This month's feature is on one of my truly favorite collectors and people I have been able to connect with through twitter. I stumbled across his youtube channel under his former name, Shaadi23, by accident pretty much and he came across as really cool and laid back dude. I was happy that once I did reach out to him on twitter he was as cool and gracious as he appeared on the videos. But enough about that without further ado, let's get to know my dude, @royal_mvmnt.
When did you start your sneaker collection and what got you into sneaker collecting?
I started back in '99 and I was into sneakers since the 6th grade. My parents weren't into buying me $100+ sneakers so I always told myself that when I get my first job I'm buying all the shoes I want!
How large is your collection currently?
I'm down to about 45 pairs right now. Sold more than I care to remember.
What is one pair that you don't have, but, wish you did?
Right now the main shoe on my list is the Doernbecher 3's. Haven't been lucky to get my hands on them yet.
What sneaker release are you looking forward to the most for this year or in the near future?
I was really anticipating the Dark Pine Foamposite Pros and the Black/Cement 3's. I have both now so the flip 3's are now on my radar.
How has the sneaker culture changed since you started collecting? What are your thoughts on the resellers, etc.
I think when I first got into collecting, MJ was still a huge part of the game of basketball so collecting sneakers (Jordans mainly) was about owning a piece of history or something that took you back to good ol' days. There weren't as many connects available back then and a lot of the shoes were retro-ing for the first time so there was a lot more anticipation and hype surrounding releases. The main thing is you had toknow what you were talking about to be respected. Now it's about being fly and more for sport, not to say that we weren't about being fresh! Younger cats don't care about the history as long as the shoe looks good which is cool, but there's more to the game than that.
Tell me about Royal Movement? What is it about?
ROYAL MVMNT. is a company I'm starting and basically what I set out to do is inspire and motivate through many different ventures. I'm promoting hard work, passion, dedication and success to those in pursuit of excellence. So far we have the ROYAL MVMNT. tees out and the response has been great! I have a few other things in the works as we speak. Check out the tees at http://royalmvmnt.bigcartel.co
Anything you want to add?
Thank you for the opportunity! I would like to S/O my KNGS Crew fam and respect to all those who share the same passion for this hobby. Lastly I would like to say, WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS!!
@dpcliff123 Great interview again!
ReplyDelete@ROYAL_MVMNT I'm a be sure to check the site for them tees.