Product Description

The mother of all sneaker books is finally back in print, in an expanded edition. Upon its initial publication in 2003, was hailed by as "The perfect primer on the sole of pop culture a much needed compendium." raved that "Garcia's book is an anthropological trove," while the noted that " is a must." gushed: "Garcia chronicles the gym shoe's rise to cultural prominence with obsessive detail is a welcome addition to New York cultural history." magazine called it "The definitive book on the rise of sneaker fanaticism," and hailed it as "a rhapsodic, comprehensive chronicle." Documenting more than 400 pairs of sneakers in a highly illustrated, chronological format, is simply a stone cold classic. Sneakers are fetishized by consumers worldwide, and dozens of subsequent sneakers books have come and gone, but none have come close to attracting the readership and unfettered adulation that this book has enjoyed. (Carnegie Mellon University even offers a class, Sneakerology 101, that uses as its main textbook.) Updates to the new edition include new sneakers inaugurated into the canon, as well as a new foreword, introduction and afterword.