The Darkside Initiative is having a sale today and tomorrow with huge savings on Nike and Converse for the ladies.  Bring your man ’cause they’ve got plenty of men’s shoes and The Darkside also carries some of the most sought after apparel and highly desirable import labels including WTAPS (Japan), Acronym (Germany), Futura Laboratories (Japan) and HideSeek (Japan).  The sale is today and tomorrow in San Franciso at 1827 Powell Street in North Beach.  Treat yourself to something, you deserve it!

I had the pleasure of attending the Vans Syndicate Exhibition in San Francisco for Adam from Slam X Hype since SF is a bit of a distance from New Zealand. The event celebrated the launch of the Fall Vans Syndicate line designed by designers and skaters like John Cardiel, Grime, Steve Olson, WTAPS, and Max Schaaf. The event was held at On Six Gallery on gritty Sixth Street and the PBR was flowing all night long. You can check out the feature that I wrote on Slam X Hype but here’s some stuff that didn’t make it into the feature (the fun stuff!).

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For those that know me, know that I have a healthy appetite for all things kicks so one day a week I moonlight at
The Darkside Initiative in San Francisco.  There’s no dress-code, the only requirement is that I wear Nike or Converse since those are the shoes we sell.  Here’s my outfit from last week’s day at The Darkside.

Earrings: Giant Gold Hoops,  Santee Alley Special (the bigger the better!)

Tee: Logo Tee, WTAPS

Necklace: Past, Present, Future Necklace, Dogeared (for me it doesn’t represent time but myself and my 2 sisters – we all have the same necklace)

Pants: Cargo Pant, Mama

Sneakers: Nike Trainer Dunk Low

Photos: OHW2007

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