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Title: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Windsor Knot on September 18, 2018, 02:24:38 PM
Huge fans of these guys of course. But come on now wtf is this shit?


https://www.flaunt.com/content/erik-ellington-and-dennis-martins-new-luxury-shoe-line-hrs?rq=hrs


Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers". Nothing skate about this. Sounds like they've lost the plot. However what that they've done has ever failed? They've got the golden touch.

I feel like Lucian Clarke has also lost the plot, skating around in that Louis vitton armless jacket nonsense. Get a grip. I guess he's a perfect fit for this non brand then!!!

Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.


WHATEVER NEXT?!
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: lou dawg on September 18, 2018, 02:27:11 PM
Even when I was younger, a lot of the Emerica, Supra, Krew stuff just seemed way over the top.

This does not surprise me.

Lord carry them now.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Burt Ward on September 18, 2018, 02:37:59 PM
Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers".

Ummm... that's what they are.

Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.

Ummm... you're not supposed to.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Switch_fsflip_noseslide on September 18, 2018, 02:40:30 PM
What's the retail?
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: fs overkrook on September 18, 2018, 02:40:41 PM
I think you’re missing the point. Where has anybody anywhere at anytime said this is a skate shoe brand? Ellington, Herman, and Clarke don’t need a skate shoe sponsor. They could literally hit up anybody and get shoes to skate in. They are definitely going for something different here.

Money moves cuz there’s no money in skating
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: cloudy on September 18, 2018, 02:46:58 PM

Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.


https://www.instagram.com/p/BnY4SxMF5M_/?taken-by=thrillofitall (https://www.instagram.com/p/BnY4SxMF5M_/?taken-by=thrillofitall)
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: JosephSmith on September 18, 2018, 03:26:24 PM
I'm going to get some. Boo and poo to the naysayers.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: FROTHY on September 18, 2018, 03:31:46 PM
I'm not cool enough to wear these. Sticking with my $8.99 boat shoes from Old Navy.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: notcool on September 18, 2018, 03:36:48 PM
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Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers".
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Ummm... that's what they are.

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Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.
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Ummm... you're not supposed to.
Jamie Thomas posted ellington do a 360 flip in them on insta
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Shifty Flip on September 18, 2018, 03:39:48 PM
I'm going to get some. Boo and poo to the naysayers.

But the Italian leather is caffeinated, goes against your core beliefs. 

Also, there's been a few HRS threads recently, all exactly like this one.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: sid vicious on September 18, 2018, 04:04:14 PM
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Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers".
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Ummm... that's what they are.

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Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.
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Ummm... you're not supposed to.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: JosephSmith on September 18, 2018, 04:19:14 PM
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I'm going to get some. Boo and poo to the naysayers.
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But the Italian leather is caffeinated, goes against your core beliefs. 

Also, there's been a few HRS threads recently, all exactly like this one.

I believe in those cute little loaf-tassels down to my core.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Pigeon on September 18, 2018, 04:23:39 PM
They’re not for skating. They’re for picking up HookeRS.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Shifty Flip on September 18, 2018, 04:27:08 PM
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I'm going to get some. Boo and poo to the naysayers.
[close]

But the Italian leather is caffeinated, goes against your core beliefs. 

Also, there's been a few HRS threads recently, all exactly like this one.
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I believe in those cute little loaf-tassels down to my core.

Those loafers appeared to me from heaven, in a groove in NY first. I've got the breastplate to prove it, I just can't show you.

Mods, please change his name to Jack Joseph. Thank you. 
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: h00man on September 18, 2018, 04:38:12 PM
Nothing skate about this.


Did they say this is a skateboarding shoe? No.

Is Villager meant to make you skate better? Can you only be a skater and drink Villager? How about Saint Archer's before they were sold to Anheuser?

You see OP, you are an idiot.

Like I said before, new members should NOT be allowed to create new topics.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: JPeterman on September 18, 2018, 05:00:30 PM
Genuine question, was it stated anywhere that this was going to be a skate brand? If they end up doing skate shoes later that'd be great.

Regardless, I'll cop. The colourway that Ellington is wearing in that insta clip look nice.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Paletta on September 18, 2018, 05:28:19 PM
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Nothing skate about this.

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Did they say this is a skateboarding shoe? No.

Is Villager meant to make you skate better? Can you only be a skater and drink Villager? How about Saint Archer's before they were sold to Anheuser?

You see OP, you are an idiot.

Like I said before, new members should NOT be allowed to create new topics.

Millercoors
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: smellsdead on September 18, 2018, 05:43:54 PM
didnt some pretentious photographer have a hand in clae? were those skate shoes?
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Cuban_Lynx on September 18, 2018, 05:45:37 PM
What's the retail?
They were up for $220, I believe. Maybe ask Brink?
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: fulfillthedream on September 18, 2018, 05:51:18 PM
my biggest qualm with this is the fact that ellington had some amazing shoes on supra and emerica and so did herman with 3-4 solid shoes and they announced they'd left their sponsors to start a new brand that ended up being loafers
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: JosephSmith on September 18, 2018, 08:48:27 PM
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I'm going to get some. Boo and poo to the naysayers.
[close]

But the Italian leather is caffeinated, goes against your core beliefs. 

Also, there's been a few HRS threads recently, all exactly like this one.
[close]

I believe in those cute little loaf-tassels down to my core.
[close]

Those loafers appeared to me from heaven, in a groove in NY first. I've got the breastplate to prove it, I just can't show you.

Mods, please change his name to Jack Joseph. Thank you.

Gosh dang it Shifty! You may have out-Mormoned me this time but I'll be back; with more wives and radder fits!
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: oyolar on September 18, 2018, 09:34:39 PM

Like I said before, new members should NOT be allowed to create new topics.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Zurg on September 18, 2018, 09:39:53 PM
i wanna agree, but sometimes people will post solid rumours/stories under a burner account. new members making topics was maddening when jason jessee nazi threads were all the rage
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: KoRnholio8 on September 19, 2018, 12:47:59 AM
Fucking lame as fuck. Anyone who thinks loafers are appropriate footwaer should just focus their trust-funded life.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: iKobrakai on September 19, 2018, 01:23:29 AM
I remember Greco wanted a Gucci/Armani sponsorship, like 10 years ago. I'm ok with this.

If I was a hot pro and Adidas wanted to give me my own olympic weight lifting shoe, I'd take it in no time.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 19, 2018, 01:51:23 AM
didnt some pretentious photographer have a hand in clae? were those skate shoes?

Wasn’t the original iteration like Atiba, Carroll, and ... someone else in that mid-00s crew
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on September 19, 2018, 02:09:46 AM
And then there’s Lucien Clarke, Jamaican-born and English-raised model sponsored by Palace.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: tetanus xrist on September 19, 2018, 03:05:59 AM
Stephen Paddock waired loafers.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: bo golden on September 19, 2018, 04:46:36 AM
Huge fans of these guys of course. But come on now wtf is this shit?


https://www.flaunt.com/content/erik-ellington-and-dennis-martins-new-luxury-shoe-line-hrs?rq=hrs


Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers". Nothing skate about this. Sounds like they've lost the plot. However what that they've done has ever failed? They've got the golden touch.

I feel like Lucian Clarke has also lost the plot, skating around in that Louis vitton armless jacket nonsense. Get a grip. I guess he's a perfect fit for this non brand then!!!

Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.


WHATEVER NEXT?!

if you dont like them, dont fucking buy them
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: ziggy on September 19, 2018, 05:07:22 AM
The Big Baller version of skate footwear
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: ChuckRamone on September 19, 2018, 06:34:00 AM
they should make 90s skate shoe loafers where instead of a penny you can insert an extra tongue or some fat laces on top.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: GAY on September 19, 2018, 06:52:47 AM
I enjoy it when people get upset at other people's shoe choices. Hypocritically, I get extremely upset when someone wears Under Armor or Skechers shoes.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Lame_Nigga on September 19, 2018, 07:04:28 AM
They never explicitly stated that they we're starting a shoe company but Herman posted videos of him skating in a pair of shoes with the caption "Starting a new shoe company with some friends. Tre flip wear testing. Coming soon..." Which would imply the shoe company would produce at least a couple skate models. Plus with all the skating related posts I feel that EE and Herm have too much respect for the industry to make a lifestyle brand riding the coattails of their former glory
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: opinionated bastard on September 19, 2018, 07:18:09 AM
Huge fans of these guys of course. But come on now wtf is this shit?


https://www.flaunt.com/content/erik-ellington-and-dennis-martins-new-luxury-shoe-line-hrs?rq=hrs


Sounds so pretentious. 'hand made Italian leather loafers". Nothing skate about this. Sounds like they've lost the plot. However what that they've done has ever failed? They've got the golden touch.

