Have you ever wondered how kicks came to be such a huge obsession with people right now? You may have heard the term “sneakerhead” on the internet, fashion magazine or even in school but you do not know the meaning of this word.
To give you some details of this word, we have to go back in the 80s. The G.O.A.T Michael Jordan wore The Air Ship which is known to be the Jordan 1 when he first played in the NBA. It was banned by the NBA because it failed to meet the quality on court uniform regulations for NBA players. Before, sneakers were not a big deal for people until the Jordan 1 became the first sneaker to be banned by the NBA and blew the sales of NIKE.
October 1985 was the beginning of the so called “sneakerhead” when Nike and Michael Jordan introduced Air jordan
A type of sneakerhead that wants the rare, limited, and latest pair of kicks. Hypebeast buys two sneakers, one to rock and one to stock.
A type of sneakerhead that buys sneakers for fun and do it as a hobby. Like hypebeast, they also want to buy two sneakers, one to rock and one to stock for them to have a bigger and larger collection of sneakers that they can trade or resell.
A type of sneakerhead that rock all his pairs, because for them kicks are meant to be enjoyed and worn.
A type of sneakerhead that collects large rare pairs of sneakers and spend a lot of money for the rarest pair. Collectors are actively posting on social media their rare collections for different purposes.
A type of sneakerhead that buys limited edition pairs for them to resell at high prices. Reseller is more on trading and selling, not collecting. Sometimes resellers are viewed as the killer of sneakerheads.
Sneakerheads are not wasting money. For them, it is just a matter of contentment and satisfaction. When it comes to your collection of kicks, you have your right to be whoever you want to be in the shoe game. Because good shoes take you to good places. Now, are you one? Which one are you?
By: Reginald Posadas
