STAPLE x NB 575 PIGEON

Have you had a reaction from Beaverton?
No. I haven’t had any positive or negative reaction. I mean, it hasn’t come out yet so maybe when it comes out I’ll hear something. But I’d like to think that Nike respects enough of what we do that they know that it’s not a malicious act, and that doing a Pigeon NB is not a slap in the face of Nike whatsoever. In fact, I think the Pigeon Dunk changed the course of sneaker culture. It was really a stick in the sand, a mark of change. And that’s never going to change no matter who I do a Pigeon shoe with. I could do a Pigeon Skechers one day, you know, and it wouldn't change the fact that what happened with the Nike Pigeon Dunk was a historic thing...

There’s my next headline, Staple does Skecher. (laughs)
Hey, man… Never say, never. (laughs). But, yeah, I think that brand allegiance is one thing and I could totally understand that aspect, but you can’t front a NB. I don’t know, I mean, maybe you can. If you’ve worked at Nike long enough I’m sure you can hate on anything, but to me any self-respecting sneakerhead that really appreciates this culture, cannot talk shit about NB. I bet if you ask Tinker Hatfield, he’s not going to talk shit on NB. He can’t. They do good shit and they do it in their own way and I really, really respect them for that...