Sneakerhead Spotlight: SJ AKA @sockjig (Copy)
Question 1: What’s in your current sneaker rotation?
SJ: Nike SFB 6 Bomber Sneakerboot for the snow, Salehe NB Water Be The Guide & Air Max 1 Snow Beach.
Question 2: What's the last pair you UNDS'd?
SJ: Angelo Baque Asics Gel Kayano 14 that I got on sale recently.
Question 3: What is your fave sneaker you currently own?
SJ: Atmos Air Max 1 Elephant from 2017. It’s just a sneaker that looks great from any angle.
Question 4: What is your must-have grail?
SJ: My must-have grail has always been the Bred 1, which I finally got in 2016. I know grail means something unattainable and out of reach, but honestly I don’t feel the need to always be chasing something unattainable. Sure there’s a lot of very expensive and hard to get sneakers that I’d love to get, but I’m happy with what I have. I hope others can feel this way about their collection instead of constantly chasing the next one.
Question 5: What got you started in the sneaker game?
SJ: This is probably pretty common for a lot of people, but my older brother and Michael Jordan got me into sneakers. If you’re my age, the free throw line dunk was a moment. As kids, it wasn’t exactly easy to get the sneakers you saw Jordan wearing. Later on when it was a possibility, my brother would get some of the OG Jordans and Converse first of course. There’s some sneakers I’ve waited decades to get for this reason. Related to the grail question, I still don’t have OG White Cement 3s with Nike AIR on the back. I have the free throw line version but it’s not exactly OG. So I’ll just wait patiently for them to come back.
Question 6: What's something that most people don't know about you?
SJ: My name has been in the credits of some of the world’s most popular video games.
Question 7 (optional): What do you do for a living?
SJ: I work in the tech industry.
Question 8: Where can people follow you on social media? YT, Snapchat, IG etc
SJ:
Twitter:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/
Can also listen to me talk sneakers on Sockjig Sneaker Podcast
Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sockjig-sneaker-podcast/id1531927251
Spotify