The Sneaker Book

The Sneaker Book looks back on the past 50 years of shoe design and covers almost every type of sneaker from the old canvas Converse “Chucks” to the more high-tech tech innovations of the late 1980s. Image/Info: Freshness

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The Sneaker Book looks back on the past 50 years of shoe design and covers almost every type of sneaker from the old canvas Converse “Chucks” to the more high-tech tech innovations of the late 1980s.

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