There truly is power in numbers, and the good folks over at Akin Chicago are seemingly mastering the phrase. The second store of its kind opened over the weekend in Lincoln Park to a host of sneaker heads and streetwear fans. For the opening, there were "real mannequins" modeling some of the store's merch in the storefront windows as well as on platforms in the store. It looked soooooooooo sweet, I really dug the idea! The store's interior held clean product sections of men and women's footwear (including Nike, Jordan, and Adidas), along with a great selection of apparel. There many activities and treats lined up for the store's patrons, including hot dogs, elotes (or mexican corn :), and fruity flavored snowcones. Entertainment was provided by Chicago's own Footwork Kingz and rap duo The Odd Couple. Raffles were held throughout the course of the event, with one lucky winner walking away with the original Air Jordan DMP (6 and 11). The Akin crew also kept it FRESH sporting the yet-to-be released Nike Air Max 95 "Grape" model. Those joints are FUEGO in person - man I hope they drop GS! Anyhoo, as expected, I had an awesome time at the event and am very happy to see the culture flourish in such a manner here in the city. I wish those guys continued success :) Check out oodles of pics from the event after the jump.
Line for Treats :)
"Mannequins"
Footwork Kingz about to get it crackin'
Lucky Winner!
Myself, Aron & Oscar (being silly) of Akin
The Odd Couple Perform
"Grape" AM95 ^_^
nice post beedee!
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