World’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors

 
　　領導全球藝術圖書出版社TASCHEN與專業的球鞋雜誌《Sneaker Freaker》，繼合作《Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book》之後，第二本獻給鞋頭的終極球鞋收藏指南！
 
　　《Sneaker Freaker》是全球第一本專門介紹鞋類的球鞋聖經，雜誌在全球40個國家都有銷售，曾與Nike，Puma、Reebok和New Balance等品牌合作，更與G-SHOCK 、New Balance、Adidas、PUMA等品牌推出聯名商品。雜誌創辦人兼主編Simon “Woody” Wood，以深入研究球鞋歷史與獨特寫作風格聞名，這些經驗激發他創作出《World's Greatest Sneaker Collectors》一書，長達752頁史詩般的篇幅，對於喜歡球鞋的藏家來說，是一本不可思議的參考素材與資料庫。
 
　　從東京、紐約、倫敦、費城、墨爾本到挪威斯徹達爾，2500多款經典復古球鞋、手工製作原型鞋、球員專屬球鞋、再版球鞋，以及價值數百萬美元珍貴的喬丹戰靴。對收藏者來說，對心中夢幻逸品的追求既是幸福也是詛咒，幸好本書一網打盡所有收藏者心中最渴望的追求，收藏家心中的「聖杯」，通通集結在這本終極版運動鞋收藏家指南裡！
 
　　豐富的照片加上詳細的指南，書中鉅細靡遺分享如何清潔、收藏以及拍攝球鞋的攝影技巧，是一本地球上最權威的運動鞋文化經典。

Simon ＂Woody＂ Wood, founder and editor-in-chief of Sneaker Freaker magazine, has spent the last two decades analyzing the global cult of footwear fanatics. That experience directly inspired World’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors, a stonking 752-page journey into the priceless stockpiles and obsessive minds of prominent aficionados.

From Tokyo to New York, via London, Philadelphia, Melbourne, and Stj rdal, no crumbled midsole is left unturned as over 2,500 vintage classics, unique athlete SMUs, unobtainable samples, handmade 1-of-1 prototypes, stratospherically priced colabs, and Player Exclusives and game-worn Jordans with multi-million-dollar price tags are lauded with gusto. The endless quest for ＂Holy Grails＂ is both blessing and curse as our collectors fiend, scheme, and dream of ＂the one＂ shoe they don’t yet own!

Glossy portraits are augmented with a series of informative ＂How-to＂ guides stuffed with pro tips on sneaker photography, storage, insurance, cleaning, and avoiding the counterfeit curse. The expertise is priceless. The stories will entertain for days as we seek out the fundamentals of what it means, and takes, to define yourself as a ＂true collector.＂