Antonio Ciongoli is in a characteristically upbeat mood. The 18 East founder's a family man who just had a wholesome Halloween with his three children and now, the day after, he's at his brand's Elizabeth Street flagship in Manhattan's Chinatown, ready to talk sneakers. Rising from the store's sun-dappled couch, located within arm's reach of a soothing army of windowsill plants, Ciongoli greets the Hypebeast team enthusiastically: besides his beloved Half Cabs, a shoe that 18 East just collabora...
Antonio Ciongoli is in a characteristically upbeat mood. The 18 East founder's a family man who just had a wholesome Halloween with his three children and now, the day after, he's at his brand's Elizabeth Street flagship in Manhattan's Chinatown, ready to talk sneakers. Rising from the store's sun-dappled couch, located within arm's reach of a soothing army of windowsill plants, Ciongoli greets the Hypebeast team enthusiastically: besides his beloved Half Cabs, a shoe that 18 East just collabora...
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