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It all started with an innocent holiday greeting on Dec. 25, 2006, when Chris “Cris One” Brodit posted on messageboard NikeTalk to his Internet friends who had an affinity for the same style of footwear, “Hey, Merry Christmas, Air Max Fam.” From there, the name stuck and Brodit created what was dubbed the AM FAM, […]

Sneakerheads can be an insular, even nerdy bunch—a subculture of obsessives with keen eyes and a strong sense of the rules of the game. But if the idea of the average sneaker lover conjures an image of a certain kind of dude, Toronto-based visual artist, director, and photographer Briony Douglas completely upends it. An ardent […]

The Roshe remains available on Nike’s website, but Matt Powell, senior industry advisor for sports for the NPD Group, says sales of the line dropped “substantially” from 2017 to 2018. And the prices on StockX, for example, have slipped well below the sneaker’s original $70 price point, with many colorways going for as little as $35 […]