Designer fashion, nostalgia magnet - what's behind the rise and rise of the sneaker?
- Written by Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney
The choice of sneaker often expresses its wearer's desires, dreams and aspirations.www.shutterstock.com
In June this year, hundreds of Australian shoppers queued – some overnight – to buy a pair of Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Black Static Adidas sneakers the moment they went on sale. Before lining up, customers had to register and go into a...
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