That is not what a hype beast is, that is a sneaker head. A hype beast is someone who buys and wears things solely for the hype of the product. If others want it, they want it, regardless of how they feel about the design. They’re more interested in the resell price, than how it looks in their fit.

@hpa2361

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, he's a little misinformed there

@anna-gt2mu

Жыл бұрын

Eareaera

Belief is what makes anything valuable. Without the belief in a commodity it becomes worthless.

@dabearsfan9

Жыл бұрын

Commodities are raw materials like grain or gold. You don’t have to “believe” in grain, it’s a necessity. Also usefulness and scarcity adds value as seen in gold.

@blabhblaja

Жыл бұрын

@@dabearsfan9 the same logic still applies no?

@eatingtumbleweeds5967

Жыл бұрын

@@blabhblaja could you explain this more?

@Ddub1083

Жыл бұрын

@@eatingtumbleweeds5967 usefulness and scarcity are also beliefs. something 100 years ago may be seen as very useful and scarce and 100 years later no longer has the value because the beliefs around its usefulness and scarcity change.

I agree on everything except the hypebeast answer. A hypebeast isn't just someone who's into fashion, a hypebeast is someone who is always chasing the newest hype. To that person, the fashion/style aspect isn't the most important, it's just about the status of always having the "most desired" piece of footwear or clothing (or other stuff, this can even be applied to non-physical things like activities).

@pc.1235

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's not that i'm cleaning my sneakers each week (or like he said with a toothbrush) that I'm a hype beast but just someone who cares for something or just being a neat and tidy person.

@TheMoises1213

Жыл бұрын

Those people need to seek therapy immediately but also pretty cool cause you live in the moment

@wheresmyrooptoff4056

5 ай бұрын

its sad that u people just stay willfully wrong even when an OG explains it simply

This guy's a shoe in for best guest on Wired He really put his heart and sole into it.

@davecanada4091

Жыл бұрын

He also has a lot skin in the game so to speak.

@Invalid.Argument

Жыл бұрын

yeah, all this sneaker talk really rolls off his tongue

@ConnorSeals

Жыл бұрын

His responses are laced with knowledge

@pruebasYouT

Жыл бұрын

He looks like having fun!

@daprovocateur

Жыл бұрын

Eyelet his knowledge and excitement speak for themselves.

The Jordan 1 Bred was never banned in the NBA, shows how good the marketing was to this day. The actual shoe that was banned was the Nike Air Ship, with a colorway that looks like the Jordan 1 Bred.

@thegraciefighter102

Жыл бұрын

Yeah some expert

@rodolfovilchez4478

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and it wasn’t for the shoe itself, it was because of the colour way, not enough white

@Recordjunkie

Жыл бұрын

I was going to comment the same. Where do they find these "experts"? 😂😂😂 it was banned because it didn't have enough white on the shoe. Not because of the design.of.the actual shoe. Please next time find someone who knows what he is taking about.

Funny thing about Crocs, in Mike Judge's movie Idiocracy they didn't have a big budget so the costume department had everyone set in the future wearing Crocs, which was a small unknown startup company and cheap at the time of filming, Mike Judge wanted something ridiculous looking and said no one would ever wear them

@kevincollins8620

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad people know this and you like me probably don't like crocs. Never did. Never will.

@Mbattaglia120

Жыл бұрын

If you wore Crocs a couple years back, you were called a redneck or white trash funny how all the blacks wear them now

@sarahschouveller1993

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know this but it makes sense. They're hideous.

Jeff Staple has really good presentation skills. His answers and delivery styles catch the audience's attention and keep them focus. I watched Jeff at the Complex Sneaker Podcast, and his story on how Nike strategized to destroy Adidas NMDs was phenomenal.

The Jordan 1 wasn't banned for being "too crazy and too ugly"... It was just that MJ was fined $5000 every time he wore the black and red AJ1 because they violated the NBA's uniform regulations at the time. The shoe was fine, it was just the black and red colorway that the NBA had an issue with.

@jrbudoybudoy

Жыл бұрын

It's not Jordan 1 either, it's the Nike Air Ship that was banned for its colorway.

