Category: Culture
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These Are the Best Sneakers of June 2018
You guys voted for the best sneakers of June 2018 and now the poll is closed! We once again saw a tight race for the top spots and the results surely look interesting. The top 3 of June are: 1. Nike React Element 87 2. KangaROOS PLAYMAKER 3. La MJC x Mizuno Wave Rider 1…
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Here’s What Went down at Sneakerness London
As Sneakerness London opened its gates on July 7-8, this year marked the UK debut for the sneaker event. Needless to say that heads from London and all over the country came out to the impressive Printworks location. Of course the London team around OG collector Kish Kash assembled an interesting bunch of artists and…
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The History of Sneakersnstuff
Without a shadow of a doubt, Sneakersnstuff is one of the leading sneaker retailers today. While its two-decades-long history has helped shape our basic concept of what a modern sneaker store should be like, SNS has also expanded like no other. After their successful beginnings in Sweden, they took their business around the globe. After…
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What Inspired Highsnobiety and Diadora’s N9002 Collab
How time flies! Italian athletic brand Diadora goes into its 70th year, looking back at a truly unique legacy. In order to celebrate this milestone anniversary, they’ve teamed up with Berlin’s Highsnobiety on a special collab. The collection centers around the Highsnobiety x Diadora N9002 and references different cultural influences that shaped the German capital during…
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The Best Sneaker of May 2018 Is…
You guys voted for the best sneakers of May 2018 – and the voting is closed now. The race for the top spot was super-close this month, but we have a winner. You can see all results below – these are the three releases that got the most votes: 1. Nike Air Max 1 “Curry”…
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5 Quick Facts About the adidas Falcon W
Last weekend, the good people from adidas invited us over to a special location in Berlin. The ocassion? A very exciting product launch that’s about to go down in just a couple of days: the adidas Falcon W. After previously providing you with some first details about the upcoming Women’s sneaker, we were now heading for…
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The Best Sneaker of April 2018 Is…
Our readers voted for the best sneakers of April 2018 – and now the results are in. The two top spots go to some long-awaited models that finally released last month. And a couple of longstanding retros also ranked pretty high. Check out the Top 3 and all results below and let us know your…
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A Look into Second Market Sneaker Statistics
The sneaker market has undergone a few drastic changes in the last few years. The arrival of Boost and Yeezy, the big Air Max comeback or OFF-WHITE going from strength to strength, just to name a few. Some of these trends are felt in the retail landscape, but the secondary market has its own twist…
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SNIPES Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Reveals Exclusive Collaborations
SNIPES was originally founded in 1998 in Essen, Germany by Sven Voth and the very first physical store opened its doors in April that year so in 2018 it’s time to celebrate 20 years of street cultures stores. Fun facts: Did you know that Snipes started with their first retail space in Essen in 1998…
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Air Jordan 1 Customization Workshop by SNIPES – Recap
Inspired by Virgil Abloh’s artistic and never seen before take on the infamous Air Jordan 1 silhouette, SNIPES invited 20 lucky winners of an online competition to an instore customizing session last Saturday alongside carefully selected bloggers and a number of social media personalities like Deadstock Sneakerblog (@deadstocksnkrblog), Simon Bus (@simon_bus) from Turnschuh.tv, Joel Caspar…