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“I’m collecting sneakers for, hmm I can’t remember how long . . . “
It’s pretty obvious when a guy named Fabian uses that kind of verb conjugation that he’s a native European, and in this video from the recently concluded Sneakerness Zurich event, Mr. Hoyois gives us a feel for what it was like for Euro sneakerheads in the early days. The video ‘In Mint Condition’ offers a rundown of Fabian’s collection along with his memories of how he couldn’t get the basketball shoes he’d seen on NBA telecasts. It’s the classic story of the European proclivity for running and tennis ‘trainers’, with a few extreme rarities tossed in for all you connoisseurs out there. Click through to see the video in its entirety, let us know how these compare to the other collections we’ve seen and stick with Sneaker News for more looks into the world’s best sneaker archives.
20 Responses to “‘In Mint Condition’ Video”
July 1st, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Nice collection, Im feeling those OG Infareds alot
July 1st, 2011 at 8:58 pm
this feature is so tight! nice work!
July 1st, 2011 at 9:25 pm
so i scroll down just to check the comments on this AMAZINGG video/post and i see no one showing love.. yo its not only about jordans this video is inspiring. well atleast for me it is. love the collection man! keep up the good work…
July 1st, 2011 at 9:35 pm
This dude gets super probs..respect!
July 1st, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Nice, Frenchie has it right. Runners are more comfortable and only the realist sneaker heads know whats up- not not "underground" celebrity watchers!
July 1st, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Did yall notice how there's a Fred Meyers tag for the air max 90 infrared at the very end? Crazy never knew they were sold there.
July 1st, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Nice! So cool to see original products.
July 1st, 2011 at 11:24 pm
OG runner heat! cool video and, as has been said above ,nice to see a different collection. unworn in box with price tags too. those infrareds were $110! that would have been quite a lot of dough back then when they dropped. now they retail for $95. crazy. of course quality would have been tight as hell back in '90 though and the technology on them would have been something else.
July 2nd, 2011 at 12:29 am
yeah, i saw that too, was blowin my mind…
July 2nd, 2011 at 12:31 am
Draw dropping!
July 2nd, 2011 at 1:17 am
couldn have said it better
July 2nd, 2011 at 6:30 am
So dope. Great collection and lots of underrated hits in there. I'd personally love to see the Duelist come back as a retro. I love my J's as much as anyone, but it's stuff like this that reminds me (and probably a bunch of others) that 80's and 90's Nike runners were my first love and continue to be my main shit. A+ postvideo.
July 2nd, 2011 at 7:44 am
Just… Wow
July 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 am
Jaw…
July 2nd, 2011 at 11:57 am
also, it's crazy that he traveled to OTHER COUNTRIES to pick of fresh kicks. so much respect for his game.
July 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm
DOPE.
July 2nd, 2011 at 2:49 pm
nice … I always like the real rare vintage trainers … and its true that the internet ( ebay ) have made many people happy, just like me
July 2nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
i know back when there was an actual air bubble..
July 2nd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
glad im bilingual lol but that wascr5a one of the dopest collection of anything ive ever seen. crazy stuff
August 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 am
Priceless collection . Quality over quantity though he does have a plethora of sneakers . By any chance does anyone know the name of this song ? Really mellow .