19th July 2006
In the first of our four part series looking at the world history of trainers, we look at the period from 1917 to 1972. This period includes a selection of some of the first trainers produced including the Stan Smith from Adidas and the Pro-Keds Royal Pl...
15th May 2006
NIKE
Co-founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman started selling trainers in 1962 under the name of Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS) with the aim of crushing Adidas' domination of the US market.
Going from strength to strength, the company was renamed Nike in 197...
03rd May 2006
Trainer collectors come in different forms – some collecting because they like the shoes and want to wear them, some for nostalgic reasons and others because they have a serious passion to build a valuable collection.
In this first article of our new c...
30th April 2006
We receive many calls from customers who have purchased trainers online, generally through internet auction sites, and have found them to be copies when they receive them. If they receive them at all.
China is a great exporter of these copies, with tho...
