Really appreciate Welty for bringing up allegations of Nike’s labor practices and Uyghurs. It’s super relevant and I wish you guys touched on it more bc I feel like it wasn’t necessarily the quote itself that Nike had a problem with, rather how people might interpret it with the brand’s reputation.
From a far away admirer: From this episode one could finally conclude that footwear isn't synonymous, we all should find a niche of expression within the footwear scene, and I am witnessing that with you. The Education you share with the society, its immense and helpful.
Brooo Weltys spot on with the dunk high shape comment! The highs I’ve bought recently are noticeably wonkier than the pairs I bought at the beginning of the dunk resurgence.
Welty's war on bred's is the equivalent to mine on the Panda Dunks, they're just Black/White Dunks!! Rather go by the colorway of the shoe unless there is a clear theme to it intended by the brand to warrant the use of a nickname
Kick game properrrrrr ! What a great day to for a sneaker podcast and finally getting my 3’s today And I must say I feel I got a perfect pair. Really loved this episode ! Great job, guys !
I was able to get a pair of the Jordan sb 4's from Crushed skate shop. It wasn't as chaotic as the videos show but there was no order at all. Everyone was just supposed to show up at the same time at the shop to get a ticket. No line was formed at anytime during the release which is what brought the madness.
Wdym it was chaos ppl pushing like crazy. Small crowds following the owner into the streets. Standing on a ledge dangling tickets in front of a mob of ppl is pretty chaotic, throwing tickets into a crowd is pretty chaotic. People copping shoes nowhere near their size and going straight to resell is not a release it’s an opportunity. Ppl threatening each other for a place in line is chaos stop the cap. If a pic says a thousand words then a video depicts a true representation of what went on.
I think that sneakers getting a bad rep because of the head designer is sad because people forget that a lot of other talented designers worked on those sneakers too. How much of the design of Yeezy sneakers do you actually think was Ye’s work? It is more possible that they where made mostly by Steven Smith or other designers
This was one of the best episode of the pod, so informative and intuitive. I think in this day and age the brand should take responsibility for hateful rhetoric like that.
You guys should talk about the Rukus drop that happened for the SB 4 in Baton Rouge - what a mess. it was FCFS and it was a joke. They had an "event" LOL
I don’t know what happened but I visited rukus in Louisiana and they were all good cool dudes. It’s just a shame sneakers have become this insane corny hype thing. They’re skaters and all these shops got this over the top situation put on them, and people get mad, it’s literally a skate shop not a sneaker boutique… I can’t imagine the pressure it is to deal with this kind of event/ drop
that was me who commented it about Welty calling the Jordan 4 black cement instead of breds, because somebody even commented back saying Welty is a OG, so he keeps the term black cements…. Glad to see they watching the comments -MackMizzle323 I need a s/o lol
But fact is gardenia raffle wasn’t even done live most ppl that do win are followoed by crush I know skaters that always get the oop from the store and they ain’t even flow skaters
“Bred” moniker I have no problem with. People ignorantly correcting “black cement 4” or even “playoff 11s”, acting like know it alls, i have a problem with. If we can adapt to the new lingo, you better also know the history of the OG ones
I never judge someone for wearing something like Yeezys and I won’t judge for wearing the Tom Sachs GPS. I personally sold my Yeezys but I also have a bunch of other sneakers I can wear, idk other peoples situations and their Yeezys might be their favorite daily sneakers. I would probably judge someone for wearing a Mars Yard lol because that person is def into sneakers and has plenty of options.
Why didn’t y’all push the CEO of StockX a few weeks ago and ask him the hard questions, I mean throwing shade at them this episode but praising him when he in your show?
For the price of these rare shoes then nike should make a tag to authenticate them...they bring in enough money to afford to do it.And this is something that should have allready been done years ago
As as grad student right now, I just realized the huge issue of the authenticators at Goat, StockX, etc. I bought foamrunners off goat and tried selling them (used) on goat. They failed authentication! The quality control of nike, adidas, etc are getting worse. The quality of fakes are getting better. You also have human error which lowers the intra-rater reliability. One authenticator may think theyre real, one person may think theyre fake. You get shoes authenticated by a office in California or whatever, but the office in New Jersey thinks theyre fake.
