NYC's Most Influential Sneakers | Sole Origins

[@ElementCollects]

"Imagine bieng able to wear your favourite piece of art everyday" best quote from this vid

[@teedot1186]

I was trying to explain this to my wife last night.

[@TheZekeZeke1]

Grew up poor AF but one time my grandma worked at the mall and came through with the Jordan 5s on the day they released. That is still one of the best days of my life...lol Had never felt so good as the 1st time stepping through the halls of my middle school w/ the newest J's. Still gives me chills

[@jeniffershin5919]

aw we gotta love grandma what a moving story!

[@Thor-Orion]

Yeah, you had a great grandmammy!

[@heskicks]

This series is epic. Happy to see some history brought out like this! Kudos to complex and anyone involved! ✊️✊️

[@kayleecampbell8388]

P M"?

[@JoseMorales-eu7pt]

Pornos bideos

[@SliverChato]

I'm so glad to live in a time period where culture is finally being recognized as something very special. Plus the beauty and sentiment captured on camera, especially in the sole origins Tokyo. Y'all really killed the delivery of what it means to buy something from there and because of it my friends understand my connection. Thank you Complex for creating an amazing series and telling powerful stories and for passing on culture!

[@dluf1073]

Who else can’t afford “Fresh”

[@kyleltk]

Use not being able to afford something as motivation to work harder until one day you can.

[@1419afterlife]

Just buy wat is aesthetically pleasing and comfortable to u man. Look on poshmark, eBay, asos, and any sales that brands u like have going on.

[@kyleltk]

@mikael Working hard doesn't just mean working at a job. Could be in school, or whatever else you're doing. Think about the bigger picture long term. It's not rocket science. Work hard in school at a young age, get good grades, go to a respected university, and a high paying job will come where you'll be able to afford almost everything you want if you work hard enough. I'm only 17, I made over 15k profit just by reselling sneakers and streetwear in less than two years. I have nearly straight A's and soon enough I'll be in a good college where I'll keep grinding, get internships, and so on. Most people don't have the work ethic to get rich. It's a trade off. Depends what you want do you just wanna do nothing and relax or do you wanna work countless hours and make bank, and become successful.

[@niklashamberg4633]

tbh you can keep used sneakers "fresh" for a really long time by just cleaning them every once in a while and treating them like you'd treat your kids

[@GRIMM2197]

FREDOINTHECUTTHATSASCARYSIGHT P you must not have any style

[@time2ballup566]

The series looks promising. Looking forward to the next one.

[@alexanderhandzhiev8292]

Only sneaker missing is the ari menthol 10

[@Grim_NY]

Alexander Handzhiev Ari just released a whole entire video on them recently. Awesome watch, check it out if you haven’t already

[@alexanderhandzhiev8292]

@@Grim_NY i saw it but this man deserves more respect

[@jarodmoodley7925]

Alexander Handzhiev *BiGGEST of FACTS ! ! ! !*

[@pauljames7628]

Alexander Handzhiev so true

[@vtecanddohc]

“Why you you here? Because you saw me being fresh!” Lmao please

[@louisdennison7825]

Best video I have watched in a VERY long time.

[@jbourne326]

Can y'all come to union city california and or Hayward, there's a lot of folk and youth that would appreciate!

[@helgenx]

You obviously don't watch videos of importance or originality then.

[@Saad-ju8sb]

5:50 She turned heads. Especially the guy who wasn’t in line.

[@outdoorsaddiction1085]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@LucianoAlfano8]

Yeeteth was wondering if anyone else saw that

[@matthemmer7114]

YOOO i wanted to see if anybody else caught that LMAO.

[@lotr6ringzth36oat8]

The power of the leggings lol 😂

[@Obisiks500x]

DJ Clark Kent think he's fresh. He AIN'T fresh. I put an new pair of sneakers on every two steps. That's fresh 💯

[@butternutboy346]

Happy birthday m8

[@masonhalpin6053]

What a great time in the sneaker world. I remember when it was always such a hunt for these sneakers and you’d see people flex on ISS Forums. Great vid Complex 🙌🏾

[@austint19]

Someone wanna tell me why DJ Clark Kent hasn’t updated his style since 2007?

[@TheSublimeLifestyle]

Austin Thomas he literally said it in the interview. If you can wear something you like, why not? He alluded it to sneakers but I’m almost certain that’s his fashion mantra.

[@msandoval8027]

Chino Nguyen , exactly key 🔑 word is thinks!!!

[@sunnyrachelsson3169]

Stick to the classics fuck trends!

[@killedward2882]

This is a 21 minute Nike and Supreme ad

[@litfilms771]

A vast majority of the most sought after collabs in sneaker history are Nike/Jordan. I wouldn't expect less

[@fgaze72]

yeah tbh the fact that they didnt mention the 80s b-boy sneaker culture (adidas superstars etc) is kinda weak

[@HectorHernandez-jq7wq]

Definitely and Reebok was a huge in 80s and early to mid 90s

[@quicksilver3263]

It's NY bro, what do you want?

