Sneaker Freaker. World's Greatest Sneaker

Sneaker Freaker. World's Greatest Sneaker

Simon “Woody” Wood, founder and editor-in-chief ofSneaker Freakermagazine, has spent the last two decades analyzing the global cult of footwear fanatics. That experience directly inspiredWorld’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors,a stonking 752-page journey into the priceless stockpiles and obsessive minds of prominent aficionados.From Tokyo to New York, via London, Philadelphia, Melbourne, and Stjørdal, no crumbled midsole is left unturned as over 2,500 vintage classics, unique athlete SMUs, unobtainable samples, handmade 1-of-1 prototypes, stratospherically priced colabs, and Player Exclusives and game-worn Jordans with multi-million-dollar price tags are lauded with gusto. The endless quest for “Holy Grails” is both blessing and curse as our collectors fiend, scheme, and dream of “the one” shoe they don’t yet own!Luxuriously photographed profiles are augmented with a series of informative “How-to” guides stuffed with pro tipson sneaker photography, storage, insurance, cleaning, and avoiding the counterfeit curse. The expertise is priceless. The stories will entertain for days as we seek outthe fundamentals of what it means, and takes, to define yourself as a “true collector.”