Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe (Trees And Things)

rEvolution inAction: Re: No accounting for taste, so stop counting!

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:12:51 EST

Damn straight. I value comfort over anything else, and high-tops just don't cut it.

permazorch: No accounting for taste, so stop counting!

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:47:23 EST

YES. I did like that pair, you (expletive deleted)!

What? Are you a low-top kind of man?!

rEvolution inAction: Re: Hey! I resemble that remark.

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:38:08 EST

You really liked that pair? Ouch...

Lou: same here

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:57:31 EST

She looked cuddly. hmmmmmm, cuddly

permazorch: Hey! I resemble that remark.

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:45:03 EST

the ugly ones
The ugly ones?!
Fine. I like ugly. Frankly, I thought I was pointing out the 'chuck-t cons' simulators.
I also happen to think that Monica Lewinsky was a fucking FOX, ok?! I kid you not.

rEvolution inAction: Re: Shit. How disappointing.

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:58:53 EST

Only if you're buying the ugly ones. The nice looking coverse ripoffs are cheaper, and it's only that expensive for the first pair (the buy in).

permazorch: Shit. How disappointing.

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 13:06:46 EST

Wow. I really wanted a pair of those Blackspot shoes, but USD $95.00??!!

Rip off.

WMK: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:00:01 EST

It's a difficult thing to sort out the emotions and ideas that arise when looking at this.

On the one hand my hostility stimulated towards the false values of a world where we live in a grand illusion our 'culture' promotes 24-->7-->365 that

rEvolution inAction: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 02:28:29 EST

First shoes I've wanted (by brand rather than look) since Blackspot.

thefadd: Re: Not for me.

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 01:47:58 EST

Hopefully the celebrity endorsements from Marbury and Ben Wallace will lend some traction to the brand. While there's certainly an element of "they're cool simply because they're expensive" to the shoe market, the "whose shoe is it" thing is pretty big, to

Lou: Re: Twenty Years Ago

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:55:43 EST

"Being adult" just ain't as stiff and formal as it used to be

Hadn't thought of that...good point.

uncarved block: Twenty Years Ago

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:41:22 EST

Back when the first high priced sneakers started coming out, that would definitely be a key concern, and it may still be. I dunno-- the culture seems to have changed an awful lot since Reagan was in office, and I'm not so sure the age divide w

Lou: Now that could be the death knell

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:19:27 EST

I'd rather think of all the parents who will save $$$ at a time when it's probably most needed.

Me too...but I also think that the "my parents like them thus I must hate them" meme will be the real killer here. Let's hope they can wit

uncarved block: Who Knows?

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:08:09 EST

The real target audience may not actually be hoops players at all, but folks who are already buying $10 sneakers at K-Mart or Wal-Mart, and would like having a star player's name on their shoes. (And cheap shoes you can actually play in withou

3fingerspointback: Not for me.

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:29:34 EST

I hope for Marbury that he's got some strong arches, because the test fitting I gave Starbury's at the local Steve & Barry's felt a little flat and tight. I'll stick to working out in my (sub-$30) Reeboks.

I appreciate Marbury & Co's frust

dzetetes: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:11:33 EST

In one of the links in the writeup, the sweatshop issue is discussed, and Steve (or Barry) insists that they have a strict code to which the factories that make their shoes must adhere. Of course, they all say that.

Personally, I suspect that the

keta: The Ultimate Endorsement

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:59:26 EST

You know these sneakers will be a hit when Larry Brown does an ad for them.

coquito: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:19:17 EST

I have to wonder how much effect this could really have over the extreme edge of the phenomenon we're talking about. If the sneaker craze first took off because you wanted to be ghetto fabulous and own the latest, coolest, rarest sneaks around, then a $15

thefadd: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:36:01 EST

Those are very fair questions. Since they're relatively new, I couldn't find any info on how well they hold up. However, Marbury is wearing "off the shelf" pairs

port1080: Re: Starbury: Movement Or Just Another Cheap Shoe

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:20:38 EST

Two big questions:

1. How will they hold up? A shoe's no bargain if you have to replace it five times over in the same amount of time it would take you to buy a more expensive shoe. Price isn't always a marker of quality, but I've yet to have a su

permazorch: Man, those are pretty ugly.

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:04:14 EST

But, for $15 USD, what do you want? I'll take a pair and wear 'em down at work.

rombuu: Just the thing...

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:48:15 EST

...for the kid on the basketball court that wants to pretend that they too are being overpaid by Isaiah Thomas.