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Where'd You Get Those?: New York Sneaker Culture 1960-1987

Where'd You Get Those?: New York Sneaker Culture 1960-1987


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About the Book

In the beginning, there were the sneaker freakers. Before Nike and Adidas were the corporate giants they are today, there was a group of dedicated sneaker aficionados combing the store of New York. The rest is history...It is a lavishly illustrated, remarkably comprehensive and critically-acclaimed insider's account tracing New York City sneaker culture back to its earliest days. Describing how a small and dedicated group of sneaker consumers in the 1970s and early '80s proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants like Nike and Adidas, sneaker aficionado Bobbito Garcia writes with the exactitude and affection of a true believer. While chronicling the rise of sneakers through the lean years of the 1960s, the bulk of "Where'd You Get Those?" examines nearly 400 shoes released between the golden years of 1970-1987. Information-packed entries for each model include all of the colour combinations available, nicknames of particular models, any relevant athlete endorsements and a frequently hilarious running commentary from a rogue's gallery of fanatics who weigh in on all the pros and cons. Ancillary lifestyle chapters - like "Arts and Crafts", which details the elaborate process of customising sneakers, or "The Sock Hop", which introduces the unfortunate folk who had the shoes stolen literally off their feet and the sneaker junkies who took them - provide a full and flavoursome picture of the funky, lunky world of the sneaker freaker and all who participated in it. It's all here - the A to Z of sneaker culture in the world's Mecca of street style.

About the Author :
Bobbito Garcia is a DJ, the editor of Bounce magazine and a regular contributor to VIBE. He was one half of the legendary Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show - a hip hop radio programme named "Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time" by The Source - and is a member of the Rock Steady Crew - the world-renowned daddy of all breakdancing crews.

Review :
"WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE? is a brilliantly mapped weather report of the hip hop storm to come. Now we know that the original B-Boy is the B-Ball player; that there was art and flavor on the wild streets of New York City; and that kicks were the beautiful tanks that helped the blessed navigate it all."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780972592031
  • Publisher: Testify Books, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Testify Books, Inc
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1007 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0972592032
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 260 mm
  • No of Pages: 280
  • Sub Title: New York Sneaker Culture 1960-1987
  • Width: 210 mm


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