I feel like Lucian Clarke has also lost the plot, skating around in that Louis vitton armless jacket nonsense. Get a grip. I guess he's a perfect fit for this non brand then!!!

Can't wait to see someone skating these loafers.


WHATEVER NEXT?!

They are doing what they have done in the past and disrupting new markets, when you turn 20 you will understand that skateboarding is not everything. Lucien has made a huge impression on the fashion world because of palace and been given the opportunity to diversify himself and make money as a model aswell, there are also several videos of him skating in them, most notably, switch varial heel while cruising with ellington in London.

Ellington has always been a heavy fashion influenced guy, natural progression in a diluted shoe market is to create something better.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: opinionated bastard on September 19, 2018, 07:18:36 AM
I own a pair, they are awesome, plan on getting several more.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: opinionated bastard on September 19, 2018, 07:25:27 AM
my biggest qualm with this is the fact that ellington had some amazing shoes on supra and emerica and so did herman with 3-4 solid shoes and they announced they'd left their sponsors to start a new brand that ended up being loafers

Ellington is 40, Herman doesnt need a shoe sponsor, expand your brain. They didnt just leave their sponsors, their contracts expired, shoe game has become diluted
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: opinionated bastard on September 19, 2018, 07:26:47 AM
Fucking lame as fuck. Anyone who thinks loafers are appropriate footwaer should just focus their trust-funded life.

Maybe you should just get a job and enjoy the finer things in life instead of sucking at skating.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: opinionated bastard on September 19, 2018, 07:27:41 AM
I remember Greco wanted a Gucci/Armani sponsorship, like 10 years ago. I'm ok with this.

If I was a hot pro and Adidas wanted to give me my own olympic weight lifting shoe, I'd take it in no time.


would have been so sick
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: stevedave on September 19, 2018, 09:23:26 AM
look, these dudes know the money isn't in skateboarding shoes.  so they're starting this brand and making loafers to appeal to the other 98% of the world that DOESN'T skate.  And they know when they DO make a skate shoe, it'll be somewhat accepted because of the status of EE and Herm.  It was the same with Supra.  This is a FOOTWEAR company, NOT a skate shoe brand. 
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: headtowall on September 19, 2018, 09:25:25 AM
Just because you skate doesn't mean everything you need to do has to be skate related.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Jerkstore on September 19, 2018, 09:50:07 AM
these would unrionically be sick if you could skate in them

like the dylan gravis shoe but better
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: shit_for_brains on September 19, 2018, 09:51:47 AM
But I wanted skate loafers
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: h00man on September 19, 2018, 11:26:41 AM
look, these dudes know the money isn't in skateboarding shoes.  so they're starting this brand and making loafers to appeal to the other 98% of the world that DOESN'T skate.  And they know when they DO make a skate shoe, it'll be somewhat accepted because of the status of EE and Herm.  It was the same with Supra.  This is a FOOTWEAR company, NOT a skate shoe brand.

Just because you skate doesn't mean everything you need to do has to be skate related.

Finally some fucking sense in this thread.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: KoRnholio8 on September 19, 2018, 01:53:55 PM
All other arguments aside, why the hell would anyone want to wear fucking loafers of any kind? The trump of footwear.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Zumiez And Xanax on September 19, 2018, 02:04:54 PM
loafers are comfortable, you probably dress like shit, fuck you
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: shit_for_brains on September 19, 2018, 03:09:00 PM
All other arguments aside, why the hell would anyone want to wear fucking loafers of any kind? The trump of footwear.

