A Sociology of Sneaker Freakers

While most people only buy shoes to wear, even if only once, there is a growing group of people who devote themselves to procuring the latest and rarest trainers only to leave them stacked in their boxes among the many others they already have. Although this may seem a little odd to the uninitiated, this practice and the culture that has grown alongside it is starting to spill over from subculture to regular high street fashion. Within this culture we can find examples of many of the sociological factors that define today’s society and also the development that these are going through.