This info comes courtesy of DJ Franchise of KnowTheLedge.com who will be spinning at this event and has been raising awareness on behalf of the Holy Grail store.

Know The Ledge is hosting a special event in Los Angeles on July 19th to help LA sneaker store,The Holy Grail. As you may have seen on the news, The Holy Grail was looted of all but 20 of its sneakers the evening that the LA Lakers won the championship. Not one to sit and rest in self-pity, The Holy Grail has picked up from where they left off and aggressively worked in the following days after the Lakers Looting to rebuild the store and reopen for business. Among the many that offered support and help, Know The Ledge pulled together an event that allows sneaker addicts to consign their shoes at a great rate, receive free giveaways, and enjoy the spirit of hip-hop and celebration on July 19th. Come join us from 12-6pm for the gathering of sneaker addicts and rebuilding of a great LA store!

I don’t really post about sneakers, not because I don’t love ‘em, cos I surely do, but I generally leave it to the folks who are way more up on their sneaker game (and btw, if that’s you, Beatlife is looking for contributors in that area. see the sidebar). But anyway, recently I happened across these beauties on the interweb:

[via HypeBeast]

These are the new Nike Court Force High Lux. And I thought my, those are pretty. But here’s my gripe. All the best colors/styles are for men. This is what us ladies get in comparison:

[via FemaleSneakerFiends]

Which is fine for some, but not ALL girls want spangly sneakers! Why don’t Nike et al just make the same things they make for men – just a tad smaller?  Share the love for gawd’s sake. Who freakin’ makes these decisions at the sneaker companies anyway? Dudes? Grrrrr.