Lou; Sydney

I met Lou in Sydney on her way home from a Body Jam class.  I have to admit that I hadn't heard of Body Jam before, but she went on to tell me about her love for this fusion of exercise and dance that she started taking part in about 10 years ago back in Auckland, simply as a hobby.

The interesting thing for me is that this hobby started out as just that, a hobby, but now it's an integral part of her life that's even affecting what she wears.

She stated that she would never have worn Hi Tops before getting into Body Jam, but now they make her who she is, and these Nike's may to many people be just a simple sneaker, but to her they represent her embracing a new world, where she can be free, and in her own words 'they make me who I am'.

There's plenty of great Nike product available at Crooked Tongues, check it out here.

Sydney Symphony Vanguard

This year sees the Sydney Symphony Orchestra celebrate it's 80th Birthday, and for something of a change of pace for the pages of IDSYM, I was invited to help a select Sydney crowd celebrate the poignant launch of the Nacho Pop x Sydney Symphony Vanguard collaboration.
The brainchild of PR Guru, TV Personality, Sneaker Aficionado and top bloke Jonathan Pease, the evening showcased the Sydney Symphony fuse classical music with contemporary dance.
It was an amazing evening, that was used to kickstart an amazing year for the Vanguard, as if they can raise enough money it will help secure the future of this iconic Sydney group for another 80 years and more.
You can check out more about the collective here on Facebook and I urge you to keep an eye on their activity as plenty of amazing events will be coming up.

HIT'M; Melbourne

James (left), Junior (middle) and Chris (right) are all members of Melbourne's HIT'M Krumping crew.

HIT'M is a collective designed to spread the word about Krumping, and without realising it the guys are also spreading the word about some serious sneaker loving too.

James is a Nike die-hard, and even works for the brand at one of their Melbourne stores.  However, when it came to picking up some shoes recently he decided to mix things up when he saw a great deal for some red hot A Lifes.

Junior is another Nike fan whose collection is split between Air Max and Jordan shoes.

Chris's Air Flighr's are his favourite shoes from his collection and only wears them rarely. He picked them up from a Melbourne market where they were being sold without the owner knowing their true value, so he hussled and got them for a knockdown price. 

All up, they were great guys and if their dance moves are as fresh as their shoes I'm sure they will go far!