Earlier this month there was a gathering of sneakerheads in Ho Chi Minh City. We were there among hundreds of young people talking about creases, stitching, colourway, year of release, retros, tags, defining features, soles (transparent, icy blue, or gum), outsole softness,..... It is a fascinating piece of youth culture that exists even here in Vietnam.
We spent a couple of hours looking and talking and taking photos. We saw collector shoes on feet and on tables: Yeezy ; Kobe 8 'What The' ; Jordan 11 'Space Jam' ; NMD 'Human Race' ; Jordan 6 'Slam Dunk'. Some shoes were priced as high as $2500.
We met some wonderful teens and Simon felt that this was a "proper" sneakerfest.