Sneaker Shoe Art
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- rasko40
I personally dont like it; in the same way I dont like it when Levis try and bring out jeans with graff down the sides like back in the day, its a nasty sellout when it becomes mass produced like that. When graff writers would piece their jackets and jeans it was communication for a certain group and not purely a fashion device, now ok I've seen some some good graff/tagging on sneakers but there are no principles behind it, I think its just another fashion/street thing for labels to pin their thing on first; adidas tried it about 5 years ago but the masses weren't ready for it, now they seem ready they try again with success... whatever.. if you want to wear it then thats fine but I dont think you'd see any writers wearing it and it would I think deter most from doing their own... its a little like here in London where what was a thriving sticker / stencil scene has dwindled to minimum since the prolification of books and exhibitions has dwindled to near nothing... but then, I'm more of a writer and stickering atc always seemed like a fickle response by the more fashion led crowd that wanted a piece rather than the more hardcore.