All Entries in the "Shop Spotlights" Category
Shop Spotlight: WEST -- Upper West Side NYC Sneaker Streetwear Boutique
NYC's sneaker culture can be broken up the same way a New Yorker would commonly split up the City; Downtown, Midtown, and Uptown. Downtown is dominated by the NoHo/SoHo/LES boutique scene, Midtown is characterized the by the large chains stores stretching from from 34th to 42nd, and Uptown means Spanish Harlem/Harlem which features a mix of Mom and Pop's, boutiques, and large chains. Very few would even consider the Upper Westside as a location to pick up some sneakers and streetwear. WEST, located at 147 W. 72nd Street, has set out to change this. Situated next to the Upper Westside footwear institution that is Tip Top Shoes, WEST brings a touch of the Lower East to the Upper West. WEST regularly stocks top releases from Nike/Nike Sportswear, Jordan Brand, Adidas, Reebok, Vans, CLAE, Timberland, and unlike many of the Sneaker boutiques located Downtown, WEST boasts a healthy Clothing/Apparel stock including 10DEEP, Crooks and Castles, North Face, Penfield, No Mas, Mighty Healthy, Kid Robot, WeSc, NSW, Casio G-Shock, and much more.
Training Camp Opens its Doors in Miami Beach
After decades of serving New York City and the outer boroughs, Training Camp has opened it's 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 Camps 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 and White Jordan Spiz'ikes, for retail.
KATCali Mini Shop Spotlight: FCLA
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 [...]
KATCali Mini Shop Spotlight: A Proper Shop
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 [...]
KATCali Mini Shop Spotlight: Blends, Costa Mesa, CA
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 [...]
KATCali Mini Shop Spotlight: Attic, Buena Park, CA
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, [...]
Shop Spotlight: Celebrating Five Years of Excellence with the ALIFE Rivington Club
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 [...]
