05-11-11, 01:46 AM
Hello everyone!
My name is Erik and I’m a 30-year-old teacher from Sweden. I began my fascination for sneakers a few years back when my brother, a sneaker-head himself, took me to the Adidas outlet in Stockholm. He had voiced his concern over my poor choice of shoes for a while and was convinced he could get me on the right track. Sneakers were something I hadn’t paid much attention to over the years mostly because I figured my big feet would look ridiculous in such an eye-catching presentation. Little did I know that this day would be the start of an expensive and unconditional love for all that is three-striped, and above all the Superstar. I don’t know if it was the fact that the Superstar was the first “real†sneaker I had bought up to that day or the fact that it, in its simplicity, summarizes everything that makes for a perfect sneaker. But from that day on I had a special connection to the shelltoe.
What followed were a few years of buying everything I could afford (I’ve seen you guys trying get fellow collectors to slow down). I actually got a letter from SNS on my 30th birthday, thanking me for the business over the years (as a joke). Eventually I slowed down and became pickier in my choices (I’m sure some of you will disagree) and I’ve sold some of the pairs I bought during those years (mostly Nike). I’ve stayed away from the 35th anniversaries because I missed the train and prices/fakes puts me off. I mostly buy vins, 80’s and the odd Pro Model if I get the chance. Today I own about 150 pairs, out of which about a third are supes.
I’ve been a member here before but my lack of activity got me thrown out in the last purging (I was a lurker basically). I will try to do better this time as I value your collective knowledge and I will try my best to contribute as much as I can as well.
I will upload my collection as soon as I master the uploading procedure.
My name is Erik and I’m a 30-year-old teacher from Sweden. I began my fascination for sneakers a few years back when my brother, a sneaker-head himself, took me to the Adidas outlet in Stockholm. He had voiced his concern over my poor choice of shoes for a while and was convinced he could get me on the right track. Sneakers were something I hadn’t paid much attention to over the years mostly because I figured my big feet would look ridiculous in such an eye-catching presentation. Little did I know that this day would be the start of an expensive and unconditional love for all that is three-striped, and above all the Superstar. I don’t know if it was the fact that the Superstar was the first “real†sneaker I had bought up to that day or the fact that it, in its simplicity, summarizes everything that makes for a perfect sneaker. But from that day on I had a special connection to the shelltoe.
What followed were a few years of buying everything I could afford (I’ve seen you guys trying get fellow collectors to slow down). I actually got a letter from SNS on my 30th birthday, thanking me for the business over the years (as a joke). Eventually I slowed down and became pickier in my choices (I’m sure some of you will disagree) and I’ve sold some of the pairs I bought during those years (mostly Nike). I’ve stayed away from the 35th anniversaries because I missed the train and prices/fakes puts me off. I mostly buy vins, 80’s and the odd Pro Model if I get the chance. Today I own about 150 pairs, out of which about a third are supes.
I’ve been a member here before but my lack of activity got me thrown out in the last purging (I was a lurker basically). I will try to do better this time as I value your collective knowledge and I will try my best to contribute as much as I can as well.
I will upload my collection as soon as I master the uploading procedure.