freshkicks:

Your shoes are usually the first thing I notice before learning your name. If we’ve spent any time together, we’ve discussed your footwear. I love me some fresh kicks. And that’s my problem.

I love the story of the find. Mostly, I like the unique thought process you went through in picking that pair. I check each story into my long term memory and recall it every time I hunt new shoes.

Picking the right shoes is the thing that stresses me out the most before leaving the house and the one thing I spend any time shopping for. I’ll study the tech specs of athletic shoes, examine the craftsmanship of casual or dressy foot garb and the design of just about any pair of kicks.

Some people obsess about fonts, cars or food. For me, it’s gotta be the shoes.

To be clear: I’m not a shoe expert, I have a problem but I’m willing to share what I’ve learned and what I find. This is why I only concern myself with men’s shoes. Sorry ladies, this is for the guys. Feel free, however to stop by if you want gift ideas for that big lug in your life.

Speaking of gifts; unless otherwise noted, many links in original Fresh Kicks posts are Amazon affiliate links. Any purchases you make help me (help you.) I’ll add other online retailers if I feel comfortable with their service and reputation. All reblogged content will not contain affiliate links.

Over the next few weeks I’ll highlight types of shoes that I call the standards (sneaker, casual, dress) starting with sneakers. Within each standard I’ll highlight a few iconic shoes within the respective category.

From time to time, I’ll try to post hints and tips on things like how to try on shoes and care and feeding of your footwarez.

So with that, welcome to Fresh Kicks. Feel free to e-mail me at freshkicks.tumblr AT gmail dot corn, anytime.

Lates.

Albert is going to help us look a little more fly. 

Is that the right word? Fly? Or is it rad?