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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Classic Sneaker Rundown: It's all in the Era

If you're like me, you absolutely enjoy copping a pair of fresh sneakers. I mean a fresh pair of sneakers will bring your whole wardrobe out. Since I was a young kid I was a sucker for a pair of sneakers. Unfortunately for me coming up my excitement for having a pair of fresh feet (shoes) did not always hold the same for my parents. That's why I use to love the beginning of the school year. It was nothing like packing into the car and headed to the store to go school shopping. The only thing I hated was coming home after school and taking off my school clothes and shoes. My play shoes when I was real young usually didn't even have a name officially, but everyone around my way called them jeepers, bo-bo's, and fish heads. Damn, I remember my grandmother buying me a pair of sneakers from the Piggly Wiggly. You know that's all bad. Once I was old enough to start buying my own shoes though, it was on and popping. I have assembled a collection of sneakers from past and present that I consider top notch kicks. If you were on it like I was, I'm sure your rocked some of the same kicks. So this is dedicated to everybody who is also a sneaker fiend and as a kid spent many nights with a toothbrush, soap and water making sure they looked right for the next day. So in no particular order here are some of my favorites. If I left something out, leave a comment and let me know.