sneaker culture

Where Did Shoe Culture Come From?

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Where Did Shoe Culture Come From? “Sneakers became style items and statements of identity at the end of the 70s, really,” Salazar tells BBC Culture. “It was a culmination of basketball (or football in the UK), style and youth culture that came together to form the foundations of what we now understand as sneaker culture.

Who Created Sneaker Culture?

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Who Created Sneaker Culture? Matthews said many Sneakerheads trace the origin of the movement to the 1970s and ’80s, when sneakers were popularized by basketball icon Michael Jordan, and also by hip-hop stars who were known not just for their unique rhythms, rhymes and lyrics, but also for their style or their “swag.” Who came