{"id":566376,"date":"2017-11-16T16:09:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=566376"},"modified":"2017-11-16T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T21:51:06","slug":"andre-3000-tretorn-release-new-sneaker-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/andre-3000-tretorn-release-new-sneaker-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 3000’s Adolescent Drawings Inspire New Tretorn Sneaker Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
Andr\u00e9 Benjamin, known to the world as Andr\u00e9 3000<\/strong>, is among the rare genius level talents that humbly won’t admit that he is one. Among the early perceived indicators of genius is doodling, something Andre often did when he was younger, scribbling on his Tretorn<\/strong> Nylites – a shoe that he and his friends wore\u00a0prominently when the brand was having a moment in Atlanta back in the ’90s. Now, more than two decades later, Andr\u00e9 is re-visiting those doodles for his Tretorn brand collaboration where he serves as Creative Director.<\/p>\n Working in conjunction with footwear designer and Tretorn consultant, Jeff Staple, the Reed Space founder revealed that Andr\u00e9 brought roughly 15 sketchbooks that he’s used over the last 20 years to the early design meetings. Many of them were from his time in grade school back in Atlanta, where he tinkered with rugby stripes and whimsical colors over funky, prep-enthused Nylites. Andr\u00e9, over time, also re-imagined a Tretorn handcourt style as a modern-day basketball sneaker.<\/p>\n