Ali; Melbourne

Ali is originally from the UK, and despite now being based on the opposite side of the world has found the perfect home for her eclectic approach to style in Melbourne.

She’s only been in town for a couple of months, but has found a home for home in Melbourne, a city that celebrates free-thinking style, which is something she loves due to her desire to look different.

She’s rocked a quirky, retro, grunge inspired look for a few years, and a key part of the look has been Dr Martens, a shoe that not only punctuates her look perfectly, but also gives her a constant flavour of life back in the UK no matter where she goes.

She’s loving Melbourne, and can see similarities between her new home and her old home of East London, but she’s not planning to fully ingratiate herself just yet, as she’s adamant that the move from DM’s to flip flops (aka. thongs) will not be happening anytime soon.

And we'll continuing 2013's jetsetting start to the year by heading to the UK on Monday for another London season, there's more sneaker finds, more great stories and video to come - so see you on Monday for some more great street finds!

Let's Go Retro - Puma Competition

We're teaming up with Puma to celebrate some retro sneaker loveliness, and you can win some fantastic prizes courtesy of the brand's 'Retro Archive'.

2 lucky winners will each stand of winning 1x pair of retro Puma Clyde's* plus you can also choose 1x tshirt, or retro track dress (as seen below).

 

 

To win, it couldn't be easier - simply send in a shot of you wearing your favourite retro kicks and in 50 words tell us why they have such a special place in your heart/wardrobe.

We will pick 2 winners: 1 from Australia, and 1 from overseas, and each will get 1 pair of kicks and 1 tshirt and/or track dress.

Get snapping and hit the contact button on the right to send your entries.  The closing date is Friday 27th August.

* The Clyde's will not necessarily come in the 'Baby Blue' colouring shown above.

Puma Competition: Lets Go Retro!

This is something of a first for I Dig Your Sole Man as we are teaming up with Puma to celebrate some retro sneaker loveliness.

To commemorate the brand opening up their 'Retro Archives' where the brand pay tribute to their roots with inspired reinterpretations of classic designs from the last decades, we've some fantastic Puma retro goodies up for grabs.

2 lucky winners will each stand a chance of winning 1 pair of retro Puma Clyde's plus a tshirt, or retro track dress.

   

 

To win, we're asking you to send in your shots of your favourite retro kicks with the story of why they have such a special place in your heart/wardrobe.

We will pick 2 winners: 1 from Australia, and 1 from overseas, and each will get a pair of kicks and a tshirt.

A week of retro magnificence will begin on the site on Mon 30th August when we will post the best entries on the site before revealing the 2 lucky winners, so get your entries in quickly to stand a chance of winning these great prizes.

Get snapping and hit the contact button on the right to send your entries and we look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck, Sole Digger.