Golden Kicks: The Shoes that Changed Sport
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Overview
Many iconic shoes, such as the adidas Stan Smith, Nike Air Jordan and Puma Suede are worn by millions as everyday footwear, but were originally born to bring victory on court, track and field.
Golden Kicks reveals the stories behind some of the greatest shoes in sporting history, the roles they played in sport’s most significant moments, and how they have made the transition from classic sportswear to mainstream streetwear.
Discover the amazing stories behind the shoes, the people who made them, and the athletes who wore them.
Golden Kicks reveals the fascinating histories behind the most significant sports shoes ever made and the role they played in some of sport’s greatest moments.
A new look at a popular subject that hasn’t been covered in depth before
Appeals to sports fans, sneakerheads and fashion fans all over the world
Reveals stories and history that most people don’t know and will want to share
For the first time a book that brings together the most significant sports shoes on a ‘shoe by shoe’ basis to look at the global sporting heritage of the sneaker/trainer.
Each shoe features lavish photography of the shoes themselves and archive images of the event they played a part in. Much of the photography has been specially commissioned for this book
Rather than focus on the fashion and street style of sports shoes this book links the shoe with its historical, sporting significance, telling gripping stories of political change and scientific leaps along the way
Unprecedented access to the adidas and Puma archives and the support of the Olympic Museum make this book a first rate guide to the history of the sports shoe, featuring many never before seen images
...trek through sporting history’s most important trainers. Including the Le Coqs rocked by Arthur Ashe when he became the first – and only – black man to win Wimbledon in 1975, and the timeless Vans Style #95 Eras worn by skateboarding’s key architects, they’re all here. A sexy sole super group.
...the shoes that helped their wearers become champions are now stars in their own right
The best book about sneakers by far… More than a book, a bible
...examines the lives of the trainers that not only changed sport but sportswear forever
...the history behind the most significant sports shoes ever made
...This book is sneakerature at its finest
Stan Smith’s tennis shoes; the Nike Air Jordans; Usain Bolt’s personalised gold Pumas. They’re all here, in this exploration of the shoes that changed sport. It covers the evolution of the footy boots, too, which is cool, and the stories and photos of the athletes and shoes are all presented in huge, glorious technicolour for your viewing pleasure
- Title: Golden Kicks: The Shoes that Changed Sport
- Authors: Jason Coles, Stan Smith
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781472937056, 9781472937049, 147293704X, 1472937058
- Resource ID: LLS:9781472937056
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T12:04:15Z
Jason Coles has been involved in the sports industry his whole life, working with some of the biggest brands, events and athletes in the industry. A self-confessed sneaker-head and walking sport shoe encyclopaedia, he is rarely seen out of his adidas Superstars.