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From the time Run-DMC rapped about “My Adidas,” sneaker culture has been more in step with hip-hop than rock. And with Nike’s recent glow-in-the-dark Kanye West sneaker, the Air Yeezy, that connection is more prevalent than ever.
But rock fans need not feel left out, because today street fashion mecca Supreme over on Fairfax Avenue releases its limited-edition Vans Sk-8 HI tribute to punk gods Bad Brains.
Although it’s just another addition to Vans’ hokey “band shoes” category, we can only imagine how cool it would be to run around in these multicolored kicks, while paying homage to one of the greatest punk bands around. Of course you could also wait until May, when Converse drops its Kurt Cobain collection. But we hear people are already snickering at that marketing ploy. And you’re on your own if you buy the Liberace kicks.
–Camilo Smith
Photo courtesy Supreme
