Nice Kicks 2008 Kixpy’s Awards Recap
Posted by Nick Engvall | Jan 8, 2009|
Last night, Nice Kicks teamed up with ObsessiveSneakerDisorder to bring the first ever live sneaker awards ceremony, The Nice Kicks 2008 Kixpy’s Award Show. With some serious sneakerhead celebrities in attendance, the red carpet was so full of heat it took some of the big names a while to make their way in to the show. Some “1 of Nothing” kicks, along with some upcoming All Star exclusives were seen, even some kicks that “allegedly” changed color as one of the guests crossed the International Dateline to make it to the show. Once the red carpet emptied and the show began, some big surprises took place! As with as with most awards shows there was more controversy than a Jerry Springer Episode. The Jordan categories saw some OG colorways battle it out, along with some serious heat in the Best Collab, and Best Signature Shoe categories. While the Air Force 1 of the Year award was…well you’ll just have to read about it. Thankfully there was no e-stabbings or too much violence, but you can bet we’ll be stepping up the security for next years show. If you missed out on last nights show, you can hit up ObsessiveSneakerDisorder to catch the replay, as well as showideez.blogspot.com to see some of the virtual red carpet action. Now, on to the results of the Nice Kicks 2008 Kixpy’s Awards. |
BEST SKATE SHOE
Nike SB Dunk Low “Lobster”
The Best Skate Shoe of 2008 goes to the Nike SB Dunk Low “Lobster” editions. For their first collab with Nike SB, the Crew at Concepts in Boston went all out on the packaging and prep work of the Lobster Dunks, they were “Straight Butter” from the laces all the way down to the rubber band. Most definitely a Fresh Catch, along with the gear that dropped with it.
Nike SB Dunk Low “Lobster” (21%, 243 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk Low “Skate or Die” (17%, 192 Votes)
Supra Skytop Red Patent (14%, 158 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk Low “Trickstar” (11%, 126 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk High “Shoe Goo” (7%, 77 Votes)
Supra Vaider “Tiffany” (6%, 72 Votes)
Supra Vaider TUF Black (6%, 65 Votes)
Supra Factory 413 Silver Skytop (4%, 52 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk Low “Mosquito” (3%, 40 Votes)
Supreme x Vans Mountain Edition (3%, 33 Votes)
Supra Golden State Skytop High (3%, 31 Votes)
In4mation x Vans Half-Cab (2%, 27 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk Low “Piet Mondrian” (1%, 16 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk High “Dr Feelgood” (1%, 15 Votes)
Nike SB Dunk Low “Newcastle” (1%, 14 Votes)
May 26, 2009 at 11:04 am
great choice
Jan 11, 2009 at 9:20 pm
i like it
Jan 10, 2009 at 1:14 pm
of course this won
Jan 9, 2009 at 9:13 am
I WHANT THOSE MCFLYS THE ONLY HYPERDUNKS I HAVE ARE P.R JOINTS
Jan 9, 2009 at 8:28 am
And…I know I’m probably alone in saying this, but I think Ray Allen’s Boston XI should have received more love. Only player to have a PE XI…that gold patent leather was sickness.
Jan 9, 2009 at 8:24 am
WOW. I can’t believe the “Miami Vice 95″ beat out the Agassi Lava Tech Challenge’s…no taste.
Jan 9, 2009 at 6:50 am
?uestloves are horrific in person…..coulda got em at retail thru a hook-up at a store that’s got em in a glass case selling for $1200, and passed…..ugly, ugly, ugly…..dunno how they won that category.
Jan 9, 2009 at 4:02 am
one of the Supras should have won…smh
Jan 9, 2009 at 3:47 am
aurghhhh how could the lobsters win, they look revolting
Jan 9, 2009 at 1:06 am
those ?uestlove are dope. simply crazy idea with the color up but well put together and amazing. no one could have invisioned this sneaker hittin. nicely done ?uestlove. i need the golden tickets to go with my basics now lol
Jan 9, 2009 at 12:53 am
Nice
Jan 8, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Neon, elephant print and 3M? Overdone and overrated.
Jan 8, 2009 at 9:37 pm
How did the 720’s NOT make the top skate shoe list?/
Jan 8, 2009 at 8:36 pm
This whole thing is top notch yall!!!! Great Awards, Great Coverage, Great RECaP!
Jan 8, 2009 at 8:16 pm
#14! omg im sooo coool! *sarcasm*
good list of shoes btw
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Are you serious the ?uestlove was the best forces released
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:07 pm
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! the air jordan VI carmines are the sexiest jordans EVER with the grape V’s and the white/black XII’s trailing behind
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:40 pm
i agree completely with the winner for the best af1 and the best air jordan cdp retro
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Eusebio,
I think that just further demonstrates the power of the Nike and Jordan brand. We definitely had nominees from virtually every brand, but the People have spoken.
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
#4: well, the categories and the nominees are a bit biased towards Nike (THREE categories devoted to Jordan, one category devoted to AF1), so it’s not surprising that the winners are all Nikes. But you gotta admit, it’s REALLY HOT over there in Beaverton.
Black Friday AF1 was overhyped, and for that, it got 3rd place in collabs. IMO there were nicer collabs that got fewer votes.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I agree 100% with page 2 about the carmines being the best Air jordan this year period.. 11s dont stand a chance against the Carmines but there both nice. We didnt win the CDP package but at least they prove to have one this 1….
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:36 pm
wasn’t best movie inspired kicks one of the things we could vote for?? i don’t see a winner for that… i remember seein the skate or dies, freddies, and thrashins on the list of choices though
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Eusebio, I hear that. Nazar eyes deserved a win… I forgot what category they were in but if I remember right they were easily the best imo, only shoes I liked more than those this year were the black slam jams.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Slam Jams deserved some wins… Black slam jams surpassed other forces this year by sooo much to me. But there were some others (most of them) that deserved a win over the ?uests. Black stash his….. LT 1worlds… 112 forces…
Glad my second pick won best series though. Thats a close one to me, because the 112 pack was all around better than slam jams. Red/black slam jams were amazing, but yellow patent leather just didnt work for me, and I always have a problem with grey patent leather.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I mean… I like to think the readerbase at nicekicks is diverse…but ALL nike products??
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Sick list
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:12 pm
i was surprised to see the strapped AJ1 win, until i saw the competition. looking back, 2008 had some garbage jordan retroes with the exception of the CDPs
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:05 pm
GOOD LIST OF SHOES