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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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Is Nic Hayman the World’s Only Reebok Workout Collector?
Collector’s Choice – Under the Radar There are different approaches at cultivating a sneaker collection. One way is to just keep throwing money at the latest hype releases, watch random boxes pile up and collect e-kudos here and there. And another is going all the way against the grain by falling in love with a…
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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…
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OFF-WHITE x Nike – 2018 Release Overview
With all the bruited and possible OFF-WHITE iterations, Virgil Abloh’s famed series of Nike collaborations might as well turn from “THE TEN” into “THE TWENTYFIVE” by the end of this year. So to keep track of all OFF-WHITE x Nike 2018 releases, we put together this little overview. In short, you’ll find both the rumored…
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SNIPES x Air Jordan III Black Cement 30th Anniversary
2018 marks the 30th birthday of an icon, arguably one of the most important sneakers in the history of footwear: The Nike Air Jordan III Black Cement. First introduced to the public in 1988, this groundbreaking basketball silhouette was also the first design by Tinker Hatfield for his airness Michael Jordan. Being very comfortable and…
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No Time For Hype
A Love Letter to General Releases From Off White’s “The Ten” to another Yeezy colorway, bulky Balenciagas or the next adidas Consortium release, there are more limited sneakers than ever before. On top of that, everybody knows about them. Even your mother might ask you about Kanye West’s new shoes, and your little brother might…
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OG Collector Kish Kash Talks About His Love for the AF1
With a £ 250,000 collection that he has been cultivating for roughly three decades, London’s own Kish Kash is a certified O.G. – and our go-to guy when it comes to tracing back the importance of the Air Force 1 throughout several generations. What is your first memory of seeing an AF1 on the street?…
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Meet Nike Footscape Collector Maik Lojewski
Of all the great footwear designs Nike has produced over the decades, the Footscape belongs to a special breed. Although it features one of the most artful shapes ever, it was created as a performance running shoe whose “footform” characteristics were based on hard scientific facts – hundreds of feet were scanned in the process.…
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Trainer and Football Shirt Collector Neal Heard
Neal Heard is a true sneaker culture pioneer. He’s been a fan of both football and footwear for more than three decades, an “80s casual” in the truest sense of the world. Because he’s witnessed the movement from its humble beginnings, he already published books about his passion at a time when most people didn’t…
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History Check – Asics GEL-Lyte from 1987 to 2017
The Asics GEL-Lyte is back! And we’re not talking about the shining star of the series – the iconic Asics GEL-Lyte III – but the model that started it all in 1987: The original Asics GEL-Lyte returned on July 7, 2017 to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It’s a rare occasion to have the original back…