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		<title>Legitmag &#8211; A student project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael495</dc:creator>
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Since Tuesday the 16th of march, the second issue of &#8220;Legitmag&#8221;, a student-project based magazine, is online. It&#8217;s a bilingual online mgazine of photographics, illustrations and fashion. This new issue features interviews with Gonzalo Maldonado, Lindy Darrell and with the brand MVP from UK.In addition to that you have a foto gallery, illustrations as well [...]]]></description>
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<p>Since Tuesday the 16th of march, the second issue of &#8220;Legitmag&#8221;, a student-project based magazine, is online. It&#8217;s a bilingual online mgazine of photographics, illustrations and fashion. This new issue features interviews with Gonzalo Maldonado, Lindy Darrell and with the brand MVP from UK.<span id="more-3334"></span>In addition to that you have a foto gallery, illustrations as well as a special report about New Balance OG colourways and many more. This <a href="http://www.legitmag.com/" target="_blank" class="liexternal">magazine</a> is a project of students from Mannheim, Germany and their friends who gave their interests a medium. The next issue is planned to be released in winter 2010. The video placed at the end of our report was made by them also and shows the history of New Balance OG colourways. Watch the clip and you&#8217;ll get an idea of what these guys are made of:</p>
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		<title>Homestory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael495</dc:creator>
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Here&#8217;s the next guy, talking about his passion for sneakers and New Balance. In our &#62;Homestory&#60;  Uwe from Dresden showed us his collection and answered our questions. Check it out now:
What&#8217;s your name and where are you coming from?
Wie heißt du und wo wohnst du??
Hey, I&#8217;m Uwe, I&#8217;m 31 years old and live in Dresden.
Hallo, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the next guy, talking about his passion for sneakers and New Balance. In our &gt;Homestory&lt;  Uwe from Dresden showed us his collection and answered our questions. Check it out now:<span id="more-1155"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What&#8217;s your name and where are you coming from?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Wie heißt du und wo wohnst du??</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hey, I&#8217;m Uwe, I&#8217;m 31 years old and live in Dresden.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Hallo, ich bin der Uwe, bin 31 Jahre alt und wohne in Dresden.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Since when do you collect sneakers?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Seit wann sammelst du Sneaker?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hard to say. Basically I don&#8217;t call myself a collector, more a sneaker Fan. I think at the end of the 90ies I bought myself the first New Balance m577ng.  I really started to catch fire during a stay in London in 2006. I visited stores like Footpatrol, Offspring, Size? etc. Since then the topic sneakers didn&#8217;t leave me alone. I really dream about the &#8220;shit&#8221; sometimes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Schwer zu sagen. Grundsätzlich würde ich mich auch weniger als Sammler bezeichnen sondern vielmehr als Turnschuh-Fan. Ich glaube Ende der 90iger hab ich mir den ersten New Balance M577NG gekauft. Richtig Feuer gefangen habe ich allerdings erst als ich Anfang 2006 in London war. Ich war dort in Läden wie Footpatrol, Offspring, Size? etc. und hatte mich sogar vorher im Netz bei Sneakerfreaker nach den einschlägigen Händlern informiert. Seitdem lässt mich das Thema Turnschuhe nicht mehr in Ruhe. Ich hab schon verdammt oft von dem &#8220;Mist&#8221; geträumt.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>How many pairs do you have?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Wieviel Paar hast du mitlerweile?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now I&#8217;ve got something about 60 pairs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Zur zeit hab ich insgesamt etwas über 60 Paar.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>How many of these are NBs?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Wieviele davon sind NBs?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Exactly 37 pairs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Das dürften genau 37 Paar sein.</em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What do you like at NB sneakers particulary?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Was magst du an NB Sneakern speziell?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I like that many of the shoes are still made in England/USA. In addition I just like New Balance shoes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Auf jeden Fall, dass viele der Schuhe noch in England / USA hergestellt werden. Zudem gefallen mir New Balance Schuhe einfach sehr gut.