Where'd You Get Those?: New York City's Sneaker Culture : 1960-1987

by Garcia, Bobbito

• ISBN13: 9781576871799
• ISBN10: 1576871797
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Describing how a small and dedicated group of sneaker consumers in the 70s and early 80s proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants like Nike and adidas, aficionado and legendary hip-hop icon Bobbito Garcia writes with the exactitude and affection that only a true believer could convey.

Table of Contents

Can it Be That It Was All So Simple Then?: The Evolution of the New York Sneaker Connoisseur	08	(20)
The Pound	20	(4)
WYGT?: Getting Around	24	(2)
The '60s: Ragtime	26	(6)
'70-'74	32	(22)
'75-'78	54	(30)
'79-'83	84	(50)
'84-'87	134	(40)
The End of an Era	174	(2)
Fresh Dipped	176	(14)
Arts & Crafts	190	(8)
Holy Wars	198	(2)
The Toothbrush	200	(4)
On Ice	204	(4)
A Hunting We Will Go	208	(6)
``What Size Are Those?''	214	(4)
Skippies and Rejects	218	(8)
Thou Shalt Not	226	(4)
Future Underground Classics	230	(8)
NYC Ball Legends	238	(18)
Top Ten List	256	(2)
Chronological Customizations	258	(2)
Company Roster	260	(2)
Acknowledgments	262	(1)
Photo Credits	263	(1)
About the Author	264