ny day 2

For 1 i suck at taking pics but oh well. Shout out dj witness, last night was off the chain, dj evil dee was killing the turntables with that feel good music. From illmatic nas, black moon, camplo, daft punk etc. Man you had to be there. Also before i get to business, the Jamaican spot right by 14th got it on lock with them fresh plantains and rice and goat meat. Boy they killing em. What you see above is a small plate. Swing around if you around, it's on the 14th and 4th st.

I had an early appointement at the nike id studio at 5th avenue. I didn't know what to expect

5 story building almost as big as the galleria ( true story )

5th floor is the nike id studio

Nike knows how to attract customers, i was thinking i was going to come around and pick any color and material to customize my kicks, but i was wrong. The online customers have a different set of materials to pick from the customers that swing by the new york store. Everything is balanced out to the point where you would spend more money. They also switch shoes every 6 months for customization to keep everything exclusive. The only ones available for me tocustomize were dunks and air maxes and some others i don't remember

before they let you in the personal design studio to sit down with a consultant, they show you some avaialbe samples to get a feel and some inspiration. Boy i really thought i was ahead but my choices were so limited, i felt like customizing more shoes. For example the snake skin material was only available for air max 97s only, and the vintage leather was only for air max 90. Patent leather was only available for online customers. A way to keep the customer wanting more.

This was the celeberity custom editions they had. Athletes would customize their kicks and leave them on the table with a note card describing the inspiration

Before i went for my appointment, i saw these mowabb airmaxes that almost made me forget about customizing. Only 18 were available at the nike store and they just came out today. New kicks ain't doing it for me these days but trust me these were madd tuff

sketches of original nike shoes on the wall. Impressive

original 1996 sketches of the air max 97

Before you also go for the id lab ( which isn't pictured at all, its a vip private booth), they would let you go through an id book with samples to give you an idea

This was my color swatch and material picker, I ended sitting with my consultant for 1 hr. It was pretty cool, I ended up customizing air max 90s with a vintage leather ( leather not used on any shoes today). Pretty happy with my results

Made a stop to the rime store. Shout out to susan and frankie. The store has been around for 6 months and they are bringing new york back to its streetwear roots. Everybody knows LA is making a killing in the game right now, and new york is falling out from 'streetwear' very hard. Very good boutiques are hard to come by but this store is def. doing it big. I couldn't take pics inside but they stock the finest from mishka, crooks n castles etc

off to brooklyn

again at wealthy hostage holding it down at brooklyn

wealthy hostage had mad variety. Alot of street wear brands from the famous ones to the not so famous ones can be found here

fitteds from the hundreds, mishka, crooks and vintage team hats to keep your head game right. Make sure you check em out

Now the store of the hour. Boundless ny. Mr Jovan wilcox holding it down at the spot

Boundlessny has grown from not just a t-shirt and a vintage store but a lifestyle store. Stocking alot of the finest brands not only from america, but recently stocking australian brands like perks and mini (quality at its finest in streetwear and a favorite seller at boundlessny), japanese brands like mack daddy etc. Boundlessny is one of the only online stores i keep checking for updates, and trust me they keep getting better everyday. They also stock their inhouse brand King stampede, which i have been following for a while now. King stampede has a cult, cosmic feel to it. I had to ask Nick ( owner of king stampede, his inspiration) behind his brand. He told me he put two words together he had been playing with since 1994, and eversince then he's had a following. King stampede is on their game, check out their website.

www.boundlessny.com

boundlessny

the crew chilling outside. Out and one. Must respect to the boundless crew. Peace