Pictures After the Jump!!!

Chicago, Heres a quick glimpse of New releases at Self-Conscious in Chicago this week! Sizes for the 2/21Countdown pack are still available for those who have not been able to cop.

Ladies, There is also new inventory available for You and Your sneaker needs also.

For those who missed out on the 1st Friday sale you can still catch the next sale on the second Saturday of this month at Encore also known as the brother store of self-conscious.

We will be bringing You new updates from Self-Conscious as well as Encore.

For those outside Chicago, Ask for shipping.

For size runs and Avalabilty Call the store at:

Self-Conscious
1021 W. Lake St
Chicago, IL
1(312) 633-4000

New Self-Conscious Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/selfconsciouschicago

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About 7 months ago, Sneakerfiles brought you a first ever insight article about The Hot Spot in Chicago Kutz and Kickz, A sneaker and barbershop collaboration where sneakerheads can come get a cut and cop the latest kicks You wont see in your average boutique. We interviewed the owner of the Hot Spot, Melo Rosario, an OG sneaker head that has enough heat to start a nuclear war at a Sole collector event.

The article since then has launched Melos career from being contacted by CNBC to be featured in the Swoosh! documentary to now opening his 2nd barbershop and naming it kuts and kicks!

The Grand opening event will take place at 2092 N.Milwaukee Ave down the street from uprise on May 15th from 6-10

Oscar Castillo Aka Wreckinkickz

Myspace.com/wreckinkickz

Click below for the First Hot Spot Barbershop Article!!!!

Click here for the first Hot Spot Barbershop Article

Click Below for a Clip of Melo Featured in SWOOSH!

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=642649134

Address:
Kuts and Kicks
2092 N.Milwaukee Ave
May 15th 6-10

Chicago, Don’t forget about the first Friday sale event at Self-Conscious in partnership with Sneaker Files where you can get 10-50% off kicks and apparel as well as a customer appreciation event providing food and drinks for those loyal customers and new guests.

10PM - Midnight

-Oscar Castillo AKA Wreckinkickz

myspace.com/wreckinkickz

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Past Self-Conscious article:

http://www.sneakerfiles.com/2007/03/26/conscious-in-chicago/

Self-Conscious
1021 W. Lake St
Chicago.
1(312) 633-4000

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Self-Conscious in Chicago has received their new Adidas collaboration forum low that was set to release April 1st but was pushed and is available now @ Self-Conscious.

The concept of the shoe consists of the Chicago flag color way with each of the major expressways printed on the shoe. The airplane and tracks on the toe box and around the shoe signifies a plane flying from O’Hare over each expressway.

The shoe will run in Kids Sizes 3.5-7 and Mens 8-14

More pictures of the shoe after the jump!!!!

Oscar Castillo aka Wreckinkickz

http://www.myspace.com/wreckinkickz

Self-Conscious
1021 W. Lake St
Chicago.
1(312) 633-4000

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Sneaker heads in Gurnee IL, Dont forget to stop by Beau Monde to cop the latest threads and kicks available in the suburb instead of going in the inner city and save you some gas. Beau Monde delivers the latest well sought after clothing brands and kicks that you could only find at Beau Monde if you are way in the north burbs of Chicago.

Pictures of new products for this week at Beau Monde after the jump featuring New Crooks and Castles New Era collabo hats as well as 3 new additions to the Reebok collection that includes a Yellow and Orange Court Victory Pump, Pink and Gray elephant skin Omni Lite Pump and a Dee Brown Pump D-Time which is limited to 1993 pairs referring to the 1993 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Oscar Castillo aka Wreckinkickz

http://www.myspace.com/wreckinkickz

Links and Addresses

Beau Monde

5250-5 Grand Ave, Gurnee IL 60031
(847) 662-7463

www.Myspace.com/beaumonde07

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The Sneaker Files team recently paid a follow up visit to Shiekh Shoes in San Francisco, CA. We were greeted almost immediately upon entering by a very friendly and familiar face, Abdul Haleem, VP of Operations for Shiekh Shoes. He was proud to start off the tour by showing us the very flashy Nike section, which was unlike any other sneaker display that any of us had seen. The Nike section was full of new releases and classics alike, most notably the back wall full of Air Force 1’s, which included a great variety of color ways. There were posters up on the walls and mannequins modeling Nike clothing. It was really hard for us to leave this section, but Abdul had assured us that there was more to see.

