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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although this is a well produced and glossy product, full of great pictures - it's perhaps the least impressive book on the subject of sneakers I own. There's far more impressive stuff out there.
As I said, the book looks great: it's a hardback, with a nice, slightly foam padded cover and the pictures are clean, crisp, well shot, and wonderful. In fact you can't fault the book itself... at least not physically.
However, where the book lets itself down is in its content. As the name suggests it's just a collection of - or rather, a look back at - the classic trainer designs and brands from over the years. Perhaps I'm being harsh (the book's title suggests that's all it is), as it doesn't claim to be anything else, but for me, the world of trainers and sneaker culture offers so much more than a few well known shapes and brands - and other books make for much more fascinating read and are much more visually stunning and cerebrally stimulating.
If you want a book that's a 'soleless' (forgive the pun) tick-list of classic designs everyone should have in their sneaker collection, or if you want to look back and reminisce about the trainers you used to lust after as a kid (Air Jordans, Air Max, Adidas Torsion etc. etc.) then go for it - everything you want is right here: all the landmark designs and turning points in sneaker design.
If however, you want to take a walk off the beaten track (is that another trainer pun? No, but I guess it could be seen that way), and dive headlong into the stunning, colourful, magic - and above all - creative world that is true sneaker culture I'd suggest looking elsewhere. Try Art & Sole: Contemporary Sneaker Art & Design for a book that showcases truly amazing sneaker inspired art, furniture and advertising. Take a look at Custom Kicks: Personalised Footwear and feast you eyes on what trainer colourways could truly be if Nike, Adidas (and all the other brands) didn't cater for the masses, but us 'heads' instead; see what designs people who love trainers come up with on their own. Or read about how to spot fakes on ebay, how to customise trainers yourself, read interviews with Legendary Nike designers as well as lesser known underground customisers, and read about how trainers become currency in tough US jails in Sneaker Freaker: The Book 2002-2005. It's all out there for you to find and paw over. A million different stories, exciting design, and original works of art... it's just not in this book.
If you're into sneakers or trainers - no doubt this book should be in your collection. But as I said at the start of my review: it's my least favourite book on the subject. It offers little insight, and nothing of the magic, about the trainer world and subculture. It's kind of just a basic shopping list for collectors in the form of a book. And for your basic goods at that.
If this review was helpful to you at all then please give it the thumbs up, and if not, then please comment on why so I can do a better job for you next time. Thanks :-)
As I said, the book looks great: it's a hardback, with a nice, slightly foam padded cover and the pictures are clean, crisp, well shot, and wonderful. In fact you can't fault the book itself... at least not physically.
However, where the book lets itself down is in its content. As the name suggests it's just a collection of - or rather, a look back at - the classic trainer designs and brands from over the years. Perhaps I'm being harsh (the book's title suggests that's all it is), as it doesn't claim to be anything else, but for me, the world of trainers and sneaker culture offers so much more than a few well known shapes and brands - and other books make for much more fascinating read and are much more visually stunning and cerebrally stimulating.
If you want a book that's a 'soleless' (forgive the pun) tick-list of classic designs everyone should have in their sneaker collection, or if you want to look back and reminisce about the trainers you used to lust after as a kid (Air Jordans, Air Max, Adidas Torsion etc. etc.) then go for it - everything you want is right here: all the landmark designs and turning points in sneaker design.
If however, you want to take a walk off the beaten track (is that another trainer pun? No, but I guess it could be seen that way), and dive headlong into the stunning, colourful, magic - and above all - creative world that is true sneaker culture I'd suggest looking elsewhere. Try Art & Sole: Contemporary Sneaker Art & Design for a book that showcases truly amazing sneaker inspired art, furniture and advertising. Take a look at Custom Kicks: Personalised Footwear and feast you eyes on what trainer colourways could truly be if Nike, Adidas (and all the other brands) didn't cater for the masses, but us 'heads' instead; see what designs people who love trainers come up with on their own. Or read about how to spot fakes on ebay, how to customise trainers yourself, read interviews with Legendary Nike designers as well as lesser known underground customisers, and read about how trainers become currency in tough US jails in Sneaker Freaker: The Book 2002-2005. It's all out there for you to find and paw over. A million different stories, exciting design, and original works of art... it's just not in this book.
If you're into sneakers or trainers - no doubt this book should be in your collection. But as I said at the start of my review: it's my least favourite book on the subject. It offers little insight, and nothing of the magic, about the trainer world and subculture. It's kind of just a basic shopping list for collectors in the form of a book. And for your basic goods at that.
If this review was helpful to you at all then please give it the thumbs up, and if not, then please comment on why so I can do a better job for you next time. Thanks :-)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Cracking little book,well designed with great photography to drool over. Only one small point,not enough type on collectors and collecting.Other than that worth double. CLASSY.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a must for any sneaker collector or somebody who likes to take a look back at the classics from back in the day. There are loads of top photo's and some really good in information, overall a top book which looks classy on any book self.
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