It's incredible to me how wearing Salomon Trekking shoes to school back in the day was the uncoolest thing ever and now people rock them on fashion shows
Dude I was genuinely boggled when I walked into my friend's house at one point in my Arc'teryx jacket I had been wearing for 5 years at that point, with my Salomon Speedcross 3s and my hiking trousers and his little sister was like 'oh my god dude, the drip'. Meanwhile I'm just there in my comfy hiking gear that I wore when bushwhacking and when I wasn't looking to impress anyone.
and i always wondered "who needs those specific features? why are so many buying this? i never needed that in my life" and it turns out its just you f-ers just buying it because you can. my eyes have been opened.
I can confirm about the platform boots/shoes. I wear new rocks to feel immortal,tall and stylish,yet im still shorter than most people when i wear them,its all about that feeling man. Confidence is bliss
@@holoceph3916 actually,still as new, it's quite hard to snap your ankle as the sole is wide and very sturdy. But i do happen to fall when theres some weirdly placed stone but thats at midnight after a night out,just the usual
Because their are people who want the aesthetic but don’t need the functionally of things made to perform. It’s me I’m people none of my “running shoes” am I about to run in nor are they the best performers on the market
I'm still dailying my Stans from 2016. The soles are almost down to nothing and the leather in spots is almost completely worn through but they are still hanging in there. Incredibly impressed with their build quality
Damn I wonder if they changed their production because I got a pair two years ago and the soles fucking disintegrated on me from regular wear in less than a year. I like the shoe but I’m never getting them again because of that
I have a white pair and a black pair from 2019. I still think about getting new ones, but why would I when they're still clean, comfortable, and have tread? I think I'll be wearing them forever lol
I tried on two pairs at Ross a few weeks ago and thought they were hot garbage. The Sambas and Courts are terrible as well as are the Top Ten Highs. Superstars, Top Ten Mids, Forums, and Post Move Mids rule, though.
Sambas are like people that never make it past talking stages, the promaxers only have hookups and wearing birks is like having a lovely wife with 2 kids
Ive really liked sambas for a long time because I would play soccer all the time with them and then go out walking in them too, sad how gen z fashion has changed their perception so much 😢
In a world of pickup videos, unboxings, sneaker reviews, and new releases. This channel will always stand out. Even those who are similar have no choice but to site him as creative inspiration. W channel
I've been wearing my vans old skools since I was 17, I'm 22 now. I love them, they go with everything, and are still holding up well after ALOT of walking
Yeah I got a pair of Vans Sk8 Hi handed down to me like 4 or 5 years ago and I'm still using them now. They're not comfortable for walking or running or anything really but they're durable that's for sure
I’ve been a big fan of the channel for a long time. I love learning about and almost studying fashion in my free time. That being said I don’t know why, but I really struggle to buy things that aren’t essential. Like even if I have the money, Buying stuff for myself makes me feel selfish. Anyway I bring this up because after years of wearing the same beat up ass shoes I finally bought a pair of sambas. It literally felt like the moment I got them everyone started treating them like panda dunks. This honestly didn’t bother me at all because I’m a big believer in dressing for yourself and not other people but for the first time in my life grown ass adults were stopping me on the streets of Atlanta and telling me my shit was wack. It’s just so odd to me that people take it upon themselves to tell me what they think of my clothes. Idk I still love my shoes and I know no one finna read this but I just wanted to put out there to see if anyone had similar experiences.
Sambas are really that good, I was thinking about choosing gazelle or spezial bc people tall shit and that, didn’t care and pick them up, that shit really goes with everything you put on, they’re simple, classy and comfortable enough, planing to get the black ones since i bought the white ones.
On the gorp topic… I learned a long time ago that you can buy snow/hike/camp gear with the intention of wearing casually as well. It’s cost effective, practical, and styles amazing with workwear/classic Americana.
For those that don't play video games: META (the acronym not the concept) stands for "Most Effective Tactical Advantage" Basically, the gun or strategy that most people use because it's the easiest way to win.