[@kash9074]

I wish these videos were about the design process/ business plan/ actual metrics, rather than just some fluff meant to build the hype for these brands further.

[@kingkonstad]

every once in a while Complex still puts out some good content.

[@kentaaruga4765]

That butchery-style sneaker store really reminded me of the CONVENI store in Japan. CONVENI looks like a convenient store but it sells fashion clothes. Mad connection that popped up in my head but its cool to see someone of inspired by that unique story

[@michael-stonino.2897]

Amazing mini-documentary! 💯 looking forward to the next one! COMPLEX

[@LuizaDeschamps]

Amazing!!!! So proud to see our women heard

[@levmyshkin8366]

0:47 This five seconds made me cry with joy

[@d1fferen7]

Ain't nothing better than getting a fresh pair of kicks. Regardless if AF1, Jordans or Air Maxes. Gives me a good feeling.

[@arielandrade6246]

This was 🔥 and inspirational!!!!! Thank you complex ❤️🐐

[@o0MadHouse0o]

This wasn’t long enough. I need more f this

[@DianeBooker-h1i]

Amazing Series Thank you!

[@rustemsadvakassov1787]

Found myself rewatching this film for the third time since it was released… sofa king great!!!!

[@Thor-Orion]

I’m in love with the tall skinny woman who had the Jordan birthday cake. Love her look, love her attitude and perspective, love her style. And she’s obviously model beautiful. Can’t help but adore her.

[@TheShoeGame]

Love it. Reminds me of why I fell in love with sneakers and great stories from the glory days.

[@amanvishwakarma7287]

Am I the only one craving for more of SOLE ORIGINS?!

[@resboy3793]

I agree I don’t buy sneakers because they are expensive I buy them because they look cool and make me fresh 💯💯💯

[@claytonduffymusicoffical]

Please bring these back complex

[@nicoscorner2592]

The benefit of staying in your own world creates dreams and visions that come true.

[@giorassiccuriosity1796]

Is this strictly a KZbin series? I feel like this is beautifully created/scripted and designed that it deserves TV viewing!

[@Anthony-de1hb]

revisited this video because it's just golden. This, this is what real sneaker culture is and what it represents. Being from New York, this one really hit me.

[@0mgskillz96]

Theres only four new york staples in footwear, puma suedes, adidas shelltoes, air force ones and timberlands, honourable mentions ill give it to air max ones, fila tennis and wallys

[@vedametatron]

K. Block absolutely my friend and my favorites of these that i only rock are timberlands air max and wallos and new balance 574 and 996 was getting rocked in bx and queens for some time by people also.

[@aikenstodd]

You gotta take it back to 80's if you mentioned wallys you can't forget about British Walkers and I still to this day rock my NB 996.

[@0mgskillz96]

aikens todd word british walkers was poppin but only in the 80s and i feel like wallys was/is more of a status symbol, cuz wu made em hot for the 90s again, they had a longer lifespan than walkers and of course, cant go wrong with some new bals but i feel like it was more of a shoe for boosters, not on some fly drug dealer shit that the whole nyc wore like all the other kicks on the list

[@aikenstodd]

@@0mgskillz96 As far as the NB's I'm from the Bx/Harlem and the hustlers was on them NB's heavy when there was $ in the streets. I agree with you with the Britishers though. There was too many kicks to choose from back in the days Ellesses, Avias, Sacouneys, etc, etc... These youngins got the game fucked up trying to look like what everyone else is looking like that shit is beyond lame.

[@3NYC3]

K. Block That’s for the 80’s Head’s tho my Pops was doing those his favorite was the Diadora’s and B- walkers

[@fernandomolina27196]

Keep up the videos these are what real sneaker collectors want to see.

[@jarodmoodley7925]

I *LOVE* the intense music they used , made it seem as if the content was *WORLD CHANGING* as the underdog persevered and rised above it all ! Lol , made it feel *waaaaaaaaaaaaaay* more serious than it actually is !

[@itskyyuuuu]

You here cause you saw me and i was fresh

[@marloygonzalez9485]

This episode was fire🔥🔥🔥🔥 What I Love about it From what they came from to Where they at now They hustle grind made it happen This episode love it

[@outdoorsaddiction1085]

Man, this took me back to memory lane to when I was a young buck in the 80s

[@tredeezy76]

Didnt want this to end...great doc...💪

[@ericsmith1519]

Got some laugh off the intro,, you saw me, i was fresh thats y ur here lol

[@cloudsweater]

This was an amazing watch! Nice job! 👏

[@kneeshot9617]

It made me appreciate sneakers more after watching this...THANKS ALL OF YOU WHO MADE THIS AWESOME VIDEOS!

[@stiialex9336]

What a damn wonderful documentry. Dench.

[@dannyhuang3472]

Best show ever

[@peterdelaney1946]

watching this wearing my side b sneakers. love it

[@opportunityy.b9997]

This background music gonna make me cry bruh I love sneakers.

