SOLE: Sneakers Shoes

words_Nick DePaula

When planning the Road Trip for this summer, it was mostly done on a whim, but there was definitely one day on the calendar that we had to make happen — June 21st. It was our good friend and fellow writer Brandon Mattox’s wedding, and we simply couldn’t miss it. The wedding reception took place in southern Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and it was great to see our buddy Brandon officially become a married man. You’d probably recognize Brandon’s name from the past year, as he helped out a ton on the XX3 Issue and has also written Focus:Shop and Focus:Artist articles in print. His wife Anna has put up with his shoe-buying habits for quite some time now, so it’s no surprise she not only allowed him to wear Jordans, but she also threw on some Valentine’s Day Air Force 1’s herself.

Anna and Brandon Mattox:

And because he’s awesome — he bought twenty pairs of black/metallic silver Jordan V’s for those in his wedding. With the groomsmen:

And last but not least….it was Steve’s brilliant idea to go Dumb & Dumber style with awful suits. Zac and I of course chickened out last minute and went in boring polos and button-ups, but Steve and Jordan from Eastbay wouldn’t back down one bit. Full faux-Burberry and a mis-matched deep red combo. Wow.