This past weekend, KC Sole held their 2nd sneaker show called KC Sneakfest. I was a little disappointed I missed out on last year’s event, but luckily got to go experience it this year. Walking into the Kansas City Municipal Building, I didn’t really know what to expect, and was amazed from the moment I walked in. Loud music, a concession stand that included tall boy cans of beer, and best of all…. SHOES.
Brandon of Evolved Footwear has always been a good homie & supporter of ours, so I set up camp over at his table. If you need custom light-up shoes, he’s the dude to talk to.
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For about the first 30 minutes I just sort of stood there looking around, because honestly I had no idea where to start. Last year the event saw 60 different collectors & vendors, but this year they had doubled up to 120 tables set up.
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One of the best attractions was right next to the table I was at, the super rare Red October Air Yeezys. A collector was doing a raffle for the brand new pair of size 13 Yeezys. Tickets for the raffle were $35, which doesn’t seem like a lot, but he raised around $7000 in the raffle. Crazy, right?
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My homies at Well-Cultured also had a table nearby, so I kicked it with them for a bit before I really dove in.
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There was no shortages of recent releases at the show, which made it incredibly tempting to spend all of the cash in my wallet.
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Another big attraction at the show was the almighty Air Mag. There was several pairs of Yeezys throughout the show, but this was the only pair of Air Mags.
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At one point the hosts decided to help some sneakerheads out by basically auctioning off shoes from the stage. Personally, I think they should have done this the whole time. It was extremely entertaining & people were letting shoes go for the low.
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My good friend Rick has a crazy collection, and he definitely had the rarest Foamposites of anyone there with the ParaNormans & the Galaxys.
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I was so caught up in browsing the crazy collections, and things that were for sell, that I completely forgot to check out what people were actually rockin’. Here’s a least a few of the pairs I saw on feet that I liked.
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As for me, I rocked one of my favorite pairs. The Nike x Fragment Design All Court Low “Leopard.”
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I managed to limit myself to buying only one pair of shoes, which after an intense haggle session, I got for an even lower price than I was aiming for. Welcome to the family PB&J KD VIs.
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Head on to the next page for a look at all the crazy heat that was at the event.
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