size?collections: Beyond the Streets ft. DJ Semtex, Sneakerqueen, Ernie Beckmann & Felix Young

Supported by adidas Originals we hosted our very own physical size?collections display at Beyond the Streets London with adidas Originals collector Ernie Beckmann (@erniepunk), including an additional panel talk with himself, Julia Schoierer (@sneakerqueen) plus Felix Young (@f3lixyoung) from Hypebeast and hip-hop legend DJ Semtex.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - What made the adidas Rivalry such a great basketball shoe?
4:10 - Why is it that many sporting shoes eventually become streetwear and cultural sensations?
05:31 - Do you think that these shoes were ever made with the mindset of venturing off the hardwood? Knowing earlier adidas shoes had transcended their original functions.
07:23 - adidas x Run DMC is one of the most iconic endorsements in sneaker history. How important is the connection between adidas sneakers and hip-hop culture?
08:37 - Even 50+ years on, the shell-toed Superstar remains a cultural artefact. Why do you think that is?
11:13 - Over the years we’ve seen hip-hop royalty wearing adidas, like Eazy E in the Campus and Forum Hi. Are there any icons that inspired your picks ups?
14:44 - It’s rare that you first get into sneaker culture without the additions of music and the culture surrounding them - what are your defining early moments experiencing this?
16:34 - Is hip-hop still as influential as it was back then?
18:05 - Ernie and Julia, if you could keep one pair of adidas in your collection - which would they be?
20:14 - What shoes do you think we'll be talking about 50 years from now?
20:40 - Outro

[@camilocacayan7577]

This event was meticulously executed. So grateful to have attended 🎉

[@sneakerprofiler]

I ordered the Lost Ones Jakarta colorway because I wanted to support the Trimm Trab pack. I looked forward to publishing an unboxing blog story, but the box was in pieces in the plastic bag. I do not understand why size? and Footpatrol, hardcore OG boutiques, believe it isn’t important for the shoebox to arrive in one piece.
I was told, especially designed or not, the flimsy blue shoeboxes are suitable for shipping and it doesn’t matter they are destroyed upon arrival to their paying customers.
Footpatrol and size? expect consumers to pay to return damaged goods The consumers already paid to have shipped to add insult to injury.
I’m done with Footpatrol and size?, and the rest of the JD Sports corporate giant, because these boutiques seem done with decency even in this economy.
✌🏽💙👟