Category: LifeStyle

It's more than kicks or sneakers, it's more than designer socks, it's more than the miscellaneous and uncategorizable. It's about giving you an insider's view of what products and the like inform the lives of the distinguished in sports and pop culture. And perhaps, you can be informed in the same way.

Opinion: Nike Air Rift a confused design of goats, cleavage
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Opinion: Nike Air Rift a confused design of goats, cleavage

By Piera MonteneroApril 15, 2015

Nike says that the Air Rift was inspired by the efficient running style of Kenyan long distance runners. I think they lie. I think, no I am sure that these were inspired by goats. Yes,...

Nikelab Kobe X Elite Low HTM impresses with familiar looks
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Nikelab Kobe X Elite Low HTM impresses with familiar looks

By Piera MonteneroApril 15, 2015

The Nikelab Kobe X Elite Low HTM pack is one thing: MEAN! The Flyknit upper reminds of the Kobe 9, but I don't care. It gives the shoe an instant premium feel to it. And...

Opinion: Mavs version of FILA MB best left in the '90s
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Opinion: Mavs version of FILA MB best left in the '90s

By Piera MonteneroApril 14, 2015

First of all, I'm Italian, so is FILA (originally). So I like FILA and I like what it stood for and the brand really had a great hype during the 1990s. But I'm really not...

Reebok Classic Furylite Animalistic Pack 'applause'-worthy, not 'immature'
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Reebok Classic Furylite Animalistic Pack 'applause'-worthy, not 'immature'

By Piera MonteneroApril 13, 2015

Let's take a minute to thank god for the fact that Reebok actually realized that women don't always wear pink kicks, but can definitely appreciate other colors, also. The Reebok Classic Furylite Animalistic Pack comes...

BMF Debut: adidas adizero 99g, 'the lightest soccer cleat ever'
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BMF Debut: adidas adizero 99g, 'the lightest soccer cleat ever'

By Sandy DoverApril 13, 2015

For years now, adidas has made a point to make landmark footwear product that pushes the edge of light weight with its adizero designation to brand new product. Though the adizero line is no longer...

BMF Debut: Reebok Classic Furylite OG Red Rush Pack
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BMF Debut: Reebok Classic Furylite OG Red Rush Pack

By Sandy DoverApril 13, 2015

As we've learned in the last five years, not everything that has been made in the past can be remade with success. Sometimes, some things are meant to go farther, but the footwear that has...

Nike Zoom HyperRev 2015, Hyperchase front 'Net Collectors Society'
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Nike Zoom HyperRev 2015, Hyperchase front 'Net Collectors Society'

By Piera MonteneroApril 08, 2015

The Nike Basketball Net Collectors Society Collection consists of two basketball performance shoes -- the Nike Hyperchase and Nike Zoom HyperRev 2015. The Hyperchase looks like a decent guard or wing shoe, but the Zoom...

Opinion: Nike Air Foamposite Pro 'Gym Red' looks like 'shiny toy'
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Opinion: Nike Air Foamposite Pro 'Gym Red' looks like 'shiny toy'

By Piera MonteneroApril 07, 2015

So, there's another Nike Air Foamposite coming at us; this one is the Air Foamposite Pro. We are talking about a completely gym red Foamposite upper which has the Nike signature carbon fiber look to...

'Three Stripes' brand debuts 'adidas Gauntlet' edition of D Lillard 1
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'Three Stripes' brand debuts 'adidas Gauntlet' edition of D Lillard 1

By Sandy DoverApril 07, 2015

It's early, but the adidas D Lillard 1 has seen a wide variety of colors already in its budding release window, commemorating an array of themes related to signature NBA All-Star Damian Lillard of the...

Kendrick Lamar stars in #beventilated film for Reebok Classic Ventilator Day Glo
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Kendrick Lamar stars in #beventilated film for Reebok Classic Ventilator Day Glo

By Sandy DoverApril 06, 2015

Kendrick Lamar just keeps putting on for his city of Los Angeles and his partners at Reebok . In the new "Be Ventilated" video, Kendrick (who is slowly taking on mononym status) debuts his own...