{"id":389876,"date":"2014-06-29T11:34:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T16:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=389876"},"modified":"2019-01-03T00:37:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T05:37:48","slug":"community-collections-jay-envy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/community-collections-jay-envy\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Collections: Jay Envy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reeboks on, he’s just doing it. Community Collections<\/strong> swings through Atlanta to put the spotlight on one of the biggest Reebok enthusiasts out there. Jay Envy<\/a> is a sneaker stocker who was a huge fan of Allen Iverson<\/strong>, and has now let his love for the\u00a0 lifetime RBK representative shape his entire kick collection. Originally hooked on the Reebok Question<\/strong><\/a> in 1996, of course, this community member got back into the game when the brand began to retro the originals. Now Envy has expanded his range across the entire brand, from other Shaq and Shawn Kemp retros, to Reebok Originals, with a few other memorable brands from his childhood mixed in.<\/p>\n

Stream through the following pages to see highlights and commentary on Jay’s entire sneaker stash, including his his Most Rare Pair<\/em> and Most Frequent Wear<\/em>. Drop a line on what you think of his collection in the comment section at the bottom of the page, and keep Snkrs Day<\/strong> bookmarked for everything sneakers.<\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Name:<\/strong> Jay Envy
\nInstagram:<\/strong> @jayenvy<\/a>
\nCity:<\/strong> Atlanta, GA
\nStarted:<\/strong> 2005
\nSize:<\/strong> 9.5<\/p>\n

Collection Summary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“To make a long story short, growing up my parents could only afford Payless shoes with whatever knockoffs they had. Skip a couple of decades and now that I can afford buying most of whatever sneakers I like, I try to get all the pairs I couldn’t get as a kid. That lasted a couple of years and I started getting into collecting designer toys, so my shoe collection took a backseat for a long while. I found my way back into the sneaker culture again when Reebok started to retro some of the original colorways for the first Reebok Question<\/strong><\/a>. Being a huge Allen Iverson<\/strong> fan, I was just going to cop Questions and Reebok Answers only. Over a period of time, I caught the bug and started to buy other silhouettes from Reebok as well, which eventually ballooned to where I am now. When I first got onto Instagram, you couldn’t find three other people that were avid Reebok fans. A couple of years later, there are a handful amount of us now, so shout out to @teamreebok1895<\/a>!”<\/p>\n

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Oldest Pair:<\/strong> Reebok Question “Pearlized Red Toes” (1996)<\/h3>\n

“When I first started getting hot and heavy with my Iverson collection, without a doubt my holy grail was an original pair of the “Pearlized” Reebok Question<\/strong> from ’96. The way the rubber sole came all the way up to the top of the toes, and quality can’t be matched with the retros. I found this pair in DS condition not too long ago, never worn or anything. Price wasn’t going to be a factor for these, but luckily I found them on eBay for less than half of what I was willing to pay for them anyway. I have since worn them once inside the house, just to say I wore them, but I’m a little weary to wear them in public since that first time I wore them and the insoles started coming apart a tad bit.”<\/p>\n

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Personal Favorite:<\/strong> Packer Shoes x Reebok Kamikaze II “Remember the Alamo”<\/h3>\n

“I love everything about the Packer Shoes x Reebok Kamikaze II<\/strong> collab. Definitely one of the first Reeboks I had trouble getting on release date. Up until this point, I never had to worry about hype or waking up early for a pair of Reeboks, but definitely understand why with this particular pair. The material and color blocking is nothing short of amazing. They sold out in minutes, if not seconds, and these were the first pair I ever had to pay well over retail for<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

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Most Rare Pair:<\/strong> Reebok Q96 “St. Anthony’s” Sample<\/h3>\n

“My rarest pair is probably not the most desirable by most, but I absolutely had to have them. When the Reebok Q96<\/strong> first came out and it was labelled as a continuation of A.I.’s sneaker line, I knew I wanted to have at least a couple of the familiar OG colorways, like the red and blue toes. I can admit the rest of them weren’t that great looking, but when I saw the St. Anthony’s PEs, I wanted them so bad. They were pretty much impossible to get. It was the best color blocking and color scheme I’ve seen on any Reeboks for quite some time. Somehow through IG, I got tagged on a guy that was selling hard to get Iverson samples, and as soon I saw these, I bought them immediately. The material used on the samples were slightly different, but the colorway was exactly the same as the PEs, and that was good enough for me.”
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Most Frequent Wear:<\/strong> Nike Air Penny 2 (2008)<\/h3>\n

“Growing up, my good childhood friend’s parents bought him all the latest sneakers he wanted. He was the first to get the original Question in middle school, and he was also the first to get the original Nike Air Penny 2<\/strong> as well. My family was never about spending over $30 for shoes as a kid<\/em>, so I had to live vicariously through him as a teen. When these re-released over a decade later, it was a no-brainer. One of the original pair I first bought when I started buying sneakers, so they have gotten the most mileage.”<\/p>\n

Post a picture of your collection as a whole, with the hashtag #communitycollections<\/strong>, for a chance to be featured on Snkrs Day’ next edition of Community Collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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