This past Sunday marked the first Houston Sneaker Summit of the 2011 year, and it is also the premiere of the event in the Toyota Center (Houston’s Rockets’ NBA stadium). We attended the big summit to premiere a couple of our new pieces from our new upcoming Loyal K.N.G. season. The event had an attendance of a few thousand attendees, which made for the biggest sneaker summit gathering up to date. Sneaker collectors from across the United States, brands and boutiques from across Texas all gathered under one building.
The crew and I spent the Saturday before the big Sneaker Summit on Sunday preparing inventory, packing and folding shirts, and making brand new signage for the booth. Up to this point, our setup for the Sneaker Summit was the biggest yet of any of our previous shows. I was determine to put out a big setup to garner more attention from the attendees, and I’m proud to say we succeeded at doing exactly that.
The Sneaker Summit was a great way for us to reconnect with old friends that we’ve met in previous events and gave us the great opportunity to meet up and make new friends. The vibe of the summit and attendees were great. We received tons of love for the brand, and I just couldn’t be more appreciative! Check out our recap of the Houston Sneaker Summit 2011 Winter edition below:
This is our booth setup at the Sneaker summit. We gathered up two tables to accommodate the wider range of designs and apparel pieces. And Loyal K.N.G.’s Tony (middle) came up with the amazing signage that were a new addition to our setup. Definitely a much needed eye-catcher for the attendees.
So many people roll through, there were definitely sections of the event that took some time to maneuver through.
True Heads are chillin at the table!
Amazing artworks and paintings all setup for our viewing pleasures.
Jerry Rockkit and Remixlabel holding it down.
Loyal K.N.G’s Trung being interviewed by the VERY cute interviewer of FindmeintheH.com.
More after the jump:
Cary (right) and friend stop through for some love. Cary actually picked up our OG Atama logo shirt back in H-town Sneaker Summit 2010, so it was great to reconnect.
John (far left) and crew were helping coordinate and setup a lot of the areas for the sneaker summit. We met them at the previous Sneaker Summit.
Here’s Morgan rocking the Jordan 6s of The Unko crew, check out her daily updated blog here.
Ha of Fur Face Boy grabbing a photo of me grabbing a photo of him!
Reuben holding it down for Houston with GRITS!
The UNKO crew’s Jeremy and Sam stationed at the booth repping diligently for Dallas!
Duane AKA Dsicle came through looking fresh for the Sneaker Summit. Dsicle manages a beautiful blog where he leaves his thoughts on Sneakers, food, and his travel, definitely a good read for any lover of those subjects. Check out Dsicle’s site here.
The extended Loyal K.N.G. table. We’re just bringing in MORE, MORE, and MORE.
Dom Kennedy popped on through our booth, so we made sure to grab a few photos with him!
David and friend came through! I met David last year at the previous Sneaker Summit, and since then we’ve kept in touch. He’s been a major supporter for us, and I want to give Dave a BIG shout out!
Nerdy Fresh keeping it fresh at the Summit!
Joonbug of Fresh Kaufee!
Jalil of Timeless Appeal premiering his line at the Summit!
Too Dope klothing always repping for Laredo TX!
Carri-Culture fam always on the move up, it’s great to see these guys again.
Sole Boutique always keeping it strong for San Antonio!
Grant making a killing with his line, Simply Complicated.
3KING fam always are a pleasure to kick it with.
Anthony and friends came through to show us some love!
…TO BE CONTINUED!
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