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.

Standard is located in the growing sneaker community of Atlanta, Georgia. Standard opened their doors five years ago and has created a respectable list of clientele which includes Sir Elton John, Usher, producer, Dallas Austin, Lloyd, Naomi Campbell, NFL athletes Calvin Pace and Deon Grant, and more.

Celebrities and sneaker heads go to this boutique because they carry a wide variety of limited edition sneakers and high-end clothing. They keep their inventory stocked with BBC/ICE Cream G-Star, McQ by Alexander McQueen, Public School, Alife, Nike, Puma, Vans Vault, Kid Robot, WESC, and more.

Standard’s diverse selection of high quality brands may be the reason why the store has been going strong for five years and is a must for anyone living in the Atlanta area.

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Sneaker heads in Gurnee IL, Don’t 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 at Beau Monde after the jump featuring XR runner groundhog day, Puma Sky II St. Patrick’s Day, Basket 68 both white and black, Reebopper Reebok X Basquiat and Adidas 3M Super Star and 3M windbreaker hoodie.

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Address and Links:
5250-5 Grand Ave, Gurnee IL 60031
(847) 662-7463
Myspace.com/beaumonde07

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Chicago, Don’t forget to stop by Solemates Chicago and peep the new heat they bring for 2008. Solemates Chicago carries past releases that you might of slept on. So if your for looking past releases on A Life, SB’s, Jordan, Air Forces, New Balance, Nike Dunk High and Low and Air Maxes as well as other brands including updated price drops check them out!

For size run or availability contact them at:

2708 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614
773.327.7782
info@solemateschicago.com
Myspace.com/solemates_chicago
Solemateschicago.com
Mon-Sat 12-8
Sun 12-5

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When Rare Breed first opened they were 90% footwear and 10% clothes. As the months went on the owners realized that clothing and footwear went hand in hand, and decided to get heavy into clothes. Within a few short months they have collected “the best of the best” in streetwear brands. That is where all the new clothing racks and displays come in.

The easiest way for the customers to see every piece of clothing that they carry was to display them all throughout the store, clothing hangs from the ceiling, walls, and on the fence. Rare Breed has the feeling of a sneaker boutique but still has that street feel to it. Rarebreedfootwear.com will be up in about a month and will be a full online store.

Rare Breed Footwear
57A Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740

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