[@ALGREEN540]

Vashtie is so beautiful, her looks, her spirit , her personality, her hustle

[@melsoro7311]

"I can make an air Max 90 look like bacon" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigj6706]

LOL for real, but I can't front that shoe is sick.

[@otrocheyo]

Almost cried tears of joy...

[@austinforreal8014]

Amazing series great way to teach the youth about Sneaker History

[@Fa-ke9mj]

it’s all about being fresh

[@sennsir]

7:24 damn bro then send me 1000 pairs of your used kicks & I’ll pay the shipping 🤟🏾

[@harrysmith5490]

Dope video 🔥🔥🔥

[@M4NA5]

I doubled up on the bacons. Hands down one of the best sneakers of all time and a personal grail. Grateful for everyone going for dunks instead nowadays.

[@AnthonyJohnston1]

Yeah right and Pretty sweet changed my life. Those two videos are literally engrained in my DNA.

[@eriosyce688]

When I think of a store that I go in and touch everything, I don't think of a butcher's 😂

[@travisbuter2358]

Big scout out @ complex for the vlog keep it lit💯💯💯👍👍👍

[@kevinmenendez8323]

Man i like this type of mini documentary...

[@ianmedium]

That there is a bit of cultural history! Thank you! A fascinating insight into New York street culture and how it developed.

[@design4thought]

This is dope and well produced. Big ups to the team who touched this.

[@gregboggs2708]

I love that he says "at the end of the day they're just sneakers." I agree man I love getting new kicks and chase after many but I wear ever single pair

[@PeppersPox]

I feel like when he said "I wanted to make a shoe that you aren't confused about wearing or just praise It on a shelf" he was referring to shoes that existed post creation of his shoe such as yeezys

[@ahmaddanialmohammad]

@complex You gotta bring this series back again soon!

[@EdWong2012]

I glad he found meaning of life through a sneaker and being fresh. Are you kidding me? Enlightenment of the soul found in sneakers. Didn't know you could get to Shambala via the low road.

[@nyclassic4ever130]

Finally someone that says what I been saying. Our generation made this pop...we started this movement! When we born sneakers were still mostly for athletes or strictly the gym. Not for everyday wear..lol The amount of stuff we started won't be duplicated by any other generation...

[@DesertEagle101]

this is dope as hell but any love for other brands beyond Nike?

[@TestarossaF110]

THANK YOU!!! I'm a young white European but for some reason I just feel everything you showed in this video. I love the 80'-now era and I love New York (even though I was born in '00 and have never been outside of Europe.)

[@emcee1337]

dudes complaining about people calling him weird when they actually have a point. if you feel the need to buy a new turntable every time you put a new record on, wouldn't that be weird, too? #insecure

[@isaachaaze3]

12:56 I went to school with the artist that painted that mural wow mad cool

[@Grim_NY]

Dope series keep this going! 🔥

[@cottonizallikno]

Best series on complex!

[@jaygatling1977]

Not a fan of SB Dunks but the Staple Pigeon Dunk were fire.

[@tonyzalez7234]

Dj Clark Kent is playin. As soon as I see my sneakers they ain't fresh. That's fresh.

[@FashionRoadman]

ICONIC

[@Lindem15]

Beautiful stories and a wonderful video!

[@panikkosgeorgiou5028]

Great video !!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gemstateofmind]

Love this series! What happened to the uncensored version?

[@beastmasterakathabarbaric1509]

Awesome Im a compulsive fashion fanatic being fresh is like a Heroin fix to me

[@casualsuede]

I ain't about being fresh, I'm about being rich. If I want my clothes to be fresh, it's called the washing machine son.

[@wittyexquisite]

casualsuede something a true white person would say

[@dustin5504]

Complex at its finest

[@roseinkpictures1782]

Great content complex

[@emmanuelclausellllavona350]

Fire series! Keep doing it non stop

[@m.hm.h2655]

Loved it. Very Nice made 🔥

[@SlimPacman]

"At the end of the day, they're just sneakers"

[@limon7470]

I’m just gonna say it, this is a good show, good job complex, you did good.

[@jayChiefs]

20:18 What forces are those 🤔🔥

[@amardaman1034]

There’s more to LIFE than being FRESH.

[@olaxx6768]

5:50 She turned heads. Especially the guy who wasn’t in line.

[@coreytanaka6660]

This was soo good

[@mvsonalexander]

5:52 is cracking me up! lol

[@BBnose]

I’m wondering why no Stan Smith in the video.

[@Danielwoesthoff1]

We need one on Europe also. Patta, Parra, Hideout, Solebox also helpend changing the sneaker landscape.

[@Jeantheplug]

This was beautiful

[@alexthelizardking]

RIP Clark Kent. You were our Superman.

[@blindeyesurgeon6576]

This is a good idea. Make this a series.

[@isaacrecktenwald2326]

I really liked that vid....... after this I bout to cop some sneakers 👟😁🔥🔥

[@holymo4777]

This was fire

[@keshlan23]

God bless you Russ for this one

[@diegosoto6680]

this was amazing

[@theshiftygod]

I wish this was longer