Interviews

Like every year, the 26th of March marks the international celebration of Air Max Day, which commemorates the date of the first release of the model that started the most successful sneaker line in history. This year's event is in the spirit of the fail forward philosophy, which highlights the importance of partial failures that Tinker Hatfield encountered when designing the first Air Maxes. Matěj Janský and Cyril Dunděra's design studio JANSKYDUNDERA has met these obstacles as well, and now, we bring you

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The 26th of March is International Air Max Day, which refers to the date in 1987 when the Nike Air Max 1 sneakers - the first model of the most successful sneaker line in history - saw the light of day. This year's theme is the fail-forward philosophy, which highlights the importance of minor setbacks on the path to achieving dreams. In fact, Tinker Hatfield, the designer of the first Air Maxes, encountered such a failure. Digital fashion designer Žil Vostalová knows what it's like to be first at something

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Each month, the Meet the Crew series features interviews with members of the Footshop crew, and this time, for the first time ever, we visit the customer care department. The invitation was accepted by Annette, who is in charge of inquiries about orders from Germany. When she turns off the computer at Footshop, the friendly customer helper turns into a confident artist with more hobbies than sneakers - and we talk about many of them in the following lines. Obligatory question to start, how did you get i

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Kansai, Asics, geishas and love hotel. This is not the content of a Japanese travel guide, but the topics that define the work of Dominik Čech, who creates and performs under the nickname Domo as part of the rap crew Die Mannschaft. It is Domo, who is the protagonist of our editorial for the newly released Asics EX89. He also takes the lead role in this article, where you can read an intriguing insight into his year spent studying in the land of the rising sun. Japanese sneaker culture is not just about

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As part of the launch of the Nike x Billie Eilish collection, we focused on raising awareness related to the diagnosis that the American singer herself struggles with - Tourette Syndrome. Marek Kotalík, 25, who has been living with Tourette's since he was a young boy, accepted our invitation as the face of the photo editorial for the new collaboration. Marek was the main hero of our interview, in which we focused not only on the myths but also on the positives in a lot of inconveniences that define life wi

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In the Meet the Crew series, we introduce you to the members of Footshop, specialists in their field, who take care of our everyday business. Today's hero is Jose Perez, the only Spaniard in our office who has a highly important role - he is the curator of the selection that appears on our website and in our stores. Read his inspiring story. Where did you grow up and how did you end up in Footshop? I'm from Madrid and after my studies, I decided to move to London and after some time working as a wait

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One of the best riders in the world, three-time King of Kings and owner of the mega ramp in Karlštejn, where flying artists, not only on scooters, gather every year. Richard Zelinka is a world champion at the age of twenty-two and a great popularizer of the sport, which is an essential part of the street culture that Footshop also lives and breathes. In our interview, we discussed the best sneakers for riding, traveling and advice on the right mindset. We'll start with the obligatory, what are the best

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Bulgarian rap icon and fashion guru who got the sauce. Meet V:RGO, with whom we bring you a short interview about autumn and what belongs to it. How does he feel about the autumn depression, what does he watch during autumn and what is the trend of this season of falling leaves? Where do you love to spend your autumn? I love spending my time wherever there are people who I resonate with, the season shouldn't be a factor in how we feel to be spending our time, well maybe just a little bit, haha...

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After two years, we're bringing back our Meet the Crew series, where we introduce you to members of the Footshop family - our employees who define what our brand stands for. Even the most authoritative one accepted the invitation today. In this interview, Brand Manager Radim Stezka talked about sneakers and running, his two biggest passions. What does he wear on trails in the mountains and where does he see Footshop in 5 years? How was your first day at Footshop? Friendly. I had the great advantage o

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We have goals, we have dreams. One of them has been a spot among the world's best sneaker stores, about which Nike is filming a series of short documentaries called Nike Talking Shop. With this series, the American icon represents the most significant flagships of sneaker & streetwear culture among retail stores, and Footshop is the newest part of it. From a bachelor project to the most important streetwear store of the CEE region in just one decade. From a small room with 200 pairs of shoes in boxe

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Our store employees help you choose exactly what’s best for you with a smile on their face, and are also the direct link between our customers and Footshop, so we’ve decided to introduce you to the crews of our stores – in this episode, you’ll get to know the Na Příkopě crew. The Na Příkopě store is our second store in Prague, creating a more premium alternative to our iconic, but not as frequented store in Vnitroblock. The store’s located in a building that historically belonged to a Czech bank, and th

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KishKash is a well-known sneakerhead, sneaker archivist, and cultural curator. He tries to interface with all aspects of culture, including sneakers, music, art, fashion, food, basically everything we experience within our lives. He has got a few thousand pairs of sneakers, a few thousand records. He had hosted a radio show for many years playing hip hop. To refresh our readers, if you could tell them who you are and what you do… What do I do? I never know the answer! My name’s KishKash; I’m over her

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