As they unpack the brand-new sneakers, canned ham, chocolates and packages of Top Ramen noodles, it's clear that what Lance and Virgil really want for Christmas won't fit in a 20-by-20-inch cardboard box.
Unlike most corporate executives, who wear suits and ties, Jobs was committed to his chosen uniform of a black mock turtleneck, blue jeans and New Balance sneakers.
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Rafters and torn brick walls serving as his backdrop, a brown-haired man in a T-shirt and shorts clutches onto a blond girl in brightly colored New Balance sneakers, carrying her away from the school as she peers over his shoulder.
Michael Kors used Facebook to launch a new line of sneakers.
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By the time middle America catches on to a new style--say, slingback sneakers that slip on and have a strap in back--Skechers has a lower-priced lookalike in stores.
That makes them an engaged and cynical bunch, curious to try new things while downplaying brands, such as Nike Air Jordan sneakers or Doc Marten shoes, and logos, like Izod or Tommy Hilfiger.
Out on a nice country two-lane, the new Civic definitely feels more centered, more settled in its sneakers than the previous car, with less body lean in corners and more composed transitional behavior over uneven pavement.
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Designers at the company quickly "approximate" styles of sneakers, sandals and loafers soon after they hit the street in New York, London or Amsterdam.
Designers at the company "approximate" styles of sneakers, sandals and loafers soon after they hit the street in New York, London or Amsterdam, rolling hundreds of designs a year, spotting a fad and getting their version into stores in three months, beating rivals by a month or more.
If there are people willing to pay hundreds, or even thousands of dollars for old sneakers, is it really so terrible to ask a few hundred for new ones?
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And with over a billion people to tend to, getting them to afford another pound of rice, a new apartment or a laptop is better than sending money to Italy to get them to buy sneakers and IT services.
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Other times, the product is a modification and spinning of an old product, with a new message, launched in the right place, as is the case with Nike Air Jordan Retro XI sneakers modeled after the 1996 originals designed for Michel Jordan when he played for Chicago Bulls.
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