Thats messed up StockX did that. 1 here and there once and a while is expected because humans make mistakes for whatever reasons. But that many even individually around the same time is bad. Cancel them.
The ones that still wear their YEEZYS, TOM SACHS etc... It's not that we're trying to make a statement. It's not that we DO or DO NOT agree with the creator's stance. Period point blank.... We spent our money, we like THE PRODUCT so we will wear what we like. It has nothing to do with whom the shoe is connected to. 🤷🏾♂️ At least me anyways
This idea that buying / utilizing someone’s product because you like the product = endorsing and aligning with everything the creator says and does is really dumb. Think for yourself and make your own choices. I don’t own any yeezys or Tom sachs shoes but if I did I’d rock em guilt free.
Does anyone else ever see the sneakers in the thumbnail and choose which one to watch for this reason? I came for the mocha 1s and I'm still waiting to hear about them
It’s hard listening to Welty talk because he says “like”every three or four words. The guy definitely knows what he’s talking about, and makes sense, but come on Welty.
I've never noticed this, and it is a huge pet peeve of mine! Welty must me my age because we were the first "like, like, like" generation. When I was 14, my dad offered to pay me a dollar a day if I stopped talking that way. I don't think he ever paid me anything, but it worked, and I stopped saying it like pretty quickly. (See what I did there?)
All ready got 2 pairs I'm passing on em. They probably will be crips on 5 years since I always buy new socks and usually never where my sneakers more then 5x a year so yeah I'mma let someone else get them.
StockX was a great idea and all but it’s really hard to still consider them to be a credible company … Also I’ve always said that a lot of people who you consider “real sneaker heads” are out here rocking fakes and they don’t even know it
If that 110-pair story is true, then im not using any reseller site for ANY apparel, nike or otherwise. I was about to take a gamble on a Mulberry bag, not anymore.
Pretty sure nike should NOT work with Tom Sachs anymore. Juice isn't worth the squeeze. Unless Ye apologizes and means it, no brands should work with him. I seem to be in the minority, but Nike should've stopped working with Travis. (And I'm a huge fan of his shoes.) There's other talent out there. These men are too problematic and in ways that are so far from ethical this shouldn't be a difficult decision.
Will you still buy sneakers on StockX?
You’re a straight sucker if you still buy on StockX lol
Yes.
@@thomaspayton_ no
I've never shopped there but,hearing that I doubt it lol,
Yes. Biggest company that can handle global supply and demand. 1 time bad experience but they refunded me full amount right away.
Really appreciate Welty for bringing up allegations of Nike’s labor practices and Uyghurs.
It’s super relevant and I wish you guys touched on it more bc I feel like it wasn’t necessarily the quote itself that Nike had a problem with, rather how people might interpret it with the brand’s reputation.
It would’ve been nice if it was mentioned sooner but I guess better late than never. Unless I missed an earlier reference from a previous pod.
Yes! Wish they would address it.
This is without a doubt my favorite podcast in life. Great to have you guys back regular!
From a far away admirer:
From this episode one could finally conclude that footwear isn't synonymous, we all should find a niche of expression within the footwear scene, and I am witnessing that with you. The Education you share with the society, its immense and helpful.
1 hour of this podcast is never enough. This trio is the reason why im still hanging in the sneaker culture.
I will always call them black cement 4s that’s what’s I grew up with during the Nike talk and iss days
Great episode, always appreciate Welty wearing the NB heat 🔥
Brooo Weltys spot on with the dunk high shape comment! The highs I’ve bought recently are noticeably wonkier than the pairs I bought at the beginning of the dunk resurgence.
I know when Complex Sneakers Podcast is here that the Weekend has Begun!
