{"id":356785,"date":"2014-01-05T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=356785"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T00:24:56","slug":"community-collections-chris-downes-m-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/community-collections-chris-downes-m-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Collections: Chris Downes, M.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/community-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Collections<\/a> checks in this week with a doctor from Kansas who uses his sneakers for a different kind of performance. <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dryuhmudder#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Downes<\/a> is a registered Doctor of Medicine in <strong>Wichita<\/strong> who has been collecting sneakers since the turn of the century, using many of his pairs to stay comfortable in the hospital. Originally hooked on the <a href=\"\/air-jordans\/air-jordan-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Jordan 11<\/a> and <a href=\"\/air-jordans\/air-jordan-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Jordan 12<\/a>, Downes has now expanded his repertoire to include <strong>Nike Basketball<\/strong> and running SKUs. On his feet for hours on end delivering babies and helping people, this sneaker enthusiast isn&#8217;t wearing Crocs around the hospital. Instead, Downes prefers his <strong>OG Air Jordans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate your way the pages to see Chris&#8217; entire collection and some of his personal selections, including his <strong>Most Rare Pair <\/strong>and <strong>Oldest Pair<\/strong>. Type a line in the comment box at the bottom of the page with your feedback, and keep <strong>Snkrs Day<\/strong> streaming for everything sneakers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Profile:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Chris Downes<br \/>\n<strong>City:<\/strong> Wichita, Kansas<br \/>\n<strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dryuhmudder#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dryuhmudder<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Started:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Collection Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve always had an affinity for sneakers, thanks in part to my cousin who wore Nike <em>Huaraches<\/em> and <em>Barkleys<\/em> when we were growing up. I definitely couldn&#8217;t get my parents to spend that kind of money on sneakers back then, and his kicks were way too big for me at the time. Eventually I was able to save up my allowance and I started buying Jordans in <strong>1997<\/strong>. It wasn&#8217;t until I got a pair of the 2000 <a href=\"\/tag\/air-jordan-11-concord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Jordan XI &#8220;Concord&#8221;<\/a> that I really took things more seriously. I&#8217;ve got mostly <em>Jordans<\/em>, <em>Foams<\/em>, <em>Kobes<\/em>, <em>Lebrons<\/em> and <em>Nike runners<\/em>. I used to be heavy into Dunks and AF1s, but that fell off after college, and med school tuition shut down sneaker purchases for the most part. I&#8217;ve steadily been building back up, and I&#8217;m now up to around <strong>250 pairs<\/strong>. I buy what I like, although I&#8217;m mostly loyal to Nike. The way online purchasing is ruled by bots now, you almost have to expand your taste, especially in a smaller market like here in Wichita. Luckily, we have a <strong>House of Hoops<\/strong> out here and in Kansas City. Additionally, my fam in Vegas and NY hold me down from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Most Rare Pair: <\/strong>Nike Air Foamposite One &#8220;Paranorman&#8221; (2013)<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI gained an appreciation for <a href=\"\/tag\/nike-air-foamposite-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foams<\/a> from going to school and living in the <strong>DMV<\/strong> area. The all over print foams are harder for older heads to appreciate, but these were a must have for me from the second I saw them. I sent my crazy pic in on the <em>first day<\/em> of the competition and got my confirmation email for my pair on the <em>second day<\/em>. Easily one of my best sneaker moments ever. Waiting on them was tough though, but I was really glad to get them in my size.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Collection Starter: <\/strong>Air Jordan 11 &#8220;Concord&#8221; (2000)<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI got these in <strong>2000<\/strong>, which was my last year of high school in Trinidad (or Secondary School- for my Caribbean people), and my dad was working in the UK at the time. I missed out on the OG release, but I had to have these. I can\u2019t even remember how I convinced him to buy them for me. He picked them up at a UK Foot Locker for <strong>\u00a399.99<\/strong>. Still the best delivery I&#8217;ve ever received. They were my go to kicks for a long time, until I decided to wear them one year for J&#8217;ouvert during Carnival in Trinidad. Well worth it, many great memories with these.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Most Frequent Wear: <\/strong>Nike Kobe 8 (2012-14)<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI really only started getting into <strong>Kobes<\/strong> with the <strong>IVs<\/strong> and <strong>Vs<\/strong>, but the <a href=\"\/tag\/nike-kobe-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike Kobe 8<\/a> model has definitely been my go to model for wearing in the hospital this past year. They stand up well to long days and nights at work. Since I finished residency, I don&#8217;t deliver babies anymore, so I can be a little more adventurous with my sneakers at work and not have to worry about baby juice.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Personal Favorite: <\/strong>Air Jordan 11 Low White\/Black-Navy (2001)<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI first picked these up when I was in University, beat the hell out of them, but the low silhouette on the <a href=\"\/tag\/air-jordan-11-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Jordan XI<\/a> with the snakeskin print was so on point. The only other XI lows I liked at the time were the reds; who knew they&#8217;d turn into classics. I got this replacement pair after much searching. Patience is the key now in this game. <em>Older Jordan&#8217;s age very nicely<\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Oldest Pair: <\/strong>OG Air Jordan 12 &#8220;Flu Game&#8221; (1997)<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe first pair of Jordan&#8217;s I ever bought were the Obsidian XIIs when I was 14. They fell apart long ago, after going home on college break and trying to hoop in them after they&#8217;d been baking in my closet for two semesters. The quality on these is superb, and I&#8217;m glad everything is holding together nicely on them. Wore them out the other day and they are still <strong>very wearable<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post a picture of your collection as a whole on Instagram with the hashtag #communitycollections, or send it to info@snkrsday.com for a chance to be featured on Snkrs Day&#8217; next edition of Community Collections.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Collections checks in this week with a doctor from Kansas who uses his sneakers for a different kind of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4655,"featured_media":356786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1207912,1215390,618],"tags":[1225861,1215671,1215586],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Community Collections: Chris Downes, M.D. | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Community Collections: Chris Downes, M.D. shoes. 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