Most climbers and outdoors people are like me, drink $6 coffees, call ubers, and wear birks... if we aren't suffering up a mountain, we go for the most comfortable shoes we can find... Birks and crocs all the way.
Climbers make their hobby their whole life, fashion etc You do you but I enjoy a rock climbing and also making an effort above utility/comfort when dressing.
when i clicked on this video that popped up on my feed, i never expected to see something so profoundly explained and so moving. this opened my eyes and mind. got a subscribe from me👍
I love converse and vans because flat shoes work so well with my prosthetic. So comfy and literally no heel so I dont feel like Im falling forward haha
Nike hates the Sambas. They had to bless the panda dunks so Nikes can have their own classic shoe for the masses. Addidas is cool because Sambas were known since Bob Marley was still alive and futsal (indoor or concrete soccer) was only a thing in Europe. Vespa boys, ska boys, skinheads adopted the Sambas. Its shocking (but maybe not) that gen zers made it soo hot right now. Like what hipsters did to film photography and vinyl records.
“It’s gonna change next year anyways” bro as someone who’s been collecting all types of shoes, but mainly dunks for the past 15 years since in elementary school scraping coins to save up for shoes, seeing dunks not die out in a year really hurt. That shit knocked me off the map for collecting cause the prices were INSANE all cause of Kylie Jenner and Travis and TikTok
Thank you for posting this video at 11:52 am (PST). I just finished my college & high school hw and currently eating oreos while watching my favorite fashion yt guy, life is good 🙏
been wearing sambas since probably the 2010s and I still do. I just found the one shoe that does not make me feel like I am trying to pose for belonging to some weird group of people and feels really comfortable for walking, skating and anything inbetween. love the samba.
ngl the last 2 years is so nice for me as a geologist due to the amount of beautiful trekking and field shoes that has become more accessible in my country due to its popularity
I wore those Samba Adidas in the 90ties in school. My mother was a handball player and had 5 pairs from the 70ties in the basement. So i wore them. It was not a popular shoe at the time and people made fun of them. Now i am surrounded by them and find it ridiculous. Thats my life, i wear popular shoes when they are not popular. Guess i am a trendsetter without knowing. Yeppeee !
I used to own a pair of timbs as hunting/hiking boots and it was very interesting to learn that what I perceived as a utility shoe was a fashionable item. That’d be like if Irish Setters were the next big boot or something.
I for one didn’t know anyone used Timbs as actual outdoor activity boots. That’d be like wearing North Face for the utility. Seems like a fashion brand to me but if it works, that’s nice.
A few years ago a old shoe shop donated all their Solomon’s to a local thrift shop. They were so cheap like $60-$80, I could’ve resold them for like $200 now 😭😭😭😭 They used to be considered ugly back in the day
as a fellow tabi wearer, the road to solomons is already 99% paved for us, kids. Just gotta do the tried and true dressy tabi look: tucked white dress shirt, high waist, wide leg trousers, cropped right over the ankle. Salomons fit right in for the perfect contrast✨
Sambas were a staple in the 90’s when I was young and played youth soccer. I would play indoor with them. Fast forward to today I have a pair wear them I’m going to be outside in the grass somewhere as they don’t pick up a lot of stains. So I’m going to house. For example, I’ll play volleyball with them or soccer or football in the yard still a functional classic.
honestly the only shoes that matter , and will continue to matter , are margiela gats and rick ramones/geobaskets. those are the only designer shoes i can see being considered eternal and staple in the same way chuck taylors and sambas are
11:35 Bro my Salomans are always so dirty I have to keep them in a bag, but I hike barefoot more often than not. I bought them for hiking having no clue they were poppin', I only pay attention to skatecore. Now I kinda want to wear them ironically but my vans are more comfy.
I recently looked back of some photos of me back in elementry school only to find out that I wore New Balance 550s the entire time. I was way ahead of the curve.
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@FrugralAesthetic you have resemblance to sneako.
Get his haircut BRO!
