Sci-fi Sneakers are the Future of Footwear

08.06.2022, 11:03 fashionmagazine.com

We spoke to sneaker expert Elizabeth Semmelhack about new cutting-edge footwear. Plus, a roundup of our favourite kicks on the market. There’s a scene in the original Jumanji movie where a young Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) visits his dad’s factory, The Parrish Shoe Company. One of the workers, Carl, pulls him aside to reveal his latest creation: what appears to be a replica of the Air Max 2 Nike Charles Barkelys. “This is the future,” he says. “If I can get Wilt Chamberlain to wear them, I predict there will be a pair of these in every closet in America.” Alan then mistakenly destroys the shoes, a rather large piece of equipment, and Carl’s career.