Sneaker History

Sneaker comes from neak, which in turn derives from the old English word snican. Although at the beginning it was translated as "wishing" or "chasing", over the years it changed its meaning to "crawl" or "crawl". In 1500, sneaking referred to "sneaking away" or "walking stealthily, so no one sees you" and was very much related to stealing. So in 1643, thieves were also called sneaks. Only, ironically, the footwear of that time did not allow them to be very stealthy. Until in the 19th century shoes with rubber soles began to be manufactured! Since then, these shoes became his best allies, and it was when the meaning of sneaker was born.

With the passage of time, the cacos were not the only ones who used sneaks, but anyone who wanted to go comfortable. So much so that in 1887, according to Today I Found Out, the term sneakers appeared in the Boston Journal of Education, where it was said that school boys called tennis shoes sneakers. Two years later, in some department stores they also hung posters with the word sneakers. The germ of the phenomenon!

And then? It would be the turn of the Converse of Chuck Taylor in 1917, of adidas in 1924, and the rest of casualwear brands, such as Nike, Vans, Reebok or Puma, around the 70s. You see, Martian, that the fever for Sneakers comes from afar. You hallucinate how modern your ancestors were, right?

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