This isn’t even a fashion channel anymore is a philosophy channel
It was never about fashion it's about sending a message
ROTFL
existentialist fr
@@FEINESIS it was really always about the friends we made along the way
Fashion channel is a concept
It's incredible to me how wearing Salomon Trekking shoes to school back in the day was the uncoolest thing ever and now people rock them on fashion shows
gen z fashion is just irony and postmodernism. everything exists at once and nothing means anything
Dude I was genuinely boggled when I walked into my friend's house at one point in my Arc'teryx jacket I had been wearing for 5 years at that point, with my Salomon Speedcross 3s and my hiking trousers and his little sister was like 'oh my god dude, the drip'. Meanwhile I'm just there in my comfy hiking gear that I wore when bushwhacking and when I wasn't looking to impress anyone.
sorry to break it to you boss but its still the uncoolest thing ever if you dont style them right which i doubt you did
@@lt3880 people used to say exactly the same thing about millennial fashion. Funny how everything repeats.
Same here but with doc martens, if they saw how hard I could kick with those MFs on they'd change their tune
“Promaxing” might be the best concept ive ever heard ong
Frr
I’m a Pro Maxer it’s nice, especially with vehicles 😂
Best thing since ohio
Who's ong?
and i always wondered "who needs those specific features? why are so many buying this? i never needed that in my life" and it turns out its just you f-ers just buying it because you can. my eyes have been opened.
This is unironically the most schizo video I've seen in 2024.
How? This video is normal asf
Now I get what you mean
@@redmarine2717 Moving on to the next shoe, we have the Sambas.
@@DJ_CARCINOGEN You mean, the Sambas
If you're gonna schizo, might as well promax
lightning mcqueen crocs clears all
Nah bro Shrek ear crocs hit hard
My shrocs are better
Bro, I see you everywhere
@@laurensGee hes a legend
dude i haven’t seen u in years
I can confirm about the platform boots/shoes. I wear new rocks to feel immortal,tall and stylish,yet im still shorter than most people when i wear them,its all about that feeling man. Confidence is bliss
😭😭😭
Exactly 🔥🔥🔥
How are those ankles doin tho??
i wear chonkers to know how it feels to be average height
@@holoceph3916 actually,still as new, it's quite hard to snap your ankle as the sole is wide and very sturdy. But i do happen to fall when theres some weirdly placed stone but thats at midnight after a night out,just the usual
Thank you for frugalling your aesthetic all over me yet again😫😫
Most normal person who sits in a short bus
@@yeetboi-os5kb Balarke fan spotted in the wild
@@user-if1bn3qj1m Hell nah I ain't a fan of him
@@yeetboi-os5kb check out the comments under his vids
Bro having self realizations and mild breakdowns while tryna get through his commentary is funny cuz I be having those talks in my head every day
bro is uploading alot got me kicking my feet n giggling uncontrollably
He got bills lil bro he not doing allat for you
@@daseapickleofjustice7231 nah obviously hes making these videos specifically for lil ol me
@@noemis8959 obviously this meat is specifically for lil ol you, clench your cheeks bro 👹
Got me over here wigglin my finger, bout bust into a jig
@@barnibuswizardcock788aim at my mouth boi
Sambas have been cancelled in the UK. The unpopular Prime Minister was photographed wearing them. As such their long overdue departure has happened.
Rishi "get away from me peasants" Sunak
Who, fishy rishy?
He's our worst ever pm.
@@denisesiddon7241nah, no one’s beating liz truss to that title
No they haven’t. People still rock them in UK.
Wow you are so good at consumerism dawg
Honestly the 'outdoor' core fits be having the hardest pics cuz they just hiked everest w the nature in the background
I love how brands all collectively came up with the term “sportstyle” to sell less effective outdoor shoes/clothes
And nobody even uses the term
Because their are people who want the aesthetic but don’t need the functionally of things made to perform. It’s me I’m people none of my “running shoes” am I about to run in nor are they the best performers on the market
My fav part was when he said "oh my! time to frugal that aesthetic again!". Shit gets me every time
Bro got on mic to just vent 😭
I felt called out by that "unless youre tall. If youre tall, what more do you want from this world?"