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What does &#8220;Made in England/USA&#8221; mean to you?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Was bedeutet für dich &#8220;Made in England/USA&#8221;? </strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That&#8217;s important for me and composes the most allure for this brand. I hope it&#8217;s going on to produce shoes in this two countries. I just got 2 pairs which were produced in asia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Das ist mir schon ziemlich wichtig und macht für mich auch den größten Reiz dieser Marke aus. Ich hoffe es werden noch lange Schuhe in diesen beiden Ländern hergestellt. Ich habe nur 2 Paar die in Asien hergestellt wurden.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Do you have a favourite model (NB-model)?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Hast du einen Favoriten (NB-Modell)?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Basically it&#8217;s the 577 model, for sure. When it comes to the 577, there are just a little few versions I don&#8217;t like. I currently can&#8217;t get enough from the classic retro models with suede and mesh. The top 10 of my small collection is, as seen on the picture:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Grundsätzlich ist es das Modell 577, ganz klar. Bei diesem Modell gibt es nur wenige Varianten die mir nicht gefallen. Gerade von den klassischen Retro&#8217;s aus Suede und Mesh kann ich nicht genug bekommen. Meine Top 10 meiner kleinen Sammlung ist wie auf dem Bild zu sehen:</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1.) M577NG made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2.) M577MT made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3.) M1500IB made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4.) M990HSN (hanon) made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5.) TRAIL&amp; FELL o.g. made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6.) M577YBL (crooked tongues) made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7.) M740 o.g. made in u.s.a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8.) M577SNS2 (sneakersnstuff) made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9.) M1300CL made in u.s.a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10.) M510 o.g. made in england</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8230;my newest 577CB is definitely in the top 5&#8230;but I just got it after I made the top 10 picture.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8230; <em>mein neuster der M577CB ist definitiv in der Top5 &#8230; aber den habe ich jetzt erst, nach dem top-10-foto bekommen.</em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What&#8217;s your favourite SMU?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Welcher SMU gefällt dir am besten? </strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In my collection the m990hsn and the m577ybl, for sure. But there are some more I really like to have, for example the 2 577s from Hanon, the first Crooked Tongues 576s, the first 2 1500s from Solebox, the m577sns, the wine-red 577 from Size?. But the one pair from New Balance I really like the most and I really wanted to have, is the Solebox 1500 purple devil. The guy who will get me this pair is my best friend from now on!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Naja in meiner Sammlung ganz klar der m990hsn und der m577ybl. Aber es gibt noch einige die ich gern hätte, zum Beispiel die 2 Hanon 577er, die ersten Crooked Tongues 576er, die ersten 2 Solebox 1500er, den M577SNS1, den weinroten Leder Size? 577er. Aber den Schuh von New Balance den ich am wirklich besten finde und den ich verdammt gern hätte, ist der Solebox 1500 purple devil. Wer den mir in einer us11 bringt ist ab sofort mein bester Freund!</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Which one is your next SMU?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>Welcher ist dein nächster SMU?</em> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hard to say. Till now I just saw the pictures of the two 1500 models from Solebox. Unfortunatley the release is going to take place when I&#8217;m on vacation, so I&#8217;m going to miss that. I didn&#8217;t read much from the Overkill 577s. Let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s coming soon, I will take it by suprise.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Schwer zu sagen. Bis jetzt kenn ich nur Bilder von den 2 Solebox 1500er. Leider kreuzt das Release meinen Sommerurlaub, so werde ich wohl diesmal passen müssen. Von den Overkill 577ern hab ich ja noch nicht viel gesehen. Mal sehen was demnächst noch kommt, ich lass mich überraschen.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What do you think about the &gt;Global SMU&lt; story?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Was hälst du von der &gt;Global-SMU&lt; Geschichte?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I think it&#8217;s a good thing and exciting. I just hope it&#8217;s not going to pressure my moneybag too much. The most I hope, that there&#8217;s going to be some new sneakersnstuff 577s and maybe hanon is going to create some new models.