The Bobster
08-05-2008, 04:02 PM
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Sneaker-Lovers Camp Out For Nikes
POSTED: 9:47 am EDT August 5, 2008
UPDATED: 10:56 am EDT August 5, 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- Eddie Ortiz Jr. and his father have been living on a street corner since Saturday morning -- waiting for sneakers.
Not just any sneakers, but a pair designed by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, drummer for the Grammy-winning hip-hop band, The Roots. Thompson designed the $225 red, green and gold Air Force 1 sneakers as part of the shoe company's 1World collection, which will feature 18 designs over eight months.
The sneakers are being released here Tuesday at the Ubiq footwear store in downtown Philadelphia. By late Monday morning, 26 people had lined up in a makeshift sidewalk campsite.
The Nike sneakers, dubbed Air Questo, are the fifth pair to be released in the 1World collection. And while sneakerheads -- as sneaker collectors call themselves -- regularly camp out for new releases, Ubiq has never had this many people waiting in line, said store supervisor Kyle Dunn.
Sneaker-Lovers Camp Out For Nikes
POSTED: 9:47 am EDT August 5, 2008
UPDATED: 10:56 am EDT August 5, 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- Eddie Ortiz Jr. and his father have been living on a street corner since Saturday morning -- waiting for sneakers.
Not just any sneakers, but a pair designed by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, drummer for the Grammy-winning hip-hop band, The Roots. Thompson designed the $225 red, green and gold Air Force 1 sneakers as part of the shoe company's 1World collection, which will feature 18 designs over eight months.
The sneakers are being released here Tuesday at the Ubiq footwear store in downtown Philadelphia. By late Monday morning, 26 people had lined up in a makeshift sidewalk campsite.
The Nike sneakers, dubbed Air Questo, are the fifth pair to be released in the 1World collection. And while sneakerheads -- as sneaker collectors call themselves -- regularly camp out for new releases, Ubiq has never had this many people waiting in line, said store supervisor Kyle Dunn.