WTF

[morsto]

Color me offended. It's even more so wtf-esque than the million ridicolous uses of the unknown pleasures cover. I always irl facepalm when I see some skater kid wearing a tshirt with that graphic

[lowrey]

I think, he thinks, that Boris copied his tattoo from Rick tags...?

not only did Rick invent leather jackets and sneakers, but also lines.

I reccomend sueing whoever came up with the = sign

[SHYE_POSER]

not only did Rick invent leather jackets and senakers, but also lines.

corrected

[interest1]

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Lowrey, um, I believe you mean senakers.
Edit - beaten to the joke by ShyeP. Gotsta be wearing senakers for quickness like that.

He does use those two lines as part of his branding, a logo of sorts.

It's even more so wtf-esque than the million ridicolous uses of the unknown pleasures cover.

No doubt the guy who designed them sought permission to lift the lyrics, but luckily, we won't be seeing these coming out of Joy D's camp anytime soon. They were a one-of design entry for Sneakerpimps back in 2005, and never intended for production.

The guy's done other Joy Division footwear before which has gone retail (rly?), and chose Ian because it was the 25th anniversary of his passing (check out the custom lace locks) - which I find somewhat of a morbid homage; lyrics of a dead singer printed onto a sneaker he'd never wanna wear.. who knows.
But he clearly did it w/ good intentions as a life-long fan of the band, and that I can totally respect.

[SHYE_POSER]

No senakers for me, just dusty foot bottom bankrupt greco mandals!

[seenmy]

pretty sure those sneakers were not an official nike project,but simply a fancy 3rd party customisation project by a design agency.

[christianef]

Color me offended. It's even more so wtf-esque than the million ridicolous uses of the unknown pleasures cover. I always irl facepalm when I see some skater kid wearing a tshirt with that graphic

why cant a skateboarder wear a joy division t how's that a face palm?

[DRRRK]

^Seriously.

[Johnny]

catching up on sz, some seriously lolirl stuff here, brilliant. and beardown's photomontage was just gen......erm, very well done.

[trentk]

I think, he thinks, that Boris copied his tattoo from Rick tags...?

I'm not that stupid... I was just pointing out that there's a funny similarity, and the tattoo is open to hilarious misinterpretation.

[aussy]

[Unreleased JOY DIVISION Nike Trainers

reminds me of the kurt cobain converse

[interest1]

pretty sure those sneakers were not an official nike project,but simply a fancy 3rd party customisation project by a design agency.

yup & nope. They were a Sneakerpimps /2005 design entry by a designer/fan, like my subsequent post clarifies.
No skimming allowed here in WTFsville, seenmy!. .

why cant a skateboarder wear a joy division t how's that a face palm?

christianef & DRRRK - I'm sure morsto's comment is just riffing off the irony of seeing certain band t-shirts being worn by those who didn't yet exist when the actual band did. Nothing wrong with it, but there is a facepalm somewhere in that whole realization, at least for me. I totally get where he's coming from.

◕ It's like.. when 20-somethings stick obscure or defunct bands, like PainTeens, for example, at the top of their stupid Facebook 'music likes' section to impress their friends and you're like "oh fuck you I listened to them at their shows.. way before your ass was rippin' their shit into your iPod.."

◕ Kinda that "Who-do-you-think-you-are" generational privilege, of sorts.
. .Same principle applies with clothes, too: "Bitch, plz.. you were in 7th grade
. .when I started wearing ____" (insert favorite niche designer) Heeee!
. .We're all guilty of it.

p.s. Apologies to all my 20-something friends! Lol, I still love you!

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[galia]

What a ridiculously old fart-y thing to say tho...

[interest1]

That's me. Kiddo.

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[TheThief]

^ makes sissy p look cheap ass.
And you have to wait until 2015 for the automatic fastening system.
I am sure this makes sense somehow.

Noumenos left out the part that the 150 pairs are being auctioned off and 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research.