Famous Designers | Name that Brand | Terminology | Sneakers and Music |
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Who is Virgil Abloh
This designer collaborated with Nike on “The Ten” collection
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What is Nike
This brand was originally created in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports before being renamed in 1971
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What is Deadstock (DS)
When a sneaker has never been worn
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Who is Travis Scott
This popular rapper has helped design some of the most recognizable Jordan 1’s by flipping the Nike logo backwards
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Who is Salehe Bembury
Creating shoes such as the 574 Yurt and Pollex Clog, this younger designer has worked with New Balance and Crocs
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What is New Balance
This brand has recently gained popularity with models such as the 550 and 2002R
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What are bricks
Sneakers bought strictly for resale that end up not being as profitable as first predicted. You could build a house with them
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Who is Billie Eilish
She is a 7 time Grammy award winning artist who has put her spin on the Air Force 1 and the AJKO
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Who is Peter Moore
The Jordan 1 is one of the most popular sneakers of all time and came from the mind of this designer
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What is Jordan
This brand, owned by another, has released 36 signature models, but the first 14 are the most popular
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What are beaters
Sneakers you wear everyday no matter what the weather. They may be a little dirty but you still love to wear them
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Who is DJ Khaled
This Jet-ski riding producer has created multiple pairs with Jordan under his famous tagline “We the Best”
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Who is Tinker Hatfield
Having multiple Jordan 3 models named after him, this designer created the model along with the Jordan 4 and Air Max 1
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What is Converse
This brand’s Chuck Taylor is the best selling sneaker of all time
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What is a full size run
When a store has all sizes of a certain shoe, also a popular YouTube sneaker show.
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Who is Run DMC
Known as the shell-toe, the adidas superstar exploded in popularity thanks to this group and there 1986 song, My Adidas
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Who is Bruce Kilgore
Created in 1982, the Air Force 1 is one of the best selling Nike shoes of all time. This designer is to thank for it
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What is Adidas and Puma
These two brands came about because of an argument between the brothers Adolf and Rudolph Dassler
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What is Icing
Process that unyelllows soles. Be careful it’s slick
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Who are Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z
Limited sparkling bright red Jordan 1’s and 2’s were created for the Legends of Summer tour which was a collaborative tour between these 2 artists
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