official TLR sneaker thread...

[Da Boy Junior]

just copped money cat Low's, now i got the money cat high's and the lows

[S.W.E.R.V. 2.0]

i had copped some 11s real deal......set me back $500
ask me why i wore them joints 2 the club last night
like fukk it u only live once ya digg

[Da Boy Junior]

wearing fresh new shoes in the clubs= bad move

fukk around and get your sh1t stepped on from every angle by dirt ass people and there shoes

smh@ you walking in with a nike swoosh sign, then walking out with a adidas logo

[rbk2003]

i am heading down to soho 2morrow

[S.W.E.R.V. 2.0]

wearing fresh new shoes in the clubs= bad move
fukk around and get your sh1t stepped on from every angle by dirt ass people and there shoes
smh@ you walking in with a nike swoosh sign, then walking out with a adidas logo

oh well

[Da Boy Junior]

i finally got these fukking shoes ive been looking for over 2 years

[The ADD]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/goodfoot-nike-sb-heat-wave-release-june-14th.html

[Hood Critic]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/goodfoot-nike-sb-heat-wave-release-june-14th.html
De La Soul dunk?

[Da Boy Junior]

what the ****?

they are rereleasing the de la highs?

i need to find a toronto connect

[Da Boy Junior]

anyone live in toronto?

[S.W.E.R.V. 2.0]

all white low air force ones today

[The ADD]

De La Soul dunk?
http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/376/532/01/o_DK158(High_De_La_Soul).jpg
http://www.krudle.com/images/delasoullow.jpg

[The Bilingual Gringo]

http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/376/532/01/o_DK158(High_De_La_Soul).jpg
http://www.krudle.com/images/delasoullow.jpg

They botched not releasing the high colorway in low. Those lows are blah at best.

[Da Boy Junior]

de la highs=one of the best pink box dunks ever

[OCMF]

*remembers the times like nas*

[Da Boy Junior]

They botched not releasing the high colorway in low. Those lows are blah at best.
the lows are ugly as hell

[Bones_Justice]

what the ****?
they are rereleasing the de la highs?
i need to find a toronto connect*PM's J-Lova ASAP*

*wonders if it'll be a pink box or gold*

[Da Boy Junior]

*PM's J-Lova ASAP*

*wonders if it'll be a pink box or gold*
real talk

ima see if that nikka j-lova can do a pickup

the de la's will definately be pink box, yall just dont know how much i need these shoes

[Hood Critic]

http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/376/532/01/o_DK158(High_De_La_Soul).jpg
http://www.krudle.com/images/delasoullow.jpg
eh...highs are strange and the lows are plain.

[The ADD]

eh...highs are strange and the lows are plain.


Re-sale value is very high though. It's a pretty coveted SB release

[Wolfe]

Arrived Today... (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9872/316dligxyclss400hi0.jpg)

[Hood Critic]

Re-sale value is very high though. It's a pretty coveted SB release
i see...what are they going for?

[Da Boy Junior]

you can sell de la's for 400-500 now

[J-Lova]

I been outta town since wednesday so i missed the release. I wasnt going to wait in line anyways

[GoFlipAPack]

http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/376/532/01/o_DK158(High_De_La_Soul).jpg
http://www.krudle.com/images/delasoullow.jpg


Those highs are hott
The lows are blah

[The ADD]

Atlanta boutiques struggle to weather crime wave

Security, insurance rates add to cost of merchandise lost to 'blue jean bandits'

By PAUL DONSKY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 06/18/08

Atlanta clothing boutique owner Karin Keeling is in survival mode. But it's not because of the rough economy.

Thieves have broken into Keeling's trendy Buckhead shop, Market, twice in the past year, hauling off more than $21,000 worth of high-end jeans and other merchandise.


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Owner Karin Keeling arranges jeans at Market boutique in Buckhead. Her shop has been robbed twice in the past year, with thieves hauling off more than $21,000 worth of merchandise.

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After Keeling's insurance company dropped her, she had to scramble to find another provider — at $4,000 a year, four times the cost of her old plan.

She recently spent about $14,000 on new security measures, including custom-made metal gates and a panic button system that she can activate to alert police to crimes in progress.

Keeling said the rising expenses, lost revenue and overall uncertainty have taken their toll, threatening her 6-year-old business.

"If I have another break-in, I'll have to close down. I just can't do it anymore," she said. "You follow your dream, you're so proud of yourself, and someone just comes in and takes it from you."

Boutique owners across metro Atlanta are reeling from a crime wave that has seen dozens of stores hit by bands of thieves targeting designer jeans that retail for $200 and up a pair.

Atlanta police have worked 25 cases this year alone, netting 14 arrests, and have formed a "blue jean bandit" task force to combat the crimes. But the break-ins continue.

Last week, a group of thieves were caught trying to break into a Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th store at the North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawson County.

The week before, two boutiques were hit within an hour of each other, first in Buckhead and then in downtown Decatur, in daring and violent daytime robberies. In both cases, groups of young men pepper-sprayed and beat store clerks before clearing shelves of jeans.

The list of victims is a virtual who's who of Atlanta's hip, outside-the-mall fashion scene. Names include: Bill Hallman in Virginia-Highland; Kaleidoscope in Decatur; BluPrint in Little Five Points and Glenwood Park; and Pieces of Adrene in East Atlanta and a sister store, Adrene Boutiques in Castleberry Hill.

Some stores have been hit multiple times.

"I've never seen anything like this. It's crazy," said Bill Hallman, who has owned boutiques for 18 years and now runs a mini-empire that includes two shops in Virginia Highland and another in Little Five Points. "I have friends with stores in other cities, and I'm asking what's happening in Chicago, Miami, L.A. I'm not hearing any of this."

