Get back but don't scuff my kicks!

Was surfing the tube of you and came across the gem. I'm digging it! Seen a few pairs that I need to hunt.

Have yourself a Vintage weekend!

Head on down to the Reed Space this weekend for some vintage goodies. You may be able to find yourself some vintage kicks too!

Nice Recap Video of Frshr than your Avrge Battle

The good peeps at Bloodline Fresh just posted this nice recap of the Boston Freshr Than Your Avrge Sneaker Battle. Rumor has it they're coming back to Boston...hope so!

Girls Got Kicks Book Tour Bodega Stop

No way Girls Got Kicks would be half as good without fab photographer Amanda Lopez! It was great to have her come out to the East Coast for our Boston and NYC parties.

Bodega is always a great spot to have an event at, and we're proud to say GGK brought in a lot of first time customers...

Like Imani...

and Elena...

But not these featured artists, Sarah Sabino (L) and Olmis Sanchez, who took time off from working at other sneaker stores (shhhhh) to come celebrate the book!

New Girls Got Kicks tees for sale at events (and coming soon on the website!)

Thanks Bodega, and everyone who came through! And thanks to Amanda who sent these pics. For more shots from the party, click here. For updates on the next tour stops, click here.

Nike & TIFF Presents: The Anatomy Of An Urban Legend

As part of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Nike hosted an invite-only screening of "The Anatomy Of An Urban Legend" - the documentary dissecting Nike's top-selling sneaker, the Air Force 1. Tuesday night marked the second time the film has been publicly screened since its completion last year. After a few words from Bobbito Garcia and NHL player/"Nike: Always On" spokesperson, P.K. Subban, and Toronto emcee, Saukrates, the film was introduced by the director himself, Thibaut de Longeville.

More photos and a video after the jump...

Girls Got Kicks Book Tour Heads to Bodega

Just a reminder that femalesneakerfiend's book, Girls Got kicks, has its 2nd release party tomorrow, in Boston, at Bodega, my favorite sneaker store in the Bean! Come through for books, GGk tees, a great vibe, and all the goodies that Bodega brings you...

Girls Got Kicks Book Tour Begins @ Goliath!

Over 75 folks braved the rain to come through and check out the world premiere of Girls Got kicks. It was off the hook, and many thanks to Goliath for hosting a great party!

karina, Erica, Jenone and Fetti reppin for FSF

Everyone showing off their pages!

Signed a lot of books...thanks to everyone who came through to buy one! Good thing I brought 2 boxes, they all sold!

Amonee posing with hers...

Achilles, karina's son, signed his pic for everyone!

Finally met Roc, an old friend of FSF

Finally got a pic with Flower too!

Thanks to everyone who came out, to Rashawn and Rox for taking pics (click their links for more pics!), and to Rosemary and the whole Goliath crew for hosting!

For more info on the book tour, click here.

P.S. For anyone who's wondering about this jumble of fonts and font sizes, apparently I've been writing too much about girls got kicks, cuz my "k" key broke. I gotta cut and paste every k in! Crazy....

Windy City Sole Sneaker Summit!

Females of the Windy City Sole Summit!

On September 3rd, 2011 Windy City Sole held the first annual Windy City Sole Sneaker summit where you could buy, sell, trade and see some rare sneakers that you wouldn't normally see! And I was there to bring you all the details on how the ladies and fellas of the Chi held it down!!

First up to bat we have Vintage Pot which is led and owned by the one and only Brenda Bee!

Brenda and her hubby had a table full of MTTM, Johnny Cupcakes x Hello Kitty, Vintage Bulls Championship gear and not to mention for the sneakerhead mommies out there she had OG jordans, nikes and many others for the up and coming sneakerhead in your life!

Next up we had the wonderful Ms. Carmen Carlos who was killing it with the Air Jordan V Tokyo 23's! She was murdering chicks and fellas all afternoon with the heat she had on!!

Carmen's table had nothing but Jays for days!! Everyone was so impressed with her table I have to admit I was taken aback when I saw her from across the room rocking those vibrant Toyko 23's!

Here are some photos from the rest of the summit! I can't wait to see it all happen again next year!!!

Pics are from sole-closet.com and Beau Monde

Sneaker Freaker #22 is here!

SF'S ISSUE 22 WILL BLOW YOUR VINTAGE SNAPBACK RIGHT OFF!

