Did Starbury Copy Its Design?
July 15th, 2008 at 1:17 pmBy Chris
In the wake of all the madness surrounding Stephon Marbury’s deal with Amazon and the incredibly interesting decision to tattoo his head, something occurred to me. Did the Starbury designers copy designs from other, more popular shoes?
It kinda looks like it:
Add in the star from the Converse shoes that went with the University of Kentucky’s 1996 denim uniforms, seen here:
And you have the makings of some similar looking athletic gear — but maybe that’s just me responding to the summer doldrums kicking in.
August 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am
[...] of Stephon Marbury’s inexpensive shoes. From the time the price was first revealed to their familiar design; the brand’s struggles and his deal with Amazon, the Starbury brand is pretty infamous around [...]
May 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
what were the kentucky denim converse called. i cannot find them on any website, not even a picture
May 28th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I have no clue, to be honest. I’m not sure if they had a proper name, like Nike does with the Dunks line-up and whatnot. Here’s another flashback:
Good times.