Sneaker Freakettes of the world, it’s time to STAND UP! Lori Lobenstine (Female Sneaker Fiend) along with photographer extraordinaire Amanda Lopez are about to slam head on into the publication world, with their new book ‘Girls Got Kicks’. It’s all about breaking down stereotypes, and with these two behind the wheel, who knows what will happen. We caught up with the ladies as they trek the globe to capture the true essence of female sneaker collecting. Lads, step aside, sister’s are doin’ it for themselves!
Every year we head over to Barcelona for the big B&B trade show and catch up with our hombres at the Spanish Sneaker Freaker office. Like any industry event there’s a lof of gasbagging and business done by day with hard partying at night and this year, the local Limited Editions store hosted a monumental display of vintage sneakers that fried the minds of everyone who was there. Normally you’d expect a white-walled gallery, but thanks to owner Ricky’s fertile imagination, it was held in an apartment directly above the store! This was a very nice, stylish concept and added a local flavour to proceedings that was embellished with a traditionally late Barcelona start followed by jamon, pan con tomate, local vino and even a spot of bullfighting.
Chasing paper is a full time job for the man they call Paper Chasr! From dusting off kicks to producing banging beats, Sean ‘Paper Chasr' Williams has his finger in every pie – co-hosting sneaker talk show Obsessive Sneaker Disorder, creating the first sneaker comedy show ‘Just Ask Chad' and this month releasing the very first sneaker-themed album Know You Got SOLE : The Music. Created off the back of an as-yet unreleased sneaker documentary, Chasr has sourced a bounty of talented sneaker freaks and MCs to compile ten tracks dedicated to your favourite vice. We caught up with Sean as he embarks on an original conceptual promo tour.
With the FIFA World Cup mere months away we thought it timely to start tracking what football themed gear the big brands have in store for us. Apart from the high-tech on-field apparel, each World Cup sparks a flurry of sneaker and fashion projects all vying to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of the World Game. Drawing on the cream of the world’s art and design community expect to see some premium proddy that will have you looking sharper than Les Murray! We'll be keeping tabs on the various collections as they are unveiled, so keep checking back to see what’s causing the latest buzz on and off the pitch. Ole!
