Asspizza Would Go Broke for His Sneaker, Says Sneaker Brands Are Done | The Complex Sneakers Podcast

[@Complex]

Which silhouette do you have the most of and what makes you like it?

[@PincheBrayan101]

At one point I had too many New Balance 550’s and Nike Jordan 1 High. I sold most of them since then but yeah too many pairs kills it for me.

[@j.ericcecil6055]

Probably adidas forum 84's. I like how people look in them when they skate them. I like skating the collabs. The girls are awesome forum 84s make an insta clip 100 times better

[@LgndaryJ]

Jordan 1. Clean. Simple. Classic.

[@metronome4152]

Jordan 3. I just love the design and how they feel on foot.

[@2508Nivag]

Zx8000, classic shape.

[@PimpScampii]

Austin Babbit is the truth. Creativity will always prevail in the long term

[@dangeric_]

This and FSR is turning into a real Friday routine. All love

[@roenalaurice]

I agree i watch both on Friday's

[@juanfredo4812]

Best combo ever

[@graydenhudson]

"I created all this" POP YO SHIIII AUSTIN!!!

[@knoyuno]

such a great episode, i like the fact that Austin mentions that it's "just the beginning" def excited to see what kinds of projects he brings out in the future. a true creative

[@Nothingpersonal42]

A true creative? He’s all logo flips and cut/paste. I’m not hating on bootleg, and the 730s are cool but this is the lowest level of creativity.

[@spa2damax]

Yeah I'm a fan but the guy is not some creative god

[@shatteredscythe]

@@Nothingpersonal42Asspizza litteraly has a virgil co sign bro he dont care about you

[@KingKobra49]

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience, worst days give you lessons, and best days give you memories.Keep going 💪🏽💗

[@julyshomage]

Was one of the few who camped out the night before the 730 LA pop-up . It was definitely an experience getting to see Austin and the team prepare the store for the next day. Got the second pair of 730s ever sold , and some garments tagged up . Certified Wibe.

[@octaviusrex9871]

Fire

[@CatLover-g7j]

NO ONE CARES........NO ONE

[@OfficialYeat]

i’m rooting for him, he really reminds me of virgil and how passionate he was for the true art and creative.

[@wiggieest.8415]

I wasn't sure about this kid at first but I kinda get him and actually want him to succeed.

[@maxramirez9955]

Nah

[@gerardoramos8935]

Dude is mid AF.

[@DerekDaly92]

He needs to drop the asspizza name and just be Austin

[@adis6740]

Sneaker shopping with asspizza would be great 💯

[@kwaazionyonkopon]

“This is raised from nothing “ the most important quote of the night. S/o Austin, love bro keep creating!

[@CharlieZelenoff]

From nothing??? His parents are MULTI MILLIONAIRES who have paid for everything for him,......and hes still 10999999% WACK

[@chrisboots5768]

This was one of the best interviews y'all have done super genuine

[@ianhauschild8938]

I want to change the sneaker world takes a Nike silhouette and puts 730 on it 😂

[@730tay4]

These are like dress shoes bro. All leather inside and gorgeous suede uppers and the the 730 is all Italian leather. I think he may be onto something ☠️

[@vxncnt]

@@730tay4 design is still stolen from an uptempo "whats an uptempo" yeah sure

[@730tay4]

@@vxncnt I never said they weren’t 🤣

[@jaykendall7468]

this was the best podcast yet wow made my year !!! Glad yall could get a young street designer but a influential one like asspizza a very slept on desgner

[@671oneblood]

😂😭🤣 They've had legitimate Royalty in the game and you say this is the best podcast guest theyve had? 🤣😭😂

[@juno4433]

@@671oneblood Yeah... this was NOT the best podcast, but fresh to hear another take.

[@geraldcannon8708]

@@671oneblood exactly ….. gen Z potato brain status.

[@gerardsmiith]

“They’ve lost their touch” and sampling a whole nike shoe 😂😂

[@damienjeremyweir4543]

I think what he means is that the proffit oriented clothing and footwear generally of these brands is not the same as it used to be before CEOs of said companys got greedy and decided that making as much money as possible from products rather than higher quality products for less returns on sales.

