Kixpo 2011

The road crew for Kixpo. These fellas saw us in the lot and volunteered their muscles for our use. Boxes only ladies, this is a PG 13 blog ; D
This little beauty came right up to the table and asked for some stickers. She and dad rocked AJ5s
In My Sole crew repped hard at the event. Happy to see ladies working THEIR own tables. Hope to see you in Houston & follow em on twitter @inmysole
Sam Colt 12 from Heat Seekers Krew and his daughters. Dude is heavy in the game, reps Texas all day and does bespokes with the girls. Fathers take notes!
My homie and godkids mom, Memphis (not her real name). Came from Houston to help and see what Fee really does on these trips. She had a blast and is hoping to attend Htown Sneaker Summit July 31 at the Toyota Center.

**as usual more pics from this and other FSF events at https://picasaweb.google.com/feeway730/Kixpo2011 **

Future Sole Sneaker Design Competition is back!

Time to show and prove ladies! Last year we had our first ever female finalists, and this year I think a female designer can win it all! Don't be shy, if you like to design sneakers (or t-shirts) jump in and compete. Winners get to spend 3 weeks at Nike HQ with a professional mentor working on their designs...

Contests available for high school and college students and include designs for Nike, Jordan and Converse.

Let's do it! Gotta show the guys they can't sleep on the ladies =) Click here for all the info...

Nike Women's Footwear position closes Wednesday

The Nike Sportswear Global Women's Footwear Product Line Manager position is closing this Wednesday! Please apply if you're interested!

For more information on the position and what they're looking for, check out our post on FSF.

You can also go right to their job posting.

Nike is looking for a female sneaker fiend!

Nike Sportswear is hunting for a new Global Product Line Manager for women’s footwear, and they’ve come to femalesneakerfiend to find one... Could it be you?

Do you…

• read enough blogs and magazines to know footwear trends for the USA and world market?
• have the confidence to manage consumer focus groups, really listen to what girls want, and represent them at key events?
• have the passion to help define the market place and propose a complete product line that will grab the attention of women across the globe?
• have the people skills to ensure integration between Footwear, Apparel and Equipment?
• have the brains, drive and commitment to jump feet first into this job, learn quickly and work your butt off to make NSW even better?
• Have the sense of adventure to move to Portland AND to travel around the US and world up to 25% of the time?

If you want to work for Nike, you can't be shy about it, you can’t be humble about it, you have to go for it and go hard. Passion is contagious and undeniable; you can't fake it and you can't learn it. Somebody might have more experience or a higher degree, but do you have more knowledge about women and kicks? More drive, flair, humor and hustle? If you are serious, if you are genuinely interested in this opportunity, then follow the link below, and tell ‘em you’re a female sneaker fiend!

For more on how to get a job for Nike and what it's like working there, check out our article about women designers at Nike. Click here.

NBA All-Star Game Heat from Nike

As always, Nike is treating us to some special releases for the upcoming NBA All-Star game. Here's what will be on the feet of Lebron, Kobe and Kevin Durant.

My favorites were the All Star Lebron 8 V2s... just gorgeous.

The Kobe VIs with special All Star box. They don't stand out from his other VIs as much as I would expect, although the hologram on the tongue is cool. (All 3 of these shoes have holograms on the tongue featuring the player's logo and the East/West logo.)

The Nike Zoom KD IIIs (aka, Durants) were extremely lightweight, although the look and feel was too plastic-y for me.

The beauty of the box was hard for this amateur photographer to capture. It has a striped plastic casing, so when you pull the box out of the sleeve, it appears animated! Great use of old school animation technology. Nice touch for a game played next door to Hollywood...

Nike WMNS Dunk Hi Skinny Premium "Tartan"

Ahh…nothing says spring like Lacoste polos and Madras shorts, so why not rock Madras pattern on your feet? As of late Nike Sportswear has been coming up with bold designs for women. I’ve had the luxury of seeing the “creamsicle” colorway in person at my favorite sneaker boutique got Sole? in Indianapolis, IN and I was sold! These vibrant dunks use of orange, blue and pink complete with a gum sole has me saying is it spring break yet? Pick these up at your local Nike retailer now.

Kobe Bryant is the Black Mamba

Kobe Bryant is the black mamba. We've always known the nickname, and we're getting used to the sick kicks that look more and more snakelike (see the Kobe VI below).


But what's new and crazy is his upcoming short film, The Black Mamba, directed by renown director Robert Rodriguez (below), and starring Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo and Kanye West (and Kobe himself, of course). He talked about how much fun it was making the film, and we got to see the 2nd trailer, now out on youtube (and below).





For an interview with Kobe about the movie, click here.

Storyboards from the movie...


A collage of Kobes (looking mighty Mike-like, isn't he?)


Kobe's new gear highlights his vision of leadership (above and below).


