I hosted a Portrait Pop-Up to celebrate my Birthday with friends and family!
I ended up with A LOT of content and wanted to make a thread to share and recap the day.
Starting off with a recap video of the day, shoutout to my guy
@reillybalcom
for capturing the vibes perfectly.
The Nigel Sylvester Air Jordan 4 RM “Grandmas Driveway” looking good with on foot with a white lace swap. These come with an extra set of white laces for those wondering.
Kobe 6 Protro “EYBL”
I don’t know much about Kobe, especially PE type of stuff but these are really nice, and quality wise they feel great…I’d definitely say these are one of the nicer Kobe 6’s I’ve seen for sure.
Might be another unpopular opinion but these are most definitely the best Sean Wotherspoon sneaker to release since the Air Max 1/97 Hybrid.
Adidas SW Orketro for anyone curious
Lots of comments about how good the white lace swap looks in these so that’s how I’m going to shoot them, but a lot of people mentioned black laces too so here’s a quick look at 1 of each.
These are really dope but serve as a perfect example for my
#1
problem with the Lebron signature line, he ALWAYS wears better PE’s than what the brand actually releases to the general public…year in and year out you can count on this.
LeBron James is celebrating his “Prime Year” with a LeBron 21 for the All-Star Game that pays tribute to Deion Sanders’ DT Max signature shoe.
@KingJames
🤝
@DeionSanders
Since everyone is talking about the Action Bronson x New Balance project, I figured maybe its a good time to finally share the photos I shot of the Action Bronson x Adidas UltraBoost that never ended up releasing.
Absolutely thrilled to share that I was able to retrieve a solid chunk of my sneakers from our old apartment finally today. I still have most of my New Balance and SB stuff in there but I could only fit so much in the car. To say I’m relieved would be an understatement.
Personally I think these are terrible and very much a lackluster release from Jordan Brand in 2023, especially when it comes to a Jordan 1 but I’m curious what the consensus is on these…
You guys feeling these? If so, enough to grab a pair?
Going to put a way bigger emphasis on actually sharing my work on here and everywhere for that matter in 2023
I’m definitely forward to getting back to sharing more of my work with all 🙏🏻
I still haven’t worn my yellow pair, and I’m still not sure if I’m sold on this sneaker in general but I’m always curious to know what everyone else is thinking…
Anybody going after these new GPS?
If you ever need a pick me up about some shoes you sold that wish you you had held onto, just bookmark this post and come check out some of the very poor choices I made in 2018…that should make you feel better 😭😭
Super grateful that
@Nike
invited me to share a story on the latest episode of Grail Tails on the SNKRS app. I’ve got tons of pickup stories from over the years but sharing the story of my first dunk pickup back in 2005 seemed the most fitting!
Check it out!