Interview

Bill Tyler: So What makes you start this business?

STA: The reason that he started this is because The owner who owns St Alfred’s owns a store in Hawaii called Kicks Hawaii Which started in 2001, but the owner was sending a lot of shoes to his friends in Chicago and he thought that the Chicagoans shoe game was not up to par so he made St Alfred’s in 2005 in Chicago IL.

Bill Tyler: So how many St Alfred’s are in the world?

STA: Its only 1 store in the world and its right here in Chicago

Terrell: So what makes you bring the store here in Chicago instead of anywhere else?

STA: He brings it to Chicago because this city gets looked over. from entertainment, movies, music and shoes. People are usually looking at cali, LA, SF or New York. So the owners saw that and they thought that Chicago was a good city, it has a lot to offer and so people wont have to move to those cities just to do anything like getting a shoe or business and stuff like that. St Alfred’s is sorta like the beacon that reminder that stay here and work with the city and the city has been very receptive to the shop and they appreciate it.


STA; for the past 4 months they been doing a space with Nike. The first 3 months was soccer focus the next few months it will be the running focus there going to have a party on that on the 13th and loupe fiasco is coming to perform as well as a few other people, as far as the 5th year an of St Alfred’s we are working on some things to have the party like are technical 5th anniversary is in November so we will probably have a party around there and we will do something you know.?

Bill: Yea

Terrell: So where do you get you guys style of shoe from.?

STA: Well we get are shoes from are actual account like we have a Nike account, converse account vans etc.. we get those shoes directly from the manufactor and they mostly focus on exclusive shoes the shoes u mainly don’t see on anybody feet that what makes ST Alfreds where it is now.

Bill: Like has any Stars shopped here before?

STA: yea like I said before lupe fiasco, Pharrell and nerd has been here umm…ghost face, redman, Drake.