I just like how the shoes look bro...
oh poor you getting all the bitches
whatsup EU morning people
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The margiela gyatts😍
Erm what the sigma
caseoh sambas
The pricks face when he saw the gatts
I'm still dailying my Stans from 2016. The soles are almost down to nothing and the leather in spots is almost completely worn through but they are still hanging in there. Incredibly impressed with their build quality
Damn I wonder if they changed their production because I got a pair two years ago and the soles fucking disintegrated on me from regular wear in less than a year. I like the shoe but I’m never getting them again because of that
I SMELL YOUR FEET?
I have a white pair and a black pair from 2019. I still think about getting new ones, but why would I when they're still clean, comfortable, and have tread? I think I'll be wearing them forever lol
had mine for a smiliar time. the fronts are all chuffed up, so they really don't look good anymore. but other than that, still my favorite shoe ever
I tried on two pairs at Ross a few weeks ago and thought they were hot garbage. The Sambas and Courts are terrible as well as are the Top Ten Highs. Superstars, Top Ten Mids, Forums, and Post Move Mids rule, though.
Sambas are like people that never make it past talking stages, the promaxers only have hookups and wearing birks is like having a lovely wife with 2 kids
What abt gorp?
@@victormutunga2944 they're too busy hiking/trekking
real ones are buying indoor gazelles and hand ball spezials
what about chunky
Ive really liked sambas for a long time because I would play soccer all the time with them and then go out walking in them too, sad how gen z fashion has changed their perception so much 😢
2 videos in 1 week? what a little treat
In a world of pickup videos, unboxings, sneaker reviews, and new releases. This channel will always stand out. Even those who are similar have no choice but to site him as creative inspiration. W channel
😂
babe wake up, frugal uploaded!!
Babe wake u-ACK
I love the part where he pro-maxes all over the place
holy shit i’ve never been this early, chills!
real
SAME OML
You serious? Go outside pal
Same here 😮
if that gave you chills, man what a life
im glad to see this channel still doing good, used to watch back in the day but still in my feed
as someone who actually goes hiking a lot i just wear wool and veg tan leather boots and if it rains i open an umbrella
Crazy that humans survived outdoors for thousands of years without a full outfit of plastic crap
I also go hiking a lot and people really underestimate the power of an umbrella. Unless it's like cold or extremely windy it's all you need
Hiking with an umbrella? Sissy hiking!!! Probably have trails that park guys keep clean for you, take your pacifier next time!!
Hiking with an umbrella is wild. Just get poncho
@@michaelturk7237Veg tan isn't vegan. Veg tanning is a way of making leather that is considered better than the more common chrome tanning.
13:30 6’5 in the steel toe timbs got me stepping like the iron giant
Boots are just the best
I've been wearing my vans old skools since I was 17, I'm 22 now. I love them, they go with everything, and are still holding up well after ALOT of walking
I just bought some. Just buy shoes with real soles man, you will not believe it.
Yeah I got a pair of Vans Sk8 Hi handed down to me like 4 or 5 years ago and I'm still using them now. They're not comfortable for walking or running or anything really but they're durable that's for sure
My favorite yapper back at it again with shoes
I’ve been a big fan of the channel for a long time. I love learning about and almost studying fashion in my free time. That being said I don’t know why, but I really struggle to buy things that aren’t essential. Like even if I have the money, Buying stuff for myself makes me feel selfish. Anyway I bring this up because after years of wearing the same beat up ass shoes I finally bought a pair of sambas. It literally felt like the moment I got them everyone started treating them like panda dunks. This honestly didn’t bother me at all because I’m a big believer in dressing for yourself and not other people but for the first time in my life grown ass adults were stopping me on the streets of Atlanta and telling me my shit was wack. It’s just so odd to me that people take it upon themselves to tell me what they think of my clothes. Idk I still love my shoes and I know no one finna read this but I just wanted to put out there to see if anyone had similar experiences.