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Find ich schon ziemlich gut und spannend. Ich hoffe nur, dass ganze wird nicht zu sehr meinen Geldbeutel belasten. Ich hoffe vor allem, dass es ein paar neue sneakersnstuff 577er geben wird und vielleicht machen hanon ja auch wieder ein paar Modelle.</em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Our philosophy is: Not to be the biggest, but to be the best. What do you think about it?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Unsere Philosophie ist: Not to be the biggest, but to be the best. Was denkst du darüber? </strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For me New Balance is the best brand, who is the biggest I don&#8217;t even care.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Für mich ist New Balance eh die beste Marke und wer die größte ist, ist mir reichlich egal.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Do you have something else to say?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><strong>Hast du sonst noch etwas, was du loswerden willst?</strong></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 more things to say: First, it&#8217;s my biggest wish to create my own sneaker. That&#8217;s why I hope New Balance is going to present a custom-programm where I can build the 577 of my dreams.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>2 Dinge zum Schluss: Zum einen ist mein größter Wunsch &#8211; gleich nach dem 1500PD &#8211; einmal selbst einen Turnschuh zu gestalten. Deshalb hoffe ich, dass New Balance vielleicht auch mal so ein Custom-Programm auf die Beine stellt und ich mir dort meinen Traum 577er basteln kann.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And the second thing is: I just wanted to say hallo to some sneaker friends of mine, without them it would make just the half of fun: doom82, manji, braniff.intl, king kanasta deluxe, oxe77, quote, gummiball, nicolorossi &amp; seioz!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Und als 2tes will ich gern ein paar Turnschuh-Freunde grüßen, ohne die das ganze nur halb so viel Spass machen würde: doom82, manji, braniff.intl, king kanasta deluxe, oxe77, quote, gummiball, nicolorossi &amp; seioz!</em></p>
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		<title>A Collectors-Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael495</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicki from Berlin showed us his huge New Balance collection. We asked him some questions about his sneakers and wanted to know how he thinks about New Balance.


If you want to see a big portfolio of his collection and want to know what Nicki had to say, just read the &#62;Homestory&#60; article. And trust me, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1085" title="0221" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0221-533x400.jpg" alt="0221" width="533" height="400" />Nicki from Berlin showed us his huge New Balance collection. We asked him some questions about his sneakers and wanted to know how he thinks about New Balance.</p>
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<p>If you want to see a big portfolio of his collection and want to know what Nicki had to say, just read the &gt;<a href="http://www.newbalancelive.com/?p=993" class="liinternal">Homestory</a>&lt; article. And trust me, it&#8217;s worth it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael495</dc:creator>
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The next Homestory: Nicki from Berlin talked to us a bit about sneakers and showed us his New Balance shoes. Just have a look on Nicki&#8217;s very very nice collection and read what he&#8217;s got to say.



Since when do you collect sneakers?
Seit wann sammelst du schon Sneaker?

 
Since 1983/84
Seit 1983/84
How many pairs do you have?
Wieviel [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The next Homestory: Nicki from Berlin talked to us a bit about sneakers and showed us his New Balance shoes. Just have a look on Nicki&#8217;s very very nice collection and read what he&#8217;s got to say.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Since when do you collect sneakers?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Seit wann sammelst du schon Sneaker?</strong></em></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><strong></strong></span></em><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since 1983/84</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>Seit 1983/84</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>How many pairs do you have?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Wieviel Paar hast du mitlerweile?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ca. 200 pairs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Ca. 200 Paar</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>How many of these are NBs?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Wieviele davon sind NBs?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">About 160 pairs</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Ca. 160 Paar</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/010.jpg" class="liinternal" rel="gallery[g993]"></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0101.