Год выпуска: 2005 Автор: Unorthodox Styles Издательство: Thames and Hudson Limited Страниц: 256 ISBN: 978-0-500-51215-9
Описание
A definitive and indispensable guide to the very best and most collectible sneaker designs. Sneakers, trainers, tennis shoes;wherever you live, whatever you call them, however you wear them, it is impossible to escape this humble shoe's rise to global popularity. Sneakers have moved beyond sports attire to become a fashion staple that simultaneously transcends class and race yet defines who you are in today's urban tribes.The world of the sneaker collector encompasses a huge international audience passionate for the rarest shoes, the latest designs, or reissued classics in a myriad of colors and materials. This encyclopaedic guide, with more than 500 specially taken color photographs, displays over 180 sneaker designs that have made a mark on sneaker culture worldwide. There are examples to delight both the novice collector and the hard-core sneaker freak, from acknowledged classics like the Converse All Star to the latest Nike Air technology to forgotten styles no...