WHY ASIANS SO HEAVY IN THE SNEAKER GAME? ($500 GIVEAWAY + SELLING COLLECTION) - FUNG BROS

I got these on an app. It might have been an Asian person. I don't know. What's going on, everybody? Welcome to a special episode of Life of a Sneakerhead. This is part two of our in-studio series sponsored by the Bump app. And definitely, everybody, you got to stay tuned to the end of this video because me and Bump are doing a ridiculous giveaway. With me today, I have Tim, who is a menswear tech designer for a very, very big company, which we won't say. And then we have Matt here, who just opened up a streetwear barbershop, but it's also a full-time Supreme and sneaker reseller. Thank you guys for being here. We're going to have some good conversation. I got to give a big shout out to our sponsor, the Bump app. It is the easiest way to buy and sell a lot of your used and new gear. And yo, the day has come for all you Android users. Bump is now available for download for everybody, Android and iPhone. Definitely check it out. It's free to use. Looks great. Works amazing. Easy way to buy and sell your gear. Check out the Bump app for both Android and iPhone. As this video is being posted, me and David are selling a lot of our old stuff from our collection. We got a lot of heat and it's going for very, very cheap. All the proceeds from us selling our collection on Bump is going to a charity called Apex for Youth. It's a mentorship program based out of New York City. I got to go over some of the items that I'm selling on Bump that are live right now. Tell me if this is a really good deal for the people watching or not. Bape Heineken jacket, friends and family. It's going for $150 on Bump. Damn, that's a good piece. Nike Destroyer jacket. This one's a steal. This is the one from just last season. The black, all black. Yeah, the all black. $85. The $500 jacket. The Jeremy Lin Crazy Quick 2.5 player editions from the Lakers. Given to me from Jeremy himself, $100. Damn. White Foam Pros used, $30. All the proceeds going to charity. You guys are representing different sides of clothing for men. What is your job exactly? I handle like the fittings and measurements and details of a woven shirt. So you work in the industry? Yeah. And then you, what was your background? I was working at corporate. I always resold on the side. That's what I love to do. And what's the difference between menswear and streetwear? I mean, ideally streetwear, everyone thinks it's just a graphic t-shirt or a hoodie, right? And then menswear, it's more like cleaned up. It's a bunned down shirt, top coat, suit, pants, slacks, or oxfords or dress shoes. But then now it's like it kind of lines are blurred. You can kind of mix and match. What do you think is the definition of streetwear? You know, you're being in a resale game heavy. Well, streetwear, I would say you just dress more to what you feel like you'd like to wear. You represent more of yourself. Why do you think there's so many Asians involved in reselling of gear? I mean, you got a lot of celebrities in Asia that are putting people on like Keith Ape with the fashion, you know, and they have like a big like streetwear culture in Japan and that kind of translated over to America. A lot of Asians here are kind of following. It's a really good way to make money though. I myself very impact from the Asian style, you know, Japan, China, all that stuff. I liked it very much. And yeah, they're very, they're very into it. I really hate the resell life. I believe you should, whatever you buy, you should rock it without, without flipping it like 100% for profits. I think it's something you should do because yeah, it's making money. So Asians are about making money. So that's for sure. And they like exclusive, exclusive things. So that's the Asian thing. I think maybe it has something to do with a class thing to have the money to afford it and money to do it. So, you know, with an extra income, you can do whatever you want to. And it's a big thing in a culture. So why not get into it? I have no clue, man. But they be fly though, man. I'll be following them. I'll be looking at them. I'll be checking them out. See, look at her. She's cool, man. You think they get it for the brothers? Do they get it for the black people? I think a lot of the culture is influenced by you guys, for sure. For sure. Because people that get into resale just like, I feel like it's community. So like once you know someone that could put you on, like they'll put you on to any other things. All these brands are coming from Asia. So maybe it's just that influenced. How would you explain kind of the role that resellers have in the streetwear game? What we do is we pretty much resell, buy our own things for ourselves. Right. You want some Supreme, but to afford that you hustle other Supreme to get the pieces you want. A lot of resellers get high off their own supply in a sense. That's how it works. You make the profits go back into getting your box logo for free. How did so many Chinese get into the resale game of Supreme and sneakers? It originated from like Japan. It's like mastermind, undercover, babe. So a lot of brands are from Asia. Exactly. And then that trend just build up and that's how we grow from there. I think also like a lot of Asians in general just have a love for brand in a sense. We're very brand-oriented. It's always like it's a symbol of status. Do you guys interface with the international kids? Yeah, we do a lot of transaction with international kids. Buying, selling, they help us out on even getting products. So sometimes they're the plug. Sometimes they're the plug. Sometimes they're the plug because they know how to interact. They know how to get things rolling. They know how to get things to go. But we also sell to them because they have a lot of connects in China. Where they might resell it, right? There's a lot of money in China too now. So