Title

The Many Colorways of Sneakerheads with Bobbito Garcia

Contributor Names

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). School of Art and Design

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). School of Liberal Arts

Garcia, Bobbito

Goldstein-Lynch, Ellen

Woodcock, Gregg

Levinson Wilk, Daniel

Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Accessories Design Department

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Department of Social Sciences

Date

2018-04-24

Description

Calling all sneaker fanatics, sneaker enthusiasts, sneakerheads, and sneaker fans. Legendary air personality, sneaker author/designer/historian, award-winning filmmaker and former professional basketball player in Puerto Rico, New York City native Bobbito Garcia is a freelance creative who has put an indelible footprint on multiple urban movements including the sneakerhead culture. Bobbito, aka Kool Bob Love, will discuss the early days of sneaker collecting, with Accessories Design faculty members Ellen Goldstein-Lynch and Gregg Woodcock and Social Sciences faculty members Yuni Kawamura and Dan Levinson Wilk.

Sponsored by the UCE of FIT and the schools of Liberal Arts and Art and Design.

Type

Moving Image

Subject

Sneakers

Fashion design

Popular culture

Rights

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Identifier

FIT Repository ID: aod_000941