YOU KNOW MY STEEZ

Adidas 747 was an epic event.  Spanning several blocks surrounding and within the old American Apparel manufacturing building in downtown LA, Adidas went all out to represent during this year’s NBA all-star game.

Ymani and Natalie looking beautiful as ever in streetwear grails by Undefeated and Everybody Skates.  Ymani is wearing Undefeated's classic Role Model T shirt, with a reproduction of an iconic photograph of Sir Charles Barkley wearing his 76ers gear and an NWA cap.  Undefeated has always been at the forefront of edgy athletic streetwear, and this shirt is a classic representation of the same. Natalie is wearing another favorite: Everybody Skate's Madonna, T-shirt with Madonna doing a Madonna.

Inclusiveness:  It’s what AGENDA is all about, and what makes it a special kind of tradeshow. No matter who you are, you can stand side by side with companies like the Hundreds, 10 Deep, or Chinatown Market and compete with the same.  That’s the draw. 

Like it or not, Supreme will always be the litmus for streetwear.  For old streetwear heads like me, there continues to be a love / hate relationship with Supreme.  About a year ago, I was driving home from work and one of the neighbor kids (usually dressed head to toe in Pac Sun or even worse, Dallas Cowboys gear), cruised by me, riding a Razor scooter, with a mohawk helmet, wearing a Supreme box logo hoodie.  I lost concentration and almost drove my car into the kids playing basketball in the driveway a few houses up.

“It started off well enough,” he lamented.  “I mean it actually started off great.  On Monday, my birthday, I woke up to a deadstock pair of Off White Jordans from my mom and dad.  I thought it was a dream, you know.”

The first “what the ...” moment was the fact that when I Google’d, “High Heel Crocs” there were multiple images that appeared. I went on a self-reflective journey of my own heritage and culture.

In response to Nike’s new Just Do It campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, anti-Kaepernick supporters around the country began burning their Nike products and posting the images on social media.

Edward Murphy, a former Beverly Hills Cop turned barber plans on copping the velour bucket hat, track suit, and polo shirt in peach. When shown pictures of the track suit ensemble from Supreme’s online site, Murphy responded “What is that velvet? It’s beautiful.”