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1046" title="0101" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0101-175x175.jpg" alt="0101" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/012.jpg" class="liinternal" rel="gallery[g993]"></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0093.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1045" title="0093" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0093-175x175.jpg" alt="0093" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0121.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1047" title="0121" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0121-175x175.jpg" alt="0121" width="175" height="175" /></a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>What do you like at NB sneakers particulary?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Was magst du an NB Sneakern speziell?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The design of the shoes from the 80´s, as like as the exclusiveness of the actual SMUs/limited editions, in particular the sneakers from Japan.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Das Design der Schuhe aus den 80er Jahren, sowie die Exclusivität der aktuellen Sondermodelle/Limited Editions, speziell von den Sneakern aus Japan.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>What does &#8220;Made in England/USA&#8221; mean to you?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Was bedeutet für dich &#8220;Made in England/USA?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A very good quality, which is handmade and what reminds me of the beginning of New Balance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Sehr gute Qualität welche in Handarbeit gefertigt wird und mich an die Anfänge von New Balance erinnert.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Do you have a favourite model (NB-model)?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Hast du einen Favoriten (NB-Modell)?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My absolute favourite modell is the original New Balance 1300 from 1984.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Mein absoluter Favorit ist der original New Balance 1300 von 1984.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/014.jpg" class="liinternal" rel="gallery[g993]"></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0141.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1048" title="0141" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0141-175x175.jpg" alt="0141" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0161.jpg" class="liinternal" rel="gallery[g993]"></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/015.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1049" title="015" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/015-175x175.jpg" alt="015" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/018.jpg" class="liinternal" rel="gallery[g993]"></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0181.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1050" title="0181" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0181-175x175.jpg" alt="0181" width="175" height="175" /></a></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0162.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1051" title="0162" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0162-175x175.jpg" alt="0162" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0191.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1052" title="0191" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/0191-175x175.jpg" alt="0191" width="175" height="175" /></a><a href="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/021.jpg"  rel="gallery[g993]"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1053" title="021" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/08/021-175x175.jpg" alt="021" width="175" height="175" /></a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>What´s your favourite SMU ?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Welcher SMU gefällt dir am besten?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The three variations of the NB 1300 ARC series.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Die drei Varianten aus der NB1300ARC-Reihe.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Which one is your next SMU?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Welcher ist dein nächster SMU?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The three SMUs which will be released in November @ Overkill.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Die drei SMU welche im November bei Overkill herauskommen werden.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>What do you think about the &gt;Global SMU&lt; story?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Was hälst du von der &gt;Global SMU&lt; Geschichte?</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Idea with the Global-SMU is a good thing but in my opinion the circulation of the SMU models is too high in contrast to the ST33-sneakers and so they loose a little bit of attractiveness or exclusiveness.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Die Idee mit dem Globel-SMU ist an sich eine gute Sache, jedoch finde ich die Auflagenhöhe der SMU-Modelle im Gegensatz zu denST33-Sneakern zu hoch und verlieren dadurch für mich etwas an Attraktivität, bzw. Exclusivität.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Our philosophy is: &#8220;Not to be the biggest, but to be the best&#8221;. What do you think about it?</strong><br />
