Sneaker Con Back in NYC

Sneaker Con is back! Buy, sell, trade and see what this Gorilla will take for his Concords =)
NYC, Dec 10th, noon-7pm.

A Ladies Love Project Pop-Up Shop!

LADIES LOVE PROJECT presents its third POP-UP SHOP!

The West Village Brecht Forum
451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune)
New York, NY 10014
(www.brechtforum.org)

Saturday, December 17, 2011
12pm – 8pm.

The PROJECT, a brainchild of renowned street artist TOOFLY and sound sensation PattyDukes of the Circa95 duo, highlights some of NYC’s most creative underground artists and designers. The one-day-only holiday event boasts an intimate, yet extraordinarily colorful market experience designed to familiarize consumers, media and tastemakers with established artists.

In other words, come get way cooler shit than you got at Walmart or Footlocker on Black Friday!

Kicks on the Line @ Sneaker Pimps NYC 2011

FSF's own Fetti D'biasi talking shit and dropping k-nowledge on the folks in line waiting for Sneaker Pimps! She doesn't spare the ladies in boots, that's for sure!



P.S. Fetti--those NBs are made in the Old Country, not around here!

adidas honors Grete Waitz

Thanks adidas, for honoring Grete Waitz, an amazing marathoner who passed away this past Spring. In her heyday she won 9 New York Marathons, more than any other runner in history.



Now adidas is paying tribute to her by creating shoes in Norway-inspired colors (the one above patterned with her marathon times) and donating 100% of the profits to her AKTIV Against Cancer foundation.






Footwear will be sold at adidas' marathon booth and sport performance store in SoHo. adizero Adios 2 ($115), adizero Boston 3 ($110) and Supernova Glide 4 ($115)

Other fun marathon-inspired tees coming out too:

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!

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....

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.

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.

MOB's 7th Year Anniversary Bash!

Trust our friends at MOB to know how to celebrate Fashion's Night Out! Happy 7th Anniversary, gals!

Sneaker Con is Back

Sneaker Con is hitting NYC on June 18th!



They're heading to Miami and DC too!

MIAMI: JULY 30TH,
2011 Fieldhouse at the Bank United Center
University of Miami
1245 Dauer Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146

WASHINGTON DC: AUGUST 6TH, 2011
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE Between 13th St and Linden Ct
Washington DC 20002

F what you heard!!

OSD offers The Class. Registration now open!

As many of our readers know, OSD hosts a weekly Internet-based sneaker talk show that covers sneaker news all the while allowing listeners and callers to interact with other sneakerheads in the live chat room as the live show is taking place. As you may also know, it's pretty hectic and quite entertaining!

Now they're taking it to the next level, jumping off the computer and into the classroom! It's called The Class: Sneakers, their impact on lifestyles, culture and people of the 21st century.

From what I'm hearing, it's gonna blow your mind. It will be 8 weeks long, starting June 5th and running on Saturdays from 5:30-7pm. It will be offered in an as-yet-unnamed location in Times Square. Cost $300, covers all materials. To apply or learn more, click on osdlive.com.

Dead Stock Online store Launch Party

The homie Deadstock Ric just launched his online store and to celebrate he is throwing a launch party! Come on down and support! Oh and make sure you shop with deadstock! www.shopwithdeadstock.com

All the Ladies Say Showing in NYC

Hey b-girls and hip hop fans, if you're in or near NYC, don't miss this showing of the amazing "All the Ladies Say" movie. You can also learn to dance like the pros, with classes offered that morning by featured b-girls Rokafella, Lady Champ, Aiko and Baby Love. For more info, check out their website, alltheladiessay.com.

Cool Grey Midnight Launch Parties @ Footaction

Cool Grey 11s are here! Parties in South Dekalb and LA also...

Toofly & PattyDukes presents.....

Come thru and support our girls Toofly & PattyDukes Holiday shop! Buy goodies from Good Wood, Tough Love NYC and much more!!

Above the Rim launch event

MOB Summer Movie Premiere Party

New Yorkers, here's your chance to see the new MOB movie and get your party on...

Younity's Spring Markit!

Come join Younity and friends for some hip-hop style community building! Fostering local economies for urban "artrepreneurs" with a conscious mindset, it’s time for Younity’s 2nd annual Urban Arts Markit!

Curated by the infamous Toofly and homegirl Yvey Hidalgo, this open air markit pays homage to market life around the globe as a staple of community life and celebration, where makers, fans, and collectors come to shop and mingle - 2010 style.

Featuring live DJ sets, live painting, break dancers, vendors, Hondurian Valiadas, Empanadas, & American hot dogs, even an art session for the lil ones! Click on the image for all the juicy details...