Welty's war on bred's is the equivalent to mine on the Panda Dunks, they're just Black/White Dunks!! Rather go by the colorway of the shoe unless there is a clear theme to it intended by the brand to warrant the use of a nickname
I don’t get the hype with those Panda Dunks I see everyone with them
Kick game properrrrrr !
What a great day to for a sneaker podcast and finally getting my 3’s today
And I must say I feel I got a perfect pair.
Really loved this episode !
Great job, guys !
I was able to get a pair of the Jordan sb 4's from Crushed skate shop. It wasn't as chaotic as the videos show but there was no order at all. Everyone was just supposed to show up at the same time at the shop to get a ticket. No line was formed at anytime during the release which is what brought the madness.
Wdym it was chaos ppl pushing like crazy. Small crowds following the owner into the streets. Standing on a ledge dangling tickets in front of a mob of ppl is pretty chaotic, throwing tickets into a crowd is pretty chaotic. People copping shoes nowhere near their size and going straight to resell is not a release it’s an opportunity. Ppl threatening each other for a place in line is chaos stop the cap. If a pic says a thousand words then a video depicts a true representation of what went on.
I think that sneakers getting a bad rep because of the head designer is sad because people forget that a lot of other talented designers worked on those sneakers too. How much of the design of Yeezy sneakers do you actually think was Ye’s work? It is more possible that they where made mostly by Steven Smith or other designers
I love this podcast
Don't forget guys *DTLR backdoors returned items that were meant for StockX but they didn't pass StockXs authentication*
Welty speaking facts for once about the Macs, we NEED them OG colorways 💪🏽
The Special Box on the Turduckens was next level though, had one via in-store raffle and it truly is an amazing box.
Black/Cement 4 is what I called them.
This was one of the best episode of the pod, so informative and intuitive. I think in this day and age the brand should take responsibility for hateful rhetoric like that.
Best shoe pod out 🔥💯
Sock jig >
Welty shines so much more on the podcast it’s crazy! He literally subdues himself on FSR
The format is more fluid and he can talk whenever he wants here
Best pod on the internet. 💯 what’s a shoe all 3 of you want but don’t have?
So happy yall talking about Tom sachs
The 4s are officially the Black Cements,they were named the Bred later
I say breads unless it’s the white cement 4s… Only because those were my first pair of 4s and that’s what they were called lol
Love see Joe, Brendan and Matt hold top tier fake Jordan Cement 3 remastered in hand and compare to Brendan’s retail pair
My off-white varsity jacket has the authentic QR code to scan too. I think it's a significant step toward giving the consumer trust in a purchase.
You guys should talk about the Rukus drop that happened for the SB 4 in Baton Rouge - what a mess. it was FCFS and it was a joke. They had an "event" LOL
I don’t know what happened but I visited rukus in Louisiana and they were all good cool dudes. It’s just a shame sneakers have become this insane corny hype thing. They’re skaters and all these shops got this over the top situation put on them, and people get mad, it’s literally a skate shop not a sneaker boutique… I can’t imagine the pressure it is to deal with this kind of event/ drop
been going to Rukus since 2011 it ain't been the same since the hypebeasts found out about it
Love the intro song, too smooth 😂 0:05
I’m happy Brendan finally talking about StockX selling fakes when Brendan was kissin Scott Cutlers behind when he was on gotta love him 😂🤣
I really couldn’t care less about a reseller getting ripped off.
More Welty, JLP, and Brendan Dunne content please
@complex
Espero que todo el que esté viendo esto tenga un buen día y que Dios lo bendiga a todos desde república Dominicana
Quality dress shoes used to have a metal shank in the sole for extra support. Maybe that’s what NB did?
that was me who commented it about Welty calling the Jordan 4 black cement instead of breds, because somebody even commented back saying Welty is a OG, so he keeps the term black cements…. Glad to see they watching the comments -MackMizzle323 I need a s/o lol
Beatiful to see you gentlemen doing well
I’m shocked I got a W on these I’ve literally lost on every Jordan 4 and I finally have a pair
All three wearing heat today!