@someones_here

Жыл бұрын

@@jrbudoybudoy fr, people are annoying when they talk about it like it was some mystical thing...

@adrn0104

Жыл бұрын

@@jrbudoybudoy you’re right haha I forgot about that

@alyoshamikhaylov7651

8 ай бұрын

This. Can you imagine Michael face when that Condom was the one shoe got introduced as his name brand? That condom was released ugly, Jordan was released as Jordan and it got popular real quick. Jordan didnt need to wait years to get the hype.

The subtle yet hard honesty in this video is everything!!! 🙌🙌🙌

They have been popular long before now. Talking 30 years. I’ve had and sold my Air Jordan collection(s) three different times since 1996 and the value has always been there. Before digital cameras I would scan the shoes on a scanner to get photos for eBay.

I've never been the type that care about brand or whatever when it comes to fashion, but Jordan's design was so good that it's insanely fit to my taste so much that I don't mind about how much the price was.

He was fined for wearing the AIR SHIP, not the AJ1 - in correlation to Jeff's answer.

He got the definition of hypebeast and also the reason why the NBA fined Jordan both wrong lol. Hypebeast - someone who just goes after the expensive, "hyped" shoes, and doesn't really care about the culture or history NBA fine on Jordan - not because the shoe was "ugly". He was fined (and Nike picked up the tab as a marketing cost) because of the black/red color scheme, which was against NBA rules at the time.

@wheresmyrooptoff4056

Жыл бұрын

no lol😂 his definition for hypebeast is how its always been. people like you just spread false info when they use hypebeast as a pejorative. and you clearly missed his point regarding the 1s if you think he was saying they were banned for being ugly

@zacharymutter8432

Жыл бұрын

​@@wheresmyrooptoff4056 L take, OP had it right

@PlayyBoyyFloyd

Жыл бұрын

​@where's my rooptoff Jeff Staple definitely of "Hypebeast" falls more under "Sneakerhead". Hypebeast just buy what's popular

@wheresmyrooptoff4056

Жыл бұрын

@@zacharymutter8432 no he doesnt😭if youre taking his ignorance over an educated figure like staple then you have more things to learn

@wheresmyrooptoff4056

5 ай бұрын

@@zacharymutter8432please listen to the OGs like jeff and not retards like the original poster

Hype and branding is why Jordans are popular. Quality wise they are average at best, Nike also produces the hype collabs in limited quantities thus making the hype of the overall brand even higher as people can't get them.

This guy looks exactly like you'd expect a sneaker expert to look.

This was awesome! Thank you for this!

Oh wow those auto lacing shoes will be awesome for people with certain types of disabilities! Probably out of everyone's price range, but a brilliant invention for adaptable equipment designers to dupe 👍

@sksk-bd7yv

11 ай бұрын

My thought exactly!

Converse feel comfortable in my opinion. I feel like it depends on the kind of shoes you're used to wearing, especially since a lot of newer shoes have a lot of padding. If you're hiking or something though, definitely not.

@jacquelyntee

Жыл бұрын

The shape of your foot makes a huge difference too. Different shoes will fit different people better.

@Slayr.

Жыл бұрын

@@jacquelyntee Idk if it's my Laces but they do pinch the front of my foot sometimes. Might need a bigger size.

@aussiejubes

Жыл бұрын

I wear Skechers because I'm at that age where comfort is more important than anything else 😂 They're sooo comfy. I have a nice pair of Cons too, they're comfy.

how can one ask questions for future episodes? which account should we tweet to?

Great piece, Wired & Jeff!

Love Jeff....that said I didn't see the crocs statement coming lol. Oh well. I would def wear a running shoe cuz im picking comfort

"the more shoes you sell the better the player you are"

Omg, Just For Kicks is OG classic!! Used to watch that all the time

I love Jeff but his explanation of hypebeast is the most BS description I’ve ever heard😂

Beautiful pair!

Sneakerheadz documentary is what got me into sneakers

Crocs - The Universal Symbol of a Man Who Has Given Up Hope

What he describes as a hypebeast isn’t a hypebeast. Sneaker head and hypebeast are two different things.

Jeff is such a legend. Awesome video!!!!

