Category: Community
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Real Ways To Honor Dr. King’s Legacy
Design is subjective, tone deafness and impact are not. Recently, Nike announced a new sneaker in the LeBron line that is to allegedly “Honor The King”. The only king they really seem to be acknowledging is LeBron, not Dr. King. While an (underwhelming) MLK-inspired colorway is nothing new at The…
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A Conversation With Missa
For this month’s Conversation, I finally coordinated a time to shoot and speak with Missa, the creator of the rapidly emerging Instagram account Leaves X Laces account to talk just that. Tell us about yourself. I’m Missa, I work at Pensole as the brand ops coordinator, as well as for…
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A Conversation With Wayne Pereira
In my effort to bring back CYS’ A Conversation With… series, I decided to direct my focus towards my target audience: everyday sneakerheads like you and I. Wayne is a follower out in Dubai who really understands what it means to appreciate sneakers for what they are and not for…
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A Conversation With she.lace
I got a chance to speak with the three amazing people behind She.Lace, a feminist-based sneaker blog based in Toronto. Together, Jamila Husbands, Kiah Welsh, and Travis Pereira make our friendly northern neighbor’s voice for sneaker culture, art, and women’s empowerment. With so much style and grace in a sneaker…
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Sneakerhead By Design
Melissa Benchetrit is a budding graphic designer from our friendly northern neighbor, Canada. Originally from Vaughan, a locale north of Toronto, she moved to The Six five years ago, and studied graphic design at OCAD University, where she could combine her love for sneakers and graphic design. It was also…