“During Spring/Summer 2025 Paris Men’s Fashion Week in June, New Balance dropped one of the brand’s most unique collabs of the year featuring the 1906.”

— Charles for Complex

“In March 2024, when luxury

e-commerce giant SSENSE debuted its now extremely popular campaign, it nearly broke the internet...”

— Charles for NSS

“The space between fashion and technology is forged by the desire for more visible innovation.”

— Charles for NSS

“New York is the US capital of fashion and Manhattan is a microcosm of those unique stylistic choices, but when it comes to menswear...”

— Charles for NSS

“In The Social Network(2010), a then college drop-out Mark Zuckerberg played by Jesse Eisenberg said about the early days of Facebook...”

— Charles for NSS

“Sneaker collectors with a short memory may have forgotten, but there was a time when the NMD reigned supreme.”

— Charles for Complex

“Uggs have never really been a must-have item for sneakerheads—until now.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“It’s 2022, but the fashion industry still hasn’t solved an issue that has been present for far too long: representation across every level of fashion, including beauty.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“The earliest recording of grills dates back to 2,500 B.C., when a man buried in Giza was uncovered with gold teeth in his mouth.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“In an era that has belonged to sportswear giants Nike & adidas, New Balance has emerged as a leader in the cultural zeitgeist.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“It seems like every week the Boston-based brand is making waves with yet another successful drop or surprise partnership.”

— Charles for Port Magazine

“While it is still early to tell, Hustle may go down as one of the greatest sports films in recent history.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“Legend has it that youth culture gravitated towards the style for its durability, relative affordability, and prep-style versatility.”

— Charles for Port Magazine

“ISPA, though only two years old, has already developed a knack for riffing off the successful innovations of the Nike brand at-large.”

— Charles for Highsnobiety

“The 990 series’ launch marked the first time sneakers had ever crossed the $100 threshold.”

— Charles for Port Magazine

“You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but you do have to adapt.”

— Charles for Port Magazine

“How Nike and adidas Have Succeeded (and Failed) in Standing With the Black Community.”

— Charles for Dry Clean Only / Grailed

“My account was viewed as a form of inspiration — that what I posted actually meant something.”

— Charles for Conscious Magazine

“Have you taken a minute to stop and notice how much content in the digital world is thrown at you on a daily basis?”

— Charles for Conscious Magazine

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