snek atak 2 hits boston!

Last night was Boston's 2nd Snek Atak, and this one put the first to shame. This time 24 artists paired up to go head to head with their imaginations and skills on the line. The winner of each battle got to keep both pairs of shoes, but really they were battling for respect. You know Boston is just a big town, so a win is a WIN. The battles were judged by me and the Weekly Drop guys (well, really me and Jeff, with Rob helping out on tie-breakers, and Frank having to leave early). They were judged on originality, scope and completion of concept, and technical skill.
(Sneakers compliments of the adidas originals store in harvard square, and some of their nice staff came down to support the event as well...) Oh, and the guys at the Good Life were cool, and the place was P-A-C-K-E-D. Boston's looking up...
Problak took a familiar concept to the nth degree! He went back to junior high "all day I dream about sex" and updated it for the evening crowd. These kicks had everything from a waterbed to sleep on (with a mirror on the "ceiling") to vibrators (that worked) in the tongues! The paint job was beautiful, the adidas condoms were a nice touch and the whole thing was a hoot. Nice work! Winner.

This transformer was the only truly unwearable sneaker. Is it a sneaker? But damn, it was HOT!!! Winner.

Folks were really feeling the ipod in the tongue, with sewed in zipper. The overall concept was all over the map, but it still held on for a win.
These ones were gorgeous, even in dim lighting. the lettering was outstanding (hard to see in the pic I'm afraid), the box was clean and the idea was great. This is the Boston skyline gone speaker system, for you out of towners! I had to fight Jeff for this win.

Problak and the aforementioned working vibrator.