Solepedia is based on the wikipedia system and everyone can add and edit the content of solepedia. They also have a little blog section but their sneaker news are not updated on a regular basis, it doesn’t really matter anyway because their strength is their database of sneakers which are categorized by brands and models.

If you hear some sneakerheads talking about one particular model and want to know more about it check out Solepedia. They have hundreds of pages with information on various sneaker models and brands and more pages are added every day. Alongside information on individual shoes they offer useful information like their shoe size conversion chart which lists the different sizes sorted by brands.

Some words from the Solepedia Crew:
Solepedia is a sneaker encyclopedia that anyone can edit. On Solepedia, you will find information for most shoes and brands. Solepedia hopes to be the largest sneaker resource for all dofferend brands of shoes! Solepedia runs like Wikipedia so that anyone can add/edit information to the site.

Right now Solepedia has a total of 3,810 shoes/pages in its index.

Sneaker and France? Don’t miss out on the sneakers.fr website. France and especially Paris has one of the most active sneaker movements in europe and this is their place online.

Some words from BBHewee:
This French website opened in early 2005, to satisfy the growing demands of French sneakerheads for their own sneaker community. It was created by longtime Niketalk member Aircharlo, with the help of CTers Mohamed and myself, BBHewee. What started small became soon a larger website, with news, blogs, videos, and obviously the re-designed forum. But towards the end of the year, an even larger website will open with archives, and other new ideas. Our notoriety grows, our collaborations with brands and stores are expanding, with events at Colette, and hopefully more to come. We get some exclusive info so it’s always worth a visit!

Comment from us:
We received a lot of reviews for this site. Fresh sneaker portal with loyal visitors and a lot of unique content. Time to learn French!

Sneaker Freaker is the home base of all Australian sneakerheads and also the “first and only international sneaker magazine to document the modern footwear craze as a global phenomenon”.

Besides their website, the Sneaker Freaker team publishes a magazine twice a year. Printed on high quality paper with only a few ads and lots of space for their articles, photos and all the other dope stuff on sneakers and the culture. Back to their website. You can find the usual features like daily updated news, forum and articles on the Sneaker Freaker website. The articles on a variety of sneaker related topics and interviews with a lot of different people involved in the sneaker game are definitely worth checking out. Sneaker Freaker also has a section for art that presents artwork with sneakers in it.

Solecollector is a sneaker website and community that originated offline. In 2003 the Sole Collector Magazine was started as the first print magazine dealing in depth with sneaker culture. After the magazine became successful the Sole Collector crew established their online presence at solecollector.com.

Sole Collector is one of the most professional sneaker websites out there. Unlike many other websites Sole Collector focusses on style and look as well as performance and technology of sneakers.

The website design is pretty clean and one gets the navigation immediately. They also feature articles about “the life” of sneakerheads and people who are involved in the global sneaker culture. Under “Kicksology” they offer excellent reviews of new sneakers and you quickly notice people with a lot of experience are talking about what they love - fresh sneakers.

If you are new to the sneaker scene and want to get an understanding of what’s going on, solecollector.com is a great place to start. You won’t get the latest breaking news from the sneaker scene in their news section but their website offers some of the most professional and thought-through reviews, articles and fine pictures available on the Internet. If you are more interested in the latest news and rumors or just want to read what sneakerheads are talking about, don’t miss checking out the solecollector forums.

What you can expect:

• Cool feature articles and very dope reviews of a variety of sneakers
• The most professional sneaker magazine out there
• One of the biggest sneaker online communities
• News are not updated on a regular basis

Crooked Tongues is a sneaker portal with all elements one can think off. They have a pretty active forum, news which are updated nearly every day. Good feature articles every month and some cool community features like a sneaker gallery where you can display your collection.

You can write your own columns or check out a gallery of what people wear on the streets. Their presentation is different to other sneaker websites because the site is mainly in Flash which makes the feature articles more dynamic and rather small flash showcases than articles. Most of the features are accessible after you are logged in but registration is free and no big deal. Their online shop has some rare sneakers with gems like the Air Jordan I, Air Jordan XI low or Adidas Top Five. Crooked Tongues also have their own adicolor model which you can purchase in their online shop.

Sneaker Pimps is THE sneaker art show and has visited more than 62 cities throughout the globe visiting countries such as Australia (three times), New Zealand, USA (three times), Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, China, Thailand, Canada, Belgium and The Philippines, making it the world largest cultural street-art lifestyle exhibition. Australian sneakerhead Peter Fahey runs the show and in every city local artists join the show making it a true celebration of street culture.