HIPSTER RUNOFF

Photo by Cobrasnake

Yall. I was looking at a high-end fashion website, and noticed a group of broads standing around with shin guards on. It kinda reminded me of the season that I played youth soccer until I made my mom stop taking me to the games cuz I didn't 'give a shit' about things like organized sports. Worst time of my life.

But yeah...Not sure if these shin guards are gonna be necessary because of some sort of 'ground creature' that will start 2 bite our shins. Or maybe since there will be more homeless people on the sidewalks [via the economy], we have to protect ourselves from them grabbing at our legs.

Gotta go to a local soccer shop in suburbia 2 get some shin guards. Might also pick up a 'David Beckham jersey.'

Which type of shin guard is more authentic?
The kind that wraps around ur heel?

Or the kind that is a lil 'free floater'?

Just trying to find out what would help me 'look kewler.'

Remember when indoor soccer shoes were alt?
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/01/indoor-soccer-shoes-big-in-2k10.html

Might need 2 'get more athletic' in 2k10. Is smoking bad 4 u?

Just want a fashion forward girl who wears shin guards, or maybe just an AZN with a puppy dress [via Falcor]. :-(

In the early part of 2k9, I will probably spend a lot of time 'searching 4 trends that r representative of the next big thing' in 'the world of fashion.' Sometimes trends go away, then come back. I think 2k9/2k10/2k11 will be all about recycling old name brands + personal branding items.

[via lookbook]
The indoor soccer shoe is a relevant choice for bros who want to look like a humble alt (think they are better than bright, bulky Nikes), and still have an attachment to their mildly athletic past. They usually have a set of parents with mainstream doctrines, and the choice of indoor soccer shoes doesn't alienate their parents' image of their son like a progressive shoe would.

Indoor soccer shoes are for bros with a lifestyle that sees them float in between multiple contexts: mainstream and alt. The indoor soccer shoe gives them versatility in function and image.
Never trust a bro over the age of 20 who still wears indoor soccer shoes. He is not sure who he wants to be. Or he has a membership at one of the world's only remaining indoor soccer facilities.

//////////////////
Gimmicks that might big in 2k10
//////////////

Ying Yang choker necklaces

Necklaces that prove you recently 'went to the beach' on a family vacation and 'got to take a friend'

Old brands before 'alt' became 'a lil more self-aware' (remember when alternative clothing only came in black, white & red ? ///// this is why mallrat-based alts are usually in only these colours)

Looking like Brandon Boyd

I think we are headed back 2 more simplistic free-spiritedness. Kind of like the zeitgeist of a 12 year old bro who 'just discovered what marijuana tastez like' and is about to 'see his GPA slip @ high school', and will enjoy becoming a justified 'chilled out bro in the world' who transcends his parents' rules.

Still trying 2 find myself in 2k9.... I guess some things never change, yall.

Previous shoe coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/08/which-shoe-company-represents-u.html