Class Is In Session How Andy Dutton Keeps His Curriculum And Content Creation Original

The earlier days of Andy’s personal relationship with sneakers is not unlike the other 30-somethings who grew up anywhere outside of a major city in the 1990s. Growing up in Idaho, Andy flipped through mail-order sneaker catalogs, often cutting out his favorites and make collages on his school binders.

The local mall would be the only place to truly experience the love of sneakers in person, as it was for many. It’s in these catalogs and in-store visits that he fell in love footwear, particularly the likes of the Crazy 97. This early discovery set the foundation with his current obsession with the adidas’ modernized hoops updates and 2000s-era running icons like the Response CL and Adistar.

“The tech runner trend is growing on me,” Andy says. The current craze is indeed the Y2K era, where comfort and style cross over seamlessly with some added touches of metallic silvers, breathable meshes, and intricately layered uppers. adidas Originals recently launched its 2000s Runner collection, from which Andy himself chose three as his current personal favorites. We like Andy’s vision so much that he photographed the shoes in this feature himself.

Of the three, however, Andy has a clear-cut winner. “The Ozmillen runners have my favorite midsole of the 3. The chunky look matched up with the wide mesh panels on the upper make these one of my overall favorites from Adidas.”