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SAVE OUR SOLES Wins Best Independent Shop Award!!

Its official, thanks to you guys we have won the title of Stafford’s Best Independent Shop and came runners up in Best Customer Service at the Pride Of Stafford Award!

As the awards we decided by votes from the public, we are very proud and thankful for everyone who voted for us in both categories.

Our award is now pride of place in our store!

Cheers Guys!!

Supra Tour

The Supra Team have been touring the UK over the last few weeks, and our Boy Charlie went to meet and skate with them down in London!

Check out his pics below:

Yesterdays DC Event at the Stafford Bowl was insane! Some massive tricks landed and some lucky people taking home prizes for their efforts!

Check out the pics, and get preparing for the next SOS Comp in a couple of weeks!

SUPRA FOOTWEAR SS11 DUE TO DROP WITH THE NEW TK SOCIETY MID SHOE.

ALL THE LATEST SUPRA FOOTWEAR TRAINER STYLES ARE DUE TO DROP IN STORE ANY DAY NOW, COMPLETE WITH THE USUAL SUSPECTS SUCH AS THE SUPRA VADER, SUPRA SKY TOP AND SKY TOP 2. BUT WAIT, WHATS THAT? A BRAND NEW STYLE FOR SPRING SUMMER 20011 FROM SUPRA FOOTWEAR, DESIGNED BY TEAM RIDER TERRY KENNEDY (TK), THE TK SOCIETY MID IS THE LATEST ADDTION TO THE SUPRA FOOTWEAR FAMILY, AVAILABLE IN WHITE, GREY AND BLACK, IT LOOKS TO A BE A CERTAIN HIT WITH SUPRA DIE HARDS!

SPRING/SUMMER 2011

THE SPRING SUMMER 2011 SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING, MEANING ITS OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW. AS OF THE 1ST FEB ALL THE MAJOR BRANDS SUCH AS NIKE FOOTWEAR, SUPRA FOOTWEAR, VANS, ETNIES, ADDICT, SUPREME BEING, FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS, LAKAI AND DC RELEASE THEIR NEW COLELCTIONS. YOU CAN EXPECT ALL NEW STYLES AND COLOUR WAYS OF NIKE DUNK HIGHS, NIKE DUNK LOWS, SUPRA VAIDERS, SUPRA SKYTOPS, LAKAI MANCHESTERS AND TELFORDS, ALL NEW CARHARTT T-SHIRTS, CARHARTT POLOS, CARHARTT JEANS AND HOODS, ADDICT TEE'S, ADDICT JUMPERS, ADDICT SHORTS AND JACKETS AND THE LATEST RANGE OF FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS T-SHIRTS AND HATS. STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL OUT LATEST STOCK DROPS VIA FACEBOOK!

FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS HOLIDAY 2010

FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS ARE STILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST SORT AFTER STREETWEAR BRANDS AROUND TODAY, AND AS EVER, FSAS HAVE PRODUCED ANOTHER KILLER RANGE FOR THE FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS HOLIDAY 2010 SEASON. TRAVIS BARKER FROM BLINK 182 STILL PLAYS A MASSIVE ROLE IN EACH FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS RANGE, ENSURING AWESOME DESIGNS AND PRINTS WHILE STILL KEEPING TO THE FSAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROOTS!

SUPRA FOOTWEAR SUPRA SKYTOP GREY GUNNY TUF

SUPRA FOOTWEAR HAVE RELEASED THE GREY GUNNY TUF SKYTOP AGAIN FOR HOLIDAY 2010, COMPLETE WITH STASH POCKET IN THE TONGUE AND MADE OUT OF ULTRA TUF WEATHER RESISTANT MATERIAL, ONE OF THE MOST DURABLE SHOES AVAILABLE.

JORDAN FOOTWEAR WINTERIZED SPIZIKE IN ALL BLACK

THE JORDAN FOOTWEAR BRAND HAVE RELEASED THE AIR JORDAN SPIZIKE FOR HOLIDAY 2010 IN A VERY CLEAN, NEW ALL BLACK COLORWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS RELEASE OF THE JORDAN SPIZIKE SHOE IS IDEAL FOR THE HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS, WITH ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN INSPIRATION TAKEN FROM HIKING BOOTS, WITH A BULIKER FRAME AND WINTERIZED TECHNOLOGY. THE AIR JORDAN SPIZIKE SHOE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES, A MUST FOR ANY FOOTWEAR OR JORDAN COLLECTOR.

