Love Your Style: Junior Bryan Arellano
Active student council member reveals passion as sneakerhead
Love Your Style is a new segment showcasing our fellow students’ style. For our first story we chose junior Bryan Arellano whose style is revolved around his shoes.
Q: What fashion advice would give to the student body?
A: Wear whatever you like. Whatever expresses you.
Q: How would you describe your look?
A: I describe my style as me. Simple and fresh.
Q: Who is your fashion inspiration/icon?
A: Kanye West. It all started with his music. He is my favorite artist. He’s just different. He brings a different style to the game and he doesn’t care what people think about him.
Q: What’s your favorite outfit?
A: To be honest it had to be basketball shorts, some long socks, a nice pair of shoes, and just a simple shirt. Just because it’s comfy.
Q:Favorite brand or designer?
A: Nike is my favorite brand because that’s where the shoe game started. I remember my first pair of White Forces, and that’s where it all started.
Q:What are your favorite colors to wear?
A: Well my favorite color is red, and I have a lot of red shoes. But I’m also into all different types of colors.
Q:What is something no one should wear?
A: No one should wear Crocs. Crocs are horrible, they are an ugly shoe. But I mean if you like crocs wear them, go ahead. Who makes a shoe with holes in them?
Q:What is your go-to store?
A: House of Hoops. It’s where all the quick strikes release; quick strike would be another word for a limited shoe. House of Hoops has the shoes other spots don’t have, even though it’s under Foot Locker.
Q:How many shoes do you have?
A: 20.
Q:What’s the most you have spent on shoes?
A: $390.
Q: Why did you spend that much money on one pair of shoes?
A: It was a shoe I wanted for a while, and I had the money, so why not? Of course I had to think about it for a while. I thought twice about it, but I figured I can make more money off the shoe. So I’ll wear it a couple of times, then resell it later on if I want to for a little higher price. I wouldn’t be losing any money, I’ll actually be making more money than I bought them for. $390 was a good price for those shoes.
Q: First pair of Jordans?
A: Air Jordan White Cement 3’s back in 2011.
Q:How do you feel when you put a brand new pair of shoes on?
A: I feel like I can do anything. I feel good about myself, invincible.
Q:Pair of shoes everyone should have in their closet
A: A pair of free runs or Fly Nits.
Q: If you could have any shoe in the world, what would it be?
A: If I could pick one shoe, it would have to be Miami Night Lebron 8’s. They came out a couple years back. They’re a colorful shoe and they’re really limited. If I could get my hands on a pair I would, but their prices are crazy. They go for about $2,000 and I couldn’t spend that much money on shoes. It’s either those or the Levi 1’s Pack.
Editor’s note: Jackie Guerrero assisted in the reporting of this story.
