I'm going with Charlie Brown LOL.


Ok this was definitely harder than I had anticipated... not one of my best. Either wayyyyy the message is pretty clear here, the Peanuts brand has been extremely successful therefore it does not have to stay exclusive to specific brands because they are always in demand (also drawing those logos was not easy LOL). I remember watching the Charlie brown show on television and oddly enough i'm not able to recall why I was so fond of it...I can't even remember the theme song. But I suppose something about how Charlie always had unfortunate things happen to him and he just brushed it off was calming to me. 

ANYWAY thats it from me for now guys! AU revoir from jenbah!

1. Cropped singlet from Ksubi (SALE ITEM)
2. Jogger pants
3. Black boots which I have so we can be twinsies

1. Chill tee
2. Boyfriend Jeans
3. Boots 

1. Sweat pants because that's how drake likes it (reference to best I ever had if you didnt catch on)
2. Sweatshirt
3. and as for those fluffly sandals, I'm sorry to say there is just no replacement. They're fabulous and we just have to live with it. 
4. Jewellery can always be purchased from Lovisa, Collette etc.   

Whats good people! We going back to back posts! Why? cause i totally forgot to inform you guys on the Asics ' Kimono Denims' which saw its international release this week! So lets get right into it!


Asics ' Kimono Denims '
The Asic ' Kimono Denims ' is inspired by the heritage of Japan and how the old culture and the new culture has been merged to form what we now see in Japan. What does that mean you ask? Well  the flowers on the ankle collar represent the history of japan back in the early 90s where flowers were used for everything such as decoration, eating and used as design for clothing. The Selvedge denim is one of the most iconic pieces of fabric to come out of Japan- this shoe is made with nothing but selvedge denim on the uppers and great quality leather on the Asics stripes. The shoes were released in early August this year as an Asia exclusive only which were Japan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. However, Asics announced an international release back in September without a confirmation date. Three days before the shoe was supposed to release, information had been just announced to the public via Asics Australia that Australia will be getting these. However, there were only 15 pairs in Sydney store, in which i was the first to line up there and secure my pair!