{"id":503967,"date":"2016-07-25T12:44:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=503967"},"modified":"2020-03-27T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T00:55:09","slug":"my-5-mr-throwbacks-sneaker-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/my-5-mr-throwbacks-sneaker-rotation\/","title":{"rendered":"My 5 \/\/ Mr. Throwback’s Sneaker Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creeping on a comeback, the My 5<\/strong><\/em><\/a> resurgence continues with NYC’s Mr. Throwback<\/strong>. The jersey juggernaut has an affinity for nostalgia, keeping many an OG pair in his famed shop while\u00a0rocking retros on the regular. Heavy on hoops silos but also adding a couple of favorites from the artist and running sector, see what kicks are in his rotation in the pages below.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Throwback:<\/strong> “Ewing dropped the Dream Team Eclipses from 1992 and I happened to have the original pair. They did a really good job on them. I’m thrilled to wear them because if I wear the OG ’92s they’ll crumble in two seconds. The OGs are on the mantle in my store and I can wear the retro pair. Recently, I walked into the Patrick Ewing event with the OG jersey from ’92 and he said, ‘Man, you need to lose some weight, that doesn’t even fit you.’ [Laughs<\/em>]”<\/p>\n

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Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/h2>\n

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Mr. Throwback:<\/strong> “I can stand in Yeezy 1s for 12 hours. For me as a 33 year old guy that didn’t grow up on Yeezys, I can stay kind of cool as an older dude [Laughs<\/em>] and these are super comfortable. When I go out with my wife, I don’t like wearing ‘adult’ dress shoes, so I wear\u00a0sneakers. I was in Philly looking for another Mr. Throwback location and I came across Suplex<\/a> which is a sneaker store. I saw the Black\/Pinks and was like, ‘I’ve gotta have this pair.’ You can wear them with anything and they’re the most comfortable pair of Yeezys I own.”<\/p>\n

“I’m obsessed with Yeezy 1s. Back in the day, I got the “Zen” 1s at a flea market. I assumed they were fake because they were $10. I bought them and went to Sole Exchange in 2013 and kids were offering me like $400 and they all told me they were 100% real. They were in bad condition, so the guy I traded my “Zen” 1s for had me add $300 to trade them for a pair of DS “What the” Dunks.”<\/p>\n

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Air Jordan 8 “Aqua”<\/h2>\n

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Mr. Throwback:<\/strong> “I actually have all the pairs of “Aqua” 8s. I have the original pair from ’93, I have the 2007 pair that was breaking and I have the new pair. I would love to wear the original pair but you’d need to sole swap them. That costs like $200 so to buy the new pair is a lot easier.”<\/p>\n

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Air Jordan 11 “Concord”<\/h2>\n

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Mr. Throwback:<\/strong> “I had the ’95 pair when I was a kid. I was 13 and back in the day it was all Jordan sneakers for me and every kid at my high school. I didn’t even wear them to school though, I wore them for Jewish League basketball. I scored my best game ever and then broke my ankle in them. [Laughs<\/em>] I had 16 points in the first half and then I went up for a rebound and broke my ankle.”<\/p>\n

“I also made customs for my wedding two years ago from the DMP 11s. We customized the Jumpman into wearing a tux and holding a ring. My wife wore the Anniversary 11s and we made them have a bride holding a bouquet of flowers.”<\/p>\n

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New Balance 998 “Bugs Bunny” NB1 Custom<\/h2>\n

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Mr. Throwback:<\/strong> “New Balance NYC on IG hit me up and asked me to do a 1-of-1. I’m a big Space Jam<\/em> fan so I did my own Mr. Throwback 998. I did these like an actual Bugs Bunny – the upper is grey and white, the tongue is pink like the tip of his ears and then the back has #1 like his jersey in Space Jam<\/em>. I wear a ton of Space Jam<\/em> jerseys so to have a matching sneaker was just an epic honor. I also did a Monstars pair that I rock constantly. I have really flat feet and need super comfortable sneakers always being on my feet\u00a0at the store.”<\/p>\n

Check out a glimpse inside the Mr. Throwback store via The Cycle<\/a> as part of their <\/em>Local Love series which features local hustlers that have become successful doing what they love in cities and towns all over the world. Shop online with Mr. Throwback here<\/a> and keep up with the shop’s IG here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n