[@samuelchavez9888]

I mean nikes first shoe ever was a rip off of a other brand

[@TheBoyz305]

Such a real and authentic interview !! Fireee

[@Theworldasweknowit]

Authentic interview but the shoe is a uptempo basically 😂

[@TheBoyz305]

@@Theworldasweknowit authentic like he kept it real and himself

[@richardanderson3476]

as this went on you could really see the massive differences between the consumer and the creator. asspizza is a real one and you can’t juice a drop of the magic he has out these three dudes interviewing him.

[@niconline2834]

FRRR

[@PeepGamePopoff]

This was fire You can tell AssPizza was hurt when they all said they’d pass on the 730s …

[@slimyman116]

I mean they're also all 10 years older than him

[@PeepGamePopoff]

@@slimyman116 i get it but still you could tell it hit a little …

[@vintagehotrod1]

You peeped there kicks right? That should explain it all, wrong demographic. Keep grinding Austin.

[@AngelRodriguez-sz9cy]

PG UP NEXT YFSI

[@guwopharris8121]

I'd rock the 730s over any of their shoes rn and i havnt even followed him like that

[@benjialvizurez4903]

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN KILLING IT!!!!!!! LOVE THIS EPISODE

[@fionnlaghcarter9730]

You guys have been killing it with the guests recently

[@JLowe1964]

Jlp: we did the go karts Dunne: did you do the go karts? Lol, bro you gotta let people complete their thoughts

[@AHenryAdventure]

"if you wanna be the best there's no balance" facts

[@ax23xr]

42:58 whenever Welty brings up a counterargument or gets frustrated over something usually i’m like bro just stop. But in this case, i’m with Welty…asspizza kid over here doesn’t want legal trouble but wouldn’t mind it because it would be legendary. Probably the dumbest thing i’ve heard in a minute. Also, 1:07:17. This “rant” of his alone is a bit of an overstretch. Respect for his optimism and confidence, but like Nike Adidas Salomon etc have all lost it and don’t know what they’re doing?! They’ve been innovating for the past 50+ years across the board from tech to fashion amongst other areas. His stuff doesn’t bring anything innovative to the table, it’s merely an art form expression which is cool

[@sippsyrupp970]

Let’s be real, no one wants to deal with legal issues, kind of obvious. If he hasn’t had any legal beef, he obv doesn’t really think it’s legendary. Don’t take it too seriously.

[@polar19100]

Totally agree. Usually people that say “wouldn’t mind legal trouble” is a dead give away hasn’t even been anywhere near “lawyering up”. Like why “flex”? No need for it. I’m glad Welty pushed back on him on that phrase he did but Welty was way too nice on him. Anyone else, would have grilled asspizza for it.

[@bern717]

He’s a fatter, more tattooed version of that dorky Mischief kid from a few months back that Welty ripped apart

[@N0RB1TCH]

dude you just aren't cool it's fine

[@hectortorres4571]

Man this was legendary Austin is the king and OG of DIY

[@stonecoldsteez]

"Me and my William, me and my friend William." this was a funny moment

[@ManCave1972]

It’s not often you find people who are not prepared to compromise one jot, Austin seems to be one of those people. Seems super focussed on his thing and his thing only. He deserves success for that fact alone.

[@jayratjayrat]

i feel like these are the type of shoes FSR would pick for whoever got worst take

[@101iswhatsup]

Salute to y'all having azzP. On. Dude is respected as a pioneer from those who know.

