sneaker-culture
A teenager with strawberry blond hair past his ears and a black and pink Louis Vuitton T-shirt designed by Stephen Sprouse stands in front of a shoe cubby in a walk-in closet in suburban Connecticut, looks into the camera, and says in a raspier-than-expected voice, “What’s up YouTube, it’s OneVeracity.” The year was 2009, and […]
In honour of Women’s History Month, Complex Canada partnered with Makeway, Canada’s only standalone “for women, by women” sneaker and streetwear boutique, to highlight some of the country’s lesser-known female sneaker lovers. Since Makeway’s opening last November, the women’s sneaker community has and will always be at the heart of the shop’s “why.” And while we’re beginning […]
Chances are the “Chlorophyll” Nike SB Air Trainer 1 won’t land on any year-end recaps of best releases. Understandable, considering the decades-old model doesn’t align with today’s footwear tastes. But in terms of historical relevance, few sneakers better capture Nike’s early DNA as industry leaders, problem-solvers, and purveyors of cool. The Nike Air Trainer 1 […]
I don’t remember when it was decided that the all black Air Force 1 was the signature shoe of the degenerate. I just remember nobody wore them on purpose unless they either worked in a kitchen, did robberies for a living, or were dopeheads. This theory wasn’t coined by any specific person, it was just […]
On June 14, 2015, Brandon Moore, better known to the Internet as Young Busco, approached an on-duty police officer, and told him he had just one question to ask him. Pointing his camera at the officer’s chunky, black military boots, he uttered three now-famous words: “What are those?!” The video, which questioned the cop’s footwear […]
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