Search results for: “Made in Germany”
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Nike ACG – Mud-Puddles in the Concrete Desert
A Collector’s Choice feature with: Karl Hamacher The ACG concept was officially introduced by Nike in 1989 and its mission was to bridge the gap between the urban aesthetics and performance in the great outdoors. For true fans, this era had already begun in the early 80s, when shoes such as the Lava Dome or…
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This adidas EQT Support Is a Free Train Ticket for Berlin
From Pankow over Kreuzberg to Schöneberg, from Spandau to Marzahn and all the way out to Köpenick, Berlin is made up off several different district that each got their unique charm and make the city worth exploring. But since Germany’s capital is quite vast, both locals and visitors heavily rely on the city’s public transportation system:…
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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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15 Years of Chinatown Soccer Club
The Chinatown Soccer Club is one of the most inspirational soccer clubs around. It was founded in 2002, when adidas invited crews from New York’s creative industry to take part in the Fanatic Tournament, where the “CSC” played alongside teams formed by the likes of Alife and Supreme. When the tournament was over, the guys…
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Afew and Saucony Craft a Sneaker Collab Dedicated to Goethe
Germany prides itself as the “nation of poets and philosophers”, with much credit for that going to writer and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. As one of the most influental figures in world literature, Goethe has an entire museum dedicated to his works in Düsseldorf – which coincidentally is also the hometown of AFEW Store.…
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adidas Equipment Support 93/17 “White”
adidas drops one more colorway of the popular Equipment Support 93/17. The upper comes in a clean mix of mainly white with blue and black around the heel. The 93/17 was initially released in January 2017 and is still special for its formed Boost midsole that’s inspired by classic EQT midsoles. Afewstore just unveiled some…
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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: Over 100 Years of Karhu
So what are the oldest footwear brands still up and running today? Folks may be quick to point out adidas, Converse and Keds, but the selection should also include an underdog champion from way up North: Athletic shoe brand Karhu from Finland has been in business for over 100 years now, with origins dating back to the year…
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Life After Solebox – The Hikmet Sugoer Interview
Hikmet, it’s a real pleasure to have you back for an interview in Sneakers Mag. In our 15th issue, in 2012, you mentioned half jokingly that in the future some giant investor might buy up your operation. And what do you know, that’s exactly what happened! Was selling Solebox the right thing and are you…
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10 of the Best Sneaker Releases of 2017 so far #1
Update: 2017 has already seen so many great releases and it’s too hard not to forget other important new sneakers – here’s part II of “The Best Sneaker Releases of 2017 So Far”! May hasn’t even started yet, but we can already look back on a huge amount of sneakers that were released in the first…