[@wesleyflietstra]

“Skaters would hate me” 😂😂

[@shatteredscythe]

When he brought up the hurricane shoes after saying he wouldn't wear the ballers i asked myself if complex really deserved this interview

[@Hand5omeBeaner]

quality of the 730s super clean , HARMONIOUS GANG

[@Postell]

The wheat 730s go crazy🔥 Shoutout Austin

[@PlanetBarter]

Joe Matt & Dunne are podcast naturals

[@CoutureButcher]

gotta love this kid's conviction

[@lennonmartin3059]

Calling it now Joe definitely boutta have Rihanna & ASAP Rocky on Sneaker Shopping Monday

[@MikeyMooks]

It’s the walberg brothers

[@pjonesccp]

That’s what I’m thinking

[@justrynahustle6064]

I feel like major stores don't care about online bots winning all the raffles and buying all the shoes within second, You will never get a pair of hype sneakers until they do something about it whether it's making people verify accounts using phone numbers or doing in store sales and make it 1 per customer, The sneaker re sellers are absolutely ridiculous at this point.

[@RyanCoomer]

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buffet.

[@buddahmarketrecords203]

Bruh that’s a wild story honey

[@jaredpeck4815]

Bro I seen this comment years ago I can't believe social media content is becoming recycled weird comments it's bots for sure

[@islandmanmikep]

Gucci: Let's do a collab? Asspizza: Nah.

[@raymondmetzger1899]

A lot of today’s youth think like him. Love the “would you wear the shoe?” reaction..lol. Good luck to him on all his future endeavors.

[@sippsyrupp970]

One guy just wears new balance, the others are old. Not shocked

[@dbsuper2928]

Welty wearing adidas this episode tho 😂they all old tho

[@spa2damax]

@@sippsyrupp970 bagging on new balance is weird

[@sippsyrupp970]

@@spa2damax just saying bcuz of their preferences I don’t think they’d wear the shoes

[@guwopharris8121]

@@spa2damax new balance use to get made fun of when I was a kid 😂

[@davneyMR]

Really good podcast! Shoutout Austin!

[@peterrossini6345]

Love how guys reminisce about early 2000s to late 90s to today ! 40 year old from CT ! This is prob my fav podcast ! Welty is a G , Joe calves and mr dunne well done 👍 stuff here

[@187LooneyTune]

Asspizza is a real one.. unique type of guy in this fashion culture 💯💯💯💀👹

[@TVCrawlas]

great guest, guy has a story to tell for sure

[@youngtuna2385]

“If they give me a cease and desist, I’m lit.” - asspizza 2022 (42:42)

[@gabe1294]

I’ve been buying old FootScapes from eBay for years now for really cheap too. Every time I rock a pair people always ask about them. Nike definitely need to bring them back

[@dm-gf1rn]

Been saying this one wow

[@aleca2552]

ASAP rocky &Rihana on sneaker shopping I’m calling it now

[@sippsyrupp970]

Good guess

[@hectortorres4571]

Miss those soho days man things have changed soo much it hurts

[@kyleelliott512]

Interesting episode and guest but I enjoyed it, you guys kept it moving.

[@sippsyrupp970]

Hella content with this guy. You could tell they had their questions ready!’

[@keiferbrito8204]

austin at the end said see you next week. 🤣

[@nts.cash1]

This was so fire 🔥 shoutout to asspizza for being the inspiration 🌟🌟🌟

[@2phonesss]

Welty got wayyy different energy for this guy compared to how he came at the mschf fella

[@hectormarquezjr18]

Was hoping Welty would grill this guy just as much it not more

[@2phonesss]

@@hectormarquezjr18 The face tatts had him shook

[@gomayoma12]

always the best guests sheeesh

[@aarons_picks3783]

Love it!! Asspizza is brilliant.

[@jacobkrebs745]

This episode was so good. Austin is inspiring. Dedication.

[@chriskarras2418]

“Largest footwear company in the world doesn’t know what it’s doing”…*newest project is a blatant copy*

[@slimyman116]

Nike keeps releasing the same silhouettes over and over. When is the last time nike actually designed something revolutionary. Im not saying asspizzas shoes are crazy but I understand what hes saying.