<em><strong>Unsere Philosophie lautet: &#8220;Not to be the biggest, but to be the best&#8221;. Was hälst du davon?<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you can keep that philosophie, you don&#8217;t have to worry about the exclusiveness of the NB sneakers, because the company New Balance will never be such a snobbish marketing-project, like for example the company Nike.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Wenn diese Philosophie so beibehalten wird, braucht man sich um die Exclusivität der NB-Sneaker keine Sorgen zu machen, denn dann wird das Unternehmen New Balance auch nicht so ein aufgeblasenes Marketing-Projekt wird, wie z.B. die Firma Nike.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>We are sorry that we couldn&#8217;t show Nicki&#8217;s hole NB collection. But we tried to give you a representative overview.</span><em><span><br />
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		<title>Flaek &#8211; a work for the degree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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This is what we call creative: Two german media design students, Oliver and Mischa, decided to create a sneaker brand as the work for their degrees and all that has to be done in just three month. They have one month left and a name already exists: &#8220;flaek footwear&#8221;. They also have a logo and [...]]]></description>
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<p>This is what we call creative: Two german media design students, Oliver and Mischa, decided to create a sneaker brand as the work for their degrees and all that has to be done in just three month. They have one month left and a name already exists: &#8220;flaek footwear&#8221;. They also have a logo and as you can see, the first hand made sneaker prototype with the name &#8220;kaalen hi&#8221; is already made. <span id="more-953"></span>The names &#8220;flaek&#8221; and &#8220;kaalen&#8221; were deduced from a german dialect from the north of Germany. From the beginning they documented their project on twitter and on their blog. If you want to get more information about flaek and how it all started, just visit flaek.com/blog.</p>
<p><em>In ihrer Abschlussarbeit haben sich die beiden Mediendesign-Studenten und Sneaker-Liebhaber Oliver und Mischa viel vorgenommen: eine eigene Sneaker-Marke in drei Monaten. Einen knappen Monat haben sie noch Zeit und es gibt bereits einen Namen (flaek footwear), Logo sowie die ersten Bilder ihres handgefertigten Sneaker-Protoyps mit dem Namen &#8220;kaalen hi&#8221;. Die Namen &#8220;flaek&#8221; und &#8220;kaalen&#8221; haben die beiden aus dem Plattdeutschen abgeleitet &#8211; ein echter Nordlicht-Sneaker also. Von Beginn an wurde das Projekt über ihr Blog und Twitter dokumentiert &#8211; wer also mehr über flaek und die Entstehung wissen möchte, findet viele Infos und Bilder auf flaek.com/blog.</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The first Homestory: Michael Mews, staff of the vibes store and sneakernerd to the core, was available to respond our questions about his love to sneakers and New Balance in particular. Michael is 29 years old and a collector since a few years.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-643" title="1a" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/07/1a.jpg" alt="1a" width="550" height="598" /> The first Homestory: Michael Mews, staff of the vibes store and sneakernerd to the core, was available to respond our questions about his love to sneakers and New Balance in particular. Michael is 29 years old and a collector since a few years.</p>
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<p><em>Unsere erste Homestory: Michael Mews, Mitarbeiter von Vibes und Sneakernerd durch und durch, stand uns für Fragen über seine Liebe zu Schuhen und New Balance im besonderen, Rede und Antwort. Michael ist 29 Jahre alt und seit einigen Jahren schon Sammler. </em></p>
<p><strong>Hey Micha, seit wann sammelst du nun schon Sneaker?</strong></p>
<p>Los ging es mit dem Sammeln 2002, 2003, witzigerweise während meiner Ausbildung als ich noch das wenigste Geld verdient habe. Aber von da an kann ich sagen, fing es an, dass ich gezielt versucht habe das ein oder andere Modell zu bekommen.</p>
<p><strong>Wie viele Sneaker hast du bis jetzt in deinem Besitz?</strong></p>
<p>Insgesamt geschätzt, mit allem drum und dran,  ca 120 Paar Schuhe.</p>
<p><strong>Gibt es etwas für dich, was du speziell an New Balance Sneakern schätzt oder für dich die Marke repräsentiert?</strong></p>
<p>Was für mich jetzt speziell New Balance ausmacht ist das Klassische und gerade an der Made in England/USA-Geschichte, dass sie ihren Wurzeln treu bleiben. Da hat man qualitativ einfach was von. Für das Geld, was man investiert, bekommt man auch was zurück. Die Designs sind sehr zeitlos und funktionieren neben den ständig wechselnden Trends. New Balance beruft sich auf das, was sie stets ausgemacht hat und das finde ich daran sehr gut. Genau wie die SMUs. Spezielle Collabos mit anderen Firmen sind durchweg immer gut, da fällt mir nichts ein, was schlecht wäre.</p>
