I realize how annoying and easy it is to quote that Gwen Stefani song. I apologize. But this shit is BANANAS, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. The shit is bananas…b-a-n…ok I’m done. But these are an insane colorway from Karmaloop and Supra. While I don’t think I can pull these off, when I see someone who can, I will bow to their genius.

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Prepare yourselves…the purple is not my favorite color. Don’t get it twisted; I love the purple. By default, they fill me with a schoolgirl glee. But for some reason these kind of remind me of the PBS dinosaur Barney. And think what you will, I’m convinced that friendly dinosaur was a closet wifebeater. He was trying a little to hard to convince us of his happy family. Chris Brown written all over him. Anyway, New Balance has come out swinging with their new line. No pun intended…but I’ll take it. Pick up your pair at Mischief. And don’t tell Barney what I said; Baby Bop said he has a mean streak.

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Alooooha! You can never have too much purple. That’s my motto. And mixed with the palm tree green and pineapple yellow colors, I just want to sit on the beach with a Pina Colada and a good book. Plus…it’s shiny. Oooooooooh. They say that if you’re feeling trapped in your cubicle you should post a picture of an island or something tropical so you can imagine your perfect getaway. I think I’ll post these Pumas. Because they’ll do the trick. And when my coworkers see me staring peacefully at a pair of kicks they’ll be too concerned to ask for assistance. Two birds. One stone. Write that down. And feel free to purchase my dream vacation here.

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Lacoste is introducing us to their vision of Summer ’09 with their new Dot Fade Pack and I agree wholeheartedly. Lacoste is bringing in ’09 hard, René would be so proud. This line reminds me of chasing after the Ice Cream Truck in hopes that my tremendous efforts would overshadow my lack of cashflow. And yes it did work. I can taste the screwballs now. Wait…that came out wrong. Unless you live near this Ice Cream Truck. Then I probably hit the head on the nail.

The video kind of makes me want to go to a rave. Preferably one sponsored by Good Humor.

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I stumbled upon Keep a couple months ago while googling sneaker soles. Don’t judge me. After falling in love with their sole, I checked out their site, fell in love with their soul, it was love at first sight. Yeah, I did! Sorry, I’ve been listening to mixtapes non-stop and couldn’t deny the rhymability. That’s how you move me, Keep. Finally a ladies sneaker line that doesn’t look like they gave a 13 year old cheerleader with a Hello Kitty affliction some fabric and a glue gun. And all their shoes are cruelty-free, so you can feel a smidgen better while watching that ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan. I mean, you’ll probably still cry like a baby, but at least you won’t feel completely at fault. I’m kind of obsessed with the watermelon print. Makes me feel like I’m at the farmers’ market trying to convince Pablo to give me a free pineapple. I’m very persuasive and a big fan of pina coladas.

Keep is available at Urban Outfitters, Karmaloop, and of course the Keep website. So you should probably cop a pair. Not the watermelon ones. Dressing alike is only cute for twins and as far as I know…I came out alone. Also, check the Sneaker Freaker interview with the head madam in charge, Una Kim. She’s kind of a beast.

Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! Sorry, I had to. I love arcades. LOVE them. In a way that makes others think I may be pulling a Mary Kay Letourneau. But that’s ok by me, because I wear boys’ sizes in sneakers. And no one suspects a grown woman will rob a little boy for his kicks. They would be wrong. Don’t judge me! If you saw these on a snotty little nine year old, you would take them and run. Your lies only hurt yourself. These are the second coming of the original Ms. Pacman Dunk Lows that dropped earlier this May. While I have to cosign the Ms. Pacmans, these high tops are FIRE.

If you close your eyes you can almost hear a 12 yr old Christian relieving his teenage angst by inflicting multiple gunshot wounds on a zombie. Maybe he’ll buy me a pop when he’s done. Oh, the good ole days.

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What’s this? Something catering to the ladies? Someone…hand me…my inhaler. No, seriously. The walk from the kitchen to the computer got me winded. I’m slowly fading…

Whew! I’m back! Set to drop July 1st in retailers all across the good ‘ole U.S. of A, I’m feeling the vibe of these. Very Summer. I’d advise against wearing them to the beach though; sandy kicks are not a good look. And they tend to bog you down when you’re swimming or so my lifeguard boss argued when he let me go last summer. Perhaps a nice neighborly barbeque would be appropriate? If you’re a fan of your neighbors, that is. Otherwise it could prove to be uncomfortable. You eating their food with your shiny new kicks on, quietly mocking them.

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