[@primitivesoul1123]

@@slimyman116 nike drops alot of innovative running shoes, just because things are not popping up next to a jordan or af1 drop doenst mean there isn’t anything happening

[@primitivesoul1123]

My thoughts to, when you invest in molds and stuff by not starting from scratch instead of making inspired shoes. I think he awnsers the question during the interview. He isn’t a designer he cant draw. He thinks about concepts in his mind and pictures it on things he knows. There is the difference between a shoe designer and a entrepreneur.

[@qu.illan3]

Exactly

[@Oglv730]

L take; what about nigo? Don’t be so quick to judge

[@dbsuper2928]

This Bobby Hill cosplaying as Post Malone 😂

[@yoblkraps8954]

yeeeeeeaaahh 🪩 great conversation !

[@luckypetercardcollector]

That was a good interview 👍

[@guwopman3503]

The anti-college talk is some of the most misguided advice I’ve heard in a while. Not everyone needs or wants to go to school for fashion but some people do. It’s entirely an individual decision because everyone has different learning preferences. It’s so strange how so many young people in fashion look up to certain designers but bash formal education. They act as if Raf, Dries, Yohji, Issey, Yves and MANY MANY more didn’t go to school. School is very valuable and even for people who don’t want to go, you’ll still likely need similar tools to learn your craft that you’d use in school (books, apprenticeships, etc)

[@3evftem902]

I think the point is that a lot of creative directors working for these big brands that actually make cool stuff. Are college drop outs and people who didn’t go to college. That’s how they’re able to create unconventional pieces that change the game. College isn’t for everyone but you definitely need those educated people in particular fields on your team. But a lot of the times. The person comin up with the cool creative ideas aren’t the people with conventional education.

[@guwopman3503]

@@3evftem902 this is just factually incorrect. There’s always been head creatives who didn’t have formal or directly formal education in fashion. But to act as if the majority of the past/current head creatives didn’t get formal education is just wrong. Kim Jones, Riccardo Tisci, Alessandro Michele, Maria Chiuri, etc ALL got formal education. And as for the most creative people in fashion, that brings to mind Rei, Yohji, Issey, Demeulemeester, McQueen, Margiela, etc. They all went to school. Again, I’m in no way saying it’s necessary but let’s not distort the facts. Acting like school is unnecessary or dumb for fashion is wrong, period. The majority of the leaders and higher ups in the industry studied formally. I could also name notable designers/creatives who didn’t go to school but again the majority of the people heading big companies/houses and making the boldest and longest lasting creative strides did study.

[@guwopman3503]

@@3evftem902 it’s also worth noting that formal education in fashion doesn’t strictly tell you how to design. It much more so teaches the principles and elements of art and how they relate to fashion design or fashion marketing etc. And, having a well rounded information basis in textiles, construction, sewing techniques, technology, color theory, terminology etc is extremely valuable. A lot of creative people make unconventional products after learning how to twist and rework the conventional (like Margiela). Your mind can only branch so far without at least a base level of knowledge in the components that encompass fashion design. It’s usually why a lot of the streetwear designers are so one note (not a bad thing, just noteworthy)

[@spa2damax]

Totally agree. Especially for such a practical skill.

[@josuethemagician8249]

@@guwopman3503Why are you trying to so hard to make it seem like you need to go to College for Fashion? In my opinion people like Azzpizza who didn't go to College has some of the coolest designs and you can say by all the hype he gets. Sometimes there's no conventional line to make for things like fashion where everything is subject to someone's personal opinion on if they like it or not. There's no linear line in Fashion you won't learn things all from a book sometimes you have to go out and get the experience in the real workd.

[@aarons_picks3783]

“The World Rewards you when you would be fine without it” - Austin Babbitt 😤😤😤

[@woohwooh3136]

This interview made his Asspizza merch go up 🔥🔥🎃😈 my boy got this f life

[@jova888]

How many times did this dude say " I don't know...It's just weird"

[@michaelcarrig627]

I just don't get Kerwin or Asspizza. There are definitely some vibey youngsters, but Asspizza gives me nouveau-juggalo feel. But this episode showed me his mind is more fascinating than his aesthetics. Also, it is really impressive that he did his shoe.

