Two key volumes chart the phenomenon of sneaker culture in a wealthy tapestry of stunning images and compelling stories

The universe of collectable sneakers, a recent phenomenon of global proportions, is presented here in two groundbreaking volumes. Within the brand-new Next Size Up, voices from the worlds of fashion, sport, design, art, and music speak to these days’s sneaker culture explosion from each angle. And a reprint of 1998’s hugely successful Size Isn’t The whole thing, which set the template for all other sneaker books that followed it, brings the tale back to its roots, offering a freeze-frame of sneakers’ earliest heroes, from Snoop Dogg and Spike Jonze to athletes, teen idols, moguls, and more. Covering a lot more than design, including issues such as criminality, counterfeiting, value for money, fashion, and beyond, these two books offer a whole and highly covetable tribute to what’s a lot more than a fashion obsession.