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Consumers started to collect, trade and resell sneakers in the 1970s, and the sneakerhead subculture came to prominence in New York City during the 1980s. Sneakers such as the Adidas Superstar and Puma Suede were popularized by b-boys and hip-hop artists, [4] and Nike's Air Jordan line revolutionized the industry with its marketing linked to superstar basketball player Michael Jordan.
Sneakers is a 1992 American caper thriller film directed by Phil Alden Robinson from a screenplay co-written with Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. It stars Robert Redford , Dan Aykroyd , Ben Kingsley , Mary McDonnell , River Phoenix , Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn .
With 2,388 pairs of sneakers, Geller was certified by Guinness World Records for having the largest sneaker collection in the world. [24] [25] [2] The ShoeZeum eventually topped over 2,500 pairs of sneakers. [26] [27] Geller's museum contained one of every Air Jordan model ever made, and all but eight sneakers in the ShoeZeum were Nikes. [12]
Sneaker companies encourage this trend by producing rare sneakers in limited numbers, often at very high retail prices. Artistically-modified sneakers can sell for upwards of $1000 at exclusive establishments like Saks Fifth Avenue. [21] In 2005, a documentary, Just for Kicks, about the sneaker phenomenon and history was released.
Sneaker (comic), a character in the UK comic, The Dandy The Sneaker , a Japanese light novel magazine "Sneakers" (short story) , a 1989 short story by Stephen King
In Queens, teenage orphan El works in his late mother's shoe store "Laces", now run by his stepfather Trey, who overworks El instead of his stepbrothers Zelly and Stacy.. El closes the store early to join his best friend and fellow sneakerhead Sami at the release of a new sneaker, where they meet a girl named Kira, who is impressed by El's insight into people from looking at their sho
British Knights was launched in 1983 as a casual shoe brand. In 1985, they introduced their first sneaker collection, and sales exploded. In an environment where brands kept the same style in their line for years, British Knights was one of the first brands to recognize that the sneaker business was more about fashion than performance.
PF Flyers featured in the 1993 film The Sandlot; [1] for the film's 20th anniversary, a limited edition shoe was made. In 2018, PF Flyers created another limited run reissue. PF Flyers appeared in the animated television series Jonny Quest (1964–1965) as the main sponsor of the show.