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2. 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.

3. Minimalist shoe - Wikipedia

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   Huaraches are a type of minimalist shoe. In their 2018 paper for the Journal of Sports Sciences, Devon R. Coetzee their co-authors defined minimalist footwear as having a sole and upper that weighed 200-gram (7.1 oz) or less and were highly flexible, a heel height of 20 millimetres (0.79 in) or shorter, and a "heel-toe differential" of 7 millimetres (0.28 in) or less.

4. Nike Air Yeezy - Wikipedia

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   Following a series of high-profile teases of the shoe (including rapper Jay Z exclaiming "Shoutout to my Yeezys, Yeezy 2s" during a March 2012 SXSW performance), Nike announced the Air Yeezy II sneaker on May 29, 2012. [10] The shoe was released on June 9, 2012. While it had a retail price of $245, preorder bids on eBay reached as high as $90,000.

5. Adidas Yeezy - Wikipedia

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   In 2020, Forbes described Yeezy's ability to rival Air Jordan for "sneaker world supremacy" within just a short period of time as "one of the great retail stories of the century". West was receiving an 11% royalty cut. [1] That year, sales for the sneakers reached nearly $1.7 billion in annual revenue, netting Yeezy $191 million in royalties ...

6. Journeys (company) - Wikipedia

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   Journeys Kidz is a specialty footwear brand that opened its first store in 2001 for kids 5–12 years old, [15] [16] with the tagline “Big Kidz Shoes, Little Kidz Sizes.” [17] There are 170 locations in the United States.

7. Nike Shox - Wikipedia

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   Nike released the first Shox shoe in 2000. [1] During the 2000 Summer Olympics, the brand saw a boost in popularity when Team USA's Vince Carter dunked over a 7'2" center from Team France in a pair of Shox BB4, his first signature shoe with Nike. [2] Carter's dunk would become a major influence on Shox' advertisement strategy. [3]