2006 headquarters united states key people stephon marbury products sneakers apparel website http www.starbury.com starbury inc. is an american brand of sneakers and clothing endorsed by cba player stephon marbury and was marketed by steve and barry s. the line was launched in september 2006 as a pair of 14.98 basketball shoes to compete with higher priced products endorsed by celebrity athletes . marbury claims that the products are of the same level of quality as more expensive alternatives . contents 1 background 2 products 3 initial reception 4 findings on shoe quality 5 discontinuation and reintroduction 6 references 7 external links background edit marbury remembers growing up in brooklyn new york and not being able to afford the latest shoes . 1 having been inspired by a professor at georgia tech marbury has for a long time wanted to offer high quality inexpensive shoes to future generations of kids and basketball players so that they would not have his same dilemma . he took this idea to steve & barry s popular for on campus university & college focused retailing . using all the extra money the knicks paid him they agreed to manufacture the shoes in china and to market them with a third party involved to prevent sweatshop conditions . 2 products edit this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . may 2014 three different styles of starbury shoes . during the clothing line s inception marbury went across the united states appearing at malls to do promotion . in addition he was interviewed by oprah winfrey good morning america good day new york live with regis and kelly rachael ray and many other national media outlets . marbury is the designer of an initial shoe lineup entitled starbury includes the starbury one a basketball shoe which stephon wore all season on the new york knicks starbury crossovers a classic air force one style shoe which is listed at us 9.98 starbury cyclones shoes with similar styling to new balance shoes also retailed at 9.98 usd and finally the starbury sxm another basketball shoe listed at 9.98 . not only does the starbury brand feature shoes but it also sells low priced clothes . the initial lineup includes varsity jackets hoodies t shirts jerseys track jackets and pants dazzle pants jeans jean jackets and warm up outfits all under 10 . according to andy todd president of steve & barry s the starbury line will expand from 50 products to over 200 for spring 2007 . the line included the starbury two sneaker polo shirts skateboard shoes and other lifestyle products ; all under 15 . 3 on april 1 2007 stephon marbury released yet another pair of low price nba quality sneakers known as the starbury two . this shoe was also be endorsed by current detroit pistons player ben wallace . wallace now also has his own shoe the big ben which came out on october 29 2007 according to the steve & barry s website . the big ben also appeared in the music video the rebirth by christian hip hop artists carriers of the cross . other sneaker models which debuted on april 1 year needed include a low top version of the starbury ii the starbury team a high top sneaker the crossover le the next incarnation of the low top crossover and has a shiny patent leather texture to it similar to bape s bape sta sneaker the sxm trainer ; the design is radically changed from the first sxm model now a low top cross trainer made of nubuck material the cyclone ii sequel to the cyclone a nubuck jogging shoe the bowery a low profile casual shoe the surfside a nubuck skate shoe and the tornado a running shoe . new shoes include the sse signature special edition danger marquis mirage downtown crib rush troy and trex . initial reception edit despite marbury putting up subpar numbers in 2006 07 the shoes still sold well and even then teammate steve francis had shown his support by wearing the sneakers in games . 4 some pairs have managed to sell for almost double the price on ebay auction listings . businessweek named the line one of its best products of 2006 . in november 2006 stephon marbury and steve & barry s announced luis da silva also known as trikz a streetball legend and the world s best ball handler would join team starbury as it hit the road on the starbury slam tour sm . this tour would allow for trikz to promote the starbury movement by making appearance in steve & barry locations and schools across 120 cities in 60 days to perform his unique style of hip hop themed basketball wizardry in front of starbury fans . while trikz never played for an nba team stephon marbury entrusted him to weave the message of the importance of working hard and acting responsibly into his performances . marbury believed trikz embodies the values of the starbury movement which andy todd president of steve & barry s said the starbury movement is more than then just about promoting a product line . it s about helping change the world for the better . trikz is not only a phenomenal performer ; he s also a phenomenal guy who kids will enjoy seeing and hearing . the starbury collection was the result of marbury s vision to eliminate the incredible pressure kids and parents feel to spend top dollar on the latest kicks and threads 5 findings on shoe quality edit on march 23 2007 starbury was featured in a segment on the abc show 20 20 edition entitled enough hosted by john stossel . the segment dealt with the high price of sneakers and the role of starbury and marbury as an alternative . during the show marbury stated if you take my shoe and you take a 150 shoe cut it down in half and it is the same exact thing . stossel put marbury s statement to the test and a pair of starbury ones were brought to professor howard davis shoe design department professor at parsons the new school for design . davis proceeded to cut apart the starbury ones and a pair of 100 plus air jordans and stated they re constructed the same way . stossel then mentioned that others in the business came to the same conclusion . consumer reports has tested the quality of the starbury one and starbury ii . 6 the starbury one earned decent marks in our earlier tests according to consumer reports . as for the starbury ii six of nine men s summer basketball league players hired by consumer reports to test the shoe stated they would not buy the starbury ii for basketball they said it provided less comfort stability or impact absorption than their favorite shoe . consumer reports concluded our measurements showed that its heel cushioning is very good its forefoot cushioning is good and that it s very breathable and fairly flexible and the starbury ii would be a fine casual everyday shoe . discontinuation and reintroduction edit outlet steve & barry s closed in 2009 and the line was discontinued . in september 2015 marbury announced via instagram that the line would be reintroduced . 7 references edit http www.nobodysmiling.com hiphop news 86811.php http www.thenation.com doc 20061002 southpaw the athletic shoe industry is notorious for some of the most appalling of sweatshop conditions . are the starbury ones made in china produced in such a manner schacter says no . rob walker march 11 2007 . chicer by the dozen . the new york times . http www.sportsline.com nba story 9857146 http www.thefreelibrary.com luis trikz da silva joins team starbury . a0154351449 consumerreports.org a cheap chic shoe scores points october 2007 washington post stephon marbury is bringing back his starbury line of sneakers september 29 2015 external links edit http www.starbury.com http www.oprah.com tows slide 200705 20070518 slide 20070518 350 401 . jhtml stephon marbury interview with forbes.com about the starbury 15 shoe on youtube profile of starbury at brandchannel consumer reports review of the starbury ii retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title starbury & oldid 736299425 categories shoe brandssportswear brandshidden categories wikipedia articles in need of updating from may 2014all wikipedia articles in need of updatingarticles needing the year an event occurred from may 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 14 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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