STRAYE

[Hercules Rockefeller]

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i love the fact that people jump on the "fuck straye" bandwagon

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well to be fair it's hardly sounds like a "by skaters for skaters" type of brand does it?

to me it sounds like what state footwear could have been with a marketing budget (basic vulc shoes at a competetive price).
granted, i would have preferred to see them push it using more actual skateboarders instead of celebrities, but then again it seems like he knows what he is doing. looking forward to see the team, maybe they`ll at least support some guys that deserve a paycheck.

[Nanda Zinger]

Makes me miss Praxis...wait nevermind, nothing could make me miss Praxis.

[Slappydarkslide]

I really hope your down for this brand, Jamie and not fronting for a check.  I just don't see you being so positive about a brand that has shoes that say "Hi AF", you and me both know that is fucking stupid...

[shit_for_brains]

yeah coward

[ChrisLambe94]

Best of luck JT

[slappies]

Tom DeLonge is a silent partner in this.

[Seadramon]

as corny as the whole celebrity angle sounds, i love the fact that people jump on the "fuck straye" bandwagon while wearing nike golf polo shirts with a SB rebranding.

This.

[Righteous Victim]

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as corny as the whole celebrity angle sounds, i love the fact that people jump on the "fuck straye" bandwagon while wearing nike golf polo shirts with a SB rebranding.

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This.

How "this?" Who are you talking about Hercules? Names.

[20matar]

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as corny as the whole celebrity angle sounds, i love the fact that people jump on the "fuck straye" bandwagon while wearing nike golf polo shirts with a SB rebranding.

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This.

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How "this?" Who are you talking about Hercules? Names.

My skate/thief wallet is a Nike Golf wallet... it won't fit any of my id cards. But it does fit a tool.

[Lasernaut]

A real anarcho syndicalist skate shoe brand. Sick.
I wonder... Where are these shoes manufactured? And by whom? And at what cost?

What a nice change of pace from the capitalist system.

[shit_for_brains]

A real anarcho syndicalist skate shoe brand. Sick.
I wonder... Where are these shoes manufactured? And by whom? And at what cost?

What a nice change of pace from the capitalist system.

It's k swiss you college freshman

[h00man]

Tom DeLonge is a silent partner in this.

I laughed. Then I realized this could definitely be possible. Then I got bummed.

[Chavo]

A real anarcho syndicalist skate shoe brand. Sick.
I wonder... Where are these shoes manufactured? And by whom? And at what cost?

What a nice change of pace from the capitalist system.

Jamie says that there will be "no rules" and "apologies". It's likely a catchphrase from their broader marketing campaign. The address of Straye is the same as Angel Cabada's Cu4tro LLC (these shoes are in the $200+ range). This appears to mirror his Supra strategy of selling "NS" shoes to idiots and using their skate line to anchor the brand with street cred, but instead there are two different brands with superficially similar logos.

[Lasernaut]

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A real anarcho syndicalist skate shoe brand. Sick.
I wonder... Where are these shoes manufactured? And by whom? And at what cost?

What a nice change of pace from the capitalist system.

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It's k swiss you college freshman

Just did a little research on K Swiss (on Wikipedia, of course, as a freshman should), they seem... normal.

Chavo, thanks for the insight. Nice and cynical place, this earth.

[Watson]

Well that photo right there should clear up the Muska debate.

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

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Well that photo right there should clear up the Muska debate.

Taken 3 minutes before the ads were shot for his Supra shoe.

He's the only person. On earth that can wear more shirts than Tom Penn's and grant Patterson combined

[shit_for_brains]

Soon he'll be more shirt than man

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i miss one shirt muska

[SLAYERrules666]

i miss one shirt muska

[RoaryMcTwang]

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Well that photo right there should clear up the Muska debate.

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Taken 3 minutes before the ads were shot for his Supra shoe.

He's the only person. On earth that can wear more shirts than Tom Penn's and grant Patterson combined

I grew up thinking Tom Penny was the coolest name ever, but now I think Tom Penn might be even better.

[Zurg]

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i miss one shirt muska

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i thought he was allergic to sleeves?

[Putaslocas]

I back JT but those do not look like skate shoes and it looks like he had to put shoe goo on them even though they're new?

A lot of people put shoe goo on when their shoes are new. I do it. I personally believe it adds life to the shoe before it starts to ware down. I for one hate breaking shoes in, even if i was sponsored id still hate it. I like all my shit old and broken in. Could be what JTs deal is, shoes still look like a converse mock tho straight up.

[Theme For A Jackal]

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I back JT but those do not look like skate shoes and it looks like he had to put shoe goo on them even though they're new?

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A lot of people put shoe goo on when their shoes are new. I do it. I personally believe it adds life to the shoe before it starts to ware down. I for one hate breaking shoes in, even if i was sponsored id still hate it. I like all my shit old and broken in. Could be what JTs deal is, shoes still look like a converse mock tho straight up.

I do it right out of the box. Helps keep structural integrity rather than waiting until the shoe is soft and run down and likely losing shape.

[Wizard Fight]

Putting a fucking circle A in a fucking brand name is so fucking stupid.

[GinosGroceries]

I hope Muska's shoe says "yeah" on one shoe and "dawg" on the other.

[SodaJerk]

I bet Will Smith's kid is going to be very hyped on these.

Probably the most punchable face ever.

[Watson]

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i miss one shirt muska

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i thought he was allergic to sleeves?

Aahah damn beat me to it.

[Lurper]

I like the circle A just because I like the thought of the overtly Christian/capitalist Chief supporting anarchism.

I like the idea of the Chief sitting at home reading Bakunin's "God and the State," and saying to himself, "What have I been doing? Religion is only a tool to create false hierarchies within society and capitalism will only lead to barbarism. I must save society by promoting the anarchist atheist communal philosophy through a no rules skateboarding shoe company."

Or maybe he found Tolstoy's Christian anarchist philosophy and all his profits from Straye will go towards developing a communal Christian society.

I wish some of the older pros would just take their money and ability to attract investors and do something outside of skateboarding. Rocco did some amazing and some terrible things, but the best thing he ever did for skateboarding was simply leaving it.

[Chavo]

I like the circle A just because I like the thought of the overtly Christian/capitalist Chief supporting anarchism.

I like the idea of the Chief sitting at home reading Bakunin's "God and the State," and saying to himself, "What have I been doing? Religion is only a tool to create false hierarchies within society and capitalism will only lead to barbarism. I must save society by promoting the anarchist atheist communal philosophy through a no rules skateboarding shoe company."

Or maybe he found Tolstoy's Christian anarchist philosophy and all his profits from Straye will go towards developing a communal Christian society.

I wish some of the older pros would just take their money and ability to attract investors and do something outside of skateboarding. Rocco did some amazing and some terrible things, but the best thing he ever did for skateboarding was simply leaving it.

Essentially, Straye/Cu4tro is outside of skateboarding. You can see the progression (regression?) from TSA to Krew to Supra to this. Angel Cabada just sold a $100 million+ company that skateboarders didn't care about, so he knows how to make money from the mainstream. They just need that little bit of street cred in order for outsiders to latch onto it.

[Dwyck]

why we let smart niggas on here