Big Daddy Black Sheep

There’s a new sneaker store in Manchester City centre!

You may remember back in October I posted some news, bringing you a new sneaker / skate shop to sunny old Stockport… Well now The Black Sheep have just opened another store in the centre of Manchester!

Located conveniently between Dr. Hermans and Bench in the Northern Quarter, right where the Vans store used to be. The Black Sheep store bring shoe styles like; DC, Fallen, Etnies, Supra, Vans and clothing Brands such as Diamond x Grizzly, Heel Bruise, Neff, Primitive, Dephect and more.

Being 1 of 7 stores in the entire country to stock the Vans Syndicate range makes the store definitely one to visit, for your Syndicate cops!

Sunday 5th May held the mighty, Big Daddy Kane appearance in store for the opening day! It was a great day, full of pretty sneaker wearing girls, skaters, friends and the rest of the street. Performances from Dr. Syntax and Shotty Horrah warmed up the Mic before Big Daddy Kane stepped into the shop, kicked a freestyle for the old school heads and then had a one-on-one interview with Televised.

Here’s a few photos from the day! Shouts to Prankin Photography & C M Taylor Photography for the images below.

Shouts to Televised & The Black Sheep, go follow on Instagram and Facebook.

Peace and Love!

@Lem0n_Cake

Caught Slippin’

OK, guys, I’m kind of handing this post over to all of you out there because I need some advice.

Here’s the situation: I’m most definitely an Air Max girl, but there is one thing that REALLY bothers me about wearing them: often, the tongues slip down to the sides as I wear the shoe, mainly with AM1s, AM Lights and AM90s. For instance, I went to the gym at 10am today, in my ultimate AM90 beaters, with the tongues dead centre nevertheless, and when I got home this is the state they were in:


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I asked on Twitter a while back if anybody knew what to do about it & the basic response was to lace up tighter. Trust me when I say the AM90s above were laced up tighter than bowling shoes until this morning, when I loosened them up a bit to run this experiment. The super tight lacing looked pretty stupid and it made the shoes uncomfortabe. It definitely doesn’t happen with all Air Max styles; the ones with puffier tongues tend to sit in place better, and it’s definitely not always so it’s not always an issue. But I’m curious, does it happen with other sneakers from different brands with similar silhouettes to the to the Air Max 1/Light/90?Surely somebody out there can tell me, how do I get around this. What’s the answer to my dilemma? Any ideas? Leave me a comment on here or Tweet me & let me know if it happens to you and/or what to do about it.

Until next time…
Chloë
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For Sale – 2,500 Pairs Of Nike’s

Up for grabs in eBay is the world’s largest Nike sneaker collected, in its entirety..

Starting bid… $1,000,000.00!

I’ll let the pics do the talking!


If your bank account can handle it… Go bid here!

@YaniLDN

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‘Sneaking Into Fashion’ Exhibition

Hey everybody,

Just thought I’d give you a quick heads-up about a cool exhibition coming up which you might wanna check out. Online shoe retailer Javari has put together what looks like a pretty awesome exhibit all about “tracking trainers’ journey through popular culture”. It features sneakers from the personal collections of a handful of stylish celebs, as well a fairly in-depth look at the development of the sneaker over the years and their relevance in contemporary social and popular culture. It covers all sorts, from the earliest 1960s Vans releases to the most recent Yeezy-mania and Isabel Marant ‘Bekket’ wedge-heeled sneakers that have burst onto the scene in recent months.

The details are as follows:

Sneaking Into Fashion

Where: Covent Garden Piazza, Market Building, Central Avenue, London, WC2E 8RF
When: 18th-28th October 2012
Opening hours: 9am – 7pm
Entrance: FREE

I’ll definitely be checking it out, and if you want to get a little bit more insight or info on where the current sneaker scene came from and where it’s going, it would definitely be worth a visit. I mean, come on, it’s FREE!

Check out more info right here.

Enjoy, guys!

