Nicole McLaughlin Turned Scraps Into Massively Cool Sneakers

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Designer Nicole McLaughlin, who started out in the sneaker industry as an intern at Reebok before her quirky upcycling creations ever went viral, is ready to expand her footwear portfolio with a new collaboration from Hoka on its Mafate Three2 model. In this episode, McLaughlin relives her resume, from the Reebok years to her time at the Adidas Farm in Brooklyn (with a Kanye West cameo) to making her own collaboration with Vans. McLaughlin, queen of upcycling that she is, also gives tips on thrifting and turning old items into new shoes. Elsewhere, Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty discuss the best Nikes of 2024, how to wear Off-White Nikes, and the latest Adidas Yeezy drama.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? It's Joe La Puma you were listening. You were watching the
0:04.8	complex sneakers show as always. I'm joined by my two co-host, my two friends.
0:08.4	First off to my right, Mr. Matt Welty. Here we are. Yeah. Happy Halloween. I guess. I thought you were going to dress up as Winnie the Pooh.
0:16.5	No. What? Eat? Are you going to be eat? To my left. Where is this coming from? Is there a joke on missing? No I just made it.
0:25.6	Imagine him as Winnie the poo sitting right here. Or eat? Old generation new generation
0:31.5	costumes to my left. I'm going E. Or.
0:35.0	Mr. Deep voice E. Or had the deep voice to my left.
0:41.0	Mr Brendan Dunn.
0:42.0	What if I dress up is Joe La Puma I mean that'd be cool I was at a
0:46.8	college football game this past weekend and some guy is walking up the stands a stops
0:51.1	about me this is this about me?
0:54.0	He goes... He goes...
0:55.0	It's kind of about you.
0:56.0	He kind of walks by and then he...
0:58.0	I'm like, I could tell that guy knew what was up.
1:00.0	He knows.
1:01.0	He stops.
1:02.0	He... The stair, we're like... Don't be shy, just come over, take a picture in the student,
1:05.6	I'm sure you get student VIP.
1:07.0	At the Oregon, Utah game.
1:08.3	I thought he was going to ask if you dressed up as Brendan Dunn for Halloween.
1:11.7	So here's the punchline. He taps me on his shoulder. He goes,
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