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seems pretty uninspired and out of touch with the skate industry when you compare it to last resort
Why compare it to Last Resort? Also, there is nothing original about Last Resort. So, saying Hours is uninspired means nothing.
I like both brands. Neither brand is bringing any original designs to the table though.
They're both taking the skater-owned, alternative to corporate shoe brands angle. pretty clear comparison.
last resort has a unique team, cool up-close skate photos and art that go with their marketing, and a vision of skating that comes across as unique, clear, and coherent.
the images on hours IG and website look like they're advertising a fast fashion subscription box or watches. the loafer shoe is original, sure, but wouldn't be caught dead wearing it.
The only comparison you can make is that they’re both skater owned. If you’re going to compare Last Resort and Hours, why not throw in the other skater owned skate shoe brands?
The loafer shoe isn’t original either. Vans has done it, Globe has one currently, and I’m pretty sure Dylan had one on Gravis with a razor blade on it?
I’ve seen both shoes in person. Hours seemed to be better quality materials. Haven’t skated either, so I couldn’t really tell you. People obviously love Last Resort. Hours definitely isn’t fast fashion. They’re great quality.
I’ll be stoked to try them both out in the future.
in the grand scheme of things, you can definitely say there are other skater owned brands that have props in their own right (ex. sole tech brands, lakai) but i think the reason why that dude originally compared HRS to Last Resort was because they are two
newer skater-owned brands. you can also use Li-Ning and Braille (i guess) but yeah..
LRAB just had an insane amount of hype leading up to the release, and sold pretty decently once they were out. they did a good job of teasing what was to come and having a well rounded team and a cohesive vision certainly helped. they had the marketing and it's been working out for them thus far.
HRS just seemed to pop out of nowhere other than Herman briefly mentioning it in interviews. i like the look of one of their shoes, but they are priced a lil higher than LR. as mentioned too, their whole rollout doesn't look that great.
yeah sure they both lack in design, but people would most likely gravitate towards Last Resort than HRS.
imo, if HRS didn't have Herman backing it, would it have a chance? seems to be relying on him mostly cause other than that there's no team, no video or photos of the shoes being skated. there just seems to be no general interest. on SLAP, the talk of LRAB before they came out vs. the talk of HRS before they came out, seemed to be more in favour of the former. would younger skaters prefer Last Resort or HRS? when boxing day came a couple weeks ago, stores we're already 30-40% these off when they just came out.
just a take.