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<p><strong>Welches New Balance Modell ist dein &#8220;All-Time-Favourite</strong>&#8220;<strong>?</strong></p>
<p>Das sind 2 Modelle die sich die Waage halten: 1500 und 577. Der 1500 war auch mein erstes NB Modell, ich trage aber beide sehr gern.</p>
<p><strong>Gibt es für dich im Moment einen Favoriten? Ein Modell was du zur Zeit noch gerne trägst?</strong></p>
<p>Also generell, wo ich leider erst später zu gekommen bin, sind das für mich die 99ziger Modelle &#8211; 990 oder 991, die da wie ich finde noch klassischer und rougher vom Design sind &#8211; durch die vielen Patterns und das technische Design gefallen mir die Schuhe einfach sehr gut.  Gerade als Schuh Sammler/Nerd oder zum Teil auch richtiger Fanatiker denke ich, dass man seinen Horizont stets erweitern sollte und da finde ich die 991er wirklich sehr passend.</p>
<p><strong>Was hälst du von den Farben der 991er in der Herbst/Winter Kollektion?</strong></p>
<p>Für mich ist ganz klar der Oliv-Farbene 991er interessant. Da ist mir ganz klar oder mich würde es wirklich wundern, wenn man 15-20 jährige Kids damit rumlaufen sieht. Der Schuh ist in diesen Farben für mich eine Sache für Informierte, die wirklich Bock auf das Thema Sneaker haben oder einfach nen qualitativ hochwertigen, bequemen und super verabeiteten Schuh suchen. Ich denke die Farben und der Schuh würden auch meinem Vater gefallen und der ist über 60.</p>
<p><strong>Preislich ist der 991 eher im oberen Bereich angesiedelt (150€), denkst du das Geld ist gut investiert?</strong></p>
<p>Also 150 € heißt für mich bei New Balance &#8220;Made in England&#8221;, was man an den Materialien, an der Verarbeitung und am Shape merkt. Der passt genau, sitzt bequem &#8211; hat einen super Laufkomfort. Jemand wie ich, der den ganzen Tag im Einzelhandel stehen muss, kann auch nur solche Schuhe tragen, die den ganzen Tag bequem sind. Der 991er ist da so gut am Fuß, dass er sich von der breiten Masse abhebt.</p>
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<p><strong>Welcher NB Schuh ist dein nächster? Hast du schon was im Auge?</strong></p>
<p>Das was bei mir als nächstes anstehen wird, wofür ich dann auch hinfahren werde, ist der New Balance 1500 aus der Solebox Collabo in Berlin. Das ist mein nächstes Projekt, denn der Schuh ist wieder ganz getreu nach dem Rezept designt, was die Zusammenarbeit von New Balance und Solebox ausgemacht hat &#8211; sie sind klassisch, zeitlos und die Leute die ich kenne, die sich mit der Materie befassen, sagen: die Sachen sind immer Tip Top.</p>
<p><strong>Vielen Dank für deine Zeit. Würdest du uns noch deine Top-Ten-Modelle von New Balance zeigen?</strong></p>
<p>Kein Problem. Na klar:</p>
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<p>Wenn ihr über eure Kollektion berichten wollt, dann schreibt an: <strong>lifestyle@newbalance.de</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Briefly we will have a new category on newbalancelive.com: We will announce homestories of New Balance addicts (like you?). Be a part of it and win the exclusive Homestory. In addition to that New Balance is going to draw 5 x 1 pair New Balance sneaker! So just send your creative picture of you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-595" title="nb-homestory" src="/wordpress-content/uploads/2009/07/nb-homestory-550x323.jpg" alt="nb-homestory" width="550" height="323" /> Briefly we will have a new category on newbalancelive.com: We will announce homestories of New Balance addicts (like you?). Be a part of it and win the exclusive Homestory. <span id="more-594"></span>In addition to that New Balance is going to draw 5 x 1 pair New Balance sneaker! So just send your creative picture of you and your collection to <a href="http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?CUSTOMERNO=24694903&amp;t=de1658144907.1247822479.786e3f10&amp;to=LIFESTYLE%40newbalance.de" target="_top" class="liexternal">LIFESTYLE@newbalance.de</a></p>
<p><em>In Kürze wird es hier auf newbalancelive.com eine neue Kategorie geben: Wir werden Homestories von NB Sammlern (wie dir!?) veröffentlichen. <span style="font-size: small;">Macht mit und gewinnt die exklusive Homestory.Weiterhin verlost New Balance unter allen Teilnehmern 5 x 1 Paar New Balance Sneaker ! Schickt einfach ein kreatives Bild von Euch und Euer Kollektion an <a href="http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?CUSTOMERNO=24694903&amp;t=de1658144907.1247822479.786e3f10&amp;to=LIFESTYLE%40newbalance.de" target="_top" class="liexternal">LIFESTYLE@newbalance.de</a></span></em></p>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Your NB Lifestyle Team</p>
<p>This campaign ends at 15.08.09.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: small;">viel Glück !</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: small;">Euer NB Lifestyle Team</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: small;">Einsendeschluss ist der 15. August 2009. Der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen</span></em></p>
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