Dante Ross, the brand manager at PRO-Keds, purveyor of street culture, and Bob’s friend of two-plus decades worked with skater/producer “Monihan-Monihan” (born name Ryan Monihan) on a video lookbook for PRO-Keds’ 2010 Spring Collection.
Filming started in the East Village, ran through Williamsburg, and then finished in Flushing, Queens. Cameos come from 77 Klash, D-Stroy from the Arsonists, skateboarder JR Cronhiem, and Ease Da Man.
Product featured in this video is available now at most PRO-Keds retailers, with more coming in March.
In 1979, PRO-Keds released the Royal Flash model with the “Add-On Bottom” (as my Spanish Harlem a.k.a “El Barrio” sneaker crew back then would say). In my book Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books) I wrote: “The Royal Flash was the best combination of basketball performance and style that PRO-Keds ever made.” To celebrate the RF’s 30th anniversary, PK approached me to do a collab with them for the re-issue! Word!
Three suede colors–army jacket green, nugget gold, and spanish tile–will drop in stores Wednesday October 28th (the fourth flavor oxblood will be promo only). I’ll be appearing in the following spots on 10/28 to sign shoes, books, whatever:
12pm – Packer (New Jersey)
2pm – Rime (Brooklyn)
4pm – Goliath (Harlem)
5:30pm- Vault (Harlem)
7pm- West (Upper West Side)
