Sneaker collecting
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A sneakerhead is a person who owns multiple pairs of shoes as a form of collection and fashion. It is often manifest by the use of shoes primarily made for sports such as tennis or basketball as normal everyday clothing. The birth of sneakerhead culture came in the late 1980s and can be attributed to two major sources: basketball and hip hop music. The boom of signature basketball shoes in the late 1980s provided the shear numbers and multiple varieties necessary for a collecting subculture while the Hip-Hop movement gave the sneakers their street value as status symbols.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Sneakerheads love to show off shoes. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
[edit] Further reading
- Michael Kahn, "Sneakerheads show sole devotion to footwear", The San Diego Union-Tribune (September 28, 2004).
- RICHARD A. MARTIN, "The Rebirth of the New York Sneakerhead", The New York Times (July 11, 2004).
- Michael Tunison, "'Sneakerheads' Kick It Up a Notch in Search for That Rare Pair", Washington Post (Saturday, February 17, 2007): D01.
- ERIC WILSON, "Front Row; Sneakerhead Bonanza", The New York Times (March 23, 2006).
- Sneakers: The Complete Collectors' Guide
- Where'd you get those?
- Sneaker Freaker)
- Just for Kicks
- Sneaker Freaker magazine
