I ART JOBURG Exhibition

We've already told you who Martha Cooper is, right? Well, as you might know, Ms Cooper is in South Africa to document the I ART JOBURG project that sees international and local graffiti and fine artists showcase their talent on murals in downtown Jozi. Martha Cooper documented the month-long work of Falko, ROA, Steve ESPO Powers, Remed as well as Cameron Platter and you can check it all out at the exhibition that will take place at the adidas Originals AREA3 spot on Kruger Street in Johannesburg from Friday. Courtesy of theblagg la familia, Sara Chitambo, here are a few images of the street art documentarian who conducted a talk at this spot on Saturday at STR.CRD:

theblagg bonus: Here's another thing you might or might not know. Philip Botha was this year's featured graffiti artist at STR.CRD and over 10 hours he made a big ass wall come to life. Can you see that this man had to be lifted up in crane thingamajiggy in order to reach the high end of the wall? Peep the story on his own blog HERE.

Converse *>

All the cool things happen in Joburg. Sigh. The Converse Halloween Block Party will be shutting down Town Hall in Jozi on October 28 from 9pm. There will be four stages featuring the likes of Mr Sakitumi (do NOT miss this) as well as Sibot, DJ Kenzhero, Desmond and The Tutus as well as a French DJ duo called Stereo Heroes. And if the X-Factor bug has bit you too, what you’re thinking of is probably the Stereo Hogz. Or if MTV is getting on your last nerve with that Gym Class Heroes song, Stereo Hearts, we understand too. However, all that has nothing to do with the Stereo Heroes. These guys are completely different. Anyway, the adidas minibus is cute, the Puma one is fuctional but the 18-wheeler Converse Truck (which has been travelling around campuses) has all sorts of awesomery in it. Check it out:

Get On The Bus

When The Ordinary Girl heard about adidas' Get On The Bus campaign, the first thing she thought about was a young Hill Harper. Yum. The second and third things were how well Mr Harper's aged and if Michael Ealy is better looking, respectively. And then I read the press release. To cut a long story short: adidas wants you to get on their bus and pose for pictures. We could be wrong but isn't this Maria of The Mothership on that screen in this picture?



Anyway, this campaign is a vehicle - see what I did there? - to bring awareness to the adidas Originals kicks and clothes and will travel all over the country to tell one and all about it.And no, Hill Harper and Michael Ealy are not on this bus. I checked.

adidas is all in

The new campaign video ad is kinda cool. It features both artists and athletes including David Beckham, Lionel Messi, B.o.B, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Ed Banger and Derrick Rose among others. Peep it and tell us what you think.

I Was About To Log Off When I Saw This

So The Ordinary Girl stayed and counted the cents in her pockets. Nope, don't have $160 or a credit card to get these 10.Deep x adidas Stan Smith sneakers shipped here so... I'll settle for sharing the picture with you all.

While I Was Waiting...

...for some business to make cents I was thinking about what a difference a pair of heels or any feminine shoes makes. The other day I met up with our good friend from Colour Filimi and mid-discussion about some women's stalker tendencies, he looks down at my feet and goes; "You? Pumps? Nike doesn't make Pumps!"

Much like that scene in Love and Basketball where Gabrielle Union's pre-Dwayne Wade's hoochie ass turns to Monica and says "Dang girl, I didn't know Nike made dresses!" Uh-huh. This is the dress she was wearing before Q took it off to pop the cherrie.



But I digress. This afternoon I was on a taxi back to my place and a primary school friend got on. My armpits began getting pins and needles but I smiled through the uncomfortable silence. Primary School Girl - quite the feminine one back in the day - was all breath mints and blingy and whatnot. I however, the eternal tomboy, was wearing R29,99 Mr Price wedges. Convo was alright til she saw the wedges and decided The Ordinary Girl was now a girly-girl and therefore not one who is very bright. Or at least that's the impression I got.

So the thing that I was thinking about while I was waiting is: does wearing feminine shoes make you less worthy? I know, I know, too much depth for a Sunday but hey. Thing is, I'd buy Nike shoes for girls - IF they made great ones. But truth is that they don't. I know, I've been to Shesha. And laughed. And that's why I can't see myself wearing Puma pumps or Gladiator Sandal SBs.

AND most of all, this is why I don't understand Y-3's sneaker heels. Look:








However, Dude says "they look pretty from the side." Me? I'm still not convinced. And no, I don't know if other people will continue to look down on me when I'm wearing girls shoes or if they'll think I got my own CD, and baby if they don't dig me I'm the same ol' G just because I'm wearing Yohji's funky sneaker heels. These are just my thoughts while I'm waiting for things to make cents so make of it what you will blagettes.

STOP THE PARTY!

We didn't wanna rain on their parade but...
Apparently, Mashonda's ex and AKeys got their tribal dancing on in Durban when they were here for the World Cup. And, get this, Ms Cook (she's not married yet!) and their unborn child were given Zulu names too. Why?



According to the Bitchie:

Wearing tribal beads, Alicia and her baby were given Zulu names while standing under a fig tree known as the ‘healing tree’ by locals who believe it brings good fortune and health. ‘Two female priests who practice a mix of Christianity and tribal custom chose new names for her and the unborn child, as a mark of respect. The names were kept between them, but were chosen to reflect Alicia’s character.

‘Alicia had to do a special dance with drums banging in the background, and was embraced by abused children who she has helped. She was chosen for the ceremony as a thank-you, because she has done a lot to keep children’s lives afloat and for us to afford our support staff.

