Bata Shoe Museum & Toronto Loves Kicks Present...

Time to order your plane ticket, talk your buddy into a road trip, whatever it takes! Bata Shoe Museum is North America's only shoe museum, and they'll be showcasing rare and beautiful kicks from over 150 years! If that's not enough to wet your whistle, Toronto Loves Kicks got Bobbito Garcia, aka Kool Bob Love, to come to their opening event. Don't miss it!

In their words:

The Bata Shoe Museum is excited to announce the opening of the first exhibition in North America to examine the history of the Sneaker Culture.


What you will see at this Sneaker Exhibit is the history from the beginning of shoes which came from rubber on tires, to what we know now as a Sneaker Culture – a culture that is often referred to as “urban” which represents many forms of expression i.e. fashion, art, music but really, it’s the people who unintentionally helped to elevate it to what we know today. From the likes of the Clyde Frazier’s (puma) to the Run DMC’s (adidas) to the Moses Malones (Nike) and the phenomenon himself Michael Jordan (Nike/Jordan Brand) who single handedly elevated a culture that breaths fresh air into the diverse world we live in today. Our parents and grandparents often refer to sneakers today as tennis shoes; however, it’s just terminology like tamatoe/tomato. At the end of the day, everyone should come out and support this one of a kind sneaker exhibition.

Sole Connections Event NYC

 

Sneakers for Success is a great new nonprofit that aims "to inspire, empower and motivate under-represented youth towards academic success through sneaker culture." For more info on their exciting programs, check out their site sneakers4success.org. 

And don't miss this exciting fundraiser in NYC! It's your first chance to see Bobbito's Doin' It in the Park documentary about pick-up basketball in the Big Apple! To RSVP and get your ticket, check out soleconnections.eventbrite.com.

We'll see you there!

SNEAKERPEDIA LAUNCH!

FETTi D'Biasi custom sneaker design archived in Sneakerpedia!

Last night in London, one of the biggest sneaker events took place! The launch of Sneakerpedia, aka “The greatest sneaker archiving project”! Bringing together the world's biggest collectors, & influencers like DJ Clark Kent & Bobbito Garcia; who also had the party live according to Twitter, to launch what will be the best sneaker site out once it is officially available to the public. I made sure my girl Melissa from Footlocker was dressed for the occasion in a pair of my infamous customs & am now already archived in Sneakerpedia! SWEET!!! Look for codes soon from Sneakerpedia on Twitter, Facebook, and the site itself!

Source: SNEAKERNEWS

Bobbito spinning for Jordan Party All-Star Weekend

Sneakerheads and ballers going to the NBA All-Star festivities in Dallas this weekend: Don't miss a great party with sneaker aficionado Bobbito Garcia spinning like only DJ Cucumber Slice can!

Also going on at the Jordan space over the weekend:

ID23 Customization
AJ2010 Shoe Laser Etching

Jordan Shoe Gallery: AJI to AJ2010
Michael Jordan Hall of Fame relics from the vault
Live Social Mosaic
Interactive Wall that lets users explore the 25 years of Air Jordan
Microsoft Surface Technology focusing on the Air Jordan 2010's design
and development.

Jordan Athlete Appearances

DJs Bobbito Garcia (2/13 9pm-midnight), Rich Medina (2/12 9pm-
midnight), MC Lyte, FishrPryce, A1, Bizi, Big Bink (97.9 The Beat)

Performers Wale, Bun B, Jadakiss

Meet & Greet with AJ2010's designer Mark Smith

Premium Giveaways (first come, first serve!)

PLAYMAKERS PART 1: NIKE TOWN 10/16