X Squared is open in Boston!

It's holding court right across from Niketown.

Looking down from the stairs. Love the Gourmet Kicks NFN's (Not Fake Nikes??)

Looking over Newbury Street

Yea, they're working the space age, pro-tech, kind of 90s feel...

Dwayne, you ARE in Boston! Thanks for showing the proper respect. Now if we could get some more adidas in the house, we'd feel at home.

Here's the X Squared crew cheesing. Thanks for the tour!

The boutique I mentioned earlier, X Squared, is now open on Newbury Street. It's brand-spanking new, so the staff were real honest about a few growing pains, but it's definitely worth a look. Good product (and a commitment to grow their as-yet-unremarkable women's selection), nice people and no attitude... It's a mix of streetwear, upscale Euro-friendly and high tech, which means it may attract a fun, funky mix, not just hard core sneakerheads. But you know, we do get out sometimes and mix it up with the regular folk!

(Off topic: Congrats to our very own Sneaker Design School Gal for finishing her project! It sounds GREAT. Send us more pics! And did y'all catch her in Sneaker Freaker #12? Louise Millard. Heat on top of heat...)