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Native Shoes Review

Native Shoes Review

by Chris Stenberg on 27. Jul, 2010 in Consumer Culture, Design, Fashion

Native Shoes aka. “The Hipster Croc” caught my eye prior to their release when a friend of mine at a trendy Vancouver wine bar was sporting them. “What the hell are those?” I believe was the first thing I said. They appeared to be a hybrid of the contentious Crocs holey shoe and some kind [...]

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Dressing Like Your Neighbourhood

Dressing Like Your Neighbourhood

by Chris Stenberg on 25. Jun, 2010 in Consumer Culture, Essays, Fashion

As I am writing this I’m in the South Main area of Vancouver which was once referred to as Mount Pleasant, and is sometimes referred to in local marketing  as SoMa. This is an area that has experienced rapid change and gentrification over the past 10 years or so. Once riddled with seedy characters and [...]

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Gene Cafe

Gene Cafe

by Chris Stenberg on 25. Jun, 2010 in Canada, Fashion, Food, Vancouver

This is one of the coolest coffee shops I’ve been to, and is the perfect blend of java and single-speed riding skinny jeaned hipster culture. It’s Saturday morning, and I’m at Gene, on the fork of the Main Street and Kingsway junction, surrounded by hung-over hipsters sporting the latest in sneaker trends and counter culture [...]

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Native Shoes: Hipster Crocs?

by Chris Stenberg on 13. Mar, 2010 in Fashion

I heard about Native Shoes through a friend and decided to check them out. I’ve never been a Crocs fan, but that’s because they’re fugly. The Natives, however, look like Crocs with steroid street appeal. It’s like a combo of a Croc and a Converse sneaker. When I get a pair I will be sure [...]

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