[@jgmoney7777]

Bronny and Bryce for sneaker shopping is gonna be CRAZY

[@jozlf]

I love asspizza but his arrogance is hindering him from moving on to that next step All love 🖤

[@waltermaciejewski7381]

That “S” was used by stussy in the 90’s I remember it from grade school.

[@deliveryboy]

How tf have 2 of the people in this room never seen Heavyweights 😭😭😭

[@zonae__]

sick interview

[@blakesanchez9441]

Joe with the John Elliott x M.A.R.S. 18kt Twist Link Chain I see you

[@JESSIECOJC]

Shout out to Yuriy for PMO🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@PFBALLER25]

Meat ride Yuri harder 🤣 real ones been on asspizza 🤝

[@rattlesnaik]

So excited for this

[@spencerlomeli7411]

Dope interview

[@onlyjp98]

Underwear ads, 2 people, and high tier celebrities? It's probably Rihanna and ASAP Rocky.

[@BADMANJIG]

What I thought as well

[@dustinwhiles8428]

Great episode and conversation. His confidence is super inspiring!

[@Jordan-mg6bd]

we love asspizza got to meet him at his pop up in nyc super chill and allowed me and my 2 homies to get something printed for da free blessed us and truly the goat

[@tosinn364]

This is a good interview

[@TheBoyz305]

So epic timestanping ! Good video

[@hillybillyboi]

Never thought I'd see the day

[@justdoinit2378]

Them 730’s are dope!! No kizzy

[@CharlieZelenoff]

NOPE

[@stevenrogers7450]

We called it the Superman S in school in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@asapbuggz]

Why did i just go thru the whole podcast jus to now realise his name is AssPizza 🤣🤣🤣

[@edgarposada7732]

This is legendary

[@sippsyrupp970]

Cease & desist

[@187LooneyTune]

Great guest 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 730

[@1ryanclarkson]

sneaker shopping is asap and riri im calling it now

[@joseantoniosotorodriguez4819]

I kept waiting for them to ask him about the whole Carl’s Jr thing

[@paulg9107]

JLP with the white t and white marble water bottle! Love the juxtaposition my guy

[@Nick-gr2uc]

Gotta love this guy. Genuine.

[@Rubenpesos]

Good to see them branching out from the quote on quote sneaker industry for guest. I would love to to see them get kool kiy next

[@adamneustaedter4666]

The moment when he asks if any of the guys would wear the show. And they all say ‘maybe the running shoes when they come out’

[@winningcapital2313]

I’m glad someone else feel the way I feel

[@ryanmart4525]

Awesome episode crazy asspizza got on. Cool dude and glad he’s been on point with shipping lol dudes funny ash he really doesn’t care

[@bikewurks1757]

You know I would look at this guy at first.....and dismiss him....and say he's nuts ...but then I saw the video where he had 4 blocks of ppl line up at 4 am in Soho for a chance to get a t shirt ....and the fact his shirts are hand created designs that can't be replicated is why he is being kept at the gate.....so I say to myself...I am ignorant to him...and you are as well ...do I think he is the next billionaire?...not unless that's what he wants.....the dude has major influence and if he learns how to stay relevant in a time of ten minute trends then he will be fine

[@jevantegivens625]

@complexpodcast Great work on the show, huge fan and a need pair of eBay authentic off white prestos. :)

[@yessirgbv7418]

bro the new 730 color way is crazyyyy

[@harrisonnorton6006]

Love this dude

[@cmvia8k]

welty gave it away, it's mj for the finale of sneaker shopping

[@sfjake1192]

Geez Brendan needs to stop cutting Joe off man. I’m getting sick of it! Let me guy tell his story bruh.

[@CreasedHeat]

I don't understand the want to make bootlegs and then play them off as art. Was my local markets as a kid ahead of the time?

[@magnussmith9733]

It should become a weekly gag that you mesure the guest shoesize

[@NotKurt7]

Yooooo i agree 😂

[@walkermorgan1710]

I feel like AssPizza is clowning these guys. They're Jamochs