Crocs were the shoes that everyone was wearing in the future in the movie Idiocracy.

First let me say how great wired is I love your magazine secondly these are the best you can’t go wrong and they are classics

11:27 am I the only one wondering what kind of crocs those are 11:27

Smaaaarrrt guy 🎉🎉🎉 love it ❤

i can already see the nottripping reaction coming

Interesting take on the Croc's...I think it applies equally to Hey Dudes. Meaning, whatever you put on first thing in the morning probably stays on all day if it's working?

Does someone got the name of the knit shoes model he is showing in the video by any chance?

Yeezy 350: walking on clouds +cool design.

Good job mr. Staple! 🐦

He wasn’t fined for the Jordan 1. The AIRSHIP was banned then Nike lied and said it was the Jordan 1 with the same color blocking

You can take a $5 TShirt and sell it for $500 because it’s sold by Gucci, people pay for name not the actual product, look at the iPhone, it’s a trash phone but people still think it’s the best phone and actually get into debates about it it’s hilarious

I understand collecting, nostalgia, reselling, and appreciating shoe design for the air Jordans. However, hot take here, I really think the roots were basketball and it only looks good when it’s for sports and high school. For working adults it looks like how do you do fellow kids meme.

@ineverswag

Жыл бұрын

I'd have to disagree, the Jordan 1,3,4 are probably three of the best looking sneaker silhouettes for casual wear. Can wear them on a date, party, brunch, movies etc.

Legend

interesting to know about payless

Even today with so much information at our fingertips, where a person can find the best footwear to fit the individuals "foot" and lifestyle it seems brand, marketing, and price have more influence on choice.

For lifting you actually want a shoe that allows your toes to spread for stability during a deadlift/squat and also a flat shoe. Converse+blazers smoosh your toes which leads to instability. Your lift would be more effective if you wore a wide toe box shoe or just go bare foot

need a hypebeast support and a edm support!!!!

Recently playlist did it that was years ago

How does one become... a sneaker expert? Is it something one aspires to as a child? What career path choices led to it? Were there college courses involved?

Did anyone say before that the 1s were not the ones banned, the banned ones were the bred airships?

My guy really said crocs

Jeff...You missed the Puma Disc R698 as a comparison to the Reebok Pump. Technically those two mechanisms performed the same task.

Any one know what those knit sneakers on the table are?

@michaell446

Жыл бұрын

would also like to know

Ironic topic given that Jordan 1s are getting increasingly less popular lately.

Air Jordan are so popular because it’s seems to be all they sell in some states in the US

Guys, why aren't you talking about Wixpool?

I wanted to learn something about how to know whether a shoe of a brand if legit or not

i think the jordan overstayed its welcome its time for something else .. i think now that so many brandslike designers have their own sneakers its like the market has space for so many people to make their own sneakers that the choices and desire of the customer to be diff is making room for new brands to come on board making any one sneaker less dominant .. i used to wear the airforce white ones all the time but now im tired of it but if there werent so many players now i would probably still go to the white pair of airforce one and a wheat pair of timbs,, but the jordan is not to my liking like why give any one person so much of your money he doesnt wear a shirt with my name on it so why shud i wear his kicks , ive never had a pair of them bc theyre too pricey and people just wear them bc others tell them they have to,. a lot of the models dont really look good either but its like people think they need to say they all look cool . i rather see staple and other artists collabs that bring new ideas and not a monopoly,, hes just a basketball player not like he cured cancer,, i rather see a staple pigeon sneaker than a jump man logo and it looks pretty stupid to me the open leg one arm silouette, i think it lived its course if the payless sneakers were deemed cool at school how many of those followers wud then ditch the jordan for the payless sneakers showing they never even liked the jordans, the pigeon looks better to me or the rat on the crocs its diff the swoosh too or the 3 stripes . why do people just give their money willingly to a man or a name who wudnt do the same for the people buying them

i think the english captions are messed up

whats the nike sneaker he showed at 0:25?

I've been wearing nothing but Chuck Taylor's for years. I find them comfortable but I think I've just ruined my feet as everything else feels terrible now.

