Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book

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Melvin: So, like Team Jordans… I don’t know, if you guys are familiar with them. Well, Team Jordans are not valuable at all. Even though they have the Michael Jordan tag and name attached to it, it is not actually something [a shoe] he [Michael Jordan] played in. So, people only want particular shoes that he played with. So, if he did not hoop in that shoe, color and model, then people will not want it. Williams, P. (2018). Pharrell: A fish doesn’t know it’s wet. New York: Rizzoli International Publications. Rodney: I never really liked Jordans like that. I became interested in Adidas. I like the Ultraboost. You know, stuff like that. And also the Pharrell Human Races. For members only Matthews, D., Cryer-Coupet, Q. & Degirmencioglu, N. I wear, therefore I am: investigating sneakerhead culture, social identity, and brand preference among men.

Chaplin, L. N., Shrum, L. J., & Lowrey, T. M. (2019). Children’s materialism and identity development. Handbook of research on identity theory in marketing. Camberley, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Eric: Growing up from a family that didn’t really have too much, my parents didn’t have the means to buy me certain sneakers. You know, it was my dream as a child to have those sneakers. I guess when you don’t have a lot of something, it grows your passion more for it. Then, I guess finally being able to attain it, it just really blew up for me. So, then it basically got to the point where I was always searching [for sneakers]. Like my wife was yelling at me one day and she was like you’re always on your phone looking for sneakers… you should just open up a business. Eric: Basically, growing up playing sports, and growing up in the era of Michael Jordan, I always was a big Michael Jordan fan as a child. So, growing up and seeing him on TV… basically every kid wanted to emulate him. You know, we just all wanted to have his shoes. an example showing that the tragic outcome of animals leads to an indication of a change in local people’s attitude in the preservationThe major change in shoes over the last century has been the use of materials other than leather. Humphrey O’Sullivan invented the first rubber heel for shoes in 1898. Rubber heels were popular because they lasted much longer than heels made of leather. The use of rubber soles came next. The first rubbersoled shoes were called plimsolls, and they were manufactured in the United States in the late 1800s. Justin: I feel like I'm telling my age now, but I watched shows like, “MTV Jams” or “BET Rap City,” and I really fixated on what they wore and the exclusivity of what they wore. Then later in the mid-90’s you had like Will Smith from “Fresh Prince of Belair” and he would wear Jordans. Then on “Martin” there was the episode where Martin gave the kid a pair of [Jordan] 13s… that was big to me as a kid. Ethics and IRB Administration Approval was received for this current study on June 17, 2019. The IRB protocol number is 14036. Consent for publication The research found that scientists can make chimpanzees possess the same complex culture as human beings. It’s more typically for footsteps to be lighter than most noises that our feet might make. We often use it to describe the sound of them moving away from us too, which shows that they’re not the loudest of noises.

Eric: A True Sneakerhead is somebody that really loves the shoe. They are passionate and can tell you history about it. They can tell you about the culture and they love the culture… that is a true sneakerhead to me.DM and QCC contributed to develop the manuscript from introduction to limitations and future studies. As a graduate student, ND contributed to the literature review and transcriptions. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Corresponding author