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There’s a growing phenom among sneakers as the art d’jour medium for emerging and underground artists. I started getting wind of it here and there a few months back, but recently have seen more and more of it popping up online. Coolhunting has created a section just for sneakers, Startmobile has a section just for sneakers (more on these guys later), and Upper Playground has some very cool stuff. Yours truly even took inspiration from this trend, designing my own set for my daughter’s Heely’s that she got for Christmas from her Grandma.
As I was fighting insomnia and and embracing a fast wireless connection late last night (these shared cable broadband connections are always faster late at night), I was stopped in my tracks by some sneakers designed by Argentinean artist Judi Werthein.
Werthein created only 1000 pairs of “Brincos”, specifically for migrant workers crossing the U.S./Mexico border. As stated on coolhunting, “Each pair comes with a flashlight and compass attached to the shoelaces, a small pocket in the tongue for money or pain relievers, and a map of the border printed on the removable insole. With a Mexican-flag colorway, the pattern on the heel represents the Mexican eagle and the design on the toe hails from the American eagle found on quarter dollars. A small portrait of the Vatican-approved patron saint of migrants, St. Toribio Romo Gonzalez, adorns the back ankle.”
Brincos can be purchased or $215, but apparently Werthein mostly distributes them for free at the border crossings.
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