AF1s

Huaraches, Free Runs, Cortez, Air Max, whatever. Nelly knows where it's really at.

CLEAR AIR FORCE 1s

Are these real?

CHARLOTTE PRODGER :-*

This work by Charlotte Prodger features youtube videos made by and for trainer geeks. These videos record the fetishistic pleasure enthusiasts take in ruining pristine pairs.

I have always found trainer afficionados totally weird and Charlotte Prodger's piece only confirms my gut feeling. The work reminds me of being at school with talk about Nike Huaraches and those gross toe trainers. (The phase of New Era hats with tags kept on was also pretty amazing, the logic being that when the tag got scruffy it was time for a new hat.)

Desert sign/psychic hand, 2010 [c/o www.gsamfa.com]

This last image is also Charlotte Prodger from a different work.
Look out for Prodger's 'I was Confused About the Dancefloor Code' about her friend's experience at Berlin super club Berghain.

For Londoners, she has an exhibition coming up at Studio Voltaire.

HERMES X VANS.

NO. WAY. Hermes?

The top two are my favourite. Shame they're not lace ups, always think Travis Barker is the only person that looks good in the classic checkerboard. Not sure who these will look good on, if anyone...

WORKOUTS

My brother tried to make me appreciate Reebok trainers at a young age, he has been wearing Reebok workouts since he was about fourteen (now 29), for me it's only just sunk in. Shame how on girls they look awful with anything but black jeans.