If you collect sneakers, and you have buddies who collect sneakers, chances are you know what they like. You’ve probably been in a local boutique or online and did the “Yo! So and so has _______ ” text.
Then there are the times you’re lost in links, features, reposts, retweets, comments and likes on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or any other of the endless social media platforms and you stumble across someone’s feed that makes you wonder “Where you get those? Where you from? What’s your favourite?”
Well, here at TheBragAffair, we wanted to start a new feature reminiscent of going around the classroom on your first day of grade school, we are going all over the Great White North asking the same 5 questions to 5 sneaker enthusiasts. Some names you’ll know, some names you might not. Different styles, different opinions but one thing in common, the love for rubber soles and all the beauty that comes with them.
,So like Steve Nash at the charity stripe join us as we go 5 For 5.

@bloodrunsblack5
Calgary
18 years collecting

1. Number 1 in your stock list?

-1990 Brooks Flash Hydroflow.

2. Number 1 on your wanted list?

-2008 Provider x New Balance 1500.

3. Describe your style in 5 words or less?

-I wear what I like.

4. Describe the sneaker scene in 5 words or less?

-Fucked.

5. Favourite (Canadian) sneaker shop?

-Livestock.

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@_spoonr
Mississauga
7 years collecting

1. Number 1 in your stock list?

-Nike SB Dunk Mid Spider-Mans.

2. Number 1 on your wanted list?

-Currently obsessing over the Kobe 9 Elites I’m missing. High and low. Or Lance Mountain 1s, both black and white.

3. Describe your style in 5 words or less?

-Swooshes and superheroes.

4. Describe the sneaker scene in 5 words or less?

-Huge dysfunctional family.

5. Favourite (Canadian) sneaker shop?

-The ones that carry sneakers. Can literally spend hours looking at new tech, and new & classic designs.

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@thenewyen
Montreal
10 years collecting

1. Number 1 in your stock list?

-Air Max 1 Sport Red OG QS 2009.

2. Number 1 on your wanted list?

-A back up pair of AM1 OG red 2009 or older.

3. Describe your style in 5 words or less?

-Timeless, curated, runners, sockless.

4. Describe the sneaker scene in 5 words or less?

-Hype, overpriced, over saturated.

5. Favourite (Canadian) sneaker shop?

-Off The Hook.

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@jimduggin
Edmonton
4 years collecting

1. Number 1 in your stock list?

-Reebok x SNS Question (pic above) or Stash AM 95 (too beat for pics)

2. Number 1 on your wanted list?

-Jordan 2 Premio “bin 23”

3. Describe your style in 5 words or less?

-It’s all about the materials.

4. Describe the sneaker scene in 5 words or less?

-Every man for himself … Mostly.

5. Favourite (Canadian) sneaker shop?

-Foosh in Edmonton.

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@dro3000
Vancouver by way of London, ON
Collecting since 2009

1. Number 1 in your stock list?

-DMP pack.

2. Number 1 on your wanted list?

-Jordan 2 BIN23.

3. Describe your style in 5 words or less?

-Suit/tie, or hoody/J’s.

4. Describe the sneaker scene in 5 words or less?

-Pop culture for good’r bad.

5. Favourite (Canadian) sneaker shop?

-Footlocker West Edmonton Mall.

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