Sneaker Freak's Realistic Shoe Selection.
Vol.5 Katsutoshi Nishimoto

The sneaker market continues to expand, with the latest performance shoes, limited editions, collaborations, faithful reissues, and even top maisons participating. What are the perspectives of the sneaker experts, what models do they choose, and what do they actually wear? In this issue, we will introduce the real shoe choices of the industry's leading sneaker freaks in a relay format. This time, Mr. Katsutoshi Nishimoto of "Nishimoto is the mouth" was introduced by Mr. Mitsuhiro Kubo in the previous issue. We asked him to name five pairs that he particularly likes recently, and asked him why he chose each pair and what he likes about them.

Photo_Erina Takahashi
Text_Issey Enomoto
Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

02：adidas×IRAK_ZX8000 GTX I like the coloring and bought two colors!

Next, a collaboration model by "adidas" and "IRAK. There are two pairs in different colors.

Nishimoto:I like the use of color in this one, too. I have long been a fan of the New York graffiti group "IRAK" and have been paying attention to them.

This one also has a GORE-TEX upper.

Nishimoto:This model is an updated version of a collaboration model between the two brands that was released around 2007. The GORE-TEX upper, IRAK 2020 on the toe, and many other details have been rearranged.