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Ep239-OSD-Never going to be the same!
The OSD Crew discusses the downside of the sneaker culture: 19-year-old Montre Bradley from Rochester, NY was murdered while he was ‘camping out’ to buy a pair of the Nike Foamposite Pro sneakers!...
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Walk This Way: How A Pair of Sneakers Influenced You!
Sneaker culture is part of the world’s shoe culture and while some of us may obsess about what sneakers we wear on a daily basis, we are reminded that shoes and sneakers are a luxury item. In this...
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[Video] D’Wayne Edwards: Rejection + Motivation
It’s Monday and you’re probably tired and feeling a bit unmotivated and you’ve chosen to move a few things to tomorrow’s “To Do” list. Well, stop it because tomorrow is NOT guaranteed! Do yourself a...
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adidas ZX Flux: The Kickstory
When the adidas Originals ZX Flux sneakers hit the ‘Net and the news started to spread about the photo app that would allow ‘heads to customize them, we discussed them on Episode #305. adidas ZX Flux:...
View ArticleKickstory: Craig Heisner
Craig Heisner, President of Newton Running, shared a Kickstory about his passion for sneakers that he’s had from a young age. Click here to view the embedded video. Watch Episode #313 to hear the full...
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World Sneaker Championship: The Final 8
We’ve been reporting about the World Sneaker Championship by PENSOLE and joining us on Episodes #315 and #316, D’Wayne Edwards along with the students that are competing for the championship have...
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[Talk Show] Episode #317 “Footwear Design with Cheresse Thornhill” 8/20 @ 10...
Episode #317 “Footwear Design with Cheresse Thornhill” 8/20 @ 10 pm ET Joining the Sole Doctors & Disorderlies on Wednesday is Cheresse Thornhill, Footwear Designer at Nike, who’ll discuss how she...
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World Sneaker Championship: The Champ Is Here
The votes have been tallied by Sports Illustrated and the winners of the 2014 PENSOLE World Sneaker Championship are……. Stefan Cristobal (shoe) and Lindsey Johnson (materials) for their Android...
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PENSOLE’s SOLEHOLDER: Change Has To Make Sense (Cents)
D’Wayne Edwards, the Founder of PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy, is a change agent! What more needs to be said? Change has to make sense (cents) and D’Wayne Edwards has been making a lot of sense for...
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[Talk Show] Episode #322 “Been Around the World: Steven F. Smith” 10/1 @ 10...
Join the Sole Doctors & Disorderlies on Wednesday at 10 pm for Episode #322 as we’re joined by Steven F. Smith, the footwear designer involved in the creation of the Reebok PUMP, the PUMP Fury and...
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[Talk Show] Obsessive Sneaker Disorder Episode #344 “Full Court Press” 4/22...
Obsessive Sneaker Disorder Episode #344 “Full Court Press” 4/22 @ 10 pm EST Join the Sole Doctors & Disorderlies on Wednesday (4/22) at 10 p.m. as we discuss Under Armour leasing the former YMCA...
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Fueling the Future of Footwear: PENSOLE x Footlocker
If you take an already good recipe and add some new ingredients to it to make it even better, you get a better tasting dish, right? That seems to be the case with what Footlocker and PENSOLE Footwear...
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Video: PENSOLE x OSDLive Footwear Industry Panel Boston Public Schools
On Saturday, October 28th, D’Wayne touched down in Boston and when I say that he assembled an all-star cast of footwear designers, Product Line Managers (PLMs), materials and trends folks and sales...
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SOLEcial Studies Online Course is BACK for Winter 1718
That’s RIGHT…..OSD’s SOLEcial Studies sneaker industry educational program is back!The program is available to everyone and classes meet once a week for 2-hours on Tuesdays from 8 pm to 10 pm ET.The...
View ArticleAngel Martinez: Change Footwear & More
There are a number of ‘game changers’ when it comes to sneakers and some names ring bells and some are unknown and a goal of the OSD is to shine the light, brightly, on people.It’s that simple…..shine...
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