
Sneaker Journal vol.6
Why we are still attracted to the early Nike models.
Sneaker Journal" is a serialized project that takes up various events related to sneakers and delves into them from a fuinamic point of view. The theme this time is "Vintage Nike. Cortez, Waffle Trainers, Bruin ......In the 1970s, Nike, which had just been founded, produced a number of historical sneaker masterpieces. This was the era in which founder Phil Knight's autobiography, "Shoe Dog," became a bestseller in both Japan and the United States. Why were so many masterpieces created by Nike at that time? And why do they still fascinate so many people today? Mr. Takatoshi Akutagawa, a world-renowned collector of vintage Nikes, and Mr. Shinichiro Mitsuyuki, one of the organizers of "VINTAGE NIKE OTC MEETING," a gathering of Nike enthusiasts, will discuss the charm of early "Nike" from their respective perspectives.
- Photo_Masataka Nakada[STUH].
- Interview & Text_Issey Enomoto
- Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto