# Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture - Hardcover

by **Bobbito Garcia** (Introduction by), **Elizabeth Semmelhack** (Author), **Emanuele Lepri** (Foreword by)

A groundbreaking traveling exhibition, _Out of the Box_ showcases sneakers, from the mid-nineteenth century to sports performance breakthroughs, to present-day cultural icons. Drawn from the collection of the Bata Shoe Museum and significant private collectors, museums, and archives--including adidas AG, Converse Archives, Kosow Sneaker Museum, Nike Archives, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery, and Reebok Archives--this selection is richly contextualized with interviews and essays by design innovators, sneaker collectors, and cultural historians, creating a backdrop of the technical innovation, fashion trends, social history, and marketing campaigns that shaped the form over the past two centuries.  
_Out of the Box_ includes sneakers ranging from an 1860 spiked running shoe, a pair of 1936 track shoes, Air Jordans I-XX3, the original Air Force 1, and early Adidas Superstars to contemporary sneakers by prominent figures including Damien Hirst, Jeremy Scott, Jeff Staple, and Kanye West. The book also highlights sneakers and prototype drawings that span the career of Nike sneaker design legend Tinker Hatfield, making this the definitive illustrated history of sneaker culture.

### Author Biography

Acclaimed shoe historian **Elizabeth Semmelhack** is senior curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. **Bobbito Garcia** is the leading authority on sneaker culture. **Ada Hopkins** is a conservator at the Bata Shoe Museum. **Dee Wells** is the creator of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder. **Tinker Hatfield** is a Nike designer. **Eric Avar** is Nike's creative director. **Cey Adams** was the founding creative director of Def Jam Records. **Darryl McDaniels** is a member of the hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. **Walt Frazier** is a former professional basketball player. **Adam Horovitz** is a member of the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys. **Christian Louboutin** is a footwear designer.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1 x 12 x 10.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 07, 2015

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