 

NEW NIKE DELTA FORCE HIGH BY NIKE FOOTWEAR UK, FIRST RELEASED IN 1988, BUT HAS BEEN RE RELEASED IN 2010 IN THIS AWSOME NEW COLOUR WAY.

TAGS: NIKE DUNK HIGH TRAINERS, NIKE, NIKE UK, DUNK HIGH, NIKE DUNK HIGH BASKETBALL SHOES, NIKE DELTA FORCE HIGH

LAKAI LIMITED SKATE FOOTWEAR COMES FROM CALIFORNIA AND IS INSPIRED BY SKATEBOARDING AND STREETWEAR. LAKAI FOOTWEAR WAS FOUNDED BY GIRL SKATERS MIKE CARROLL AND RICK HOWARD BACK IN 1999. BOTH CARROLL AND HOWARD FELT THEY COULD PRODUCE A MUCH BETTER AND COOLER SKATE FOOTWEAR BRAND AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SKATE WORLD FAR MORE BY STARTING LAKAI RATHER THEN RIDING FOR ANOTHER FOOTWEAR COMPANY. LAKAI WAS STARTED AFTER CARROLL AND HOWARD BOTH LEFT DC!

LAKAI IS RENOWED FOR ULTIAMTE COMFORT AND SKATABILITY, FAMOUS FOR THE LAKAI MANCHESTER AND LAKAI TELFORD.

Tags: LAKAI, LAKAI FOOTWEAR, LAKAI SKATE SHOES, LAKAI SELECT, LAKAI UK, LAKAI MANCHESTER, SKATE SHOES, MENS LAKAI SKATE SHOES

 

Lakai Footwear Limited is a footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999. They felt they could make a contribution to the skate-footwear world by running their own company rather than riding for someone else's. The company was formed after both riders left DC Shoes.^[1]

THE HUNDREDS ARE STILL KILLING IT... THIS TIME IN NEW YORK!

CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW TO THE VIDEO OF THE HUNDREDS STORE OPENING IN NY. LA BASED THE HUNDREDS HAVE KEPT THIR STORES STRICTLY ON THE WEST COAST IN CITIES SUCH AS LA AND SAN FRANSICO UNTILL NOW!

THE NEW HUNDREDS RETAIL SPACE IS LOCATED AT 96 GRAND STREET NEW YORK CITY!

CHECK OUT THE HUNDREDS NEW NY STORE BY CLICKING THIS LINK: link http://hypebeast.com/2010/09/the-hundreds-new-york-city-grand-opening-video/

Tags: THE HUNDREDS, THE HUNDREDS T-SHIRTS, TH, THE HUNDREDS UK, HUNDREDS, THE HUNDREDS CLOTHING, THE HUNDREDS CLOTHING UK, THE HUNDREDS T-SHIRTS UK.

Tony Hawk European Skateboard Tour 2010 – Rome Video

When it comes to SKATING, Tony Hawk still is god, this video is an reminder to us all that Tony Hawk did indeed invent SKATEBOARDING, enjoy....

 

SNEAKER COLLECTORS

Sneakers, Trainers, Kicks whatever you like to call them, Footwear any way, it means allot more to us then just something to put on your feet. We take great pride in our Trainers, we get up a little earlyer to take time to decide what Senakers to rock that day, then to match the rest of the out fit around the shoes, it becomes an obsession, a way of life.

Some people take their Trainer obsession a little further then others, travilling around the world in search of the latest Sneaker, the new Nike Dunk colourway or Supra collaboration, willing to spend thousands for limited editions, and when the Shoe is finally tracked down, they will purchase 2 pairs, one to wear and another to put on ice.

Check out some of these Footwear collectors, featuring some of the rarest and most sort after Nike Dunks, Supra Trainers, Air Jordans and many many more...Enjoy

Frequent visitor to Save Our Soles and fellow Sneaker Head Mark Pears has one of slickest collections we have seen in a long while, adding 3 or 4 pairs of new shoes a week, and we are not talking about any old pair of Trainers. Marks collection boasts some of todays most sort after shoes such as the Nike Air Yeezy, Nike Vintage Vandals, Reebok Limited Edition Omini Lites, Reebok Limited Edition Sir Jam's, Supra Sky Tops, Supra Vaiders, Nike Air Jordan, New Balance and Nike Air Max 90's, check Marks collection out below: Cheers dude!

