If you saw a pair of Michael Jordan’s shoes for $104,000 would you buy them? Since the 1900’s sneaker popularity has been growing rapidly. Since 1830, when Liverpool Rubber Company made the first sneaker, many people started to catch on. Also, many entrepreneurs such as Chuck Taylor have been big reasons of how sneakers have become so popular. Many people called sneakerheads will do anything to trade, or buy the pair of shoes that they want. Sneakers are now almost essential!
To begin with, before 1830 people did not have sneakers. Since 1830, when Liverpool Rubber Company made the first sneaker, many people started to catch on. By 1868, sneakers had cost $6 a pair, which at the time was a lot of money, so only the rich could afford them. But it was only a matter of time before everyone wanted sneakers. In “The History of Sneakers” paragraph 3, it states,” Gradually, though, many sneakers became the leisure shoe of choice for many Americans. By 1897, the Sears, Roebuck catalog in the United states advertised an affordable rubber soled shoe…” That was a big milestone in the sneaker development process, because everyone could
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In the 1930’s Chuck Taylor released a high top sneaker that were extremely popular. By the 1960’s 90% of college students and NBA players wore them.A big factor in the popularity of sneakers are NBA players. If a professional basketball play were to wear sneakers such as Chuck Taylors than many people will also want the sneakers that the NBA player wore. In ,”CAlling All Sneakerheads!” it states,”...famous athletes like NBA basketball player Michael Jordan turned certain brands into status symbols.” These were some of the ways that sneakers gained popularity. If a famous person wears a certain sneaker, it makes people want to go out and buy that shoe because they want to be like that famous