sneakerhead

plural sneakerheads

1. slangA person who owns multiple pairs of shoes as a form of collection and fashion.

   The rise of sneakerheads, as aficionados of artistically enhanced footwear call themselves, has had a contagious impact on shoe companies.

   2006 March 23, Eric Wilson, “Sneakerhead Bonanza”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   That culture waned in the late 80's and the 90's —remember Jerry Seinfeld in his clunky, generic white sneakers— but now the sneakerhead is back.

   2004 July 11, Richard A. Martin, “The Rebirth of the New York Sneakerhead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Mr. Luber, who, like many sneakerheads, speaks of his footwear collection as if it were an ever-expanding portfolio, started collecting at age 10.

   2018 July 6, Dan Hyman, “A Nasdaq for Sneakerheads? StockX Aims to Tame ‘Chaos’ of Luxury Market”, in The New York Times, →ISSN