Sneakers
My Healthy Addiction to Footwear
I have a problem…
It’s a little hard to admit *sniffle*, but I suffer from addiction. I am completely and utterly addicted to sneakers.
It started back in highschool when I realized that I might actually care about how I dress and present myself. I was wearing some beat up pair of running shoes that i quickly realized weren’t gonna cut it. I ended up falling down a rabbit hole that eventually led me to a pair of new shows from adidas that was inspired by airtravel in the 1960’s.
The concept of using shoes as a medium to tell a story was something that I had never seen before, and i thought its was so freaking cool.
After that it was a full send.
Following the stories and inspiration and accumulating pairs that i felt resonated with me. I’ve built a collection that isn’t incredibly large or the flashiest, but each and every pair that I have is special to me and brings a new story to my collection.
In many ways sneakers helped guide me to where I am today. I always knew that I enjoyed being creative and expressing that, but I could never quite understand what about it that really resonated with me. They helped me realize that it’s the story telling of creativity that really love.
So now that’s all I’m looking to do, find new ways and mediums to tell stories.
So yes. I have an addiction. And I couldn’t be happier about it.