Andre Johnson, also referred to as “Dre TheShoeGod,” is a Chicago-based sneaker reviewer and content material creator on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Johnson discovered his love for footwear with household ties and his obsession with basketball, and from there, he began his accumulating journey. Together with his content material, he provides his viewers opinions and opinions on among the prime sneakers available on the market, whereas additionally giving a historical past lesson for individuals who need to know extra about what they’re sporting on their toes.
Johnson spoke with rolling out about sneaker tradition and supplied his ideas on the Nike Panda Dunks.
What are your ideas on the Nike Panda Dunks?
It’s a generational shoe right now, and I get it. I grew up within the Air Pressure One period. The Air Pressure One was the largest shoe within the 2000s. I get that the Panda is that this technology’s Air Pressure One. They’re OK, however are they oversaturated? For certain. Am I bored with them? I believe all people’s bored with them, however they’re nonetheless OK. When you simply obtained into the sport, I perceive. I used to be as soon as that man the place I needed so many pairs of Air Pressure ones again then. It felt like I used to have 100 pairs, so I get it if you would like a pair of Pandas. Are they for me? No. Y’all can have them, I don’t need them. It’s a pleasant starter shoe.
What did you consider the resale worth for the shoe?
At a time when individuals needed the Panda Dunks, they have been prepared to pay $300 or $400 for them. That’s loopy. My factor is for $300 or $400, [there] was so a lot better stuff you would purchase. And so far as the Dunks, that was the final shoe try to be shopping for for $400. There are Jordans which are basic which have been out for years which are onerous to get that you may get for $300 or $400. So far as high quality and simply every little thing above, it was not the proper shoe to purchase for that a lot cash. It’s like shopping for cardboard [for] your toes.
Who do you assume would be the subsequent athlete to get a signature shoe?
I all the time gravitate towards basketball. I might love for them to carry again one thing for the large man. Do one thing for Victor Wembanyama. Again then, the large man was sort of a wave within the early ’90s, now they don’t do something with the large man. I might like it for them to offer Wembanyama a Nike shoe. It may not do good on gross sales as a result of traditionally massive males by no means actually did properly, however I would really like for him to get his shoe since he’s so overestimated. He’s the subsequent massive factor, so positively do one thing for him.
