#SneakerheadProject: Sasha
SHOT BY: @STILLBYHELLY
Tell us about yourself.
“My name is Sasha, I am 25, and I’m from Brooklyn, NY. I currently work in a talent agency so I work in live touring with music. So a lot of the contracting, the money and all that stuff. I help the shows actually happen.”
How long have you been a sneaker lover?
“I want to say from birth because I have always been pretty much a tomboy. I can’t remember this but one of my aunts purchased me every pair of Converse in every color before I even got here so that could probably be the start of it. Off and on I wore uniform almost up until high school so my shoes had to be my expression.”
Do you remember your introduction to the sneaker game?
“Other than as a baby, I want to say when I kinda sort of started buying my own shoes. It was these light blue and grey Air Max 97s and then the black and red Air Jordan 14s.”
What is your favorite pair of sneakers?
“Air Jordan 1s.”
What are you wearing now?
“I am wearing a pair of shades from Forever 21, my jumpsuit is by Universal Thread from Target (aow!) and I’m wearing the red and white Air MAX 1 OG re-release for Air Max Day last year.”
What is your favorite sneaker colorway?
“Black, red and white.”
If you could collaborate with any sneaker brand, who would you collaborate with and why?
“I feel like this is gonna be a broken record but it’s gonna have to be Nike. The versatility I feel like they give the women that they do collaborate with, creative freedom to do whatever they want with whatever they want... I feel like that’s the kind of creative brand I would want to be a part of. Not to mention the fact that they uplift black women pretty much any chance they get these days. So I’m gonna go right where I’m respected and loved.”
What do you think the sneaker game is missing?
“If we’re gonna be literal, quantity, because it’s super hard to get shoes now and I think they do that on purpose. Especially with women releases *clears throat*. So quantity but in general, black women. We’re the standard, we’re the culture, we push the culture forward, we set all the trends and it’s like we need more of a presence. We’re in there and you see us but now it’s time to kick down the doors and let them know it’s time.”
To keep up with Sasha and her love for kicks, follow her on Instagram @AyoSashh!