A lot of the big dogs were at Compass, including Converse, New Balance, and Reebok. Converse (natch) wouldn't let me photograph, NB didn't appear to have anything for the ladies, but Reebok had plenty and mostly it was high and colorful. Here's a sampling:
^^ Reebok Freestyle candy stripes in four delicioso flavours!
A hightop flip-down after the jump.....
LaCoste was actually at WSA and Compass, but like a dummy, I didn't visit the booth at Compass, where, I'm told by Lacoste p.r. champ Emalie Adcock, there were was lots of cool Vault stuff that wasn't at the WSA. Oh well, the stuff at the WSA was still pretty great.
^^These bright-pink hightops were causing quite the ruckus in the booth. I had to wrestle them away from a sales rep and as soon as I was done shooting them he snatched them right back.
After the flip, see Amalie's faves, as well as another pair of hightops and some sporty flats.
Keep I believe was the only all-female brand at Compass, and it repped with its usual adorable/smart array of shoes. My faves were the gingham wedges. There's something cute and funny about them; a dressed-up pair of chanqletas for days when you want to impress the nighborhood.
^^Gingham Chanqs
Next up are The Foundation brand rep Cassandra Madsen's faves:
^^A classic and innocent profile with a heart of darkness. Love the dichotomy.
More Keep on the other side (including the cutest pair of kid's hightops you have ever seen!)
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I made it out to Vegas! First thing I did was to visit the Compass show, a long overdue, hip, alternative to the WSA shoe show. It was mostly men's shoes, but there was some great stuff there for women, too. First up, Creative Rec, which has been killing it with its women's product:
^^As you can see, hightops are preparting to go higher AND glossier. These are just stunning.
One more on the other side...
These Rastafarianesque Harajuko Lovers hightops just arrived at Karmaloop and I love them:
^^From the front....
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A while back, we posted up some 80%20 fall boot images and here are a few more from the same season whose delivery is imminent.
^^We love 80%20 designer, Ce Ce Chin, cause she's one of the few (if not the only!) shoe designers who understands where chicks who love their kicks are coming from. You know. Sexy doesn't begin and end with heels. It's about working the TOTAL package.
Three more on the other side....
'Cause you should never be married to just one sneaker brand....
...Besides, they make for the perfect fresh finish on summer 2008.
Available at Purchaze. Now.
Lois
Toofly one of HighSnobette's favorite Female Graffiti artist's is doing Big things!!A while back we Interviwed TooflY...and to celebrate Her participation in Rayban's Project Colorize, launched at Henri Bendel's Yesterday,I figured we would revisit one of the most in depth interview's of her so far.Here
This image is a version of the 60FT .BILLBOARD she is getting in NYC..To the Haters out there...(because unfortunately there are some..)Booyah!!!..you definitely reap what you sow and toofly's work like herself really just deserves our genuine praise and admiration....
check out others shades after the jump
Pictures:Marko Jokic
Enjoy
SgP
Reebok is not playing around with the colors. I have to give them credit--they are boldly going with brightness where no other sneaker company is even thinking about daring to go. Here are the latest Freestyle offerings from the very female-friendly Purchaze:
^^Reebok Freestyle High International Brights: Hot Lips
I know I'm always hyping the hightops, but the truth is I wear plenty of lows. We women need variety after all! And what better choice for a pair of low kicks than these Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 styles, which are reissues from the 1968 Mexico City Games. What's special about 'em is that they were the first Onitsuka Tiger shoes to feature the now famous tiger stripes.
^^Mexico 66 in black spray
One more all grey with red stripes on the flip....
