Do YOU want to become the next "Sneaker
freak of the week".
Former freaks:
Charles – Mr.67
Henry from Finland finds Air Jordan irrestistable
Max - from Sweden
InSane Balla - from the Bronx
Linus - the Bomb
Cameron - Pumping Reeboks
Charles - Stenamark fan
Pontus - crazy hair, crazy sneaks?
Carmine - Brooklyn man?
Jeff - the mad collector?
Mike - Shake Fan?
Duncan - Puma Power?
Justin - sponsored by Nike?
David - designs his own?
Kinyatta - wants to be sponsored?
Andrew - had scary Ewings?
Fedry - not so normal from Normal?
Marieke - wears New Balance 576 on stage
Lim - his Kangaroos got jacked
Greg - Skating Sneaks
Luke - Sofa Sneaks
Matt - Botkyrka style
Jonas - crying for clogs
Nikeboy - he knows what's up in freekin Baltimore
Nick - he knows lil'penny personally!
Maegan - creative in Converse.
Pat - Footlocker Freak.
Yusuke - is he gonna get his Air Max snatched?
Somaya - the Bronx is her brand
Fatima - loves a water fight
Nina - tooth brush lady
Tobbe - you can tell a tagger by his sneakers.
Humpty - gangsters wear hi-tech now.
Patrik - lacing is essential.
Anna - Stan is her man.
Pelle - the shoe tree guy.
Micadelica - Adidas with fat laces are no 1.
Fredrik - from skater to trainspotter.
Pim - a modern man.
Charlie's hero 1
Charlie from G–teborg, Sweden, had pink sneakers because of Ingemar Stenmark.
Your first sneakers?
My first sneaker was a pair of pink sneakers which I wore when climbing trees and playing outside my house. They got grey and I liked that more, because then they didn't look so new nor so very girlish. I had several pairs of that model as well, since they were very trendy in Sweden at that time. I can't really remember the name of them, but a Swedish slalom-star called Ingemar Stenmark did commercials for them.
Your top sneaker of all time?
Converse all stars Chuck Taylors, all colors. I love them passioately because they are so beautiful in design, shape and form and they are too comfortable for words...I've owned at least 10 pairs of them and they never get boring or go out of style. I wear thwm with everything from my favorite pair of jeans to a long black dress for really fancy parties.
Where do you shop for sneakers?
I go shopping for sneakers abroad. Mostly in France. In Sweden you can go to different sport-shops, but it's hard to find something really special.
Charlie's top sneaker -- Chuck Taylors
Why are sneakers important?
Sneakers are important because they make a statement. They tell people around you about what kind of a person you are, about your hobbies and they can be a great way to start a conversation. People in sneakers are much easier to approach than people wearing for example high heels. In general, they are more relaxed and open minded about things. These things are of course all predjudice, but I've found them to be true at more than one occation.
How many
Between 10 and 20 pairs
How do you clean your sneaks?
My mother puts them in the washing machine when she thinks they look too dirty, exept for the ones that I wear to parties. I take greater care of those pairs then I do of my boyfriend...
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