Sneaker Pimps is coming to Chicago August 18th!
Sneaker Pimps is the worlds largest touring sneaker show featuring over 1000 pairs of rare, limited edition, vintage, celebrity signed, artists collaborated sneakers and a collection of sneaker inspired artwork, fashion and photography. Featuring original artworks by Futura, Stash, Doze, Shepard Fairey, Dave White, Cope2, Ghost, Ewok, JB Classics, Methamphibian, Jor One, SBTG, Kinsey, C2, EricQ, Jeremy Fish etc
Sneaker Pimps has visited more than 62 cities throughout the globe visiting countries such as Australia (three times), New Zealand, USA (three times), Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, China, Thailand, Canada, Belgium, South Africa, Indonesia and The Philippines, making it the world largest cultural street-art lifestyle exhibition.
Chicago will host the 3rd year of the Midwest’s only stop for Sneaker Pimps. Chicago sneaker and installation artists will be a major part of Sneaker Pimps 06’ with works from:
HolyZapatos (Mike Genovese, Denz, Temper, Jeremy Barbour, Thor Alward, Grok, Jack, Risk, Fane, and Trixter), C2 (Milwaukee), as well as all the traveling works from the aforementioned artists.
PLUS… Lupe Fiasco will be on hand to liven up the sound of the evening. Lupe’s new music video “Kick, Push” features 3 Chicago skateboarders (Jackson Hennessey, Kiko Varela, and Neen Williams) and showcases Uprise Skateshop. The Uprise family will be bringing some ramps to the party for some four-wheeled fun. St. Alfred’s, Uprise, Phli, Fly Paper, New Era, Red Bull, Expensive Stains, and HolyZapatos will all have giveaways and products on hand to feed the appetites of even the most distinguished sneaker freaks.
The show starts at 8pm at Bandito eStudio, 1513 N Western. Bring your love for kicks and some money if you want to stay fresh this summer.
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