Category: Culture
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The Sneaker-Inspired Art of Josh Parkin
Hypebeasts, rappers, and sneaker heads fill the illustrations of Josh Parkin. The artist from Leads, England, is featured with a portfolio in our current issue of SNEAKERS, and we want to give you a little taste of his creative inspirations and highly distinct art style in this online version. We love these images as wallpapers…
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A Closer Look at the NikeLab AF1 Downtown x Acronym
Everybody loves stompin’ in their Air Force 1s, even when the weather gets nasty. Taking all-conditions performance to the next level, NikeLab continues the collaboration with technical outdoor brand Acronym. The resulting NikeLab AF1 Downtown x Acronym high top blends classic Air Force 1 design features and the Germany-based company’s innovative tech into a convincing…
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The Photography of Tobi Shinobi – Bonus Online Content
In our the #33 issue of SNEAKERS, we opened up the photographic universe of urban photographer and sneaker head Tobi Shinobi. It’s a world of unexpected symmetries in the rugged urban landscape, and also a world full of sneakers. And naturally, Tobi blessed us with way more shots than we could fit on the pages…
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13 Sneakers your Girl will Love for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and once again you’re finding yourself not fully prepared? Classic. We’ll try to help you out here and keep it 100% sneakers for you and your girl. Every year, brands tend to release Valentine’s Day-themed packs or matching colorways. So why not gift your girl a nice pair of…
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HEAT ON FEET TOP 5 // BSTN STORE
That’s it! Our latest „Heat On Feet“ photo contest with BSTN Store is over! Well, at least it’s almost over. The competition is closed and you guys voted for a TOP 20. Again, some of the on feet shots people entered with are amazing! Here’s the whole gallery! Now it’s our turn to find a winner.…
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All Air Jordan Commercials in One Video #throwback
Another Thursday, another edition of our #throwback series. Are you ready? This week, we found a real treat for all Air Jordan lovers. Youtube user carlzson299 took all Air Jordan commercials in 2011 and combined them in one video, starting with the “Banned” commercial and closing with “Nightmares Never Sleep”. It’s literally half an hour of pure Air Jordan…
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9 Reasons to Burn Your Sneaker Collection
Please don’t commit suicide at this point. We don’t mean this literally – not necessarily. Please keep on collecting because you’re passionate about it – we do the same. But we want to make a point and if you think about it, every argument makes sense. In case you should really try to burn your…
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What Is adidas Boost?
An old rule says, that “knowledge is king” and it is definitely right. But nowadays, you can easy get the impression that terms, names and so on are often just dropped randomly. Take adidas Boost for example. The whole sneaker scene seems to be talking about Boost, all day long. But what exactly is Boost? Do…
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13 Reasons the Sneaker Community Is the Best
Whether you’re a seasoned sneaker aficionado or a newbie, you know that so much of what we’re seeing sucks. Other sneakerheads, stores, releases, models, colorways – there’s something to complain about around every corner. But sometimes we should change our perspective and reflect. We’re coming together because we’re all into footwear, how great is that?…
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adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 “BIG’s Coogi” by Solesclusive
Yeezy Boost customs aren’t exactly groundbreaking at the moment – we’ve just seen too many of them over the past months. But sometimes, there’s that special moment of creativity, an outstanding idea or just an excellent execution of a custom project. This is why we like the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 “BIG’s Coogi” so much.…