A guest at Paris Fashion Week wears “Off-White for Nike” Air Jordan 1 sneakers. 2020 was a banner year for streetwear and sneaker aficionados. Photo: Getty Images
From Nike Air Jordans to reseller StockX, why sneakers were big news in 2020 and why the sports shoe boom will continue this year
- Dior collaborated with Jordan for the ‘Diordan’, a pair of Air Jordan 1s created by fashion designer Kim Jones that became 2020’s most wanted shoe
- Netflix’s Sneakerheads follows a man’s quest for a pair of mythical sneakers in a lucrative market in which shoe brands restrict releases to drive resale demand
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A guest at Paris Fashion Week wears “Off-White for Nike” Air Jordan 1 sneakers. 2020 was a banner year for streetwear and sneaker aficionados. Photo: Getty Images