Tough for small businesses to recover

Most Atlanta boutiques are small businesses owned by individuals who often take out loans and drain their savings to open up and purchase merchandise. Few have the deep pockets needed to weather a sustained crime wave.

Even one robbery can quickly cause financial problems. Although insurance may reimburse store owners for the cost of stolen merchandise, rates sometimes rise, and it can take months for insurance companies to investigate claims and cut checks.

Meanwhile, shelves cleared by thieves sit empty. The specialty clothing items stocked by boutiques can be difficult to replace. Designer jeans makers such as True Religion and Rock & Republic require special orders, and sometimes the most popular styles are out of stock.

And many owners are spending their own money to boost security. Hallman has installed security gates and hired guards at $25 an hour to patrol his stores. At Adrene Boutique, shoppers must be buzzed into the store.

The threat to Atlanta's boutiques comes at a time when there is a demand for them. Trendy neighborhoods, from established places like Buckhead and Virgina-Highland to relative newcomers like Castleberry Hill and East Atlanta, seek independent clothing stores to add to the shopping mix.

Kaleidoscope, a funky boutique in resurgent downtown Decatur, was robbed by pepper-spray-wielding bandits the day before a planned seventh anniversary celebration.

Store owner Camille Wright figures the thieves got away with $10,000 worth of men's jeans, a big blow considering Father's Day was just two weeks away.

"To have somebody come in and just take it, it's just a complete violation," she said.

"Every person I know who owns a boutique is someone who's working hard and struggling to make it in a bad economy. So to have this happen just adds insult to injury."

Adrene Boutique was robbed in early June, just two months after the store opened in Castleberry Hill. At a time when owner Adrene Ashford had hoped to be impressing new customers, many of her shelves sit half-empty.

Ashford, who has owned Pieces of Adrene in East Atlanta for seven years, is angry. "This is a company I built on my own," she said. "This is my life; this is my livelihood.

"It's a bad economy. There are so many financial issues that we as individual business owners have to deal with, let alone someone stealing from you and jeopardizing your safety. You have to sit down and analyze it. Is it worth it?"

Ashford said she's not ready to give in just yet.

"I'm not going to be run off easy. I love what I do," she said. "I might have to change the way that I do the business. There are other options. I'm not a quitter. You have to adjust."


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[Hood Critic]

wow @ most of the ATL rappers wearing her clothes they got for the low low.

[The ADD]

wow @ most of the ATL rappers wearing her clothes they got for the low low.

They his Big Boi's wife's spot not to long ago, niccas do not care.

[rbk2003]

i finally got the 05 and 06 easters

[RealestSinceKumbaya]

i finally got the 05 and 06 easters
:gag:

[rbk2003]

:gag:
whats wrong boo??

[RealestSinceKumbaya]

whats wrong boo??
:gag:
u callin n.ggas boo?
u wild flagrant for that.

[rbk2003]

GIMME KISS BOO BOO :rolleyes:

[Da Boy Junior]

GIMME KISS BOO BOO :rolleyes:
the fukk man?
:gag:

[S.W.E.R.V. 2.0]

*drops no homo nuclear bomb in thread*

[OCMF]

i finally got the 05 and 06 easters

as timely as ever, fukkin phaggit

[The ADD]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/infrared-nike-air-max-90-returns.html

[Hood Critic]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/infrared-nike-air-max-90-returns.html
now these i can fukk with, don't tell me they're some absurd price.

[The ADD]

now these i can fukk with, don't tell me they're some absurd price.

If it a QS the price might not be bad but they will be difficult to get in some cities

[offthabooks]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/infrared-nike-air-max-90-returns.html

oh dio!! fukk I want these...

*waits to hear 7.5 will be the smallest size*
*curses these damn feet*

[Hood Critic]

If it a QS the price might not be bad but they will be difficult to get in some cities
somebody get me a glossary with the shoe game terms.

[The ADD]

oh dio!! fukk I want these...
*waits to hear 7.5 will be the smallest size*
*curses these damn feet*

LOL at thse bringing you out the shadows

[The Bilingual Gringo]

http://theshoegame.com/articles/infrared-nike-air-max-90-returns.html

There are going to be a few things different for the 2008.

I'm bitter because I bought 2 pair in 2005.

[offthabooks]

LOL at thse bringing you out the shadows
lol you know...I'm sayin this is one bright spot in the stream of tridash nike's been putting out...

gringo...what are the specific changes? that article is mad vague...I hope they don't fukk with the air bubble, that would piss me off

[The Bilingual Gringo]

gringo...what are the specific changes? that article is mad vague...I hope they don't fukk with the air bubble, that would piss me off

Not 100% sure to be honest. There isn't going to be the stuff that had on the inside on the sole about the history of the Air Max.

My boy sent me this same article earlier and we were talking about it. He found some more stuff, but people are quiet about it.

I'm sure that nothing will change. :dry:

[PRETTYTONY]

I'm chillin for the summer with NIKE SHOX in assorted flavors..

[rbk2003]

Fuk is this corn muffin gathering that's going on right now dead this shyt

[Da Boy Junior]

Them is ugly

Im about to cop some new castles. I found a gem of a website that has a lot of the good releases instock. (They are legit)

[rbk2003]

Pm me the site my boy

[thekitt]

everytime i rock my infrared 90's people offer me $$$ for em....but i tell them hell no

for one they r my fav shoes of all time (next to the black/infra jordan VI's) n for two...you gotta come up off a months rent to pry em off my feet