Unfortunately for LA, Kobe was the only one who came to battle against the Celtics! My first ever Lakers vs. Celtics game and it was GREAT. Go Celtics! 109-93.

Kobe's LA City Series

Graphic Designer Erick Goto, from East LA himself, talks about the East LA Hyperfuse

The Orange County Kobe VI.

Hollywood repped by some 3D Kobes!

Eric Goto testing the old school glasses...

East LA Kobe

Hollywood Pack

Orange County Pack

East LA Pack

The whole LA City Series should come out in men's and youth sizes. All packs include Kobe VI, Hyperfuse (2), and AF1. The East LA Nike Zoom Kobe VI and Hyperfuse Lows have already released (and sold out in LA in no time flat). The Hollywood pack is set to release on February 9th, with the Orange County pack dropping on the 11th.

Nike Black History Month 2011

Every year, Nike drops a tribute collection for black history month. This year's collection includes AJ3, Converse star player, AF1 and a Zoom Kobe VI. Each sneaker is decked out in a black and gold colorway. Never really dug any of the Black history month's collection Nike has done but these are decent. They are simple and cohesive. Collection drops next month.

Pic and info via Lady Sneakerhead

Nike Lunarmax+

These Flywire Lunarmax+ are the truth. I just purchased the blue/grey/retro ones for my mom. I tried them on just to see and I was impressed. They're light and super comfortable. Finishline has 8 color ways so there is a color for you! I think im gonna buy myself some for working out. Lunarmax+

Nike Women's Lunarstorm

Okay, those of us in the Northeast of the ol' USA (not to mention other northern climates around the world), are beginning to worry about the upcoming bruising winter. You know how global warming melts glaciers and actually makes us colder for a while? That had me worried until these boots showed up. Now I'm looking forward to it! The best part (besides the cozy fuzz) is that they're lighter than you can imagine, many thanks to the lunarlon technology.

Available at the Nike Store online, $110, and starting at a women's 5. I'm sure they're popping up around town too...

P.S. Global warming still has me worried. Just not for my toes.

Nike Clear Sequin Pack Update

I was on one of my favorite websites today Pickyourshoes.com and saw one of the the kicks Fetti blogged about a few weeks ago. This is the sport red and white dunk from the Clear Sequin pack.

They have sizes 6-10. I would wear these myself but i wear  10.5, maybe next time. Click here to purchase happy shopping ladies!!

AF1 Event at The Apollo Theater for WBF 8.13.10

FSF's own Fetti D'Biasi and GrandMaster Caz stop talking the shoe of the night to pose for the camera

Anthony Gilbert (Dime Magazine) and Thibaut de Longeville (director of this film and Just For Kicks). Anthony cosigns Lori (Bawse)'s basketball knowledge and Thibaut, we are going to work on getting more ladies in the next flilm, right ; )

Photog Fee aka Perignon Fee (thanks Premium Pete). Some say have 1 for the the road...Fee has two (or more)

Show's over, time to clean up and go home. Mad icy whites, uptowns, uppies, Harlems, ups, forces, or whatever you call em are a sneaker, cultural, and musical phenomenon and Fee salutes!

** as usual for more pics and info check Fee's Picasa page www.picasaweb.google.com/feeway730 or twitter.com/femalesnkrfiend **

Nike x Size? '10 Years of Obsession' Collaboration

This year, Size? is celebrating their ten year anniversary with Nike, one of its long-time partners in retail crime, with a special collaboration. The '10 Years of Obession' range is exclusive only to Size? and will be releasing ten of some golden oldies and newbies over the next few weeks. The store has already released the Lunar Mariah, Lunar Air 180, Lunar 180 and Air Mariah's in OG colourways to open the festivities as it is a favourite among many of our customers (and Kanye West who signed a Lunar Air 180 for our display which used to sit proudly behind me before he got crazy famous and it was seen as a thief's dream!). The next release is a unique twist on ye olde Blazer using two new colourways that feature the bold orange of the Size? store's logo. The Blazer's bring us to a total of eight styles.....so.....what are the last two styles you ask? I have no clue!!! A customer asked me the other day like I AM the one holding the top secret file in my bra or something! I don't KNOW!?!?! I asked my manager and even SHE doesn't know....but what I do know is that I have been told 'they are saving the best 'til last'.....

Click here for more info

World Basketball Festival event @ NikeTown NY

This Nike employee kills a lime green pair of Rifts! This is a Fee approved non-Air Max shoe

Grail Status for Fee and a LEGIT size 6! Kill em with the Urawa AM1s...pure fu%king HEAT! You know SHE'S OG FSF!

The owner of the above Air Max shutdown and Fee...look Bawse no shades but still booze = ). FSF for life

So this whole event runs from Aug 12-15 and Fee's actually going to watch some non-Olympic international men's basketball. Jingoistic of Fee or not Go USA!