After decades of serving New York City and the outer boroughs, Training Camp has opened it's door down south in the new hotbed for Hip-Hop and kix, Miami Beach. Occupying the old Arrive spot, Training Camp Miami Beach is decked out in true Miami style with White walls, White seats and Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. As has been the case for decades at Training Camp's NYC locations, Training Camp Miami Beach stocks sneakers from several different brands including the majors, Nike/Jordan Brand/Reebok/Adidas, and independents like Creative Rec. Due to it's location, TC Miami Beach also stocks beach boutique apparel and accessories. To celebrate the shop's opening, Training Camp opened their "Vault" of kix to sell some oldies but goodies including the Defining Moments Pack, BMPs, 06 Easters, and White Jordan Spiz'ikes, for retail.
 
Training Camp Miami Beach is located at:
100 16th Street
 
Miami Beach, FL 33139
 
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For the Grand Finale to our KATCali Mini Shop Spotlight Series it is only right that we bring the series full circle with a local legend striving to create the same magic as it has in NYC, out West: Flight Club Los Angeles. After proving that a consignment shop could co-exist amongst the world's leading sneaker boutiques, garnering Dime Magazine's #1 Sneaker Spot in the Nation honors in the process, the Flight Club crew recently set out to claim the same position out West, opening a shop on LA's burgeoning Fairfax Ave. Like FCNY, FCLA is an 80/20 consignment shop, selling sneakers on behalf of collectors from around the world. In doing so, and in a very short amount of time, FCLA has amassed an impressive collection that, at this point, is only surpassed in quality by it's predecessor. On our trip out West, KATC visited FCLA to check out the new location in the FC Empire.
 

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Already well known and respected across the Internet due to their widely distributed product updates, Proper, located in California's Long Beach area, is not only [apropersite], but also, a Proper Shop. With its large wooden wall of kix, Proper brings a wide assortment of kix to the LBC. In addition to the expected stock, Nike QS and limited, Reebok, Adidas, Vans, Converse and New Balance, Proper also stocks the classic favorite Asics, as well as, the new favorite Jordan Lifestyle. With a very minimal approach to design, a large bare floor, a large sneaker wall and a large mural wall, Proper keeps the focus on the product allowing the consumer to immerse themselves in a Great Wall of Sneakers. On our trip to So. Cal, we stopped in to visit Proper and get a glimpse into the  Sneaker Culture in the LBC.
 

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Located in a very trendy open air shopping area, Blends, in Costa Mesa, CA, ingeniously provides a new meaning to the term "keeping kix on ice". Utilizing refrigerators as displays (the fridges are not cold although you wouldn't mind it in the California heat), Blends Costa Mesa carries a very wide selection of footwear brands for the local sneaker connoisseurs. Brands include Nike Quickstrikes, Jordans, Nike SBs, Creative Recreation, Vans, Adidas, RTFT/ALIFE, and more. With its minimalist, but witty design, and wide open and airy space, Blends brings a refreshing approach to sneaker culture.
 

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An anomaly when compared on sheer size, the recently opened Attic "boutique", located in Buena Park, California, takes a completely different approach to floor space. With a gigantic 8,000 square feet of retail space, Attic stocks several sneaker brands including Nike/Jordan (including West Coast Exclusives such as the "Contender/Stand Alone" Air Force 1s), Puma, Adidas, Reebok and more. In addition to their sneaker inventory, Attic also stocks many clothing brands including Orisue, Franco Shade, Estevan Oriol, A.P.C, Triumvir and several others. A concept shop, also somewhat of an anomaly in So. Cal, Attic was designed to resemble its namesake featuring painted exposed brick, wood fixtures, plywood-esque columns, a bare floor, and a rotating conveyor belt. On our trip to California, we stopped in to take several pix of the Attic.
 

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Almost five years ago to the day, the now legendary ALIFE Rivington Club first opened it's doors to the public. Established years before the recent sneaker boom and on the heels of perhaps the greatest tragedy in modern US history, the ALIFE Rivington Club has withstood the test of time, and tastes, to claim its rightful position as one of the premiere retail environments in the world.
 

In this, our third Shop Spotlight, KATC sat down with Kunle of ALIFE NYC and the ALIFE Rivington Club to gain some insight into the past, present, and future of the ALIFE Rivington Club.
 

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As promised, Kix and the City presents, the much anticipated, Part II of our interview with the Reed Space's founder jeffstaple. In this second and final part, jeff shares his vision for the future of the Reed Space, as well as, his thoughts on the global boutique scene, BBC, BAPE, and of course, Nike ID. Click more for the entire interview.

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