I have a hard time with "Raptor 7s" they weren't even a team when the OG came out
facts i hate it SO much
“NFT’s are Dumb!”
I had to go back into the comments just to tell you thank you and 100% facts! some dumb s*** for real
Bruh I feel bad for whoever got tricked into buying those 😂😂😂 🤡
You guys should look up Division Street by Phil Knight and NIL rules for students.
NFTs are NOT monkey pictures
Take it back
Matt rocking the Todd Snyder x LL Bean drip!
if I buy a shoe before someone goes crazy I’m wearing the shoe, I’m not buying new ones but the ones I already have getting rocked
I had a pair of wing 12s where the number on the left and right shoes was different.
Here waiting for the sneaker shopping episode 😬
Crushed skate shop in DC are a great store. They do try to be fair for the people.👏🏾👏🏾💯💪🏾
U work at Lids bruh cus u all cap on this one.
@G Dot nah... don't win them all but Ws do add up. I'm good 💯💪🏾.
@@GTfromAG I hit somewhere and Atmos
But fact is gardenia raffle wasn’t even done live most ppl that do win are followoed by crush I know skaters that always get the oop from the store and they ain’t even flow skaters
Hmmm very interesting info🤔🤔🤔🤔 nice episode though guys thanks 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Did anyone get the samba x kith x clarks ? Those had silent hype, but they sold out in like 3 seconds
Best podcast imho
Joe Lapuma looks like a Bob's burguer character
“Bred” moniker I have no problem with. People ignorantly correcting “black cement 4” or even “playoff 11s”, acting like know it alls, i have a problem with. If we can adapt to the new lingo, you better also know the history of the OG ones
preach these new cats embarassing themselves
I was at the store and a store employee complemented my White cement 4s. He said "nice oreos!" 🤦♂️
I definitely call them Black Cement 4’s and not Breds (Blk/ Red)
I never judge someone for wearing something like Yeezys and I won’t judge for wearing the Tom Sachs GPS. I personally sold my Yeezys but I also have a bunch of other sneakers I can wear, idk other peoples situations and their Yeezys might be their favorite daily sneakers. I would probably judge someone for wearing a Mars Yard lol because that person is def into sneakers and has plenty of options.
Didn't the Ambush Adjust Forces drop in multiple colorways? Fairly certain they did.
Shannan Abloh did wear the off-white bred 4 in a magazine spread
Why didn’t y’all push the CEO of StockX a few weeks ago and ask him the hard questions, I mean throwing shade at them this episode but praising him when he in your show?
This was a thoroughly enjoyable episode. Keep up the great work!
Fresh polo..i see u Dunn 🔥
Goat is the move 😮💨
Goat or flight club
Kickwho for me
@@virgilf3 just feel like flight club can be a little too taxed sometimes
@@jakelilly365 yea I agree
Invite StockX ceo to the show. Then diss StockX in the next two episodes 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Wow that's really 💩y
Those Stone Island shoes are 🔥
what ever happened to the ebay partnership?
For the price of these rare shoes then nike should make a tag to authenticate them...they bring in enough money to afford to do it.And this is something that should have allready been done years ago
B.i.n.g.o
Brendan no more the Tom Sachs guy. Salute to Welty 🖖
Me and welty the same.. waitin on our reimagined to come in
As as grad student right now, I just realized the huge issue of the authenticators at Goat, StockX, etc. I bought foamrunners off goat and tried selling them (used) on goat. They failed authentication!
The quality control of nike, adidas, etc are getting worse.
The quality of fakes are getting better.
You also have human error which lowers the intra-rater reliability. One authenticator may think theyre real, one person may think theyre fake. You get shoes authenticated by a office in California or whatever, but the office in New Jersey thinks theyre fake.
