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Recession Special: HUF & The Brooklyn Circus SF Black Friday Madness

November 25th, 2009 No Comments

Two of our favorite SF boutiques, HUF and The Brooklyn Circus SF, are having Black Friday sales it’d be criminal to miss. Both shops have been hard at work crafting new looks for 2010, and it shows in their respective lines. Go check out the fine new threads for yourself, and while you’re there, score […]

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Of Sneakerheads, Subcultures and Neon Orange Unicorns – The Retrospective’s Night With Nike iD

May 5th, 2009 6 Comments

Until recently I had never heard the term sneakerhead, nor to my knowledge had I met one. Over three hours with Harley Carrara, owner of Mass Appeal Skateboard Shop in Plainville, Connecticut, and three Nike Design Customization Experts at Westfarms Mall’s Nike iD Studio, I learned that though I hadn’t realized it, the mythic sneakerhead […]

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