Complex is knee deep in their “Sate of Sneakers” week, wherein they’ll be pumping out daily pieces that attempt to capture where this whole sneaker movement is at this point in time. Today they’re touching on the cities where you purchase your footwear at, and breaking down which spots across the globe are the greatest “sneaker cities”. Number 1 should come as no surprise, but there are definitely some curveballs lurking in the list. Did you expect Chicago to rank so high? Should there be more international spots? Let us know down in the comments and then hit up Complex for the full listing of the world’s top sneaker cities.
7. San Francisco
6. Paris
5. Chicago
4. Los Angeles
3. London
2. Tokyo
1. New York City