Tag: sneaker culture

  • Uptowns to Lafayette Street: How New York Wrote the Rules of Sneaker Style

    Uptowns to Lafayette Street: How New York Wrote the Rules of Sneaker Style

    Every city has a shoe. In New York, it has always been the sneaker, and the city did not just wear them. It named them, rapped about them, customized them and built stores around them. In 2015, the Brooklyn Museum hosted The Rise of Sneaker Culture, a touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of…