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Following on the heels of successful books recently published by Rizzoli like Out of the Box and SLAM Kicks, this guide -- in the same format as two of our most popular recent titles, 1000 Football Shirts and 1000 Football Clubs — offers a definitive collection of the world's most iconic, best designed, and most collectible sneakers fleshed out with history, design details, and sports trivia. A visual history of the world's most coveted and popular footwear, 1000 Sneakers celebrates the rise of the sneaker from practical sports shoe to fashion statement and design icon. 

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<i>1000 Sneakers</i>is all about the content, functioning as<b> an encyclopedia of athletic footwear as we know it</b>. The book covers the background behind the <b>most important sneakers of our time</b>, including stories like the birth of theConverse Chuck Taylor, Jesse Owens' controversialadidasshoes from the Berlin Olympics, and of course, theAir Jordanlegacy. <i> Sole Collector Subtitled 'Cool and Classic Styles, from Street to Sport, ' the volume is predicated on the notion that <b>every sneaker has a story</b>, functioning as an encyclopedia that features over<b> 1,000 full-color images of the kicks that have most influenced global sneaker culture</b>. <i> FreshnessMag.com <i>1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street </i><b>celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases</b>, both past and present. <i> Uncrate.com</i>

These days, sneaker-related books are a dime a dozen... That's why 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux is such a breath of fresh air. -Sole Collector presents a visual history of the world's most coveted pairs, ranging from vintage icons -- the Adidas Jabbar, Puma Clyde, and Nike Air Force 1 -- to lesser heralded classics like the PRO-Keds Royal Master or the Vans Sk8 -Hi. -FreshnessMag.com 1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases, both past and present. -Uncrate.com With 1000 Sneakers you are treated to tons of great visuals, fun facts, movie references, sports moments and more. -DeFY New York The book spans classics like Keds and Converse All-Stars to today's leading fashion icons, totaling more than 1,000 full-color sneaker images. The pseudo-encyclopedia details the rise of sneaker culture and its star celebrities. 'My second aim was to tell stories, ' the author says, adding, 'I didn't only want to show iconic shoes but explain why they became famous--the story, the man, the event behind each sneaker.' -Footwear Plus . . . whether you're a true sneakerhead or just a history buff interested in the legacy of fire kicks, this is a quality read. -Highsnobiety.com This is a must-read for sneakerheads. -Maxim Magazine It's a fully loaded catalog for sneakerheads, with side-by-side comparisons of all the sneakers that matter most. -BookPage 1000 Sneakersis all about the content, functioning as an encyclopedia of athletic footwear as we know it. The book covers the background behind the most important sneakers of our time, including stories like the birth of theConverse Chuck Taylor, Jesse Owens' controversialadidasshoes from the Berlin Olympics, and of course, theAir Jordanlegacy. Sole Collector Subtitled 'Cool and Classic Styles, from Street to Sport, ' the volume is predicated on the notion that every sneaker has a story, functioning as an encyclopedia that features over 1,000 full-color images of the kicks that have most influenced global sneaker culture. FreshnessMag.com 1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases, both past and present. Uncrate.com

These days, sneaker-related books are a dime a dozen... That's why 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux is such a breath of fresh air. -Sole Collector presents a visual history of the world's most coveted pairs, ranging from vintage icons -- the Adidas Jabbar, Puma Clyde, and Nike Air Force 1 -- to lesser heralded classics like the PRO-Keds Royal Master or the Vans Sk8 -Hi. -FreshnessMag.com 1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases, both past and present. -Uncrate.com With 1000 Sneakers you are treated to tons of great visuals, fun facts, movie references, sports moments and more. -DeFY New York The book spans classics like Keds and Converse All-Stars to today's leading fashion icons, totaling more than 1,000 full-color sneaker images. The pseudo-encyclopedia details the rise of sneaker culture and its star celebrities. 'My second aim was to tell stories, ' the author says, adding, 'I didn't only want to show iconic shoes but explain why they became famous--the story, the man, the event behind each sneaker.' -Footwear Plus . . . whether you're a true sneakerhead or just a history buff interested in the legacy of fire kicks, this is a quality read. -Highsnobiety.com This is a must-read for sneakerheads. -Maxim Magazine It's a fully loaded catalog for sneakerheads, with side-by-side comparisons of all the sneakers that matter most. -BookPage

