Review | Coffee table book for sneakerheads charts the history of trainers in 650 stunning pages
- Kanye West, Nigo of A Bathing Ape, the stories of the Air Jordan, Adidas, Puma, Nike and Converse – they’re all here in words and beautiful photographs
- Sneaker Freaker magazine, the bible of sports shoe collectors, has teamed up with Taschen to produce the volume
Sneaker Freaker by John Wood, pub. Taschen. 5 stars
Sneaker Freaker magazine was launched in Australia 16 years ago by sneaker enthusiast Simon Wood, partly as a way of getting free trainers. Since then, the independent mag has evolved into the bible of the trainer world, bringing sneakerheads all they need to know about the latest releases and trends.
Now the magazine has done the unexpected by joining forces with boutique publisher Taschen to release a big, fat coffee table book combining the best of the magazine with some exclusively created content.
Sneakerheads can usually be found with their eyes glued to Instagram rather than poring over the pages of a book, but this one should change their minds. Wood’s Sneaker Freaker: The Ultimate Sneaker Book presents 650 beautifully designed pages of sneaker culture.
