WRITINGS
Here you'll find my writings on sneakers and sneaker culture, music, streetwear trends & brands, the Swoosh and the realfake. If you want me to write a piece? Shoot me an email: connect@carmenpolitan.com.


- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Queens & Sneakers: Maartje

- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Swoosh tribe: Swoosh Studio

- Jun 7, 2020
- 3 min
Get familiar: Boj on the Microphone

- May 2, 2020
- 5 min
Get familiar: Meet Teezee, the Fresh prince of Las-gidi

- Mar 20, 2020
- 4 min
The Swoosh Tribe: ONE/ONE

- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
Free The Youth is about empowering the creative minds

- Dec 13, 2019
- 4 min
The BMX boys that accidentally started a new subculture in Lagos

- Oct 14, 2019
- 4 min
Searching for Afrobeats in Festac Town

- Oct 2, 2019
- 6 min
Achter de schermen bij Lagos Fashion Week

- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
One may call it Alté, Darkovibes calls his music 'feels'

- Jun 1, 2019
- 3 min
Show Dem Camp goes back to hip hop on These Buhari Times

- May 29, 2019
- 4 min
Dit paasweekend kwam iedereen thuis in Lagos

- Apr 8, 2019
- 3 min
The Swoosh in Lagos- a symbol of greatness

- Mar 18, 2019
- 5 min
Welke boodschap draag jij uit met je stijl?

- Jan 11, 2019
- 4 min
Skating in lagos with the WAFFLESNCREAM crew

- Dec 11, 2018
- 4 min
Vrouwen met kortgeschoren haar
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