 

SUPRA CHAD MUSKA WHITE TUF SKYTOP

The Chad Muska TUF Supra Skytop is one of the more well known Supra Footwear Shoes, designed by Skateboarder Chud Muska for Supra Footwear the Skytop is higher then most other High Top Trainers including the Vaider and Nike Dunks, and includes a handy stash pocket in the tongue. The Skytop TUF is made out of vulcanised gum rubber ensuring the Shoe can stand up to any weather condtions and skateboarding abuse. The Skytop is also very confortable with the ultiamte in ankle support.

FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS SUMMER 10 T-SHIRT RANGE:

Famous Stars and Straps dropped their latest summer 2010 range our way this week, as we have come to expect from FSAS, the collection featuers stunning T-Shirts.

Along with the classic Famous Stars and Straps "F" logo T-shirts such as the awsome BOH Mercury Tee, also the range includes some more unquire styles and design concepts like the FSAS First Sight featuring a cadillac or the Famous Blow Up Tee.

NIKE TORCH AIR MAX 90 CURRENT:

 

Have a look at the latest addtion to the Nike Air Max 90 family with the new Nike Torch Air Max 90 Current in Black. This Shoe is super lightweight featuring a new grid mesh toebox and clean lines making these Trainers an instant Nike Air Max 90 classic. The Nike Torch Air Max 90 Current has very limited availability, so get on board and grab yourself the very latest Nike Air Max 90 Footwear.

Check out the new spoof  Adidas commercial by James Corden, notice he is rocking the awsome SUPRA SKYTOP WHITE TUF:

Check out this new vid from KR3W. The KR3W team go down under, loads of sweet action fom some of the biggest riders in the Skating world including Terry Kennedy of the TK Supra Shoe Fame, Antwuan Dixon, Spencer Hamilton, Furby, and the awsome Lizard King whos has the Supra Bullet Shoe to his name, one amazing Skate Shoe.

KR3W are part of Supra, Famous for KR3W Denim and T-Shirts. KR3W Denium, T-shirts an hats will be hiting the shelves of SOS both in store and online very soon.

Click this link to see the latest KR3W video including Supra riders Lizard King & Terry Kennedy.

 

Latest Edition in Store...

We have been busy in store over the last week, painting this awsome new piece of art work to our back wall. You will often see new Trainers being hung from the in store telegraph pole, at the moment we have the new Reebok BB6600 and of course The all new Supra Sky Top Black TUF's. 

There are loads of stories on why Sneakers are hung over power lines, some say it's a sign of respect when a gang member is killed, and others think it's just a challange, a laugh, somethng to do.

The Latest Limited Edition Omni Lite Reebok Pump...

Check out this superb Stanley Kubrick Full Metal Jacket and Reebok collaboration...

Reebok have yet again released another killer Limited Edition Omni Lite, this time teaming up with Stanley Kubrick the director of the cult 2001 movie  "Full Metal Jacket".

This shoe featuers Reebok Pump Dog Tags, a Bullet lace ring, cameo, the trade mark Full Metal Jacket peace sign, and of ciurse the Reebok Pump technology.

The Reebok Full Metal Jacket Omni Lite....Simply awsome!!!

 

The 2010 Reebok Chinense New Year Omni Lite Pump

Again Reebok of released a Limited Edition Chinense New Year Omni Lite Pump, and once again its superb. The 2010 Omni Lite has toned down a litle from the 2009 Pump, but very wearable, featuring black tiger print and a red chinese symbol on the outer side. The 2010 Reebok Chinense New Year Omni Lites also come in a tiger print boot bag, a must for any sneaker freaker

The new Bespoke Nike custom Trainer Store in New York

For only $800 you can get your very own designed Nike Air Force 1, Dunk, Air Max in fact any Nike Trainers custom made with a little help by Nikes very own design team.

This service is only available in the Nike Mercer St store in New York. Nike have taken ID and custome made Trainers far beyond the other Sneaker brands such as Vans, lakai, Reebok, Onitsuka Tiger etc whom all offer their own take on the Nike ID concept of customizing your Trainers. 

In the Nike Mercer St store you get the choice of colour ways, materials, designs, Trainer types, laces and even lace eye holes.

So if you find your self in NY with $800 burning a hole in your sky rocket, head for the Nike Store on Mercer Street, and hook yourself up a 100% 1 off custom made Pair of Nike Trainers.  

The secret behind where Nike get their Air from...

Check out this last minute point for the Hawks, better luck next time Magic!

