Air Jordan III

If you read this blog, then you know that I believe in style over fashion.

Style is personal expression. It's wearing stuff you feel represents you, making things your own, and not just because you think they're "trendy."

Fashion is just stuff you wear, because you think it'll give you status, or make you cool.

I'm really into retro sneakers--specifically NIkes and Jordans--which I know A LOT of people are.

However, I don't wear them because I think they're cool or whatever. I mean yes, they are, but personally they represent my passion for sports and athletics.

Wearing sneakers is sort of my way of conveying to the world that sports make up a big part of my personality.

Anyway, next month perhaps my all-time favorite sneaker is re-releasing--the Air Jordan III.

I own the black/cement pair of these, which I posted about some time ago, but the white ones are pretty dope too.

Even cooler, it's being packaged in a really cool original style retro box.

Here's MJ in 1988--the original release year--winning the Slam Dunk contest, followed by the new version and the cool packaging.

The three things I can't stop wearing

I love shoes.

Perhaps that wasn't a manly statement, or depending on who you ask, maybe it was.

Most sartorially correct men do, in fact, love shoes.

And perhaps somewhat ironically, a lot of men who are into hip-hop/sports love shoes as well. They are also the men who pretend to be the most manly, so maybe not loving shoes is what is non-manly.

Anyway, it's not like it matters, but shoes kick ass.

Recently, I've been wearing a select rotation of my collection of shoes.

The first one being a pair of Dr. Marten's boots. I never thought I'd love these as much as I do, but damn I'm into them now. Hell, I even want the cherry red ones, the snakeskin ones, and the metallic ones. Anyway, I need to beat these up some more--and get a job--before I invest in some more Doc's, but I've been wearing my black ones a lot.

I've also really been wearing the hell out of my Air Max 90 "infrareds" and my Air Jordan III's. I'm a sucker for sneakers, and these may just be my two favorites of all-time. Maybe I like them so much, because I was a little kid when they first came out, and they remind me of shit like Hot Wheels, Legos, and Looney Toons.

Those were the days. So much fun!