Streetwear Culture Quotes

I think adidas really understands that it's cool to be in business with the right people. It really feels like a bunch of creative minds rather than some rap guys stamping their names on a sneaker. We're arguing over shoes, ideas, and everything - it's like a tug of war.

I know people love Supreme. I never got on the wagon.

I've never considered Supreme to be a fashion company, or myself a designer.

For me, being a rap fan and the nostalgia of me being a kid, rappers and guys on the street told me everything to wear. That was it. I didn't necessarily read too many fashion books. Then it got competitive in junior high school. It was moreso about, "You don't got these." Everybody could be fresh, but you don't got these.

Every guy needs a pair of beaten up Converse Chuck Taylors. The coolest sneakers in the world.

I grew up wearing PUMA, and our national team is sponsored by PUMA, so those were always in the store. We couldn't afford Nike or Jordan, so PUMA was our brand. If you were wearing PUMA, that's dope.

I always thought backpack swag was cool, but the more I do it, the more it is in light of Mac Miller.

I'm a walking, talking hypebeast, okay? Fresh Js on my feet every single week.

In the early '90s, all the girl groups were dressing super feminine. And then we came on the scene wearing Cross Colours, Girbaud, and Nautica.

Sometimes I do my walkabouts, all the young fellows will come and call me 'hypebeast Ah Gong.'

For the most part, I'm very into sweatpants and cute tops from streetwear brands like Supreme and Palace for a '90s tomboy vibe.

Street fashion forever.

I don't want people to see what I've been doing at Play Cloths for nine years and built from a streetwear independence standpoint through Japanese streetwear - I don't want that to be shifted into something else.

I've always been a fan of the Club C sneaker because it's super clean and timeless. It's one of those kicks that's been in the street scene forever - more than 30 years.

I am a sneakerhead, and I grew up a sneakerhead.