Faile's solo exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum is jaw dropping. You must go check it out. Fun fact: @FaileArt had one his first NYC exhibitions at @ReedSpace back in 2002. Diane Von Furstenburg tried to buy a piece with a personal check & we didn't let her. Cuz...well...we didn't accept personal checks! (She came back with cash). Now, 13 years later, Faile's work debuts the same night the #? Dunk is inducted into The Museum. If that's not the circle of life, I dunno what is. #FlockWithUs #APositiveSocialContagion #SneakerCulture⠀ (?: @esymai)
I started being a real "sneakerhead" back in the 6th grade. Caught the bug bad in like '88. Worked at dozens of odd jobs just to feed the addiction. As I got older, I tried to remain true to the game. A contributor. A teacher. A mentor. And always—always a STUDENT. Tried to represent as best I could. The culture grew. And the world got small. And the masses caught wind. They finally figured what we've known for decades. #SneakerCulture is a reflection of sports, music, fashion, business & technology. There's not many other things that can enc...Read more
The "Lab" series has remastered a number of iconic Air Jordan silhouettes by taking key elements from one early Jordan model & applying them to a more recent one to create a new sneaker that is both entirely new, yet pleasantly familiar. The Air Jordan 4 was originally designed & created by Tinker Hatfield in 1989. The special "11Lab4" model was a limited release from April 2015 that engaged the "Air Jordan 4" as its base while culling inspiration from the "Air Jordan 11."⠀ ⠀ Lot No. 719864 from the collection of Joe La ...Read more
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