#SneakerheadProject: Denia
SHOT BY: @STILLBYHELLY
Tell us about yourself.
“My name is Denia, I’m 25 years old and I’m from Newark, New Jersey. I work at the court house as a clerk and I’m trying to be a probation officer. I also have my own business and I sell hair bundles and eyelashes. I get fly on the weekends because I’m a 9 to 5er and yeah that’s me!”
How long have you been a sneaker lover?
“Honestly, since forever! When I look back at my baby pictures, my mother had me dressed in Nike and Adidas but once I got into high school I really got invested into Jordans and waiting on lines for sneakers and now my boyfriend is a sneakerhead so yeah it’s for life.”
Do you remember your introduction to the sneaker game?
“Yeah I would say high school. I was a basketball player so everybody on the team got fly and we were really into sneakers like Jordans and Nikes.”
What is your favorite pair of sneakers?
“My favorite pairs might be Jordan 1s and Air Max 97s. Those are my favorites. I just go for comfort and color. I like when people stare at my shoes so I like to stand out.”
What are you wearing now?
“So right now I’m wearing Sean Wotherspoon Air Max 97s, they’re very exclusive and my boyfriend bought them for me. This shirt is from a local brand from my city called Vale Lives, I got this bag in Georgia at a consignment shop, the corduroy jeans are from GAP and I cut them into shorts but I got them from a thrift store.”
What is your favorite sneaker colorway?
“Anything with red, I just LOVE red and red just pops with my skin so anything with red, black, maybe pink but red.”
If you could collaborate with any sneaker brand, who would you collaborate with and why?
“Nike, duh, period! Because Nike lets you take over for the sneaker, they provide you the foundation but they allow you to just take over like Sean Wotherspoon did. He just had fun with these fun colors. Maybe Nike or Adidas.”
What do you think the sneaker game is missing?
“Imma say more fun sneakers for kids sizes because there’s a few Jordans I want but they don’t come in kids or they don’t come in womens or they’ll change it up from leather to like a satin and I hate that. I want what the guys have so I’m gonna say they need to stop playing us and represent for the small feet girls.”
To keep up with Denia, follow her Instagram @JuicyJupe. To check out her business and buy some bundles or lashes, check out the Instagram @JuicyBundless and JuicyBundlessLLC.com!