{"id":399301,"date":"2014-08-17T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=399301"},"modified":"2019-01-03T03:41:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:41:43","slug":"community-collections-aaron-preacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/community-collections-aaron-preacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Collections: Aaron Preacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community Collections<\/strong><\/a> stays in the City of Brotherly Love to explore the stash of a collector who doesn’t like rare sneakers. Aaron Preacher<\/strong> is currently mapping out his run of retros that he hopes will someday contain every OG Air Jordan colorway from I-XX, but is caught up in a fight with the hype. He believes that hype comes from rarity, and because this Philadelphia shoe enthusiast doesn’t like hype, he stays away from the rare pairs. Originally hooked on the Nike Air Force 1, his current stock is also full of NBs, SBs, and other makes and models.<\/p>\n

Browse through the following pages to see highlights and commentary on Aaron’s entire sneaker stash, including his Oldest Pair<\/em> and Most Frequent Wear<\/em>. Record your thoughts on his collection in the comment section at the bottom of the page, and keep streaming Snkrs Day<\/strong> for everything sneakers.<\/p>\n

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

Name:<\/strong> Aaron Preacher
\nInstagram:<\/strong> @apthechamp<\/a>
\nCity:<\/strong> Brooklyn\/New Jersey\/Philadelphia
\nStarted:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n

Sneaker Story:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Truthfully, my sneaker collection is a vehicle to my past<\/strong>. It’s a way for me connect to and store memories of my childhood. Most of my shoes are retros, aside from my SBs, most of my shoes are retro basketball and football\/training sneakers. Each pair is connected to a memory or a story. Sometimes, it’s memories of a professional basketball or football game. Sometimes, it’s memories of friends that had the shoes when we were young. Sometimes, it’s just a memory of seeing it in the store. I often remember people that I haven’t seen or thought about in 20 years, because buying the retro initiates a memory of them because they had them when we were young. Sure, I have a handful of Kobes and LeBrons, but that’s about it as far as new sneaker models go. I’d like to eventually have every OG colorway of every Jordan I-XX<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Personal Favorite:<\/strong> Air Jordan 6 Black\/Infrared<\/h3>\n

“First and only pair of Jordans my mom bought me. I was in first grade and, truth be told, I had the LA Gear Regulators<\/strong>, but they stopped pumping. So my mom took me to return the shoes. I wanted to get another pair of Regulators (what’s cooler than pump-up shoes? C’mon son), but mom wasn’t having it and made me get something else. I got the Black\/Infrared 6s<\/strong> because they were black and with the holes in the tongue and the heel tab, they were easy to pull on. I banged with those Infrareds for a while though.”<\/p>\n

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Kickstarter:<\/strong> Nike Air Force 1<\/h3>\n

“I always liked sneakers, but I rarely got any of the top of the line kicks from when I was a kid. I did alright with what my mom was willing to spend. When I got into 8th grade and freshman year of high school is when I really liked the idea of having many pairs of shoes in good condition that I could rotate around and match differently. That’s when I started copping Air Force 1s<\/strong>. They were much less expensive than Jordans and other signature shoes, but still very respectable, and back then they were like $60 retail, and you could catch a pair on sale for like $45. In the video for “Mo Money Mo Problems”<\/em>, they wear different colored air force ones in ever scene. I had all of those colors. Once I started making my own money in high school, the Air Forces gave way to Jordans.”<\/p>\n

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Most Rare Pair:<\/strong> Air Jordan 1 “Banned”<\/h3>\n

“Honestly, I’m not into hype sneakers. And since rarity is the biggest reason for hype, I generally avoid all that. I don’t pay resale prices for kicks. Retail price or I move on, unless I get a hookup from a friend sometime down the road. So rare kicks isn’t really my thing.”<\/p>\n

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Oldest Pair:<\/strong> Air Jordan 15 “Flint”<\/h3>\n

“This is one of the few Jordans I still have from high school. Mostly the pairs that I didn’t wear as much. I wasn’t cool enough to properly rock the XVs when they dropped, and I didn’t appreciate the 3M. I don’t even remember why I bought them, because I don’t remember being a big fan of them in high school, but ironically, that’s probably the biggest reason that they’ve made it this long.<\/p>\n

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Most Frequent Wear:<\/strong> Nike Air Foamposite One “Dark Neon Royal”<\/h3>\n

“Simple. Foams, well at least Foams from years ago, are made like tanks. Rain, sleet, hail snow, I can stomp around the city in Foams and not have to worry about the weather, food on the ground, or any other possible issue.”<\/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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