[deftoned]

You gotta be kidding me.
"Crossovers"?
You know what, people buy expensive shoes for the name and the recognition.
Alright, so a pair of Undefeated's cost let's say, $500.
And they're real.
Does it matter?
NO!!
As long as someone buys it.
Jeez...

But how did they get the name and the recognition in the first place? In 1928 there were not many people who had heard of adidas, but some athletes wore them while competing at the Olympics, and more people found out about them.

Starbury has just started, and it may not currently have the recognition that some other brands have, but everything has to start somewhere. These are not just cheap, knock-off, no brand shoes trying to be something they're not, they are sports shoes, and it just happens that they are cheap.

I didn't get into soups because I found out that other people thought they were cool, or because they were expensive, I started wearing them because I thought they looked cool. Similarly there might be people who rate Starburys (God knows there must be, look at how many fugly nikes are sold). I don't think the brand should be written off purely because it makes affordable kicks.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if Starbury released a super limited run of shoes, amongst a heap of hype, but still at $14.95??