Yo I do the gorpcore lifestyle without being able to afford any of the shoes or brands and that’s the real tragedy
"Telephoto? Telephoto WHAT?" sent me
I wear those shoes you saw someone wearing and thought "Oh those are cool, I wonder what they are" and you never found out and I'll never tell you
Sambas are really that good, I was thinking about choosing gazelle or spezial bc people tall shit and that, didn’t care and pick them up, that shit really goes with everything you put on, they’re simple, classy and comfortable enough, planing to get the black ones since i bought the white ones.
On the gorp topic… I learned a long time ago that you can buy snow/hike/camp gear with the intention of wearing casually as well. It’s cost effective, practical, and styles amazing with workwear/classic Americana.
For those that don't play video games:
META (the acronym not the concept) stands for "Most Effective Tactical Advantage"
Basically, the gun or strategy that most people use because it's the easiest way to win.
This. This is the video where you take a leap forward creatively. Congrats and keep it up.
Most climbers and outdoors people are like me, drink $6 coffees, call ubers, and wear birks... if we aren't suffering up a mountain, we go for the most comfortable shoes we can find... Birks and crocs all the way.
Climbers make their hobby their whole life, fashion etc
You do you but I enjoy a rock climbing and also making an effort above utility/comfort when dressing.
Actually true, going outdoors is kinda expensive. I remember a guy telling me once, it's like spending $1k to live like a hobo for a couple of days.
when i clicked on this video that popped up on my feed, i never expected to see something so profoundly explained and so moving. this opened my eyes and mind. got a subscribe from me👍
will never abandon my all black oldskool vans and white air force's, both can work in any fit
Why are videos about shoes the most entertaining ever like why
I love converse and vans because flat shoes work so well with my prosthetic. So comfy and literally no heel so I dont feel like Im falling forward haha
But sambas are also flat.... hmmm
I ProMax everything to fill the empty void in my soul.
I don’t have a clue how your videos are always immaculate
This might be a good time to resell my gats the way Christian been pumping em recently
i hope you know everytime you create a new term like pro maxing you speak to my soul and i get everything you say
Nike hates the Sambas. They had to bless the panda dunks so Nikes can have their own classic shoe for the masses. Addidas is cool because Sambas were known since Bob Marley was still alive and futsal (indoor or concrete soccer) was only a thing in Europe. Vespa boys, ska boys, skinheads adopted the Sambas. Its shocking (but maybe not) that gen zers made it soo hot right now. Like what hipsters did to film photography and vinyl records.
“It’s gonna change next year anyways” bro as someone who’s been collecting all types of shoes, but mainly dunks for the past 15 years since in elementary school scraping coins to save up for shoes, seeing dunks not die out in a year really hurt. That shit knocked me off the map for collecting cause the prices were INSANE all cause of Kylie Jenner and Travis and TikTok
Thank you for posting this video at 11:52 am (PST). I just finished my college & high school hw and currently eating oreos while watching my favorite fashion yt guy, life is good 🙏
i love all the back to the future car zooms
I like the sambas cuz they basic, I kinda wanna get a pair rn. It seems clean and simple to style
I forgot how much i love your videos, so glad you stll upload
Telephoto joke was kinda funny ngl
when frugal aesthetic posts yk it's going to be a good day
That's when I got the 35 euro black eastpak from aldi because the eastpak x margiela one was 350 and just had an extra label added on the pocket.
been wearing sambas since probably the 2010s and I still do. I just found the one shoe that does not make me feel like I am trying to pose for belonging to some weird group of people and feels really comfortable for walking, skating and anything inbetween. love the samba.
"if you like the main shoe- wear it! It's gonna change next year anyway!"
He didn't mince a single word. Loo
ngl the last 2 years is so nice for me as a geologist due to the amount of beautiful trekking and field shoes that has become more accessible in my country due to its popularity
I feel called da fuq out but I clearly pro max with pride
6:34 "If you’re gonna promax bro, do it with pride"
I immediately got an ad for vogue eyewear lmfao
Sporty trainers? I call them "dad shoes" and you are going to think of a few dads in their mid 40s who wears these type of shoes
2:10 did you just scramble the letters of the word "rider" to create the word "rider"?
Ur existential crises every video keep me going 🫶
Bro came up with "promaxing" like it's nothing. Subbed.