sometimes you're the middleman to even China, would you say? I would say I would be the middleman. Not even that. There's people that are middlemanning. Are you sometimes that middleman of the middleman? Yeah, exactly. Like you don't like there's not a set position that you are in. Sometimes you're selling to this guy who's going to sell to this guy who's going to sell to China. The steps that it goes even after it leaves Supreme and how many hands it can touch and how many people can go through it. And now why do you have to be a middleman? Why is there a need? I know people that are in this industry. I know people that are able and capable of getting that product. So even if I can't get that product, I know how to find ways to get it. Did being in New York physically growing up in New York help? No, definitely New York helped a lot because New York is such a diverse place. And one, we have all the stores. Access, yeah. The companies that allocation is mainly New York and LA. It's made big cities that have a lot of people who would buy it and filter it out. The whole point of like, I think like exclusive shoe where it's the cool factor was that it was exclusive and accessibility was limited. But now since demand is so it's higher and they're making enough to feed that demand, that it's losing its cool factor in the sense like if you see the Yeezy 350 on everyone's foot, it just loses, yeah, it loses cool factor. You want to kind of be like the only kid on the block with them sometimes, you know. I think actually with sneakers for the resale, I think it's been dropping actually. The margins have been a lot smaller and you can't make as much. You have to buy in volume now. So as opposed to buying one pair and making $200 off it, you have to buy five pairs just to make $200. Menswear, streetwear, it's all coming together. Like mainly if you look at Virgil, like all the high-end luxury menswear brands, they're all back, but they're all, creative directors all come from like a streetwear aspect of it. How do you know how hyped something is? It's mostly just by through the internet and just do a little research. I mean, everything you do, you just have to do some research, right? I think the consumer attention span is actually lessened because it's, the market thing is so saturated. Every week there's a new drop. Every month there's like this new hot thing. Let's put a number on how short that attention span is. I would say weeks. There's so much product now and people can only afford so much that they're just being, they're picking and choosing what they want. So I feel like there's a lot more stuff that's sitting on shelves now. Like you would see Jordan 3s on sales racks and like Yeezys that were sitting online until the midday. And like, that's a couple months ago. That's unheard of, you know? Well, it's probably better for regular people now who are not super into the hype to get their hands on Yeezys and Jordans. It's more accessible now and it's for the wider audience. Do you think the legacy brands are worried that streetwear is going to take over? I think they're trying to cater to that audience by incorporating a lot of these designers into the companies. But I still think they'll maintain their staples, but also have like collaborations that kind of cater to that market. So that's why you'll see a Supreme and Louis Vuitton collaboration. Upcoming brands that are kind of hype? Aaron Preston. I see people wearing it more and more now. Okay. I would say, I mean, a lot of these classic brands, like Ralph Lauren's trying to make a comeback with the Bring It Back clothing. All right, everybody. That wraps up our Life of Sneakerhead studio version part two. Menswear and streetwear. Thank you so much to Tim and Matt. You guys shared your experience, your knowledge, and your insight. And definitely, you know, that was just a really good conversation to have. Hopefully it was helpful to a lot of people out there. And definitely check out the Bump app down below. I'll leave the link. Follow us at the Fung Bros. As this video goes up, we are selling several items from our collection on the low. You guys, those were good deals, right? And all the proceeds are going to charity. Apex for Youth is a mentorship program based out of New York. Guys, in the comments below, let us know if you learned something or if there's anything that you disagree with any of us on. Let's have something in the comments. Roast away. Bump is helping me give away $500 worth of credit to one lucky user. All you have to do is download the app from this link down below. Yes, that one. And then follow our profile at Fung Bros. And in one week, one random follower will be chosen. And that person will win $500, five hundo. Check out 12 Pal over on Pal Street in Chinatown, New York. It's a cool barbershop, streetwear shop. Yo, guys, thank you so much for watching that video. And I want to tell you about something that I just bought off the Bump app. About four days ago, I ordered a pair of Air Force One Taiwan Retros from this guy in Maryland off of the Bump app. They originally released in 2001. Bought the Retros, and they just arrived today. I want to show them to you. Boom! Air Force One Taiwans. Boom! You know Air Force Ones kind of fit big. And if you're going to wear them casually, you can go half a size down. Check it out. The seller left a little note. Shout out to him. And boom! Air Force One Taiwans, baby. Icy blue soul. So I got them for $200 off of the Bump app. They came super quick. Check out the Bump app down below. It's super easy to buy and sell your gear. I love that you can sell used stuff there. That's one of the best things about the app. Follow our account, AppFunGros. Who knows, we're going to keep selling some more stuff. So when's the Tim Chan brand coming? You can design and sew your own clothes. Hopefully within the next 10 years. She said soon. Damn, bro.