Chloë C.
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Nike Shoe Boxxxx

Ever wondered about the history of the sneakers you’ve got on your feet right now? Wondered if there was another sneaker fiend somewhere across the world with a pair of your grails, willing to trade them with you for a pair they’re fiending over?

Well now you can stop wondering and start playing, trading and finding out about your favourite pair of trainers.

It’s an app on Facebook and is pretty simple to get into, have a go and let us know what you think!

Nike Shoe Boxxxx

@YaniLDN

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Crepe City x Nike


This Saturday 7th July, head down to Crepe City at 1948, Batemans Row, Shoreditch for all the Nike related sneaker goodness you could ever think of, as well as some tasty treats and music to make the day even better!

Will you be going?

@YaniLDN

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Nike SB Koston 1 x AM90 ‘Infrared’

Couldn’t think of any other title than the one above, as seeing those words made my jaw drop yesterday.

Nike SB Koston 1 x AM90 ‘Infrared’

As you can see from the teaser photo which surfaced yesterday, this isn’t just a retro of the well loved colourway on one of my favourite silhouettes. Skate pro/sneaker designer Eric Koston has pulled out all the stops turning what many will call their grail, into something even more special!

To turn this runner into a skate shoe, suede has been added.. but other than that and the obvious branding differences, who knows if there will be any big changes to the shoe itself. We can only wait until all is revealed. Rest assured, Big Eyes will have the big news as soon as we hear it!

@YaniLDN

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Latest Pick Ups… Free Run 2s & Jordan IVs

Got some new kicks this week and thought I’d share my thoughts on them, and any excuse to test my new mini fish eye for my iPhone :)

Nike Freerun 2′s
I’ve been needing a new pair of running trainers for a while now, and I’ve only been putting off the running because of the shoes, so I bit the bullet and invested! I know, I know… not my usual steez…..me… in pink?!
I am absolutely bloody loving these! They are the lightest thing I’ve ever put on my feet! Its literally like walking on air. The mould of the sole allows for extra flexibility which I feel working my legs to take a next step, which in turn makes running feel effortless! I can tell these trainers are going to be the difference between finish running up that hill and dragging my legs up it.


I quite like the colours too, a black breathable base with a charcoal black cage and hot pink lining and laces, not usually my choice of colours but I think if these were multicoloured I’d still run in them, so comfortable!

Air Jordan IV ‘Cement’
I know, I know…. I’m a bit behind on these, but only because I’ve been awaiting payday!

They’re Jordans so you all know I could bang on about them all day, so I’ll keep it short and sweet for a change and let the photos do the talking.
CLASSIC!


Check out this amazing photo by Loz Badger, a good friend, a dope photographer! If you need a photographer look no further! Check some of his work out HERE.
© All rights reserved by Lawrence Badger

Did you get any new pick-ups this week? Let me know – @BigEyesLilSoles !

My tune of the week:

Peace & <3

Lem0n_Cake

My BRED & Butter….

2012 sees the return of the Air Jordan IV ‘Bred’ Black / Red which happens to be my second favourite Jordan! The swish black and red colourway with the grey midsole & eyelets and black netting make this Jordan a PURE CLASSIC! Set to release on ‘Black Friday’ 2012 (November)

ON TOP OF THAT… we’ve been hearing rumors flying around that the Air Jordan XI Black/Red could be hitting the shelves in December! Now this IS exciting, so get saving because November/December 2012 could potentially be expensive months!

Peace & Rizzzzz

@Lem0n_Cake

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FRESH KICKS REQUIRED

Continuing with the sneaker music vibes… I just found this while looking through some of Mysro’s other bits, only uploaded yesterday so its SUPER FRESH OFF THA PRESS!

A DOPE mix presented by SoleHeaven.com called Fresk Kicks Required.

A mix of hip-hop, soul, funk, classics, sneaker cuts & more all collated on one mixtape!

Compiled and Mixed by DJ DSK and hosted by Mystro.

Available for download via soundcloud so get this into your iPods and try and tell me it doesn’t put a kick in your step.

WordUP!

Lem0n_Cake

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