{"id":376901,"date":"2014-04-29T10:33:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T15:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=376901"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:58:26","slug":"obscura-magazine-delves-into-the-history-of-sneakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/obscura-magazine-delves-into-the-history-of-sneakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Obscura Magazine Delves Into the History of Sneakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who follows sneakers these days knows what releases are on the way each weekend, but far fewer know the lengthy history of the sneaker market. That long history goes back way further than Michael Jordan reviving Nike in 1984, or even Stan Smith&#8217;s inauguration with adidas in 1973. <strong>Obscura Magazine<\/strong> columnist <strong>Cheng Chi Lung<\/strong> recently reported an extended history of sneakers, including his personal influences, driving home the point that people should appreciate each brand\u2019s one-of-a-kind characteristics. Check out some of the spread&#8217;s nostalgic imagery below, and then go read the full story at <a href=\" http:\/\/www.obscura-magazine.com\/en\/stories\/stories-detail.php?id=20\" target=\"_blank\">Obscura-Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who follows sneakers these days knows what releases are on the way each weekend, but far fewer know the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4655,"featured_media":376905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"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>Obscura Magazine Delves Into the History of Sneakers | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Obscura Magazine Delves Into the History of Sneakers shoes. 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