“Oh my god I’m gonna promax” 🥵🥵🥵🤤🤤🤤
3:24 skinnies comin back I knew it😂 still got a few clean pairs not too skinny but just the right amount they look hard!
If you are over 40 like me watching this, just embrace New Balance. You’re welcome.
Over 40, got the 2002rs with the wine colorway as my go-to. Bought 4 pairs in a row.
@@earnestp 2002r ftw. Got the classic grays and navy. All day comfort.
The “promaxing” analogy is really smart. This is the first video I’ve seen of this dude.
“The only shoe you need is a margiela gat”
“If you wear margiela gats you are a sheep”
Damn fashion changes so quick in just one week I can’t keep up
First time watcher! You are hilarious! Subscribed
gotta love the "WHAT YOUR SHOES SAY ABOUT YOU IN [INSERT YEAR]" videos that come every year.
This guy kills it every single time. Keep up the good work bro
i been promaxxing thank you FrugalAesthetic
I wore those Samba Adidas in the 90ties in school. My mother was a handball player and had 5 pairs from the 70ties in the basement. So i wore them. It was not a popular shoe at the time and people made fun of them. Now i am surrounded by them and find it ridiculous. Thats my life, i wear popular shoes when they are not popular. Guess i am a trendsetter without knowing. Yeppeee !
my mans grinding content
I used to own a pair of timbs as hunting/hiking boots and it was very interesting to learn that what I perceived as a utility shoe was a fashionable item. That’d be like if Irish Setters were the next big boot or something.
I for one didn’t know anyone used Timbs as actual outdoor activity boots. That’d be like wearing North Face for the utility. Seems like a fashion brand to me but if it works, that’s nice.
@@thehousecat93 the timbs I had weren’t exactly the set that was fashionable. They do make pretty solid hiking boots.
bro best vid in a while thank you fruit aesthetic
bro you are funny as fuck it’s been a while since I’ve actually been entertained
rick owens ramones are the most meat rider shoe out there
A few years ago a old shoe shop donated all their Solomon’s to a local thrift shop. They were so cheap like $60-$80, I could’ve resold them for like $200 now 😭😭😭😭 They used to be considered ugly back in the day
I fucking love your vids. That is all.
I also want to mix Gorpcore with Birkcore now. Thank you for always dropping knowledge
as a fellow tabi wearer, the road to solomons is already 99% paved for us, kids. Just gotta do the tried and true dressy tabi look: tucked white dress shirt, high waist, wide leg trousers, cropped right over the ankle. Salomons fit right in for the perfect contrast✨
9:00 bro covered his girl's face with a shoe png
Sambas were a staple in the 90’s when I was young and played youth soccer. I would play indoor with them. Fast forward to today I have a pair wear them I’m going to be outside in the grass somewhere as they don’t pick up a lot of stains. So I’m going to house. For example, I’ll play volleyball with them or soccer or football in the yard still a functional classic.
honestly the only shoes that matter , and will continue to matter , are margiela gats and rick ramones/geobaskets. those are the only designer shoes i can see being considered eternal and staple in the same way chuck taylors and sambas are
If you wear those shoes you are a fucking virgin and women will laugh at you
fr this might be my fav channel on yt right now
the thing about the
"meta riders" / "meat riders"
hit the nail on the head 😂
this kinda saved me from buying em
11:35 Bro my Salomans are always so dirty I have to keep them in a bag, but I hike barefoot more often than not.
I bought them for hiking having no clue they were poppin', I only pay attention to skatecore. Now I kinda want to wear them ironically but my vans are more comfy.
really dig your work man!!!
i personally don't care what people think about what sneakers i wear.
I'm wearing them for me .
12:49 someones been lifting
The editing is everything❤️
frugal aesthetic 😼
Almost caved on the sambas, you saved me bro
birk krew reppin
cobbling my own shoes from now on
all this to say SKECHERS r the IT shoe 🤷♂
I recently looked back of some photos of me back in elementry school only to find out that I wore New Balance 550s the entire time. I was way ahead of the curve.