Chris Gibbers - The Buyer, NYC street influencer

This video isn’t just for all the sneaker heads out there, although it does make you feel ok for your addictions. The video is directed by Jake Davis who was voted MTV’s student visionary film maker, and he does an excellent job at portraying the sneaker culture. Chris Gibbs takes us through the life of a “buyer” and what exactly that is all about. The video talks about this generations staple as sneakers and everything about them. It explains some terms that might not be familiar with us all like “parallel buying” for example. So for anyone who has the smallest interest in kicks definately check out the video. I don’t want to give away everything the video talks about… so just go watch it already. Watch the video here.

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Chris Gibbers - The Buyer, NYC street influencer

This video isn’t just for all the sneaker heads out there, although it does make you feel ok for your addictions. The video is directed by Jake Davis who was voted MTV’s student visionary film maker, and he does an excellent job at portraying the sneaker culture. Chris Gibbs takes us through the life of a “buyer” and what exactly that is all about. The video talks about this generations staple as sneakers and everything about them. It explains some terms that might not be familiar with us all like “parallel buying” for example. So for anyone who has the smallest interest in kicks definately check out the video. I don’t want to give away everything the video talks about… so just go watch it already.

Watch the video here.

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