MAFIA's Top 5 Female Sneaker Collabs on The Vine

A couple months back we told you about Sneaker Freaker’s First Lady MAFIA’s new gig blogging over at The Vine. She’s been informing and entertaining us for a minute now, especially when it comes to giving the ladies as much of the spotlight as the guys.

This week she’s compiled a list of her fave female sneaker collabs so far - and you know if MAFIA’s a fan of these they gotta be the goods! The list names none other than the Pro Mama along with some of the best in the game – LA Gear X Club Zonder Filter, MOB X Colette X Reebok, Fafi X Adidas Adicolor W2 and the Nike Blazer X Claw Money.

Do yourself a favour and check the full article here.

Images from The Vine.

MAFIA's Top 5 Female Sneaker Collabs on The Vine

M.I.S.S. favorite photographer extraordinaire, Amanda Lopez, is featured in the latest issue of Sneaker Freaker.  Amanda’s photos have appeared in Mass Appeal, XXL and The Source.  She’s worked as Estevan Oriol’s assistant and had several Vans True Story Exhibitions which detail her adventures - all through her kicks.   Her latest project has her paired up with Lori Lobenstine’s Female Sneaker Fiend on a book project called “Girls Got Kicks.”

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Amanda on over a year’s worth of Mama look books.  I can tell you first hand that Amanda is not only a talented photographer, but she is so easy to work with and has a way of directing models that puts everyone at ease and let’s everyone’s true beauty shine.  Learn more about this rising star on Sneaker Freaker, where they’ve sat down to chat with Amanda Lopez.

Female Sneaker Fiend noticed that Michelle Obama was quite the fashion maven and asked some industry ladies what kind of sneakers they thought Michelle Obama would wear in various situations.  “Experts” included female sneaker fiends Claw Money, Mama of Mama Clothing/M.I.S.S., Samia Grand-Pierre from Highsnobette.com, Lori Lobenstine, Precious Colon and Janine Simon.  Check out the full article here to see what our First Lady would wear while working out, on a date, to run errands, and to spend time with the family.

Today we honor Mae Luksanapol, aka Ill P, a lady of many talents. She is the founder, event planner, and resident DJ of the infamous bi-weekly Ill Party Wednesdays event in NYC. Ladies Night at Ill Party is known to be one of her staple events, a very special night created by the ladies FOR the ladies with amazing giveaways & an all-female talent roster. In addition to her roles as an event promoter and an established female DJ, this Thai native (raised in Queens) is also a freelance graphic designer. At Yours Truly, Mae is the go-to girl & right-hand woman for the company and does a little bit of everything for the brand.

A devoted and professional DJ, Ill P’s craft is shown all throughout her party rocking sets. With the unique blends of hip hop (old school and new), R&B, and reggae sounds; her mixing shows versatility and an extensive passion for music. With her every set she proves that female DJs don’t lack talent and aptness to play on vinyl. She holds a residency at the Delancey every other Wednesday nights with DJ Teddy King & at Katra Lounge every other Thursday nights with DJ Jon Blak. Ill P is always holding it down & repping it for the ladies and all those that show her love.

A slide show of some of Ill P’s past events/parties:

Much much more from this busy lady, after the jump, including a handwritten survey, M.I.S.S. Crew Q&A, a video and pics pics pics! JUMP!

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Having your manicure game on lock is almost as important as your outfit. The ladies on the scene at SLATE at Magic had the nails going on! From the above fav spotted at the Mishka booth to Mama keeping it classy with a gray and black french mani. The ladies for the most part kept the nail lengths on the shorter side but made up for the length in design!

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M.I.S.S. Interview on Vimby

Shameless Self Promotion Warning:
Marco Svizzero of Vimby came by Mama’s Kitchen to chat with Liz and me about Mama and M.I.S.S. Check out the video below!

M.I.S.S. MAFIA has a new gig in addition to being the First Lady of Sneaker Freaker - she’s also writing for one of Australia’s most well known blogs, The Vine, and she did a piece on Mama. You can read the full interview here. Thanks MAFIA!

Our friend M.I.S.S. Sondra (Cookie Cutter and “The Sweatpant Diaries”), a designer at Mitchell & Ness saw how much love Liz and I had for the Oakland Raiders when she saw the Mama Winter “Mi Vida Loca” collection.  So, she sent us the real deal licensed Oakland Raiders beanies.  These beanies are awesome - from the giant “Oakland” across the hat to the retro black and white pom pom on top, Liz and I were ecstatic to get these - so much so that we put them on right away!  Merci Sondra!

Hello M.I.S.S. Readers,
The M.I.S.S. ladies thought it would be an interesting idea to add an advice column to the site but with a little twist - we’re having a guy answer your relationship and life issues so you can hear what the other half has to say. So without further ado, I introduce to you my better half, OHW2007. If you have any questions, be sure to submit them at miss@misscrew.com.
xoxo GDK

Let’s get all of the bullshit out of the way before we get to the fun: giving advice. Plain and simple, at the ripe old age of 34, I’m writing this column to pass down the years of good and bad advice I’ve received. My goal is to answer any and all relationship or life questions you can throw at me with an objective voice. To make this more interesting, I thought it would be a little humorous and add some perspective by taking two points of view, one from my current age of 34, as a happily married man, and the other from my, let’s just say more “active” early 20’s. (Yes, Mr. Chappelle did a skit with the same theme, what the hell). Basically, think of it as a “twofer,” you’re getting advice from a Professional (humble, mannered, educated, well traveled and financially stable) and also from a Jerk (poor, skateboard riding, no medical insurance having, top ramen with tuna (or hot dog) eating, $5 twelve pack drinking, student).

Oh, and to all MISS and MAMA family members who know me, the Boss (GDK) has removed any and all reference to your identity so I have no clue who I am responding to.

Alright, let’s get to work . . .

Question:
When it comes to letting the dude know that you like him, is that really necessary? Do guys usually know when a girl is into them? And, if hinting is necessary, what’s a good way to do it and not look like a hot mess?!

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French-based magazine, Lady Caprice wrote an article on M.I.S.S’s very own Lori Lobenstine, founder of Female Sneaker Fiend.  As members of FSF, Lori asked Liz and I to submit photos of our collections for the piece.  Check out the full story to see the photos - and shouts to other fabulous ladies featured including Pink Eye, Toofly and Mafia.

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