With Portrait of a Sneaker, author Sidney Lo, takes us inside today's kicks culture by profiling some of the big and small, collectors and distributors-- all making names for themselves in the US sneaker community. The article is well written,…
Continue Reading →One of my favorite sneaker shops I found while hunting through Tokyo was Pistacchio. It's located in Daikanyama, on a small back street called Sarugaku-cho just across from the Onitsuka Tiger store. The shop was primarily full of obscure Nike…
Continue Reading →I received a lot of feedback and questions regarding the Adidas roller skates I mentioned I saw earlier this week in Daikanyama. I was a little bit off on the price, they're actually only 41,000 Yen or about $375. I…
Continue Reading →I really enjoyed shopping in Daikanyama, it's a fairly quiet neighborhood set back from the flashing lights of neighboring Shibuya. Over the next few days I'll be highlighting a few of my favorite shops from this neighborhood. Although there are…
Continue Reading →When I was in Taipei I got a nice tour of all the Royal Elastics flagship stores. It's amazing to see a brand have such solid Asian brand presence. The American team should be taking notes on the way the…
Continue Reading →Shopping in Tokyo is unreal-- the sheer number of options for stores to check in the 10+ different neighborhoods all twice the size of Soho is just pure insanity. Unless of course you're in the mood to explore, drop some…
Continue Reading →Aloha Rag just received literally 15 different styles of the the limited edition Vans Marc Jacob Editions. These aren't new styles, but they've been fairly hard to find-- and weren't previously available online anywhere I knew of. Well I'm partial…
Continue Reading →Cushe is an independent British shoe brand formed by a group of people who share a real passion for footwear. They describe themselves as 'young and free'-- and their shoe brand definitely illustrates exactly that. This is the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading →The gold glimmer of a vintage Nike track shoe caught my eye as I passed by the front window of Amsterdam's premier sneaker boutique Seventy Five. Unfortunately, they weren't open, but the time I spent with my face pressed against…
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