Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
where: pukalani- maui, hawaii
where are you going: to church
where did you start: captain lisa lujan's house- kihei
where are you from: haiku, maui
name: brook
age: 24
why did you wear these shoes:
"i just got them and i like them."
Location:
In the parking lot of Kamehameha School following the Sunday service at "PukaNaz".
The Find:
Shoes by Ed Templeton
Monday, January 21, 2008
where: waikiki beach- honolulu, hawaii
where are you going: the beach
where did you start: my hotel
where are you from: philadelphia, pennsylvania
name: lois
age: 82
why did you wear these shoes:
"because we were coming to the beach!"
Location:
Waikiki beach near the pavilion where people play chess and make music.
The Find:
Purchased in Phili five years ago for such an occasion as this.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
where: downtown- vancouver, british columbia
where are you going: the bank
where did you start: the fluevog store
where do you live: vancouver, british columbia
name: jaik
age: 19
why did you wear these shoes:
(apparently i didn't write down an answer)
Location:
At the corner of Richard's and Georgia St. near the bull on the sidewalk.
The Find:
Fluevogs. Acquired at a fabulous price, because they were returned to the store where he works.
Friday, November 16, 2007
where: the airport- las vegas, nevada
where are you going: vancouver, british columbia
where did you start: las vegas, nevada
where are you from: vancouver
name: hetesh
age: 29
why did you wear these shoes:
"comfortable. look funky"
Location:
At the departure gate as his flight is boarding, at the Las Vegas airport.
The Find:
Always a good wear- Diesel. Acquired in London, England.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
where: the airport- las vegas, nevada
where are you going: army recruitment interview in salt lake city, utah
where did you start: las vegas, nevada
where are you from: las vegas
name: stephen
age: 19
why did you wear these shoes:
"cause they're my favorite"
Location:
At the arrival gate, after deplaning our flight from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.
The Find:
Osiris Shoes, featuring the artwork of OG ABEL
where: the airport- salt lake city, utah
where are you going: denver, colorado
where did you start: home
where are you from: cresent valley, nevada
name: sandy
age: 50 - "something"
why did you wear these shoes:
"comfortable. it's me"
Location:
At the arrival gate after deplaning our flight from Elko, Nevada to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Find:
Owns several pairs of these particular style boots, purchased in Elko, NV.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
where: the airport- las vegas, nevada
where are you going: las vegas, nevada
where did you start: paris, france
where are you from: lille, france
name: david
age: 32
why did you wear these shoes:
"comfortable"
(which is the same in french and english)
Location:
Baggage claim carousels at the Las Vegas airport.
The Find:
In Lille, of course.
where: the airport- atlanta, georgia
where are you going: las vegas, nevada, then utah
where did you start: yanceyville, north carolina
where are you from: north carolina
names: wayne, robbie, j.r., lili, becky, larry
ages: 56, 54, 54, 51, 57, 59
why did you wear these shoes:
"it's what we ride in"
Location:
Waiting for our delayed flight at the new gate assignment.
The Find:
Acquired in the US, including on Ebay.
where: the airport- atlanta, georgia
where are you going: las vegas, nevada
where did you start: amsterdam, holland
where are you from: vlissingen, holland
name: jan
age: 64
why did you wear these shoes:
"walks easy"
Location:
Waiting at the re-assigned gate for our delayed flight to Vegas.
The Find:
You can buy Diesels just about anywhere, but these particular ones were acquired on a trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
where: the airport- washington national
where are you going: to work
where did you start: home
where are you from: grenada
name: moregan "leroy"
age: 27
why did you wear these shoes:
"they're the most comfortable"
Location:
The check-in counter at Delta Airlines.
The Find:
Alligator skin shoes from the main island in Grenada.
where: car rental return- washington, dc
where are you going: to work
where did you start: home
where are you from: dc
name: rasheer "ra-ra"
age: 22
why did you wear these shoes:
"a different feel today,"
something colorful and bright. i usually wear black.
Location:
I was dropping off my rental car at Washington National Airport. She was the person who checked me in.
The Find:
Purchased at a store called Finishland. I'd never seen or heard of this brand called Ice Cream. And yes, colorful and bright is an accurate description!
Saturday, September 1, 2007
where: georgetown- washington, dc
where are you going: shopping
where did you start: rock creek festival
where are you from: iran
name: golriz
age: 22
why did you wear these shoes:
(she wasn't actually wearing them, her friend was,
but she claimed them when i asked for the photo and said,)
"people always make fun of them"
Location:
Conneticut Avenue in Georgetown on the sidewalk in front of a storefront.
The Find:
Purchased for a dollar or two, in Iran at a Bazaar in (or called?) Masooleh.
where: georgetown- washington, dc
where are you going: out for lunch
where did you start: the sunny side of town
where are you from: maryland, distric local, potomas
names: dwayne, john, keith
ages: 25, 22, 22
why did you wear these shoes:
"skinny to hightop always works"
"it's a vans sort of day"
"flat, but more elevated than a flip flop"
Location:
M Street in Georgetown on a very crowded holiday weekend.
Friday, August 31, 2007
where: at a store- lancaster, pennsylvania
where are you going: target
where did you start: home
where are you from: lancaster
name: rosanne
age: 20
why did you wear these shoes:
"i just put them on"
Location:
Near the exit by the cash registers. (That was a close one.)
Sunday, August 19, 2007
where: the airport- washington national
where are you going: home
where did you start: miami
where are you from: waldorf, maryland
name: traci
age: 27
why did you wear these shoes:
"they're sexy and hot- like miami"
Location:
The baggage claim carousels at Washington National Airport.
The Find:
They were purchased from the Baby Phat website.
where: the airport- phoenix, arizona
where are you going: chicago, illinois
where did you start: las vegas, nevada
where are you from: chicago
name: anthony
age: 41
why did you wear these shoes:
"they're comfortable"
Location:
The seating area of the CPK concession in the concourse at the Phoenix airport. He was actually eating with his companion when I interrupted him to ask for his picture.
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