Hi again all my tragic hipsters!
The event that all you fashion footwear-aholics wait for all year is finally here… the 2010 Shoe Fair!! It starts 8/7 at 12pm SLT! That’s TOMORROW!!!!
The event is to benefit Soles4Souls - a wonderful charity organization that gives shoes to people desperately in need. In 2oo4, a now infamous Tsunami devastated Southeast Asia and was one of the worst natural disasters of our time taking over one hundred-thousand lives. The creator of this wonderful organization, Wayne Elsey, got his inspiration watching the coverage of the massive destruction when he saw a lone shoe wash up on shore. He made some calls and through the generous donations from executives in the footwear industry over a quarter of a million pairs of shoes were delivered to the victims of the ravaged countries.
Then, when Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana’s gulf coast a year later, Wayne called in the troops again and they rounded up over a million pairs of shoes for those disaster survivors. Wayne started thinking even bigger and when he thought of how many people a day could be reached with the donation of a much-needed necessity as simple as a pair of shoes… Soles4Souls was born.
I encourage you to read more about this very worthy cause by checking out the Soles4Souls website. Their mission statement is a basic one: Changing the world, One pair at a time. I love it.
The SL Shoe Fair originator and mastermind Phoenix Chapman says their goal is one million Lindens!! With the generosity of the designers for their creations, the organizers for their tireless work and devotion to the cause and to bringing you a fun event AND through your own generosity and compulsion t0 shop as well as your desperate addiction to shoes… I know we can make that goal a reality!
Your 2010 Shoe Fair Designers are: Drakke, Lassitude & Ennui, Shoe Fly, Swansong, Anexx, Aoharu, Ingenue, Felicity, Courtisane, Coquette Noir, Lazy Places, Bax Coen, Reel Expression, Pixel Mode, Sakka’s Studio, Decoy, 24 Shoo-Shoes, Nova, Zaara, Image Reflections, Cherry by House of London, Akeyo, Mentine, Reek, J’s, Kookie, Mayden Couture, A-Bomb, Magnifico Exclusive, Estetica, Juicy, Baiastice, Nardcotix,
HOC Industries, Tree & Ocean SL, Royal Blue, G-Field, If the Shoe Fits, Orange Creations, Miel, Adjunct, Theosophy, Sole Asylum, She’s So Unusual, Heart & Sole, Periquita, Sentou Yousei (Battle Fairy), Kalnins, Hoorenbeek, Surf Co., Eshi Otawara, Shiny Things, Haven Designs,
Mz. Shoes – most of these designers will feature items introduced exclusively at the expo!
I am sure in that list of over 50 designers you will find some of the best known names in shoe designers in all of Second Life. Find some notables missing? I assure you they were invited - but sadly, as with all events on a time-table, not everyone’s schedules can accommodate 
Now here are some important dates you will need to scratch down in your calendars or plug into your PDA’s:
08/07 Flickr contest open for submissions -
The flickr photo contest is open to everyone, with one prize for best image featuring shoes. Photos should be taken in SL of course, and you can upload one image per day. Please no images promoting hatred or bigotry, or graphic p0rn0graphy.
Blogger contest begins -
The Blogger contest is open to anyone with a Second Life blog. All you have to do to enter is blog the shoe fair, and upload the primary image from your post to the flickr group. Please put your avatar name and blog url in the description. There will be 3 prizes, for Best Shoe Fair Designer Feature, Best Over all Shoe Fair Coverage, and Best Image. The purpose of this contest is to help promote Shoe Fair, as well as reward bloggers for the hard work they do. Same basic rules as above, and of course posts must be directly referencing the Shoe Fair, and Shoe Fair Designers.
08/07 12:00pm Fair opens to the public
08/20 11:59pm Deadline for flickr and blogger contest entries
08/21 4-7:00pm Kick up your heels at the Shoe Fair’s Hillbilly Hoe-down!
08/22 6:00pm Shoe Fair Closes
(all times in SLT)
A few more new and exciting things about this year’s Shoe Fair:
The newest fad to hit Second Life – the GACHA Machine has found its way into the Shoe Fair! There will be a couple of Gatcha machines on each sim with special items from Adorkable Poses, Boom, Exodi, Glitterati, Whippet & Buck, Diesel Works, Haven Designs, Stellar and Fri.day!
AND…
The Haybalers!! This is another way for non-shoe designers to sponsor the fair and offer a few goodies for sale. Look for them along the paths as you walk around the sims. The concept will be self-explanatory 
That’s about it on the eve of the big opening!! Stay tuned for more info and blogs to come highlighting this wonderful event! SEE YOU THERE!!!
Until next time, stay tragic…. and HIP!!!
~Khali♥
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