A Selection of Sneakers Culture Books to Read at Home
August 14, 2025
Manuela Palma
It's time to dig into the sneaker and street culture! Here's a selection of the best and coolest books on the culture that is taking the world by storm.
Sneakers X Culture: Collab Book
This book is a celebration of the great sneaker collaborations that have reimagined the shoe, elevating this most practical of footwear into the realm of wearable art: adidas, Converse, Nike, Puma, Reebok, featuring nearly one hundred famous, infamous, and lesser-known partnerships.
Stan Smith: Some People Think I´M A Shoe Book
This book celebrates the tennis legend Stan Smith and the best-selling adidas sneaker with a cultlike global following.
Featuring original imagery, historical photos, plus an interview and anecdotes from the man behind the sneaker, Stan Smith
Cool: Style, Sound, And Subversion Book
This book is equal parts historical chronicle and handbook of subcultures that have influenced style. The authors have compiled a comprehensive list of subcultures that have evolved over more than 100 years, taking a look at the fashion, the art, the music, and historical context of these style movements.
Slam Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game Book
This book it's a focus on the definitive primer on the world’s most popular shoe: the basketball sneaker. Basketball shoes have a long and storied history both on and off the court. Today, hoops footwear do double duty: they’re designed for and by elite players, but to sneakerheads, how they look is nearly as important as how they perform.
1000 Sneakers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks
from Sport to Street
This book comprehensively showcases sneakers through time from early Air Jordans, the original Air Force 1, and adidas Superstars to iconic contemporary designs by pop culture figures like Kanye West and cool fashion designers like Yohji Yamamoto and Martin Margiela--a visual history of the world’s most coveted and popular footwear, from early Keds and Converse All Stars to the latest fashion and design icons.
Out of the Box: the Rise of the Sneakers Culture
This book comprehensively showcases sneakers through time from early Air Jordans, the original Air Force 1, and adidas Superstars to iconic contemporary designs by pop culture figures like Kanye West and cool fashion designers like Yohji Yamamoto and Martin Margiela--a visual history of the world’s most coveted and popular footwear, from early Keds and Converse All Stars to the latest fashion and design icons.
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