CONTENTS
– An absolutely insane 22 page Starter feature (featuring vintage snapback collectors and all kinds of Starter ish, including an exclusive interview with David Beckerman, Starter's founder)
– The scoop on Dave White's Jordan collabo
– the world's biggest adidas EQT collector
– Exclusive sneakers news from all over the world
– LASCO - the only sneaker brand made 100% in the USA

PLUS the funniest feature they've ever produced – the fugliest sneakers of all time! Can't wait to see that...

Order yours now.

New Flava for your ear: Grow up-Ida Divine

I first got put on to Miss Ida Divine from the homie RoyalTee when he and Ida opened for Raekwon a few months ago. Now I can't stop playing her ish! Her song "Grow Up" has a little Lauren Hill element to it but it still sticks with Ida's original style. Check it out...

Ladies and Gents I would like for you to

give a hey girl hey to our newest blogger Maria Elena aka Miss SnkrDivaMob! I first met Maria on the wonderful world twitter a few months ago. She has a dope collection of kicks, nail polishes and Married to the Mob tees. Peep her interview....




1) Who are you and what city do you rep?

I am Maria Elena a.k.a SnkrDivaMOB and I from the City of Wind Chicago!

2) When did you start collecting?

I started collecting back in about 2000, basically when I was old enough to get my name on a payroll check! haha






3) What's your favorite pair?

My favorite pair of Jordans are Jordan XIII Aquas and in Nikes my favorite
pair are the Tiffany Dunks






4) What's the sneaker scene out in the Chi?

The sneaker scene here in Chicago is amazing! We have all heads from all corners of Chicago who love and appreciate the sneaker movement and community. Respect is given to all sneakerheads from the suburbs to the inner city soleheads which will always amaze me. I love it!

Welcome to the team girl! :)

FSF wins first ever Frshr than your Avrge Sneaker Battle!

For their first ever Frshr than your Avrge Sneaker Battle,
Bloodline Fresh went all out with their trophy and prizes.

They also had a lot of dope local vendors, like Fam Jwlz...

And they supported this cool sneaker customizing project at Marshall Middle School called the Walkin' the Tightrope Project. Here's the winner, Shanelle, posing with her trophy and her kicks.

The Walkin' the Tightrope Project had sneaker cut-outs to design for our younger guests...

This was my favorite tee at the Inov8 table.

These were the deadstock Ewing Rogue IIs I broke out for the battle...

Every round was head-to-head, crowd vote.

Here's me with the trophy and the good peeps from Bloodline Fresh
and co-sponsor GC Skateshop in West Roxbury.

The Ewings brought it home!

It was a great first round of Frshr than your Avrge. Keep your eye out for round 2 in NYC! Many thanks to all the sponsors, and to fellow FSFer who came up from NYC to help out and check out the Beantown scene...

New Pickup #4: Nike SB denim dunks

I have been on a roll with my pickups eh? Let's hope I can keep it up (here's looking at you economy) lol. My latest pickup are these sweet Nike denim Dunk hi's. I've have been chasing after these bad boys since February and almost had no luck getting them. Well 2 weeks ago while strolling around on Bergen St in Brooklyn, I passed by this skateboard shop called Homage and BAM there they were! My denim SB's! Unfortunately they weren't on sale(womp womp) but the fact that Homage had them in my size, I didn't even care about the price.

Box

Side of the shoe

Bottom sole

They look so sweet on my feet! #saveslives

Return, Remember Opening Tonight

Great event tonight, and don't miss Martha Cooper's new book, "Remembering 9/11", full of her photos of the spontaneous 9/11 memorials around NYC.

Fresher than your Average: Sneaker Battle in Boston

The Bean is hosting Bloodline Fresh's super fun take-all-comers sneaker battle this Saturday. Let's make sure they don't sleep on the ladies! If you want to compete, you gotta register by Wednesday the 7th. You can register @ bloodlinefresh.com

Goddesshood: New Art by The Younity Collective

Our favorite all female urban art collective, YOUNITY, presents GODDESShood: Our Land is Our Jewel, an art exhibition that will feature 10 artists in conversation with the themes mother earth, the hood and sustainable farming.


Opening on Saturday, September 10, from 2pm – 5pm at the Yonkers Riverfront Public Library, during the annual Yonkers Riverfest event, the project utilizes urban art as a platform for visual discourse on sustainable agriculture, food systems, food justice, and mother earth, and closes on Sunday, December 4th, 2011. Additional programming in the City of Yonkers and at Sarah Lawrence College will take place throughout fall 2011, including youth workshops and a panel discussion. For more info on all programming, check out theyounity.com.