Second, Abdul took us upstairs and showed us something that many of us had never seen or expected: an upstairs salon. The Shiekh salon is ran by Ellis Cummings Jr., who told us that he actually had the opportunity to cut Method Man’s hair when he was in the store shopping. Men and women alike have a place in Shiekh shoes, both on the sales floor and upstairs in the salon. The salon is beautifully designed and very aesthetic.

Abdul made it a point to tell us that his goal is to look at a customer leaving the store and know that he has taken care of that customer head to toe, which is the exact direction that Shiekh is headed in. Shiekh is aiming to be a one-stop fashion shop, not to mention the fact that they will soon be opening a night club in the very same store! Rest assured we will be back to cover the night club as well! All in all, we had a great time visiting Shiekh Shoes San Francisco, and if you’re in the area check them out!

929 Market Street
San Francisco, CA. 94103
1-415-644-0920

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Chicago, Don’t forget to keep up to date with Encores 2nd Saturday sale event every second Saturday of the month and every Friday on the first week of the month at Self- Conscious where customers are greeted with free food and drinks as well as a raffle every month.

Holding down the event was Cliff, Dee and Penny from Encore. The sale included many L’style and Quickstrike kicks and some were available only at Encore. The size selection on the shoes that were on sale for the event was pretty much diverse so if anyone wants to check out the future sale events at both stores You wont be disappointed. For those who aren’t aware of Encore, it is the brother store of Self-Conscious offering premier releases including Lifestyle and Quick strikes. So if you cannot make the trip to Self-Conscious, Encore is the store to go to if you are in the North side.

- Oscar Castillo AKA Wreckinkickz

Myspace.com/wreckinkickz

EnCore
3941 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60613
773-477-4007

Self-Conscious
1021 W. Lake St
Chicago.
1(312) 633-4000

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St!zo from A.Okay official and Gurelea arts crew, has created two more creations to his custom library customizing an Air Tech Challenge inspired from the Jugrnaut boutique in Chicago and another hello kitty inspired dunk. For those who haven’t heard of St!zo we posted his intro and work a couple months ago. St!zo customizes just about anything on any shoe so for those interested you can catch him at A.Okay Official in Chicago or hit him up on his Myspace.

For those outside of Chicago, We will be doing an update on what St!zo has cooked up in the lab.

- Wreckinkickz aka Oscar Castillo

Myspace.com/wreckinkickz

Past article:

Click here for the In the lab with St!zo article

Links and Address
Myspace.com/djstizo
Myspace.com/aokayofficial

A.Okay Official
Located at 3270 N. Clark Street,
Chicago, IL 60657 One Block North of Belmont Avenue

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Rumors of a Bape Store opening in Los Angeles have been up in the air for awhile and now the store has officially been announced to be opening soon. An exclusive commemorative t-shirt is expected to be sold with the opening of the store, like many of the past openings. The Bape Los Angeles store is set to be opening on April 25th on Melrose, home to some of the best stores LA has to offer. Furthermore, information about working at the Bape Store LA is available on the official site.

Bape Los Angeles
8001 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Rumors of the A Bathing Ape store opening in Los Angels have been spreading around for a few years, and now it has been confirmed that the store will be opening very soon. Nobody really knew the specifics about the store until now. The A Bathing Ape store will open on April 23rd and will be located on Melrose, surrounded by some of the best stores in California. Via hs.