Nostalgic rant on sneaker culture from @djangodegree
The creator delivers a monologue arguing that the mass restock of the Adidas NMD R1 "OG" sneaker marked the end of exclusivity in sneaker culture. He contrasts the shoe's initial high resale value with its current low price, reminisces about the "golden era" of hard-to-get Nike releases like the Kobe "Grinch," and explains how subsequent mass releases of shoes like the Air Jordan 11 "Concord" solidified this shift. He uses a series of illustrative images of sneakers and articles to support his historical analysis and concludes by asking the audience for their opinion on which shoe marked the end of the era.
Creator: @djangodegree on Instagram
Transcript
Can tell you the exact day the sneaker game fell apart, and it was this shoe's fault. No, if you're a Gen Z, you're probably wondering, what are you talking about? This shoe goes for $1.30. You don't understand. Between those shoes and the triple whites, Adidas had us in a choke good in 2015. I had a homie who paid 1,500 for a pair of these. And at the time, bro, it seemed like these could they were only going up. It was incredible. They were coming out with different colorways, but at the end o
Topics: Streetwear, Fashion, History
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