On sneakers and foot cred.

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Puma is better! I came out first and made sneakers cool!
Nike is better! I make your feet cushy and styled!
Adidas is better! I rocked Run-DMC!

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Okay, so the point is that designer sneakers have been around for ages, continue to stay current, and have a cultural significance very separate from their constructed brand personalities.

The Puma video below, a short film produced by Imperial Leisure, articulates this beautifully, don't you think?


Puma: Foot Cred

Okay, now for some random shoes of goodness. These are from solepedia.com, a site that is all over the latest and greatest.


Clockwise from top left:
MadFoot!'s Mad Professor denim sneaker; the amazing Vaughn Bode-inspired Pumas; Clot Air Max 1’s - designed for Kanye West and Edison Chen, for one show only. What?!?; Japanese movie star Kubotsuka Yosuke's signature New Balance; glow-in-the-dark Nikes

Why stop the thrill ride there? Check these fun shoe-related links for more hot leather action:

- Adidas has high-res images of all kinds, like the 2003 ad on the right, in its image bank.

- Puma has a crazy addictive shoe customizing tool called Mongolian Shoe BBQ.

- Flight Club took first slot in the Dime magazine best boutique sneaker shop in the U.S. rankings. Their site is easy to get lost in.

- nicekicks.com is a sneaker blog. It is way current, with lots of eye candy.