If you're wearing loafers with a gold buckle and your shirt is misbuttoned it lets everyone at work know you are never ever going to listen to their ideas
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Deekay on September 19, 2018, 04:26:20 PM
Just because you skate doesn't mean everything you need to do has to be skate related.

Absolutely not. However, you can't make a company consisting only of skateboarders and post clips of you skateboarding in the shoes and not expect people to be confused about what's going on. This is not a strict "fashion brand" and it's not crazy to expect something skate focused/inspired later on.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: CRAILFISH TO REVERT on September 19, 2018, 04:33:16 PM
I get extremely upset when someone wears Under Armor or Skechers shoes.

or anything sporty with velcro around the ankle.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: TheAmericanAntique on September 19, 2018, 05:41:44 PM
But I wanted skate loafers

Same Here!
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: JB on September 19, 2018, 06:18:15 PM
how did anyone land on the name loafer for a shoe style? when i think of a loafer, i think of a fat guy laying on a couch eating potato chips and watching golf, and i assure you, hes not wearing shoes.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Pigeon on September 19, 2018, 06:57:26 PM
how did anyone land on the name loafer for a shoe style? when i think of a loafer, i think of a fat guy laying on a couch eating potato chips and watching golf, and i assure you, hes not wearing shoes.
I think of someone with two loaves of bread for shoes.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: KoRnholio8 on September 19, 2018, 09:49:03 PM
loafers are comfortable, you probably dress like shit, fuck you

all my footwear is comfortble, why would I buy any that isn't? ergo, no need for ugly shoes, just because they are comfrotable
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: SodaJerk on September 19, 2018, 11:41:26 PM
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loafers are comfortable, you probably dress like shit, fuck you
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all my footwear is comfortble, why would I buy any that isn't? ergo, no need for ugly shoes, just because they are comfrotable
Are you going full person and forgetting people can have different opinions of what constitutes a good looking shoe?
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: KoRnholio8 on September 20, 2018, 01:00:50 AM
of course not, but I can diss them for having horrible taste in footwear all the same
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Rasmus on September 20, 2018, 01:36:51 AM
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Just because you skate doesn't mean everything you need to do has to be skate related.
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Absolutely not. However, you can't make a company consisting only of skateboarders and post clips of you skateboarding in the shoes and not expect people to be confused about what's going on. This is not a strict "fashion brand" and it's not crazy to expect something skate focused/inspired later on.

This is a very fair argument!
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: brucewillis on September 20, 2018, 04:16:32 AM
Pretentious is not enough to describe HRS
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Beeda Weeda on September 20, 2018, 05:23:11 AM
if I was going to buy loafers, I would buy loafers from an existing loafer brand, one that specializes in loafers.
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: shit_for_brains on September 20, 2018, 07:02:27 AM
if I was going to buy loafers, I would buy loafers from an existing loafer brand, one that specializes in loafers.

And that's why you're a mark for big loafer
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Mount St. Hermdog on September 20, 2018, 07:07:39 AM
I hope they sell this company for a lot of money to some clueless Yale douchebags
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: Little Debbie on September 20, 2018, 07:20:02 AM
yeah I'm thinking a super basic vulc skate model has to be on the way in the next few months, or possibly they will launch another brand in the near future off the profits of HRS (like Bianca funding 917).
Title: Re: HRS - Ellington and Herm
Post by: cloudy on September 20, 2018, 08:00:10 AM
They never explicitly stated that they we're starting a shoe company but Herman posted videos of him skating in a pair of shoes with the caption "Starting a new shoe company with some friends. Tre flip wear testing. Coming soon..." Which would imply the shoe company would produce at least a couple skate models. Plus with all the skating related posts I feel that EE and Herm have too much respect for the industry to make a lifestyle brand riding the coattails of their former glory

i think they're definitely gonna come out with a skate shoe. a reebok workout plus looking skate shoe, but a skate shoe nonetheless. in the footage below it looks like he is skating the same model as was featured in the instagram post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BinWZ56ADVm/?hl=en&taken-by=bherman (https://www.instagram.com/p/BinWZ56ADVm/?hl=en&taken-by=bherman)

(https://media.giphy.com/media/24cuO3CzcK3RAQIJmP/giphy.gif)