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2. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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   The word was already in use at least as early as 1887, when the Boston Journal made reference to "sneakers" as "the name boys give to tennis shoes." The name "sneakers" originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather sole dress shoes .

3. Sneaker collecting - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Keds - Wikipedia

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   Initially, the name "Peds" was chosen for the brand from the Latin word for feet, but it was already trademarked. [1] [2] Keds's original shoe design, the Champion, was the first mass-marketed canvas-top shoe. [3] They became known as "sneakers" as the soft rubber soles allowed "sneaking around silently". [4]

5. The past & present of basketball sneakers with Russ ... - AOL

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   Russ Bengtson, author of A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers, joins Vincent Goodwill to talk about some of the most famous basketball sneakers, why sneaker promotion has changed so ...

6. Okabashi's Shoes Are Japan By Way of Iran By Way of Georgia - AOL

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   Buford, Georgia looks a lot like thousands of other suburban towns across America. There's a town square and playgrounds. There are soccer fields and white picket fences. People commute the 39 ...

7. The sneaker market is in decline. The sneaker convention is ...

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   Richard Escobar, 25, reacts as he picks up a pair of 2011 Nike Air Mag sneakers that were seen in the movie “Back to the Future Part II” during Sneaker Con at the Broward County Convention ...

8. Sneakers (1992 film) - Wikipedia

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   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 .

9. These Are the Most Expensive Shoes Ever Sold at Auction

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   The set went on to sell for over $8 million at a Sotheby’s auction in early 2024, smashing records for the most expensive sneakers ever sold in history. 2. Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals ...