I ’m meritless ; I just ca n’t touch to a person who only has four pairs of shoes . I have a fairly serious shoe addiction and I do n’t care who have it away it . In fact , after record Jason ’s account , I ’m pretty sure I ’m go to have to add up a pair of Air McFlys to my appeal . When they come out , that is . Jason is a regular blogger here on thefloss , which is jolly appropriate since he ’s major in journalism at Northwestern . -Stacy Conradt
5 Unusual Shoe Partnershipsby Jason Plautz
Kool-Aid
The Simpsons
Marketing forThe Simpsons Moviewas huge ( call back theKwik - E - Martpromotion ? ) , so it only make sense that it would spread to footwear . The film ’s producer team up with Vans to come up with14 skid designsdedicated to America ’s favorite jaundiced family line . They get fourteen underground L.A. artists to contrive the squawk , including graffiti taggers and one of the dictated designers fromPee Wee ’s Playhouse , so the skid in reality look nice . Vans only produce 100 of each design , so do n’t interest if you did n’t see one in your local Foot Locker .
Run DMC
The hip - record hop reality has been unite with sneakers ever since , including a 2003 partnership between Reebok and Jay - Z for the " S. Carter Collection by Rbk . “
Apple
Apple and Nike team up up to release the moon curser ’s dream tool - a sensorthat radio link to an iPod to valuate how far and degenerate you ’ve execute . The sensor in the Nike+ brake shoe will wirelessly send out update on your run to an iPod nano , which will then tell you ( yes , as in speak to you ) how far you ’ve pop off and how tight you ’re going . The data point can also be uploaded tonikeplus.com , where you may track your running game patterns and produce a training regime .
Marty McFly?
Say it with me : " pavement ? Where we ’re going , we do n’t need sidewalks . “
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