SHOE
SHOE FANATIC OR EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST VERY CURIOUS ABOUT SNEAKER
CULTURES.
CULTURES.
CULTURES. WE HAVE MANY GUESTS TO TELL US
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. AND THEN IN THE MY R MIDDLE,
THE -- THEN IN THE MIDDLE, THE
BEAUTIFUL SHOES AND MEGAN, ONE
OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SNEAKER
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF
SNEAKER WEEK.
SNEAKER WEEK. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN
SNEAKER WEEK -- SNEAKER CULTURE
IN PORTLAND FOREVER.
>> VERY TRUE.
>> I HAVE A SUGAR HIGH JUST
TALKING ABOUT IT.
THE SNEAKER CULTURE IS HUGE IN
PORTLAND FOREVER.
PORTLAND FOREVER. >> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
BRANDS LIKE NIKE AND ADADE I
CAN'T SAY ARE HERE, -- ADIDAS
ARE HERE.
ARE HERE.
ARE HERE. TWO OF THE DOMINATING NAMES IN
THE INDUSTRY.
THE INDUSTRY. >> I HAVE HEARD OF THEM.
>> AND IT DOESN'T EXIST, AND SO
IF IT WASN'T MADE HERE, HOW CAN
YOU HAVE A CULTURE?
PORTLAND IS LIKE THE FOOTWEAR
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD FOR
EVERYONE WHO LOVES FOOTWEAR,
AND, YEAH, IT CAME OUT OF THAT
CULTURE AND AMAZING PARTNERS AN
OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO
TOTALLY INVESTED IN SNEAKER
CULTURE IN THAT SNEAKER
COMMUNITY AND YOU JUST PULL IT
ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE REALLY
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.
>> WHY DO YOU LOVE THE SNEAKER
CULTURE IN PORTLAND SO MUCH?
>> IT IS PART OF LIFE.
IT IS PART OF MY LIFE, AND WITH
THE COLLECTIVE, WE DEFINITELY
WANTED TO SHOWCASE THE FASHION
PART OF SNEAKER WEEK.
AND SO -- AND THAT'S WHAT IT
IS, RIGHT?
IS, RIGHT? >> AND SNEAKERS LOOK COOL AND
HOW DO YOU INCORPORATE THEM
INTO A FASHIONABLE OUTFIT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> OF COURSE.
>> LOOK AT HIM.
>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE
JEALOUS OF A SUIT SOMEONE WORE
ON A SHOW.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE.
ON AUGUST 17th, WHICH IS THE
LAST NIGHT OF THE SNEAKER WEEK,
THE BLOOM RUNWAY WILL BE
PARTNERING WITH SNEAKER WEEK
AND IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
HARLEM NEW YORK, SNEAKER
CULTURE STARTED IN NEW YORK.
THINK ABOUT IT.
MUSIC, FASHION, AND ART ALL OF
THAT ALL COMES TOGETHER.
THEAFERG IS GOING ON THAT WEEK
INTO ONE NIGHT AND SHOWCASING
IT.
IT.
IT. IT
IT. IT IS
IT. IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
>> ON THE 17th.
ON SATURDAY.
ON SATURDAY. >> OF COURSE A LOT OF THESE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEIR OWN
SNEAKERS, LOTS OF DIFFERENT
SNEAKER BRANDS AND THAT IS
WHERE YOU COME IN.
>> IS THIS YOUR FACE ON THE
BOX.
BOX.
BOX. >>
BOX. >> THAT IS MY FACE ON THE BOX.
>> OH, YEAH, TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT WHY SNEAKER
CULTURE IS SO IMPORTANT, I'M
ORIGINALLY FROM WEST AFRICA, SO
THE SNEAKER CULTURE IS GLOBAL.
I REMEMBER MY VERY FIRST
SNEAKER AND NOW BEING ABLE TO
MAKE MY OWN SNEAKER AS AN
ARTIST, RECORDING ARTIST,
FASHION DESIGNER SO BEING ABLE
TO BRING YOUR OWN SHOE AND
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND
SNEAKER AND MUSIC, YOU KNOW, IT
IS ONE THING CULTURAL TOGETHER.
AND BEING ABLE TO BE IN
PORTLAND AND PORTLAND HAS SUCH
AN IMPACT ON THE REST OF THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. IT
WORLD. IT IS HUGE.
SO THAT IS HOW YOU BRING THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE
AFRICAN NOW TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
SHOES ON MY OWN AND PRESENT IT
TO THE CROWD IS INCREDIBLE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO SO
MANY AMAZING THINGS.
>> SO YOU'RE HAVING ONE NIGHT
OF SNEAKER EVENT IS WHAT YOU'RE
HOSTING WITH YOUR SHOES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT I DID IS AS AN ARTIST
I PRODUCE MY OWN MUSIC, SO I
PRODUCED AN ALBUM CALLED KISS
FROM A ROSE AND I DID THIS
ALBUM ROSES BY ESA WHICH YOU
CAN FIND ON MY WEB SITE
ROSESBYESA.COM AND SHED LIGHT
ON MY NEW ALBUM THAT IS COMING
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. ON
OUT. ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 AT THE
HOTEL I WILL BE PRESENTING MY
LINE WITH INSPIRATION BEHIND IT
AND DOING A SNEAK PEEK OF MY
NEW ALBUM FOR EVERYBODY THAT
COMES.
COMES.
COMES. IT
COMES. IT IS A COLD OUT EVENT, BUT
YOU'RE INVITED.
YOU'RE INVITED. >> THANK YOU.
I NEED TO PUT TOGETHER A VERY
FASHIONABLE SNEAKER OUTFIFTH.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF OTHER
EVENTS.
EVENTS.
EVENTS. GIVE US SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
>> THERE ARE OVER 20, SO IT IS
TOUGH TO REMEMBER.
BLESS THE INTERNET.
IF YOU GO TO SNEAKER PDX.COM
THERE IS A FULL RUN OF ALL OF
THE EVENTS, EASE''S EVENT --
ESA'S EVENT, A BLOCK PARTY, AND
WE HAVE A TECH TALK WITH SOME
SOCCER COMPANIES IN THE FOOT
WARE INDUSTRY AND APPAREL
DESIGN AND PRODUCT DESIGN
INDUSTRIES.
INDUSTRIES. OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> A BLAZERS' EVENT.
>> AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DAIMAN LILLARD'S EVENT.
>> AND THE SHOE CASE.
IT IS REALLY LOVELY.
IT IS ALL IN CELEBRATION OF THE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
PLAYERS, SO THEY'RE DOING A
HUGE UNVEILING FOR A NEW DESIGN
OF THE COURT AND SOME OTHER
REALLY GREAT ACTIVATIONS, AND
THERE IS LIKE A CUSTOM SNEAKER
ACTIVATION, THINGS FOR KIDS AND
LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU CAN
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE. >> OH, MY GOSH.
>> IF YOU'RE INTO SNEAKERS,
YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU WANT TO
LEARN HOW TO INCORPORATE SCHOOL
SNEAKERS INTO YOUR OUTFITS.
>> SNEAKER WEEK PDX.COM FOR A
FULL LIST OF EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HAVING SO MUCH FUN!
I DON'T KNOW IF TALKING ABOUT
SHOES MAYBE MAKES YOU HUNGRY
WANT TO GO DO SOME FUN
ACTIVITIES, BUT THIS SUNDAY THE
INDIA FESTIVAL RETURNS TO
PIONEER SQUARE.
PIONEER SQUARE. IT FEATURES DELICIOUS FOOD,