A teenager who worked at the Duracell factory in Crawley, West Sussex in the 80’s used to take trips to London for apparel shopping with his spare cash at some obscure stores. This teenager was James Jebbia, who would go on to become the founder of a label so powerful, it would completely change the...
Ever heard of a hype-man? If you know your hip-hop and have attended or even watched rap concert videos, you would have often seen a back-up rapper/singer with a mic that supports the primary singer/rapper by interacting with the audience. Designated to do ad-libs and introductions on a studio record, on a live show he...
There are two firsts in this feature – A Spanish collector and my first female sneakerhead feature. Running into Carmen on IG and interacting with her was sort of a build-up to this feature. She isn’t your seasoned veteran collector but that’s kind of nice because you get to view things from a different perspective....
The California based brand has been around for a long time and despite having a wide range of silhouettes, has been rather particular about who it collaborates with and why. This approach has kept a sort of mysticism around the brand and has helped build more anticipation for every upcoming iteration of Sk8 Hi goodness. In this...
Sneakerhead stories continue as we return to the East Coast and the Lombardo brothers. After doing a feature on Joseph, we got the chance to interview his brother Christopher who as mentioned by Joe was the one that got him hooked onto sneakers. In this piece, he tells us all about how his journey started,...
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