Bring back the Tec!
Saturday, January 24th, 2009WITH the underground now truly overground, it seems there’s nothing alternative out there anymore. House music, back in the 80s was vilified by the Daily Mail hordes, but now accompanies car ads. Even the original punk prince, Johnny Rotten, has sold out and is selling butter! So with those pearls of wisdom, Sneakerfreak reckons it’s time [...]
Get hot to trot without breaking the bank
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008ONE foot in the credit crunch, but still want to look the shnizel? Don’t panic as Sneakerfreak is here to help with a round-up of all that’s cool on a budget. First up is the Converse All Star Ox Clear, a snip at £39.99 from Size. These babies are your basic run of the mill [...]
Sneakers? Don’t ask the missus!
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008THEY say opposites attract and I have to say it’s certainly true for yours truly. While me and Mrs Sneakerfreak may have the same taste in music, although I did find Dido, Will Young and Elton John lurking in her CD collection when we met, the same can’t be said for clothes and footwear. While [...]
Go green with the latest recycled sneaks!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008CARBON footprint – it’s not a new range of Nike dunks, but as I’m sure you’ll all know, the buzzword of the moment. We’ve all been told we have to reduce ours, but recycling’s not exactly interesting, unless, dear Sneakerfreak fans, it’s to do with trainers. Forget separating bottles, cans, newspapers and the ilk, boring, [...]
I’ve had a change of heart and embraced the day-glow nu-rave revolution!
Friday, October 17th, 2008CHUCK Taylors may of been the trainers of choice for The Ramones and Blondie, but these days the boundaries have been thrown wide open as indie mixes with nu rave and brings a day-glow hue to what was once a strictly two tone world and even Sneakerfreak’s joined in and ditched the neutral colours of [...]
Taking a sneaker bite of the Big Apple
Saturday, September 27th, 2008AS the birthplace of hip hop, New York was always down with the latest kicks, with the B Boys of the Bronx rockin’ the latest Puma suedes, shelltoes and Adidas campus back in the day. So, obviously, with a city so engrained in the world of sneaker culture, when Sneakerfreak recently paid a visit to [...]
Every girl loves a geek! Gravis, Pointer and Clae
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008TO swoosh or not to swoosh, that’s the question as the big 40 edges ever nearer that I find myself asking. Now I’m not saying Nike don’t have some rather tasty offerings out at the moment. But these days I often find myself favouring more sedate numbers, rather than much of the neon-ness that’s out [...]
What any self respecting 30-something should be rocking
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008ROBBIE Williams may have started dressing like his dad, if you believe his lyrics, but for me I’m more concerned about not looking like my next door neighbour’s 16-year-old son. Although I’m still early twenties in my heart, in reality 40 is banging on the door, with just three years to go before I reach [...]