When is the "limited edition/production" hype going to end?

[norcal]

I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on when the limited production and exclusive distribution of everything will end? This includes the dunk hype, futura collaborations, this company/artist x this brand...AND do you even want it to end?

[breakfasteatre]

never

stfu, you are not above hype :\

stop using the word hype, bahhhhhh

[lilodxd]

It'll never end. Dunks will end sometime or another, and Futura's popularity will die out sometime or another .. but there will always be "limited editions" of one thing or another. Shit, there are even limited editions of cereal.

[triniboy27]

While I agree that there's waaay too much unreasonable hype over a lot of the ltd edition/collabos these days, i'm still a fan of some collabos, especially when the collaboration is between a staple (like say, Adidas shoes for example) and a designer (Yohji).

Having the designer/artist add their own little touches to the item actually adds some value, imo.

That being said, some of the collabos that have come out/are coming out suck ass (dunks especially) yet ppl will still buy/overhype them.....

[darkanimal]

Limited edition plain white shirt.

[lost]

my guess is it will end when everyone wants to start dressing the same.

[breakfasteatre]

hype1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp) Slang

n.

1.Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial.

2.Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material: “It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job†(Saturday Review).

3.An advertising or promotional ploy: “Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as ‘Restaurant City, U.S.A.’†(New York).

4.Something deliberately misleading; a deception: “ [He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies†(Joel Oppenheimer).

5.An extremely tired, extremely overused word used by every 'true sneakerhead' that is 'doing him' and 'buying what he likes', coincidently 'years before it was popular'. stfu, stop the rampant use of this word.

[triniboy27]

Dude, i kinda get what you're saying but based on the definitions you provided, 'hype' is the most apt word to use in these situations..

care to suggest an alternative?

[breakfasteatre]

An alternative would be to stop talking about this garbage. Its never going to end, and you guys can continue feeling like you are the better person because you think you are being an individual, like everything you buy is not influenced by other peoples opinions, their clothing choices, trends, fads, whatever

fuck i hate this bullshit, im tired of it, ruined niketalk. People just cant stfu about this. With all of these 'obscure hobby' type of acitivies and pastimes, there are always the elitist pricks that feel the need to talk about everyone jumping onto their favourite things

Edited by breakfasteatre on Oct 4, 2005 at 10:16 AM

[norcal]

i agree. based on the definitions provided, you're only reinforcing the point. and i think that even the word (for your sake breakfasteatre, i won't say it) has now become a caricature of itself.

[triniboy27]

wow - Dude, I was just answering the question asked by the poster, not crapping on ppl jumping on trends, etc.

I buy what I like. Simple as that.

[breakfasteatre]

Quote: I buy what I like. Simple as that.

kewl

[norcal]

breakfasteatre, are you the elitist prick that feels the need to talk about everyone jumping onto niketalk, ruining your favorite thing?

[breakfasteatre]

nice

Im not sure about that, i liked going on niketalk, im tired of the hype threads, and people complaining about hype, and how hype is ruining the 'sneaker game' for the 'true, og, sneakerheads', exisiting users ruined niketalk for me, the selfproclaimed vets.

Am i being hypocritical?

[attrition]

whatever...

breakfast wouldn't have discovered selvage or Superfuture for that matter without NT.

Beware of NTers asking for selvage

[breakfasteatre]

^lol

that is somewhat true, i read superfuture before catching on to denim(its not superselvage), but i did register a name to post about jeans.

I realize that there have been alot of niketalkers coming in and asking the same questions, not even thinking about searching for the answers, but i read up on different things, i tried not to be another annoying niketalker. If my niketalk and superfuture names werent the same, you guys would have no idea i came from over there. (as well as if i didnt mention i was a member)

and wtf:

attrition

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Edited by breakfasteatre on Oct 4, 2005 at 12:08 PM

[horriblyjollyjinx]

still waiting for the unlimited editions to come out.. now thats something

tally-hoo