These days, sneaker-related books are a dime a dozen... That's why 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux is such a breath of fresh air. -Sole Collector presents a visual history of the world's most coveted pairs, ranging from vintage icons -- the Adidas Jabbar, Puma Clyde, and Nike Air Force 1 -- to lesser heralded classics like the PRO-Keds Royal Master or the Vans Sk8 -Hi. -FreshnessMag.com 1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases, both past and present. -Uncrate.com With 1000 Sneakers you are treated to tons of great visuals, fun facts, movie references, sports moments and more. -DeFY New York The book spans classics like Keds and Converse All-Stars to today's leading fashion icons, totaling more than 1,000 full-color sneaker images. The pseudo-encyclopedia details the rise of sneaker culture and its star celebrities. 'My second aim was to tell stories, ' the author says, adding, 'I didn't only want to show iconic shoes but explain why they became famous--the story, the man, the event behind each sneaker.' -Footwear Plus . . . whether you're a true sneakerhead or just a history buff interested in the legacy of fire kicks, this is a quality read. -Highsnobiety.com This is a must-read for sneakerheads. -Maxim Magazine It's a fully loaded catalog for sneakerheads, with side-by-side comparisons of all the sneakers that matter most. -BookPage

These days, sneaker-related books are a dime a dozen... That's why 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux is such a breath of fresh air. <i> Sole Collector presents a visual history of the world's most coveted pairs, ranging from vintage icons -- the Adidas Jabbar, Puma Clyde, and Nike Air Force 1 -- to lesser heralded classics like the PRO-Keds Royal Master or the Vans Sk8 -Hi. <i> FreshnessMag.com <i>1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street </i><b>celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases</b>, both past and present. <i> Uncrate.com With<i>1000 Sneakers</i>you are treated to <b>tons of great visuals, fun facts, movie references, sports moments </b>and more. <i> DeFY New York The book spans classics like Keds and Converse All-Stars to today s leading fashion icons, totaling more than 1,000 full-color sneaker images. <b>The pseudo-encyclopedia details the rise of sneaker culture and its star celebrities</b>. 'My second aim was to tell stories, ' the author says, adding, 'I didn t only want to show iconic shoes but explain why they became famous the story, the man, the event behind each sneaker.' <i> Footwear Plus . . . whether you re a true sneakerhead or just a history buff interested in the legacy of fire kicks, this is a quality read. <i> Highsnobiety.com This is a must-read for sneakerheads. <i> Maxim Magazine It's a fully loaded catalog for sneakerheads, with side-by-side comparisons of all the sneakers that matter most. <i> BookPage</i>

These days, sneaker-related books are a dime a dozen... That's why 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux is such a breath of fresh air. -Sole Collector presents a visual history of the world's most coveted pairs, ranging from vintage icons -- the Adidas Jabbar, Puma Clyde, and Nike Air Force 1 -- to lesser heralded classics like the PRO-Keds Royal Master or the Vans Sk8 -Hi. -FreshnessMag.com 1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street celebrates shoe culture with a look at the most memorable and noteworthy releases, both past and present. -Uncrate.com With 1000 Sneakers you are treated to tons of great visuals, fun facts, movie references, sports moments and more. -DeFY New York The book spans classics like Keds and Converse All-Stars to today's leading fashion icons, totaling more than 1,000 full-color sneaker images. The pseudo-encyclopedia details the rise of sneaker culture and its star celebrities. 'My second aim was to tell stories, ' the author says, adding, 'I didn't only want to show iconic shoes but explain why they became famous--the story, the man, the event behind each sneaker.' -Footwear Plus . . . whether you're a true sneakerhead or just a history buff interested in the legacy of fire kicks, this is a quality read. -Highsnobiety.com This is a must-read for sneakerheads. -Maxim Magazine It's a fully loaded catalog for sneakerheads, with side-by-side comparisons of all the sneakers that matter most. -BookPage

Author Information

Mathieu Le Maux has been the sports editor of French GQ since 2011 and is the author of Le Dico du Running, a runner's dictionary published in 2014 in French. He is also a sneaker collector and currently owns over 300 pairs. 

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