On The Feet Of New York: VIBE's Weekly Kick Picks
VIBE Kick Picks is back, bringing you the hottest kick game on the streets on New York City!
In the midst of one of the illest sneaker releases of all time—yes, we're talking about the Air Yeezy II's—for this week's edition, we decided to hit up one of the infamous sneaker lines forming throughout the city. When an exclusive sneaker hits stores, a selected few (ok, lots!) tend to line up outside the store, sometimes weeks in advance.
Some of the dudes outside of the Footaction on 34th and 7th that we stopped by had been out there since last Friday—even through the rain! It got so tense out there that one dude almost got into a fight with a Footaction employee over a disagreement over miscommunication about the store's release of the sneakers.
While we wish all the sneakerheads out here much success on getting their hands on the Yeezy II's, check out some of these non-Ye-related kicks that some people had on as they waited.
The Shoe: New Balance 1500
The Sneakerhead: Wally Shoemaker
The Story: "I got these straight from England. I got them because these shits are fly!"
In the midst of one of the illest sneaker releases of all time—yes, we're talking about the Air Yeezy II's—for this week's edition, we decided to hit up one of the infamous sneaker lines forming throughout the city. When an exclusive sneaker hits stores, a selected few (ok, lots!) tend to line up outside the store, sometimes weeks in advance.
Some of the dudes outside of the Footaction on 34th and 7th that we stopped by had been out there since last Friday—even through the rain! It got so tense out there that one dude almost got into a fight with a Footaction employee over a disagreement over miscommunication about the store's release of the sneakers.
While we wish all the sneakerheads out here much success on getting their hands on the Yeezy II's, check out some of these non-Ye-related kicks that some people had on as they waited.
The Shoe: New Balance 1500
The Sneakerhead: Wally Shoemaker
The Story: "I got these straight from England. I got them because these shits are fly!"
The Shoe: Jordan 11 Bred (2001 Retro)
The Sneakerhead: Pericles [PAIR-ah-clEEse]
The Story: "I wanted to play basketball in them, and I love the sneaker."
The Sneakerhead: Pericles [PAIR-ah-clEEse]
The Story: "I wanted to play basketball in them, and I love the sneaker."
The Shoe: Jordan 8 (Anthracite)
The Sneakerhead: Dirk
The Story: "The reason why I got them is because they were limited edition, plus I got them like a day before in Soho. I had to wait like 20 minutes because they had to ship them from another store!"
The Sneakerhead: Dirk
The Story: "The reason why I got them is because they were limited edition, plus I got them like a day before in Soho. I had to wait like 20 minutes because they had to ship them from another store!"
The Shoe: Nike Air Force II (Espo)
The Sneakerhead: Bryan Carver
The Story: "I just had to show some heat out here in the camp-out for the Air Yeezy II's. You already know!"
The Sneakerhead: Bryan Carver
The Story: "I just had to show some heat out here in the camp-out for the Air Yeezy II's. You already know!"
The Shoe: Nike Lebron 8 (South Beach)
The Sneakerhead: Anthony Chan
The Story: "I love it—I just basically love it!"
The Sneakerhead: Anthony Chan
The Story: "I love it—I just basically love it!"