MA BOY WENT TO RUTS HUT LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!!! SHOUT OUT TO CLIFTON!!!! GO TO HOT GRILL NEXT!
Hold up how do you buy in bulk on StockX 🤔
Need to get that TSA precheck
Matt 💯. Stand on what u believe in bruh. BLACK CEMENT 🫡
I just spent some time in Vietnam and I can confirm that bootlegs of Mochas, UNC's & Hyper Royal 1's were all over the place there.
Those Oregon 14s mann.... Those are nice...
Thats messed up StockX did that. 1 here and there once and a while is expected because humans make mistakes for whatever reasons. But that many even individually around the same time is bad. Cancel them.
The ones that still wear their YEEZYS, TOM SACHS etc... It's not that we're trying to make a statement. It's not that we DO or DO NOT agree with the creator's stance. Period point blank.... We spent our money, we like THE PRODUCT so we will wear what we like. It has nothing to do with whom the shoe is connected to. 🤷🏾♂️
At least me anyways
Same for me, I am disgusted by the actions but I don’t throw my sneakers cause I worked hard to buy each of my pair.
Nike Overbreak was the best shoe of the year when it came out
This idea that buying / utilizing someone’s product because you like the product = endorsing and aligning with everything the creator says and does is really dumb. Think for yourself and make your own choices. I don’t own any yeezys or Tom sachs shoes but if I did I’d rock em guilt free.
Next year we need the Gamma XI
I bought a pair of Panda Dunks and they were shipped from Korea. Could they be fake??
That's where Phil lives.
Does anyone else ever see the sneakers in the thumbnail and choose which one to watch for this reason? I came for the mocha 1s and I'm still waiting to hear about them
It’s hard listening to Welty talk because he says “like”every three or four words. The guy definitely knows what he’s talking about, and makes sense, but come on Welty.
I've never noticed this, and it is a huge pet peeve of mine! Welty must me my age because we were the first "like, like, like" generation. When I was 14, my dad offered to pay me a dollar a day if I stopped talking that way. I don't think he ever paid me anything, but it worked, and I stopped saying it like pretty quickly. (See what I did there?)
I like like
You guys didn’t ask Scott F ALL!!!! Stop it. You let him lie !
All ready got 2 pairs I'm passing on em. They probably will be crips on 5 years since I always buy new socks and usually never where my sneakers more then 5x a year so yeah I'mma let someone else get them.
Dunne will always and forever be BokBoys nothing else, can't wait for Boktober.
And he is more a jjjjound guy, until the next scandal lol
Welty saying “creamator” w a straight face is crazy
What shoe was it
the shoe game on this episode is veery serious
Is eBay still a sponsor for the podcast?
Brendan is the JJJJound guy! 1:07:19
What shoes did Joe have on this episode?
Salomon acs pro advanced kar l’art
StockX was a great idea and all but it’s really hard to still consider them to be a credible company … Also I’ve always said that a lot of people who you consider “real sneaker heads” are out here rocking fakes and they don’t even know it
The only difference between Sachs and Kyrie Is that Kyrie's nike deal contract was coming to an end anyway
No Comply skate shop is the best one in Austin.
Treat my Tom sachs as beaters now
REST In POWER NIKETALK!
Welty love a LL Bean tee
😂😂😂
Dunns polo shirt 🔥✊🏽
Take a couple bars off, let Just live! 🤣🔥
drake on sneaker shopping this monday 😮
If that 110-pair story is true, then im not using any reseller site for ANY apparel, nike or otherwise. I was about to take a gamble on a Mulberry bag, not anymore.
i meant 38 pair, not 110!!
Pretty sure nike should NOT work with Tom Sachs anymore. Juice isn't worth the squeeze. Unless Ye apologizes and means it, no brands should work with him. I seem to be in the minority, but Nike should've stopped working with Travis. (And I'm a huge fan of his shoes.) There's other talent out there. These men are too problematic and in ways that are so far from ethical this shouldn't be a difficult decision.
there are fakes that are so good you could never know