The Jordan 1 is almost 4 decades old tho 😮

my man lost me at crocs

I'm a big fan of shoes because they protect my feet while I walk or run outside.

I feel like the odd one out, I think crocs are the most uncomfortable shoe I’ve ever tried on.

Ofc he chose the rarest TS sneaker out there.

Can they invite Seth MacFarline again? I have questions for him. Why is season 18-present of Family Guy not released, and why are those censored not gotten an uncensored version?

his description of hype beast is incorrect

I think a lot of these type sneakers are being dumped in favour of using running shoes as a daily wear because of their comfort. I see an awful lot of non runners wearing Brooks Ghost and Adrenaline GTS. ASICS and New Balance are also have shoes this category

He had me, right up until the Crocs. Such a shame...

I just copped those crocs after seeing them on this video. Jeff Staple is the man 🫡

Someone know which Js are at 2:46?

@Smuphy

Жыл бұрын

Jordan Jumpman Hustle. Not 100% sure tho.

Informative

I'm a huge Jordan fan, but don't consider myself a hype beast... i only rock 2s, lol 😅

air ship was banned, not AJ1

I had the utmost respect until the last question.

Where are my Ultra Boost guys at…

Is nostalgia affecting current design...this is happening EVERYWHERE lol

Chucks are the most comfortable, specially compared to Jordans, the one pair of Jordan 1 lows I have is really more of a boot and only good for fall/winter, too much of a shoe really. You must not like being barefoot.

That’s not what a hypebeast is. A kid cleaning his sneakers because he cherishes is the opposite of a hypebeast.

This type of dudes are why you have to pay more for sneakers

A “Hypebeast” is like SixN9ne of sneaker culture

Jordan wore Travis 1's when he was banned 🤣🤣🤣

The only question I have is; do people sincely like wearing neon colored shoes? Never in my life have I ever desired wearing a pair of shoes that are green, pink, orange and blue.

The question to ask is, what's a comfortable shoe, especially slip resistant?

@imightbebiased9311

Жыл бұрын

On what surface? Just like, every day walking around? Or are you looking for something that's comfortable, but has enough grip to play basketball on hardwood?

@Docmain3

Жыл бұрын

@@imightbebiased9311 for the most part all around shoe. My sport of choice is disc golf.

Jeff Staple is his own guy. Some of the answers here are a bit off but I doubt he cares about that too much-I suspect if you don’t like the answer he’ll tell you to give it your own take. He made one of the most iconic shoes of all time that changed the course of sneaker culture forever. Some talk, others are.

@steverogers7211

Жыл бұрын

He collaborated on a colorway, he didn’t create the shoe. Some of his answers are just plain incorrect.

Correction… hypebeast is a person who only cares about what everybody else is hyped about and they feed off the dark energy and gets hyper than the sneaker community and try to take over!!!!😂😂😂😂😂

@Sir_Zombie1ted

Жыл бұрын

We got ourselves a new pixar movie villain name.

I don't understand why it wasn't explained why Slipstream High are vastly superior to Jordan.

Crocs4lyfe!

2CD

lmao bruh wtf, some of these questions were asked 9 years ago 😂💀

I don't find Chucks uncomfortable at all. Given I do only really wear them to the gym, but I've been wearing them for way over 10 years now. I don't agree with the comment that they mimic barefoot, I have vivobarefoot shoes and those are true barefoot.

Air Jordans are popular because of Michael Jordan, good to know.

Idk about his definition of a Hypebeast lol. Its completely different

Wanna know what a hypebeast really is? A person with too much money...

Auto lacing would be so cool for disabled folks, that’s cool

I thought he was going to talk about being sneaky.

air ships?

Jeff staple is a legend🫡

"Hypebeast" -Only buys what's popular and expensive His definition kinda falls mostly under "Sneakerhead" But I do feel every Sneakerhead has made a purchase just off the "Hype"

@Ddub1083

Жыл бұрын

a sneakerhead can make a purchase based on hype. A hypebeast ONLY makes purchases based on hype.

Hate when people do that… “hey. What’s your favorite hot dog? “ ….”what’s my favorite sandwich you say????? 🤔 “ irks my friken soul 🙄