‘Her partner came too – he held her hand and helped her sit down when she needed rest.’

Abused children? Really? That's a novelty? Come on Keys! Only good thing about this? At least the very-uncomfortable-looking Swizz Beats was rocking some phly classic adidas.

Showtime indeed.

Not Another Bafana Post

It's no Write The Future but it's cool too. Check out adidas Football's World Cup ad:

From DJ To GS

You can't hate. DJ Neil Armstrong has been living the life for a while right now. Best thing about his though? He's not flashy with it.

In case you're not familiar, Neil is the DJ who backed Jigga on the Blueprint 3 Tours and he brought out his own remix version of the album too. It seems that three stripes insignia now synonymous with BP3 means a hell of a lot more to Neil than meets the eye.

He is, after all, one of the adidas - the three stripes we adore - Global Spokesperson.



Word on these internet streets (ok, ok, Chris Nkosi told us) is headed our way for a set or two next month. theblagg is madd thrilled about that. But as we wait, why don't you check out some footage of his recent New Zealand trip, where he did some spokespersoning.



Oh and, are those Air Yeezy's he's walking the plank in?

Taking The Mickey Out

of the sneaker game or is this some dope childhood throwbacks? Are Jeremy Scott's adidas Originals (also seen on Ciara's lanky legs) dope noma iskathi sa ma popeye si pelile? You tell us.

Laduuuuuuuuuuuumadness?

Ok so it's been a minute since we gave you some sneaker love. Askies ne banayse! The Ordinary Girl remembers it like it was yesterday. Well, yesteryear to be exact. Dude and the fam lunched at the then newly revamped Melrose Arch in Jozi. Dude and Young Calibre were super stoked about the adidas Originals store that has been opened there. You'd swear it was made of Mr Sweet's Jelly Beans.

Anyway, the store was highly disappointing in its range and its pricelist. But the latter was to be expected, it is *pinches nose* Melrose Arch after all! Fast forward a couple of months and Dude happens upon a pair of blue and mustard adidas Gazelles. He's been in love with them since. To fully understand what I mean I have to tell you that the 6.0s seem to have been retired. Yeah. Meditate on that.

Dude loves sneakers, it's true. But I'm pretty sure he won't be camping out like a rabid hypebeast to buy any one of the new adidas Originals Gazelle 2 Laduma Pack sneakers. Now I'm not dissing the shoes, allow me to channel Common on this one: if I don't like them I don't like them, that doesn't mean that I'm hating.


The Pack was designed with the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup in mind. With special emphasis on the fact that this is the first Cup ever to be held on African soil. So what did adidas Originals go and do? Hook up patterns that are "African" (read colourful and busy) in their principal design, add a tribal looking icon on the tongue and couple that with an African football phrase just to round things off. Yep. Above one stripe is the word "Laduma" (meaning "Goal") in blood red.

I guess the suede is the only redeeming factor. I don't know if they are available in South Africa yet - don't ask me. But with the chokehold that FIFA has on everything else that has to do with our soccer, it's highly unlikely that you will get them onto your feet before someone is headbutted on the field.


Sneaker Obsession (where these pictures are borrowed from) seems to co-sign on these. Do you guys like them?

Adidas mara why?

Now anybody who know Dude knows that I am a Trefoil cat by heart(even though I got more pairs of Nike's than adidas...but whose counting?), and if you know The Ordinary Girl then you probably seen her sporting Staten Island Superstars which are blazing hot!! So it brings a smile to us when we see adidas dropping hot collaborations like the adidas Originals x Star Wars Death Star Application (below)







Our smiles as delicious as Maynards fruity jelly beans (that plug deserves an endorsement deal or at least a Christmas gift pack MAYNARDS!!!), were very short lived because we came across something...not so dope. WHY MARA ADIDAS WHY??? WHAT KIND OF FUCKERY IS THIS?!?! Are we being punk'd?



Ashton? You can come out now. Jokes over...Okay okay okay. Leon Schuster! Waars die kameras?

Diva Kicks

theblagg hearts Amanda Diva!! The poet/rapper/TV personality/Diva Speak TV presenter/ Superwoman has a mean shoe game - if you don't believe us then see the picture below. Yet another testament of how Nike has monopolised the sneaker wearing market. At least Amanda has some Adidas kicks in there though.

Dunking on Campus

Nike. Adidas. Two brands that need no introduction to sneakerheads and hypebeasts alike. The Nike Air Force One, probably the most popular sneaker by Nike. Rappers including KRS-One, Nas, Kanye West and even South Africa’s own Reason have made songs dedicated to the sneaker.

The adidas Superstar… It's name says it all. Your RUN-DMC outfit would not be complete without a pair of these. Trust.

"Now that we have covered the Beyonces, the Solanges. The Nike Dunks and the Adidas Campus… The skateboard versions.

Adidas Campus (top:oringinal; middle: Skateboard Campus; Bottom:Skateboard Campus Hi)

The Adidas Skateboard Campus looks the doper of the two (between the Adidas Skateboard Campus and SB Dunk) with a noticeable difference between the skate Campus and the normal Campus. The SB Dunks really don’t look any different to the original Dunks but they do offer interesting colour combos so Dunks enthusiasts will dig the SB Dunks regardless.




Nike Dunk (top:oringinal; middle: SB Dunk; Bottom:SB Dunk Hi)
The underrated siblings of The Nike Air Force One and The Adidas Superstar are giving Skateboarders a reason to look forward to 2010.