   

Famous Stars and Straps

Famous Stars and Straps is one of the most talked about streetwear brands today. Most Famous for being the 1st colthing label from Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker back released back in December in 1999. Famous Stars and Straps is mainly reconised by the trade mark "F" that appears on most Famous T-shirts, hats & hood's either as the main focus point or featuring somewhere within the design. 2009 saw Famous Stars and Straps celebrate 10 years of producing killer T-Shirts, hood's, denim and hats, to mark the occasion FSAS realeased their 10 year anniversary range of 10 T-shirts.

Travis doing what he does best.... a sweet collaboration!

Famous Stars and Straps is a major celebrity favourite, its unlikely you will catch Travis Barker not rocking a FSAS Tee or hat, other celebrity's often seen in Famous gear include The Game, Cypress Hill, Black Eyed Peas, Lil Jon, Eminem, Lostprophets, Bullet for My Valentine, along with the rest of the Famous Stars and Straps Family from their skate, BMX, motocross and WEC teams.

Mighty Healthy Streetwear

Through the vehicle of Progressive Street, MIGHTY HEALTHY explores both the tragedy and comedy of daily life in the metropolis. With a diverse audience and witty eye, MH engages the customer through hidden meaning, coded language and raw-New York sarcasm. All filtered through the prism of Classic All-American ideals.

MIGHTY HEALTHY is a fresh, modern incarnation of a classic young men’s apparel brand. Good, bad and unapologetic, it embraces the tried and true spirit of Progressive Street. Taking a modern, optimistic approach to basic fabrics and silhouettes, MIGHTY HEALTHY t-shirts, jeans, sweatshirts and jackets are outstanding pieces for everyday wear. In an age of “look-alikes” and music-video-inspired uniforms, today’s young man seeks distinction. MIGHTY HEALTHY is the answer.

 

New Nike Air Jordan 2010 commercial starting Dwyane Wade

Check out the new Air Jordan Footwear latest TV commercial, this time starring Dwyane Wade. It has Wade terrorizing the basketball court scaring the opersistion and then killing them with a signtaure finish. It's all about the Jordan footwear, if it's good enough for Michael Jordan an Dwyane Wade the Jordan sneaker is good enough for us!

Massive Nike Air Max Trainer

As you know, hear at SOS we love our kicks and the Nike Air Max is an all time classic sneaker, but check out what artest Benedict Radcliffe has done using only bent wire rods. Nike have commissioned him to create a giant 3.5 meter long Nike Air Max sculpture to help launch the Dizzie Rascal Tongue and Cheek Nike Air Max 90. Check it out below: Why stop there? we would like to see Nike Dunks, Nike Air Force 1 or maybe a Jordan?

 

Jordan 1 Phat Low

Another crazy new release from Air Jordan makes it's way on to the SOS shelves and of course online sneaker shop virtual shelves, this time the Jordan Phat Low is in a classic clean perforated white leather colourway with green laces and a gum sole just to top it off! The Jordan sneaker wouldnt be complete without the the AJ1 trade mark logos, on the padded tongue is ther classic Air Jordan jumping man in green, and on the heel in white is the MJ winged basket.

Grab your Air Jordans Trainers @ our Stafford based Save Our Soles store or online these awsome Mens Trainers is a must for any trainer collector or just if you like your shoes.

Jordan VI (6) retro Black/Varsity Red

 

The Air Jordan VI (6) retro  has finally landed, however not in the original colourway of Black/Infrared as first reported, but close in Varsity Red as can be seen below.

The Jordan VI (6) retro black/varsity red is a major release for the Jordan brand as they contine to bring back the original or close to original Jordan kicks, which has been a long time coming.

Purchase the Jordan VI online www.sos-stafford.co.uk

The Save Our Soles £10 BargainTrash Can - Thats right  everything in the trash can is only £10 is maintained regularly with constant new editions including New Era hats, Famous Stars and Straps, Rogue Status, The Hundreds, Mighty Healthy T-shirst, all for only £10!

At Save Our Soles we constantly adding to our allready massive collection of Mens Trainers and shoes, avaliable both instore and online. We stock all the well known Mens Trianers brands including Nike Footwear, Supra Footwear, Reebok Trainers, Vans Trainers, Zoo York Trainers, Vans Trainers, Onitsuka Tiger Trainers, Hummel Trainers, Etnies Trainers and Lakai Trainers. The same goes with our Clothing brands with regular updates to our Famous Stars and Straps, Rogue Status, Mighty Healthy, SuperDry, Suprme Being, Carhartt, Addict, and Hummel range.