Does the Return of the Space Jams has sneaker heads abuzz?”
Many fashion fiends wouldnt think twice about shelling out nearly as much as a mortgage payment for Manolos or maxing out the charge card for Choos, but they scratch their heads when they see kids queued up around the block for athletic shoes.The motivations really arent that different: limited supply, huge demand, marketing mystique and an attachment that transcends dollar value.
Many fashion fiends wouldn’t think twice about shelling out nearly as much as a mortgage payment for Manolos or maxing out the charge card for Choos, but they scratch their heads when they see kids queued up around the block for athletic shoes. The motivations really aren’t that different: limited supply, huge demand, marketing mystique and an attachment that transcends dollar value. That’s why Los Angeles sneaker cognoscenti think a certain long-rumored, highly anticipated reissue of a sneaker that last saw store shelves nine years ago could end up as one of the most sought-after pairs of kicks this year. “The Air Jordan XI’s Retro Space Jams are going to be huge,” says Matt Halfhill, the 25-year-old founder and editor in chief of the sneaker blog NiceKicks.com, based in Austin, Texas. In Los Angeles, it’s the same two-word answer: “Space Jams,” says Liz Sanchez, manager of The Holy Grail, a downtown consignment shop that caters to the
